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Islamic history in Egypt
Researched 360° places of Islamic history across Egypt — each with its date, location, and Sunni-sourced background.
51 places
Former Prophets
The Burial Cave at Hebron
Traditional burial site, time of Ibrahim onward (peace be upon him)
al-Khalil (Hebron), the Cave of Machpelah
Former Prophets
Dawud and the Valley of the Duel
The time of Dawud (peace be upon him), before his kingship
The Valley of Elah, Judaean lowlands (modern Israel/Palestine)
Former Prophets
The Golden Calf at Sinai
The time of Musa (peace be upon him), at the foot of Tur Sinai
The foot of Mount Sinai, the camp of the Bani Isra'il
Former Prophets
The Birthplace under the Palm
The time of the birth of 'Isa (peace be upon him)
A remote place with a date palm and a stream; Bayt Lahm (Bethlehem) in the standing Sunni tradition
Former Prophets
Sodom Overturned, The People of Lut
The time of Lut (peace be upon him)
The Dead Sea basin / southern Jordan rift
Former Prophets
The Basket on the Nile
The time of Musa (peace be upon him)
The Nile, in the eastern Delta of Egypt
Former Prophets
The Scuttled Boat
Time of Musa (peace be upon him)
A harbour at the junction of the two seas (majma' al-bahrayn), traditional and not fixed
Former Prophets
Musa at the Well of Madyan
The time of Musa (peace be upon him), at Madyan
Madyan, traditionally identified with the north-western Arabian coast (al-Bid', Tabuk region)
Former Prophets
The Court of Pharaoh
The time of Musa (peace be upon him), at Pharaoh's court
The royal capital of Egypt in the time of Musa (peace be upon him), Pi-Ramesses or Memphis
Former Prophets
The Sea Crossing
The time of Musa (peace be upon him), the Exodus
The eastern shore of the Sea of Reeds / the Gulf of Suez, conventional crossing site
Former Prophets
The Twelve Springs
Time of Musa (peace be upon him)
The wilderness of Sinai, the wandering of the Children of Israel
Former Prophets
Sulayman's Temple and Throne
The reign of Sulayman (peace be upon him)
The Temple Mount, al-Quds (Jerusalem), First Temple period
Former Prophets
The Valley of Tuwa
The time of Musa (peace be upon him), at Tur Sinai
The valley of Tuwa, at the foot of Mount Sinai
Former Prophets
The Granary Court of the Aziz
The time of Yusuf (peace be upon him)
Avaris (Hawaret/Tell el-Dab'a), eastern Nile Delta of Egypt
Former Prophets
Yusuf Drawn from the Well
The time of Yusuf (peace be upon him)
A desert well on the caravan road between Kan'an (Canaan) and Misr (Egypt)
Former Prophets
Zakariyya in the Sanctuary
The time of Zakariyya (peace be upon him), late Second Temple period
The sanctuary precinct, al-Quds (Jerusalem), Second Temple period
Sirah
The Rock on the Bare Platform
c. 621 CE
The Temple Mount platform (al-Masjid al-Aqsa precinct), Jerusalem
Sirah
The Letter to Heraclius
c. 6-7 AH / 628 CE
The court of Heraclius in the Holy Land (Aelia, Jerusalem)
Sirah
The Battle of Mu'tah
8 AH / 629 CE
Mu'tah, in the Balqa near al-Karak, in present-day Jordan
Sirah
The Expedition to Tabuk
9 AH / 630 CE
Tabuk, on the wells of the north-western road toward Syria
Rashidun
The Surrender of Jerusalem to 'Umar
16 AH / 637 CE
Jerusalem (Aelia / Iliya), the Temple esplanade
Rashidun
The Founding of Fustat
21 AH / 641 CE
Fustat, east bank of the Nile opposite the Babylon fortress, Egypt
Umayyad
The Construction of the Dome of the Rock
72 AH / 691-692 CE
The Haram al-Sharif (al-Aqsa precinct), al-Quds (Jerusalem)
Umayyad
The Desert Palace of Khirbat al-Mafjar
c. 125 AH / 743 CE
Khirbat al-Mafjar, near Jericho, in the Jordan valley
Fatimid
The Founding of al-Azhar
24 Jumada al-Ula 359 AH / April 970 CE (foundation); first jumu'a Ramadan 361 AH / June 972 CE
al-Qahira (Cairo), the new royal city north of Fustat
Fatimid
Building Bab al-Futuh
480 AH / 1087 CE
Bab al-Futuh, in al-Qahira (Cairo), in Egypt
Fatimid
The First Crusade Siege of Jerusalem
22 Sha'ban 492 AH / 15 July 1099 CE
al-Quds (Jerusalem)
Ayyubid
The Sunni Restoration in Cairo
Muharram 567 AH / 1171 CE
Cairo, the mosque of al-Azhar
Ayyubid
The Citadel of Cairo
c. 572-579 AH / 1176-1183 CE
Cairo, on the Muqattam spur, in Egypt
Ayyubid
The Siege of Kerak
579-580 AH / 1183 and 1184 CE
Kerak (al-Karak), east of the Dead Sea, in Transjordan
Ayyubid
Saladin's Army Enters Jerusalem
583 AH / 1187 CE
Bab al-Khalil (Jaffa Gate), Jerusalem
Ayyubid
The Siege of Damietta
615 & 647 AH / 1218-1219 & 1249 CE
Damietta (Dumyat), at the mouth of the Nile, in Egypt
Ayyubid
The Cession of Jerusalem by Treaty
626 AH / 1229 CE
Jerusalem (al-Quds), in Palestine
Ayyubid
The Battle of al-Mansura
648 AH / 1250 CE
Al-Mansura, in the Nile Delta, in Egypt
Mamluk
The Shadow Caliphate at Cairo
659 AH / 1261 CE
The Citadel of Cairo
Mali
Mansa Musa's Caravan Halts at Cairo
724 AH / 1324 CE
Outskirts of Cairo, on the Nile
Mamluk
The Madrasa of Sultan Hasan
c. 762 AH / 1361 CE
Cairo, opposite the Citadel, al-Madrasa al-Sultaniyya al-Hasaniyya
Mamluk
Cairo Caravanserai During a Plague Wave
c. 791 AH / c. 1389 CE
Khan al-Khalili, Fatimid-era quarter of Cairo
Mamluk
An Embassy at the Citadel of Cairo
c. 854 AH / 1450 CE
Citadel of Cairo (Qal'at al-Jabal), Mamluk capital of Egypt
Ottoman
The Battle of the Pyramids
1213 AH / 1798 CE
Embabeh, the Giza plain near Cairo
Ottoman
The French Savants and al-Azhar
c. 1214 AH / 1799 CE
al-Azhar and the French Institut, Cairo
Nations & States
Muhammad Ali's Egypt: the Citadel Mosque
1246 AH / c. 1830 CE
The Citadel of Cairo
Nations & States
The Suez Canal Opens
1286 AH / 1869 CE
Port Said, mouth of the Suez Canal
Nations & States
The Bombardment of Alexandria
1299 AH / 1882 CE
The seafront of Alexandria, Egypt
Nations & States
The Founding of the Muslim Brotherhood
1346 AH / 1928 CE
Ismailia, on the Suez Canal
Nations & States
The Nakba
1367 AH / 1948 CE
A depopulated village in Palestine
Nations & States
Nasser, Suez and Arab Nationalism
1375 AH / 1956 CE
A public square in Cairo
Nations & States
Sayyid Qutb in Prison
1386 AH / 1966 CE
A prison in Cairo
Nations & States
Jerusalem and the Six-Day War
1387 AH / 1967 CE
The Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem
Nations & States
The Burning of al-Aqsa
1389 AH / 1969 CE
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem
Nations & States
The Crossing of the Suez Canal
1393 AH / 1973 CE
The Suez Canal, Egypt