IMANews: Jumādá al-ākhirah 1447 AH, November/December 2025

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum / Peace be upon you!

Crescent Moon for the Month of Jumādá al-ākhirah 1447 AH

There were no verified sightings of the crescent moon by the naked eye at sunset on Friday, November 21st, 2025.

Therefore, Sunday, November 23rd, 2025, will be the first day of the month of Jumādá al-ākhirah, 1447 A.H.

We ask God, the Most High, for success in performing good deeds and to hasten the Return of Our Master, Imam Mahdi (p).

Important Islamic events this month

Jumādá al-ākhirah Nov/Dec Occasion

3 Nov 25 Wafat Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra (p), 11 A.H.

13 Dec 5 Wafat Lady Umm al-Banin (p), 64 A.H.

20 Dec 12 Wiladat Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra (p), 5 B.H. or 8 B.H.

Daily Dhur and Maghreb and Friday congregational prayers are being held in person at the IMAN Center. Congregational Prayer Timings are published on the IMAN home page.

Weekly IMAN Professionals meeting is every Thursday at 7:00 PM.

Weekly Dua Kumail program starts at 8:00 PM each Thursday.

Unless otherwise noted, wiladats and wafats are observed on the Thursday closest to the actual date.

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

Wafat of Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra (p) will be commemorated on Monday November 24th, 2025, the eve of 3rd Jumādá al-ākhirah after Salaat ul Isha.

Hassanain Rajabali, a prominent Shia Muslim scholar and educator known for his engaging and intellectually grounded approach to Islamic thought, will be our guest speaker as we celebrate the Wilādat of Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra (p) Thursday December 11th - December 13th, 2025.

Born in Tanzania and raised in the United States, Br. Hassanain is a graduate of the University of Colorado with degrees in molecular biology and psychology. He has spent more than three decades teaching, lecturing, and mentoring communities around the world. His work centers on Qur’anic ethics, spirituality, rational theology, and youth development. Br. Hassanain is widely respected for making complex concepts accessible and for inspiring Muslims—especially young people—to approach faith with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Program details will be posted under Additional events on the IMAN home page once finalized.

2025 Annual General Meeting

IMAN 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at the IMAN Center after Maghribain prayers on Saturday, December 6th, 2025, at 5:30 PM.

We warmly encourage all IMAN members to attend, as we continue our collective efforts to foster a spiritually vibrant, caring, and engaged community here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Agenda:

• Review and Approval of 2024 AGM Minutes

• Matters Arising from 2024 AGM Minutes

• Review of 2025 Annual Report of Activities, with Recommendations for 2026

• Review of 2024/2025 Finances and Proposed Budget for 2025/2026

• Nominations for the 2026 Executive Committee

• Any Other Business

Executive Committee Nominations:

IMAN members are invited to submit nominations for the following Executive Committee positions by December 1, 2025:

• President

• Vice President

• Secretary

• Joint Secretary

• Treasurer

Nominations can be emailed to secretary@iman-wa.org or iman@iman-wa.org.

Eligibility Criteria for Executive Committee Positions:

• Must be a member in good standing

• Must have been an IMAN member for at least one year

• Must reside in the greater Seattle area

• Should have served on one of IMAN's sub-committees for at least one year

To ensure eligibility to vote and nominate, we request all members to confirm they are up to date on their membership dues. Please email treasurer@iman-wa.org to verify or update your membership status.

We look forward to seeing you at the AGM on Saturday, December 6th, 2025, at 5:30 PM.

A Call to Gratitude — and a Call to Gather

As the nation gathers around tables for Thanksgiving, we as Muslims are presented with a unique and precious opportunity. While this holiday is often associated with turkey, travel, and tradition, it also opens a window for deep spiritual reflection.

It invites us to remember Shukr — the gratitude that animates our faith and humbles our hearts before the One who sustains us.

It invites us to honor Memory — the stories that rarely make it into America’s mainstream narratives: the presence of Muslim explorers, enslaved African Muslims, immigrant laborers, scholars, activists, and families whose resilience and dignity helped build this nation.

And it invites us to embrace the American Muslim Experience — a living story of perseverance, contribution, and moral striving that continues to shape our communities and our country.

Seen through this lens, Thanksgiving becomes more than a holiday; it becomes a call — a call to gratitude, a call to justice, a call to belonging.

At IMAN, we believe one of the most powerful expressions of that gratitude and belonging is the gathering of hearts for daily congregational prayer. Prayer in jamaʿah is not simply a ritual; it is a statement of who we are. It is the spiritual architecture that holds our community together. It is where we remember Allah collectively, support one another, and cultivate the unity that our faith commands and our times require.

As we reflect on gratitude and memory this week, we warmly invite you to join us, stand with us, and help strengthen our daily congregational prayers at IMAN. Your presence matters. Your footsteps to the masjid are witnessed. Your participation builds a legacy your children and grandchildren will inherit.

And as we strive together to improve our routines and uplift our community — in the coming days, weeks, months, and years — may we aspire to the station of our beloved Imam, and may we one day be able to say, even in one small dimension of our spiritual lives:

فُزْتُ بِرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ

“By the Lord of the Kaʿbah, I have succeeded.”

May our gratitude lead to action, our remembrance lead to unity, and our unity lead us all closer to Allah.

Here is our prayer attendance chart for last month.

Preparing the blood supply is a winter priority

The anticipation of snow leaves us with one thought: are we prepared to meet local blood needs?

Winter storms can quickly deplete our blood supply.

Through any weather, patients in our community depend on transfusions to survive cancer, traumas, and bleeding disorders.

You can help our community be ready for whatever the weather brings by making an appointment today to donate blood at the IMAN Center on Friday, December 12.

Community Dinners

IMAN hosts with St. John’s hosts monthly community dinners every last Saturday of the month. Those interested to help organize monthly community dinners, please contact Br. Abbas Kazmi or send mail to socialservices@iman-wa.org.

Social Services

Sr. Sidra Naqvi has reserved spots to provide meals to the needy at homeless shelters. If you are interested in helping, please contact Sister Sidra Naqvi (425) 273 1463 or e-mail iman@iman-wa.org.