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|Date start=1348-06-29
|Date start=1348-06-29
|Date end=1348-07-28
|Date end=1348-07-28
|Date indication=Summer
|Place=Damascus
|Place=Damascus
|Group=Religious minorities; Elites; Common people
|Victim=200
|Victim=200
|Victim count type=per day
|Victim count type=per day
|Disease=Plague
|Disease=Plague; Wabāʾ
|Epidemic wave=Black Death (1347–1353)
|Epidemic wave=Black Death
|Keyword=Mortality; Poor people; Prayers; Prayers of supplication; Fasting; Funeral; Taxes; wabāʾ
|Keyword=Common people; Elites; Epidemics; Fasting; Funeral; Mortality; Poor people; Prayers; Prayers of supplication; Religious minorities; Taxes
|Reference=Ibn Kathīr - Al-Bidāya wa-l-nihāya 1997-1999, vol. 18 (1998), pp. 503-504
|Reference=Ibn Kathīr - Al-Bidāya wa-l-nihāya 1997-1999, vol. 18 (1998), pp. 503-504
|Reference translation=Translation needed
|Summary=The number of [[plague]] deaths in [[Damascus]] increased in the month of Rabīʿ II 749 H (June 29–July 28, 1348). More than 200 people died per day, and the removal of the dead bodies was delayed. Poor people suffered the highest losses. On July 3, 1348, the [[Friday]] preacher prescribed to recite prayers and supplications asking for the [[plague]] to abate. The abolition of taxes (ḍamān) on [[funeral]] services by the governor of [[Syria]] (nāʾib al-salṭana) Sayf al-Dīn Arghūn-Shāh al-Nāṣirī was proclaimed on July 14. On July 21, it was announced that the inhabitants of [[Damascus]] should fast for three days, and on day four abase themselves before God at the suburban Mosque of the Footprint (Qadam) and implore him to end the [[plague]]; afterwards, people set out for the desert to recite [[prayers of supplication]], including Jews, Christians, and Samaritans, high and low, etc.
|Summary=The number of [[plague]] deaths in [[Damascus]] increased in the month of Rabīʿ II 749 H (June 29–July 28, 1348). More than 200 people died per day, and the removal of the dead bodies was delayed. Poor people suffered the highest losses. On July 3, 1348, the [[Friday]] preacher prescribed to recite prayers and supplications asking for the [[plague]] to abate. The abolition of taxes (ḍamān) on [[funeral]] services by the governor of [[Syria]] (nāʾib al-salṭana) Sayf al-Dīn Arghūn-Shāh al-Nāṣirī was proclaimed on July 14. On July 21, it was announced that the inhabitants of [[Damascus]] should fast for three days, and on day four abase themselves before God at the suburban Mosque of the Footprint (Qadam) and implore him to end the [[plague]]; afterwards, people set out for the desert to recite [[prayers of supplication]], including Jews, Christians, and Samaritans, high and low, etc.
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|Text=[[File:1348-06-29-Damascus.png|frameless|right|400px]]
|Language=Arabic
|Language=Arabic
|Translation=
|Season=Summer
}}
}}

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1348-06-29 Saturday +
Date endEnd date of the disease. 1348-07-28 Sunday +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) Summer
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Damascus
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims 200 per day +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s) 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) Common people, Elites, Epidemics, Fasting, Funeral, Mortality, Poor people, Prayers, Prayers of supplication, Religious minorities, Taxes
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The number of plague deaths in Damascus increased in the month of Rabīʿ II 749 H (June 29–July 28, 1348). More than 200 people died per day, and the removal of the dead bodies was delayed. Poor people suffered the highest losses. On July 3, 1348, the Friday preacher prescribed to recite prayers and supplications asking for the plague to abate. The abolition of taxes (ḍamān) on funeral services by the governor of Syria (nāʾib al-salṭana) Sayf al-Dīn Arghūn-Shāh al-Nāṣirī was proclaimed on July 14. On July 21, it was announced that the inhabitants of Damascus should fast for three days, and on day four abase themselves before God at the suburban Mosque of the Footprint (Qadam) and implore him to end the plague; afterwards, people set out for the desert to recite prayers of supplication, including Jews, Christians, and Samaritans, high and low, etc.

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References

  1. ^ Ibn Kathīr - Al-Bidāya wa-l-nihāya 1997-1999 
  2. ^ Translation needed 

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