1348-05-00-Levantine coast
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| Date startStart date of the disease. | 1348-05 | + |
| Date endEnd date of the disease. | 1348-06 | + |
| SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) | Spring, Summer | |
| Date otherOther mentioned dates. | ||
| PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. | Damascus | |
| RegionHistorical region(s) | Levantine coast | |
| CountryCurrent country | ||
| RiverMentioned river(s) | ||
| Natural eventMentioned natural event(s) | ||
| PersonMentioned persons(s) | ||
| GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned | ||
| VictimIndication of victims | + | |
| AnimalMentioned animal(s) | ||
| DiseaseMentioned disease(s) | Dāʾ, Plague, Wabāʾ | |
| Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave | Black Death | |
| Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease | ||
| LanguageLanguage of the original text | Arabic | |
| KeywordFurther keyword(s) | Epidemics, Hadith recitations, Mortality, Prayers of supplication, Quran recitations | |
| last edited | 23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot. |
The Black Death at the Levantine coast (sawāḥil): The inhabitants of Damascus, after having heard about plague (wabāʾ) in the Levantine coastal plain and other regions, feared it might reach their city, too, and many people might die of the disease (dāʾ). For this reason, al-Bukhārī's (d. 870) hadith collection was recited in Damascus after Friday prayer on June 6, 1348. The judges and a group of people were present. Prayers of supplication were spoken, asking God to bring the pandemic to an end. On June 9, surah "Nūḥ" from the Quran was recited 3,363 times.
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