At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Summary
In 425 AH a black wind blew over Nisibin, uprooting many of its orchards and knocking down a palace built of baked brick, stone and lime. Hail fell in the shapes of hands, pillars and fingers 1.
The earthquake
Ramla was shaken, and about half of it was destroyed. Villages sank into the ground, part of the wall of Jerusalem fell, and the minaret of the mosque of Ascalon collapsed 1.
The sea withdraws
The sea receded about three leagues, and people went out to gather fish and shells. Then the water came back and carried off some of them 1.
Connections
People and things also explored
Atsiz ibn Uwaq's campaign against Syria· Jerusalem· al-Ramla· Masjid Al-Aqsa· al-Haram al-Sharif (the Temple Mount esplanade)· Dome of the Rock· Mosque of Omar· The Western Wall (Buraq Wall)
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 228
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Earthquake at Ramla and the sea's recession, 425”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/earthquake-tsunami-425/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.