IMANews: Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1447 AH, May-Jun 2026

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum / Peace be upon you!

Crescent Moon Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1447 AH

Based on verified sightings of the crescent moon by the naked eye at sunset on Sunday, May 17th, 2026, in different regions of North America, Monday, May 18th, 2026, will be the first day of Dhu al-Hijjah, 1447 A.H.,

Important Islamic Events this Month:

Dhū al-Ḥijjah May/Jun Occasion

7 May 24 Wafat of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (p), (Year 114 A.H.)

8 May 25 Imam Hussain (p) left Mecca for Iraq (Year 60 A.H.)

9 May 26 Day of Arafah, Wafat of Muslim ibn Aqil (p) (Year 60 A.H.)

10 May 27 Eid al-Adha

15 Jun 1 Wiladat of Imam Ali al-Naqi al-Hadi (p) (Year 212 A.H.)

18 Jun 4 Eid al-Ghadir

24 Jun 10 Eid al-Mubahila

Daily Congregational Prayer Timings are published on the IMAN home page.

Weekly Dua Kumail program also takes place in person every Thursday.

Wiladats and wafats are observed on the Thursday closest to the actual date.

Eid al-Adha prayer service will also be conducted on Wednesday May 27th, 2026, at 9:30 AM and will be followed by refreshments and barbeque after the prayer service.

IMAN event calendar will be updated with further events for the month in due course.

Please refer to http://iman-wa.org for all program schedule details.

Dhul-hijjah 1st 10 Days Amaal

It is recommended to fast on the first nine days of Dhu’l-hijjah.

On of the deeds for the first day of Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1447 until the afternoon of the Arafa day is the following supplication, which is reported by Shaykh al-Tusi and Sayyid Ibn Tawus from Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him), after the obligatory Fajr and before the Maghrib Prayers, from the first day of Dhu’l-Hijjah and up to the eve of the `Arafat Night, the ninth of Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1447:

اَللَّهُمَّ هٰذِهِ ٱلأَيَّامُ ٱلَّتِي فَضَّلْتَهَا عَلَىٰ ٱلأَيَّامِ وَشَرَّفْتَهَا

O Allah, these days that You have preferred and favored on other days,

قَدْ بَلَّغْتَنِيهَا بِمَنِّكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ

You have allowed me to attain them out of Your favor and mercy;

فَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِكَ

so, (please) descend on us Your blessings

وَأَوْسِعْ عَلَيْنَا فِيهَا مِنْ نَعْمَائِكَ

and expand for us Your boons.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّد

O Allah, I beseech you to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَأَنْ تَهْدِيَنَا فِيهَا لِسَبِيلِ ٱلْهُدَىٰ

and to guide us on these days to the path of guidance,

وَٱلْعِفَافِ وِٱلْغِنَىٰ

chastity, sufficiency,

وَٱلْعَمَلِ فِيهَا بِمَا تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَىٰ

and doing that which You like and please.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا مَوْضِعَ كُلِّ شَكْوَىٰ

O Allah, I beseech You, O object of all complaints,

وَيَا سَامِعَ كُلِّ نَجْوَىٰ

O Hearer of all confidential talks,

وَيَا شَاهِدَ كُلِّ مَلأٍ

O Attendant in all sessions,

وَيَا عَالِمَ كُلِّ خَفِيَّةٍ

O Knower of all hidden matters,

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّد

to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَأَنْ تَكْشِفَ عَنَّا فِيهَا ٱلْبَلَاءَ

relieve us from all hardships on these days,

وَتَسْتَجِيبَ لَنَا فِيهَا ٱلدُّعَاءَ

respond to our prayers,

وَتُقَوِّيَنَا فِيهَا وَتُعِينَنَا

grant us power, aid us,

وَتُوَفِّقَنَا فِيهَا لِمَا تُحِبُّ رَبَّنَا وَتَرْضَىٰ

and lead us successfully to all that which You, O our Lord, like and please

وَعَلىٰ مَا ٱفْتَرَضْتَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ

and to do acts of obedience to You that which You have made obligatory upon us

وَطَاعَةِ رَسوُلِكَ وَأَهْلِ وَلَايَتِكَ

as well as acts of obedience to Your Messenger and to the men of Your leadership.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

O Allah, I beseech You, O most Merciful of all those who show mercy,

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّد

to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَأَنْ تَهَبَ لَنَا فِيهَا ٱلرِّضَا

and grant us [Your] pleasure on these days.

إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ ٱلدُّعَاءِ

You are verily Hearer of prayers.

وَلَا تَحْرِمْنَا خَيْرَ مَا تُنْزِلُ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ

Do not deprive us of the good that You cause to come down from the heavens on these days,

وَطَهَّرْنَا مِنَ ٱلذُّنوُبِ

purify us from sins,

يَا عَلاَّمَ ٱلْغُيوُبِ

O Knower of all unseen things,

وَأَوْجِبْ لَنَا فِيهَا دَارَ ٱلْخُلوُدِ

and make certain for us the abode of immortality.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَلَا تَتْرُكْ لَنَا فِيهَا ذَنْباً إِلاَّ غَفَرْتَهُ

and do not leave for us a sin but that You forgive it,

وَلَا هَمّاً إِلاَّ فَرَّجْتَهُ

no depression but that You relieve it,

وَلَا دَيْناً إِلاَّ قَضَيْتَهُ

no debt but that You help us settle it,

وَلَا غَائِباً إِلاَّ أَدَّيْتَهُ

no absent but that You make join us,

وَلَا حَاجَةً مِنْ حَوَائِجِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

and no need in this world and the Next World

إِلاَّ سَهَّلْتَهَا وَيَسَّرْتَهَا

but that You make it easy and obtainable.

إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىٰءٍ قَديرٌ

You, verily, have power over all things.

اَللَّهُمَّ يَا عَالِمَ ٱلْخَفِيَّاتِ

O Allah! O Knower of all hidden things!

يَا رَاحِمَ ٱلْعَبَرَاتِ

O Merciful of all tears!

يَا مُجِيبَ ٱلدَّعَوَاتِ

O Answerer of all prayers!

يَا رَبَّ ٱلأَرَضِينَ وَٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ

O Lord of the [layers of the] earth and the heavens!

يَا مَنْ لَا تَتَشَابَهُ عَلَيْهِ ٱلأَصْوَاتِ

O He Who is not confused by various sounds!

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّد

(Please) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَٱجْعَلْنَا فِيهَا مِنْ عُتَقَائِكَ وَطُلَقَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

and include us, on these days, with those whom You release and discharge from Hellfire,

وَٱلْفَائِزِينَ بِجَنَّتِكَ

those whom You make win Your Paradise,

وَٱلنَّاجِينَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

and those whom You save, out of Your mercy.

يَا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

O most Merciful of all those who show mercy!

وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ أَجْمَعينَ

Allah may send blessings to our master, Muhammad, and to his entire Household.

Daily Congregational Salaat

As we complete the blessed month of Dhū al-Qaʿdah 1447 AH and prepare to enter the sacred days of Dhū al-Ḥijjah, let us renew our commitment to the daily congregational prayers at IMAN.

Around the world, millions of believers are journeying for Ḥajj, answering the timeless call of Allah and reenacting the legacy of Prophet Ibrāhīm and Prophet Ismāʿīl (عليهما السلام) through devotion, sacrifice, obedience, and remembrance. While many will travel physically to the Sacred House, all of us are invited to spiritually refresh our connection with Allah through steadfast prayer, especially in congregation. Every step toward the masjid strengthens not only our individual faith, but also the unity, vitality, and spiritual fabric of our community.

Our congregation attendance scorecard for April/May 2026 is appended below. Let us strive together to improve our attendance and make Dhū al-Ḥijjah a month of greater presence, devotion, and communal worship at IMAN.

Daily Qur'an Study Circle

Al-ḥamdu lillāh, we have now completed our journey through Sūrat al-Anʿām (The Cattle) and have commenced our study of Sūrat Al-Aʿrāf (The Heights), continuing a profound exploration of the Qur’an’s unfolding moral, spiritual, and civilizational architecture.

Throughout our study of Sūrat al-Anʿām, we reflected on the restoration of tawḥīd as the foundation of moral reality — a sūrah that establishes Allah’s absolute oneness, dismantles shirk, exposes false religious constructs and superstitions, and calls humanity to perceive reality correctly through revelation, creation, and reflection. It reminded us that no sound civilization can emerge until the human being first sees reality through the lens of divine truth.

Sūrat Al-Aʿrāf now extends this journey further by examining humanity’s response to that restored reality: why some hearts surrender with humility while others resist through arrogance, heedlessness, pride, and attachment to worldly power. Through the recurring stories of the prophets and their peoples, the sūrah reveals the historical and psychological struggle between divine guidance and civilizational rebellion, teaching that societies collapse spiritually long before they collapse materially.

Our Daily Qur'an Study Circles are not merely sessions of learning - they are spaces where hearts are softened, faith is renewed, and lives are guided by divine wisdom.

Community members are encouraged to benefit through active daily participation, as well as by engaging with the Qur’an Study Circle reflections being developed and shared each day.

Thank you for your Apil 24, Blood Donation

As you know, Bloodworks Northwest partners with local hospitals - including Seattle Children’s Hospital, EvergreenHealth Kirkland, Harborview Medical Center, Overlake Medical Center, and many others - to help ensure that lifesaving blood transfusions are available to patients throughout our community.

The IMAN Center blood drive held on April 24, 2026, made a meaningful impact on the lives of local patients, and we extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated through their time, effort, and generosity in sharing this invaluable gift of life.

Our recent blood drive results were as follows:

• 18 donors registered

• 3 donors were deferred

• 15 units of blood were successfully collected

We look forward to our next scheduled blood drive on Friday, July 3, 2026, for which three donors have already signed up. Additional information about the July 3 drive will be shared on this blog in early June, inshā’Allāh.

Muharram Planning

Your time and commitment is needed to organize nightly programs for our children to guide their energy toward something useful. If you have two hours of your time to share for one (or more) nights of Muharram (first 12 nights) at Iman, working with organizers and following their direction to manage children, please let us know!

We are planning to have activities for children while parents participate in the adult Muharram program knowing that our younger ones are also spending their time well with enrichment activities.

We are asking for volunteers 15 years of age and older to engage in activities planned for two age-based groups: 4-7 yrs and +7 yrs.

Volunteers are expected to spend two hours at IMAN each evening with other organizers working with children and keeping them engaged.

Activities may include storytelling, book reading, game-based activities, art and craft, and etc. The activities will mostly be led by organizers and volunteers will assist them in managing the events.

However, if you like to lead an event or have ideas/suggestions, we’ll be more than happy to hear from you!

So, if you think you can share two hours or more of your time with us, please Email programs@iman-wa.org with your name, number of hours/nights willing to volunteer and a good contact. Please do so by June 15th.

Social Services

Monthly community dinners IMAN hosts with St. John’s are a great opportunity to serve. Those interested to help, please contact Br. Abbas Kazmi or send mail to socialservices@iman-wa.org.

Sr. Sidra Naqvi continues to coordinate meals every other Sunday to the Seattle Tent City. Several spots have been reserved to provide future meals at shelters. If you are interested in helping, please contact Sister Sidra Naqvi (425) 273 1463 or e-mail iman@iman-wa.org.

We have received suggestion to provide halal meat to a Bellevue foodbank operated by Hopelink. Please visit the link: Donate if you would like to support this cause. Be sure to note "Bellevue Foodbank" on the memo line when making a donation.