Monthly newsletter ·
November 2026 at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre
Programmes, occasions and recent news from the Centre for the month ahead.
As emailed on 1 November 2026. Times, programmes and totals were correct then and may have changed since — What’s on has the latest.
Assalamu alaykum,
Welcome to the Centre's first monthly newsletter.
Coming up at the Centre this month: the second Fatimiyya majlis for Syeda Fatima tuz Zahra (s.a), over three nights from Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 November, and her Meelad on Saturday 28 November. The Centre is named for her. The dates and times are below, with the main occasions of the Islamic calendar for November and news from the Centre. All are welcome.
What’s on
1–30 November
Thursday 12 November
Majlis-e-Syeda Fatima uz Zahra (s.a)
Thursday 12 November 2026, 7:30 pm
Three nights, Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 November 2026, at 7:30 pm each night, marking 3 Jumada al-Thani, the second Fatimiyya. Khitab by Maulana Syed Mubashar Ali Zaidi.
Qasr-e-Zahra (s.a), 80 Downs Street
Friday 13 November
Majlis-e-Syeda Fatima uz Zahra (s.a)
Friday 13 November 2026, 7:30 pm
Night 2 of 3
Qasr-e-Zahra (s.a), 80 Downs Street
Saturday 14 November
Majlis-e-Syeda Fatima uz Zahra (s.a)
Saturday 14 November 2026, 7:30 pm
Night 3 of 3
Qasr-e-Zahra (s.a), 80 Downs Street
Saturday 28 November
Meelad-e-Syeda Fatima tuz Zahra (s.a)
Saturday 28 November 2026, 7:15 pm
Marking 20 Jumada al-Thani, the birth of Sayyida Fatima (s.a), for whom the Centre is named.
Qasr-e-Zahra (s.a), 80 Downs Street
In the Islamic calendar
20 Jumada al-Ula to 20 Jumada al-Thani 1448. Jumada al-Thani is expected to begin on Wednesday 11 November, subject to moon sighting.
Wednesday 11 November
Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya
1 Jumada al-Thani 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
At the Centre: Majlis-e-Syeda Fatima uz Zahra (s.a), Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 November 2026, 7:30 pm each night
Friday 13 November · 95-day report
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
3 Jumada al-Thani 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
At the Centre: Majlis-e-Syeda Fatima uz Zahra (s.a), 7:30 pm
Monday 30 November
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
20 Jumada al-Thani 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
At the Centre: Meelad-e-Syeda Fatima tuz Zahra (s.a), Saturday 28 November 2026, 7:15 pm
Our current appeal
Building Fund
Renovating the Centre and the ladies' hall
Renovation of the ladies' hall and other works across the Imambargah.
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News from the Centre
2 September 2026
Warning: WhatsApp accounts being stolen, then used to ask for money
Scammers are stealing WhatsApp accounts by tricking people into sharing the six-digit code, then messaging that person's contacts to ask for money. Never share the code. Turn on two-step verification.
From the majalis archive
27 October 2026
Meelad-e-Imam Zain ul Abideen (a)
17 October 2026
Meelad-e-Syeda Zainab (s.a)
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