Rasa - Ayatollah Khamenei has met with members of the Central Committee for I’tikaf and explained its importance. The meeting was part of a celebration of i’tikaf at Imam Khomeini (RA) Higher Education Complex in the Holy City of Qom.

Rasa - Ayatollah Ja’far Sobhani has met with members of the Central Organization for I’tikaf. He advised that self-purification and self-education are two important things that the believers can gain from i’tikaf. “If we want to seed the hearts of the youth with faith, we must [help them] clean their hearts.”