The Beginning and the End by Ibn Kathir

Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya by ابن كثير

Aliases

Aliases	Arabic
Ibn Kathīr	ابن كثير
Abu al-Fiḍā ‘Imād Ad-Din Ismā‘īl ibn ‘Umar ibn Kathīr al-Qurashī Al-Damishqī	إسماعيل بن عمر بن كثير القرشي الدمشقي أبو الفداء عماد
Abū l-Fidāʾ Ismāʿīl ibn ʿUmar ibn Kaṯīr	أبو الفداء إسماعيل بن عمر بن كثير
Imād ad-Dīn	عماد الدين

Background and Biography

Background and Biography

Excerpts

English from Guidoboni and Comastri (2005)

• from Guidoboni and Comastri (2005)

There was a very violent earthquake in Egypt and at Cairo, and many houses were destroyed. The same thing happened at Al-Karak and Shubak, and some of its citadel towers were destroyed. Many women and children died in the ruins.

Seismic Effects

• violent earthquake in Egypt and at Cairo, and many houses were destroyed
• The same thing happened at Al-Karak and Shubak, and some of its citadel towers were destroyed. Many women and children died in the ruins.

Locations

• Egypt
• Cairo
• Al-Karak
• Shubak

Sources

Sources and Dependants

Online Versions and Further Reading

References