[DrBrightonone]

There were many different people who came. Some for Sunnah I'tikaf, some Nafl I'tikaf. Some came for Iftar, stayed until morning and left for work in the morning. Work - I'tikaf - Work. Some came to see what!! we were doing with curtains all over the Masjid. I was behind the curtain when I heard an old Uncle come and ask if the curtains were on because a Ladies Jamat has come to the Masjid

Our schedule for the day was:

Iftar and then some rest until Isha

After Isha we would do Tarawih and take more rest or engage in personal amals like Zikr or Tilawat

At around one we start Qiyam al Lail until Sehri time

After Sehri and Fajr, we would sit in Masjid Ta'leem for 10-15 minutes and then move into our quarters for Islahi Majlis. Islahi bayan, sometimes kitab reading and then Majlis of Zikr would take place. It would finish around Ishraq time.

Some kitabs we read from:

Fadhail e Durood Sharif by Hazrat Shaykh (rah)
Malfoozat by Hazrat Thanvi (rah)
Irshadul Mulook
Jamal e Muhammadi (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) by Maulana Yusuf Motala (db)
Hazrat Shaykh (rah)'s Mamoolat Kitab
Dawa e Dil by Pir Zulfiqar Ahmad (db)
Love for Allah by Pir Zulfiqar Ahmad (db)
Aap Beti by Hazrat Shaykh (rah) and others

After Majlis it would be open for Q and A and after that, one on one time and people would discuss their ahwal, problems, dreams, get new mamoolat etc

Most people rest after that and wake up at different times and engage in personal Amals. After Zuhr there would be Bayan in the Masjid for a short while. We would return and read a kitab for 5 mins and then make some Zikr.

After Asr brothers would engage in personal amals until about an hour before Iftar and then we would read kitab again and have another Majlis of Zikr ending with Dua.