Description

Sayyiduna Hadrat Amr ibn al-As (Radiyallahu Anhu) رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ led the Muslim army to Egypt and conquered the Fortress of Babylon (near modern Cairo). This opened one of the most important regions of the ancient world to Islam. He established the city of Fustat, which became the first Muslim capital of Egypt and the precursor to Cairo.

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Sources

• Tarikh al-Tabari
• Futuh Misr