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2 March
Monday Hijri 13 Ramadan 1447 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 2 March
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By the Hijri calendar 13 Ramadan 1447 AH
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886Hijri
Lightning sets the Prophet's Mosque on fire
On 13 Ramadan of 886 AH (1481), lightning struck the minaret at the south-eastern corner of the Prophet's Mosque and started a fire. Two roofs, the minbar and the maqsura burned, but the inner dome over the Prophet's chamber was spared; the Mamluk sultan Qaitbay's renovation was completed in 888 AH (1483).