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The most authoritative contemporary account is found in a report from the medical faculty in Paris to [[Philip VI of France]]. It blamed the heavens, in the form of a [[Conjunction (astronomy)|conjunction]] of three planets in 1345 that caused a "great pestilence in the air" ([[miasma theory]]).{{sfn|Horrox|1994|p=159}}

Muslim religious scholars taught that the pandemic was a “martyrdom and mercy” from God, assuring the believer's place in paradise. For non-believers, it was a punishment.{{sfn|Kelly|2005}} Some Muslim doctors cautioned against trying to prevent or treat a disease sent by God. Others adopted preventive measures and treatments for plague used by Europeans. These Muslim doctors also depended on the writings of the ancient Greeks.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}<ref>Legan, Joseph A., "The medical response to the Black Death" (2015). Senior Honors Projects, 2010-current. 103. <nowiki>https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/103</nowiki></ref>

==== Predominant modern theory ====