A.H. 352.—By the orders of Mu'izzu-d daula Dailamí, mournings for the death of Imám Husain (peace be on him!) were openly observed.
A.H. 358.—The words “Rise for a virtuous purpose” were introduced in the ázán by orders of the descendants of Fátima.
A.H. 363.—The khutba of the descendants of 'Abbás was abolished in Mecca, by order of Mu'izzu-d dín Allah 'Alawí, and the words above mentioned were then also introduced into the ázán.
A.H. 368.—'Azdu-d daula sent money to construct the fort of Medína.
A.H. 382.—A shaikh came into the Court of the Khalífa of Baghdád from Yájúj and Májúj.
A.H. 389.—Flags were first carried in commemoration of the death of Imám Husain (peace be on him!), and the Marsias or elegies, in commemoration of the event, were first read with loud cries and lamentations.
A.H. 398.—The Sunnís obtained superiority over the Shí'as, and a great earthquake occurred in Dayúz.
A.H. 400.—The Jáma' Masjid was built in Egypt in the time of Hákim-i Billah 'Alawí Isma'ílí.
A.H. 407.—The Shí'as of Wásit were put to flight by the Sunnís, and the temple Baitu-l Mukaddas was demolished.
A.H. 413.—Occurrence of intense cold in the country of 'Irák, which froze the water of the watercourses and wells.
A.H. 428.—A great famine raged in all the countries of the world, and about one-tenth of the people were starved to death.
A.H. 432.—A dreadful earthquake occurred in Tabríz.
A.H. 434.—Another earthquake occurred which destroyed Tabríz.
A.H. 440.—The wall round the city of Shíráz was completed by Abú-l Mukárim, a Dailamí chief.
A.H. 442.—A comet appeared.
A.H. 443.—A fight took place between the Sunnís and the Shí'as in Baghdád, and the former were victorious.
A.H. 444.—The quarter of Baghdád in which the Shí'as resided was destroyed.
A.H. 450.—The Shí'as obtained power over the Sunnís in Baghdád by the assistance of Basásarí (may peace be to him!).
A.H. 451.—The Sunnís overcame the Shí'as, and Basásarí was slain.
A.H. 452.—A great famine occurred in Egypt, and the people were reduced to a deplorable condition.
A.H. 454.—The Tigris overflowed, and Baghdád was inundated.
A.H. 456.—A great conflagration took place in Damascus, and the sepulchre of Baní 'Ummaiya was burnt.
A.H. 462.—Famine raged in the country, and a pestilential disease broke out in Egypt; the khutba of Fátima was abolished in the country of Hijjáz.
A.H. 466.—The Tigris was again swollen, and Baghdád inundated.
A.H. 503.—The Firingís took the fort of Tripoli after a siege of seven years, and they also obtained possession of the forts of Bánias, Tarsúl, and Akrád.
A.H. 504.—The Firingís took the forts of Beyrout, Ayásif, and the stronghold of Saídú.
A.H. 505.—The foundation of the fort of Mashhed Mukaddas was laid by the exertions of Amír 'Alí.
A.H. 514.—Tombs of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were discovered in the well-known ravine.
A.H. 515.—Baghdád was burnt, and some of the pillars of Yamáni fell down.
A.H. 517.* —A total eclipse of the sun took place, so that the stars appeared during the day.
A.H. 516.* —The Shí'a creed was promulgated in the country of Ázarbáiján.
A.H. 518.—Saifu-l Islám issued, after many years, a prohibition to the learned men in Mecca and Medína, that the words “Rise for a virtuous purpose” should not be cried out in the ázán.
A.H. 600.—White dust fell from the sky.
A.H. 654.—A red flame was seen in the vicinity of Medína, and Baghdád was inundated by the river.
A.H. 669.—Damascus was inundated by the overflowing of the streams.
A.H. 682.—A large flood came and inundated Damascus a second time.
A.H. 692.—The flame again appeared in the vicinity of Medína.
A.H. 694.—The water of the Nile fell, and a great famine occurred in Egypt.
A.H. 695.—A terrible famine raged in the cities of Egypt and Syria, and men ate dogs, cats, and even their own children.
A.H. 700.—The Ílkhání almanacs were invented.
A.H. 701.—A pestilential disease broke out among men and all classes of animals.
A.H. 718.—The astrologers were probibited from pronouncing their predictions in Damascus, and a great famine took place in the continent and the islands.
A.H. 728.—The court-yard of the temple of Mecca was newly laid down.
A.H. 731.—The canal was brought into the city of Aleppo.
A.H. 739.—A great earthquake occurred in Western Tripoli.
A.H. 740.—Fire descended from the heavens on the coasts of Syria and burnt many houses.
A.H. 746.—The palace of Kisra was demolished on the 4th of Safar.
A.H. 749.—A dreadful plague ravaged the cities of Egypt and Syria.
A.H. 802.—Fire caught the temple of Mecca and injured it.
A.H. 819.—A great pestilence broke out in most of the cities of the world.
A.H. 836.—A comet appeared.
A.H. 842.—The foundation of a Jáma' Masjid was laid in Adarna.
A.H. 844.—The Jáma' Masjid was completed.
A.H. 862.—Discovery of the New World by Columbus.
A.H. 877.—A total eclipse of the sun took place on the 27th of Rabí'u-l awwal, and the stars appeared during the darkness.
A.H. 883.—A great plague occurred in Mecca.
A.H. 884.—Damascus was burnt.
A.H. 901-904.—The rivers were greatly swollen, and pestilential diseases broke out in all the cities of Rúm.
A.H. 903.—A Jáma' Masjid was founded in Constantinople.
A.H. 912.—The Portuguese took possession of some of the coasts of India.
A.H. 1012.—The medicinal properties of tobacco were discovered, and it was used in smoking, as it is now.
A.H. 1030.—The water of the Bay of Constantinople was frozen by excess of cold.
A.H. 1099.—A pestilential disorder broke out in Burhánpúr and the Dakhin, which continued till A.H. 1104, and destroyed half the people.
A.H. 1116-1119.—A great famine occurred in Burhánpúr and the Dakhin, and many men died of hunger.
A.H. 1140.—The rain fell very copiously in Burhánpúr, and the river Táptí rose so high that it inundated one-tenth of the city, and destroyed one-fourth of the houses.
A.H. 1148.—Towards the end of the year such a violent earthquake occurred in Kashmír, that it destroyed about two thousand houses.