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الفسطاط

Fustat (Old Cairo)

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The Mosque of 'Amr ibn al-'As, al-Fustat — The Mosque of 'Amr ibn al-'As, al-Fustat
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People who lived here

'Amr ibn al-'As (RA) c. 574–664 CE · Lived, Died
Ibn al-Qasim (RH) c. 750–806 CE · Born, Died
Imam al-Shafi'i (RH) 767–820 CE · Died
Sahnun (RH) 777–854 CE · Lived
al-Rabi' al-Muradi (RH) 790–884 CE · Born
al-Muzani (RH) 791–878 CE · Born
Dhu al-Nun al-Misri (RH) c. 796–859 CE · Died
al-Nasa'i (RH) 830–915 CE · Lived
Ibn Khuzaymah (RH) 838–924 CE · Associated
al-Tahawi (RH) 853–933 CE · Born

Events here

Founding of al-Fustat c. 641 CE