In Sha'ban A.H. 683 (13 Oct. 1284 - 10 Nov. 1284 CE), there may have been an earthquake which did some damage in Damascus. Damascene al-Dhahabī, who was about 10 years old when the earthquake allegedly struck, states that there was shaking or disturbances in Damascus during this month but does not explicitly state that this was due to an earthquake. al‑Yafiʿi, who was born after this event and was writing perhaps one or several decades after al-Dhahabī, commented on al-Dhahabī's report by stating that the shaking or disturbances seemed to be due to an earthquake. About 300 years later, Damascene Ibn al‑ʿImād wrote about this alleged earthquake and stated that the earthquake split the walls of Bab al-Faradis and reached the school of Muqaddamyya, both in Damascus.