Svetlana Akhundova - Geology Institute of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Baku AZ۱۱۴۳, Azerbaijan

Arabic cultural heritage is the important ingredient part of all mankind’s culture many sciences appeared still in the Middle Ages and were described by Arabic-speaking authors. The work of Egyptian historian Galal Ad-din Abd-Ar-Rahman As-Suyuti (1445-1505) is of great interest for the up-to-date seismology. He is the author of the only work dedicated the earthquakes named “Revealing of the shakes in describing earthquake”, which has come down to us.