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تأسيس الفسطاط

Founding of al-Fustat

c. 20 AH · c. 641 CE

Fustat (Old Cairo) الفسطاط

After bringing Egypt under Muslim rule, 'Amr ibn al-'As founds the garrison city of al-Fustat and its mosque, the first in Africa.

The Mosque of 'Amr ibn al-'As, al-Fustat
The Mosque of 'Amr ibn al-'As, al-Fustat
Photo: لا روسا, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

  • al-Tabari, Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk
  • Ibn 'Abd al-Hakam, Futuh Misr
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.
Dated 20 or 21 AH.