Itikaf Registration

Terms & Conditions

1. The registration for Itekaaf is done online by filling an Itekaaf form and providing a valid Government-issued photo ID (School ID for Youth) at the Masjid Administration office. Registrants must provide an emergency contact who can be reached and available promptly upon contact.
2. ICJC may decide to open up extra space for short-term Itekaaf (1 to 3 days or over weekends). In that case, those signed up will be reached out via email on a first come first serve basis.
3. Persons staying for the full ten days will be given priority over those staying for shorter durations.
4. The person sitting for Itekaaf must be self-reliant (not needing others’ assistance to function).
5. For youth staying alone, the Itekaaf age limit is 20 years old or above on registration day.
6. For youth or young kids staying with a parent, the age limit is 14 years old or above on the registration day.
7. Younger kids will not be allowed to stay with signing parents or older friends. Each person must register separately.
8. Space is limited, and signup is on a first come basis.
9. ICJC will allocate an area for Itekaaf. Brothers and Sisters staying in the masjid will use ONLY the allocated area for sleeping. No bedding/ pillows will be allowed outside this area.
10. During prayer times, no sleeping or lying down will be allowed.
11. As Adhan is called, beds must be rolled and stored neatly in a corner to accommodate the congregation (especially during Jumma, Maghrib, and Isha).
12. Person must take all their stuff with them if leaving the premisis
13. Food:
    1. Food is not allowed in prayer halls. 
    2. Permission is granted to eat on the tile areas.
    3. Providing food is not the masjid’s responsibility.
    4. No warmers, cookers, or heaters are allowed in the Itekaaf area.
    5. Food is to be arranged by brothers staying for Itekaaf and delivered by their families or friends. General ICJC congregants may also provide food but can’t be counted upon.
    6. Brothers can eat in the masjid lobby south exit. Sisters can eat in stairwell. Their responsibility is to clean up after meals and prepare the area for prayer. No storage of leftover food in that area.
    7. Use the masjid’s refrigerator for temporarily storing food that must be consumed between Iftar and suhoor the same day. Put your name on that food. ICJC is not responsible if food is consumed by someone else or lost.
    8. Make sure you empty/ remove your food daily from the refrigerator as volunteers are tasked to clean the refrigerators periodically.
    9. Showers are availble in banquet hall. A registration link will be available to schedule a shower time. Showering will not be permitted from 2pm to 11pm. 
14. Cell Phones:
    1. You can keep cell phones with you but they must remain silent.
    2. Phones maybe used for Alarms, but must not ring more than 30 seconds.
    3. For taking/ making phone calls, step out of the main prayer hall. No phone calls in the masjid praying or the Itekaaf area.
    4. Gaming and texting are not allowed.

1. Be respectful to each other, masjid volunteers, and management. Make Itekaaf a well rewarding experience to all.
2. Be respectful of the sisters in Itekaaf and ensure they get complete privacy. 
3. ICJC management reserves the right to eject someone from Itekaaf on discipline violation and not permit it in the future.
4. ICJC reserves the right to amend these rules anytime without prior notice
5. By registering for Itekaaf, each person acknowledges to have read these rules and agrees to abide by them.
6. Itikaf registration is available for brothers and sisters both.