What Is the Meaning of Iʿtikāf?

 Iʿtikāf is an Islamic practice consisting of a period of staying in a mosque for a certain number of days, devoting oneself to ibadah during these days and staying away from worldly affairs. The literal meaning of the word suggests sticking and adhering to, or being regular in, something, this ‘something’ often including performing nafl prayers, reciting the Qur’an, and reading hadith.