This has been elucidated by Allaamah Ibn Qayyim as follows: "The basic purpose of I'tikaaf is that the heart gets attached to Allah, and with it, one attains inner composure and self-control; pre-occupation with the mundane things of life ceases; absorption in the eternal reality takes its place.
ao bathung ba Modimo.. a motho wa modimo o itsamaela ka tonkinyana tsa gagwe o bolawa ke koloi ya mahura.. kana ke dikutlusa botlhoko!!! a go kaiwe teraka e e bolaileng motho esene di kolotsana tseo.. a mowa wa gagwe o robale ka kagiso...morena o nneile morena o tsere.. mongwe le mongwe o swa la gagwe ipotse ka la gago mokaulengwe..