Great History of Islam by al-Dhahabi

تاريخ الإسلام by الذهبي

Aliases

Aliases	Arabic
Shams ad-Dīn adh-Dhahabī	شمس الدين الذهبي
Shams ad-Dīn Abū ʿAbdillāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿUthmān ibn Qāymāẓ	سهامس ادءدين ابو عابديللاه موحامماد يبن احماد يبن عوتهمان يبن قايماظ يبن عابديللاه اتءتوركوماني الءفاريقي ادءديماسهقي (?)
ʿAbdillāh at-Turkumānī al-Fāriqī ad-Dimashqī	عابديللاه اتءتوركوماني الءفاريقي ادءديماسهقي (?)

Background and Biography

Background and Biography

Excerpts

English from Sbeinati et al. (2005)

• from Sbeinati et al. (2005)

In 233 A.H. Rabi’ II, it was a dreadful earthquake in Damascus which lasted for three hours, causing walls to fall down and people die under debris. It extended to Antioch killing 20000 as it was said, then to Al-Mousel where 50000 people were killed under debris as it was said. (Al-Dhahabi)

English from Guidoboni et al. (1994)

• from Guidoboni et al. (1994)

In that year [233 of the Hegira = 17 August 847 4 August 848 AD ] there was a dreadful earthquake at Damascus. It lasted for three hours, causing the walls to collapse. People ran to the mosques to invoke God's mercy, and many of them died in the ruins. The earthquake reached Antioch, and it was said that 20,000 people died there. Then it reached Mawsil; it was claimed that 50,000 people died in the ruins.

Chronology

Date	Reference	Corrections	Notes
17 August 847 CE - 4 August 848 CE	A.H. 233	none	Calculated using CHRONOS

Seismic Effects

• there was a dreadful earthquake at Damascus. It lasted for three hours, causing the walls to collapse. People ran to the mosques to invoke God's mercy, and many of them died in the ruins.
• The earthquake reached Antioch, and it was said that 20,000 people died there.
• Then it reached Mawsil; it was claimed that 50,000 people died in the ruins.

Locations

• Damascus
• Antioch
• Mawsil

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