Blue Mosque to Host I’tikaf Ceremony

The Blue Mosque in Yerevan, capital of Armenia, will host Muslim worshipers who are going to attend I’tikaf, which translates to ‘seclusion for worship in a mosque’, on the 13th to 15th of the lunar month of Rajab.

The Blue Mosque in Yerevan, capital of Armenia, will host Muslim worshipers who are going to attend I’tikaf, which translates to ‘seclusion for worship in a mosque’, on the 13th to 15th of the lunar month of Rajab.

The three-day ceremony will begin tomorrow night with programs marking the birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace be upon him.

According to yerevanIcro news, this is the third consecutive year in which the mosque hosts the spiritual ceremony for both men and women of the region.

Registration for attending I’tikaf is underway at the cultural office of the mosque. More people are expected to participate in the program this year than the previous years.

Itikaf is a form of worship performed by staying in a mosque for a certain time. It is a tradition which has been in Islam from the first days of the Revelation.