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The Book on Rightly ordered Things and the Collection of Necessary Things dealing with the History of the Kings and the Nation by Ibn al-Jawzi

Kitab al-muntazam by ابن الجوزي

Aliases
Aliases Arabic
Ibn al-Jawzi ابن الجوزي
al-Jauzi ابن ال
Jamaladdin Abul-Faraj 'Abdarrahman ibn abil-Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Jauzi al-Qurashi at-Taymi al-Bakri
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿAlī b. Muḥammad Abu 'l-Faras̲h̲ b. al-Jawzī
Background and Biography
Background and Biography

Excerpts
English from Guidoboni and Comastri (2005)

In the month of Jumada I [8 March - 6 April 1068] the earth shook in Palestine. The town of Ramla was destroyed; the merlons [of the minaret] of the Mosque of the Prophet God bless him and give him peace [at Medina] also collapsed. The earthquake reached the villages of Wadi al-Safra' and Khaybar. The earth split open and treasures came forth. Its effects were also felt at Ruhba and Kufa. Some merchants described the earthquake in a letter, in which they said that the town of Ramla had completely collapsed, with the sole exception of two alleys. There were 15,000 victims [according to the letter]

Chronology
Year Reference Corrections Notes
8 March - 6 April 1068 CE Jumada I A.H. 460 none Calculated using CHRONOS.
Seismic Effects
  • the earth shook in Palestine.
  • The town of Ramla was destroyed.
  • town of Ramla had completely collapsed, with the sole exception of two alleys. There were 15,000 victims [according to the letter]
  • the merlons [of the minaret] of the Mosque of the Prophet [] [at Medina] also collapsed
  • The earthquake reached the villages of Wadi 's-Safra' and Khaybar
  • The earth split open and treasures came forth. [fissures]
  • Its effects were also felt at Ruhba and Kufa.
Locations Sources
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Notes
Ibn al-Jawzi vs. Sibt Ibn al-Jawzi