In this year, a very strange and great calamity occurred. It happened as follows: An Egyptian man from the people of Hakīnī conspired with a group of Egyptian pilgrims to commit a wicked act. On the first day of their arrival at Muzdalifah, this man circumambulated the Kaʿba. When he came to the Ḥajar al-Aswad (the Black Stone) to kiss it, he struck that blessed stone three times in succession with a mace he held in his hand and said, "How long shall we worship this stone? Neither Muḥammad nor ʿAlī will prevent me from doing what I intend. Today I will demolish this House," and he began to tremble. Most of those present feared him and withdrew, because he was tall, large-bodied, with reddish skin and light brown hair. At the gate of the Masjid al-Ḥarām, there was also a group of horsemen. They were waiting to neutralize anyone who would prevent those attackers. If anyone tried to harm him, they would also take them out of action.
However, a man from Yemen approached that attacker. With a dagger in his hand, he tore him to pieces, but his supporters came and took the Yemeni among them and killed him. They also tore him to pieces. They burned him with fire. They captured some of their companions and killed some of them. The people of Mecca also captured and killed the Egyptian caravan. They plundered their belongings. This plundering spread to others as well. A great sedition and uncontrollable chaos ensued. This group, inclined towards godlessness in the most honorable of cities, was apprehended and the sedition subsided; however, in the meantime, three pieces the size of a fingernail fell from the Ḥajar al-Aswad. Underneath the fallen pieces, a yellowish, blurred color was seen. But it had a charming and pleasant appearance like poppy seeds. The Banū Shayba tribe took these pieces and kneaded them with musk and gum, thus filling the resulting cracks.
The Ḥajar al-Aswad once again held together and has continued to exist until now, although the cracks can be seen by those who look carefully.
In this year, the opening of the hospital built by Muʾayyad al-Mulk Abū ʿAlī Ḥasan took place. This vizier was the vizier of Sharaf al-Mulk, who was in Wasīṭ. Muʾayyad al-Mulk also provided food, drink, medicine, and other necessary supplies for this hospital. He financed it.