Ramadan 12

12th Ramadan in the Islamic lunar calendar is the 248th day of the year.

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Other CalendarsLunar Hijri Calendar

• Descent of the Gospel to Jesus (a) according to a narration from Imam al-Sadiq (a).
• 1 AH - The Prophet (s) made the pact of brotherhood between his Companions. (March 20, 623)

• 60 AH - Arrival of 150 letters from the people of Kufa to Imam al-Husayn (a) by Qays b. Mushir al-Saydawi, Abd al-Rahman b. Abd Allah al-Arhabi and Umarat b. Abd Allah al-Saluli. (June 16,680)

• 485 AH - Assassination of Khwaja Nizam al-Mulk Tusi, minister of the Seljuk and founder of the Nizamiyya schools. (October 16, 1092)
• 597 AH - Death of Ibn al-Jawzi a Sunni jurist and historian. (June 16, 1201)
• 1312 AH - Demise of Muhammad Taqi Mamaqani, a jurist, hadith scholar, poet, and follower of Shaykhism. (March 9, 1895)
• 1404 AH - Demise of al-Sayyid Hashim al-Haddad, a Shia mystic and a student of Sayyid Ali Qadi Tabatabai. (June 11, 1984)
• 1343 AH - Demise of Muhammad Mahdi Khalisi, the Shia marja' in Iraq who issued a fatwa of jihad against the British. (April 5, 1925)
• 1438 AH - Attack by ISIS on the Iranian Parliament building and the shrine of Imam Khomeini. (June 7, 2017)

For this day, in addition to the common acts of worship observed on all days of Ramadan, some specific supplications and deeds have also been narrated. Sayyid b. Tawus has narrated more prayers for this day in his book Iqbal al-A'mal.

	Special Acts and Prayers for the Twelfth Day of Ramadan
Prayer	It is recommended to perform eight rak'as of prayer (four prayers of two rak'ahs each), in each rak'a recite Sura al-Fatiha once and Sura al-Qadr thirty times.
Supplication of the Day	O Allah, on this day, beautify me with covering and chastity, cover me with the clothes of contentment and chastity, let me adhere to justice and fairness, and keep me safe from all that I fear, by Your protection, O the protector of the frightened. Arabic: اللَّهُمَّ زَیِّنِّی فِیهِ بِالسِّتْرِ وَ الْعَفَافِ وَ اسْتُرْنِی فِیهِ بِلِبَاسِ الْقُنُوعِ وَ الْکَفَافِ وَ احْمِلْنِی فِیهِ عَلَی الْعَدْلِ وَ الْاِنْصَافِ وَ آمِنِّی فِیهِ مِنْ کُلِّ مَا اَخَافُ بِعِصْمَتِکَ یَا عِصْمَةَ الْخَائِفِینَ