The Islamic Center Hamburg has invited Muslims to participate in a Spiritual Retreat called “I’tikaf”.

The announcement in their Website read:

The Islamic Center Hamburg is very pleased to invite all sisters and brothers to the Spiritual Retreat (I’tikaf) for the fifteenth time in a row this year too.

I’tikaf serves the temporally limited distance from the everyday life and the intensified reflection on God. The three-day event will start this year on Wednesday (20 March 2019) and end on Friday (22 March 2019).

I’tikaf days are:

Wednesday the 20th of March, Thursday the 21st of March and Friday the 22nd of March

According to their site, the registration deadline is only valid until March 05, 2019

All Sisters of Faith who wish to participate in this special spiritual tradition of worship are cordially invited to complete the form below by Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the latest.

Iʿtikāf is a recommended worship in Islam that consists of at least three days of fasting in a Mosque. Although there is no specific time to perform i’tikaf during a year, the last ten days of the month of Ramadan, as the Prophet (s) did so, is the most recommended days to do it.

Source: en.shafaqna.com