770,000 people performed Itikaf in Iran this year

Young journalists club

News ID: 20480
Publish Date: 9:46 - 13 March 2018
TEHRAN, March 13 - Stating that next Itikaf ceremony will be held on March 31st until April 2nd, Hujjat al-Islam Rouhani-nejad asserted people can register for Itikaf in person or online.

TEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Speaking at a press conference yesterday, cultural deputy of Iran’s Islamic propagation organization discussed about upcoming Itikaf ceremony in the country and the growing number of Itikaf performers.

Hujjat al-Islam Hussain Rouhani-nejad announced 770,000 people performed Itikaf this year and added, "Number of Itikaf performers this year saw a 21,000 people increase from the year before, but there were even more applicants, although there was not enough facilities to accept them in mosques, that means with enough facilities, number of Itikaf performers in Iran will raise to a million.”

The Shia cleric stated, “About 70% of Itikaf participants this year were young people, of whom more than 60% were women."

Hujjat al-Islam Rouhani-nejad further said that most of the Itikaf performers were educated and noted, “This year, most of those who performed Itikaf were university and seminary students with a population of more than 244,000.”

Stating that next Itikaf ceremony will be held on March 31st until April 2nd, Hujjat al-Islam Rouhani-nejad asserted people can register for Itikaf in person or online.

Source: Hoawzah News Agency

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