At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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Overview
According to al-Baladhuri, Amr ibn al-As conquered Alexandria by force, without a covenant or a pact, in the account of his letter to Umar ibn al-Khattab. Yazid ibn Abi Habib says that all of it was a peace agreement. This happened after the Roman king rejected the peace of al-Muqawqis, so they closed its gate and declared war. Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam laid out a plot in it, and al-Muqawqis asked Amr that he be buried in one of its churches, which he named. See the conquest of Alexandria. 1
Al-Muqaddasi's description
Al-Muqaddasi, around 375 AH, describes it as a metropolis on the Roman Sea with a strong fortress, and with many righteous and devout people. They drink from the Nile, which enters them through a canal in its flood season and fills their cisterns. Their buildings are of sea stone, and their lanes have gates that are closed at night. 2
Connections
People and things also explored
Amr ibn al-As· Abdullah ibn Hudhafa al-Sahmi· The plot to restore the Ubaydid da'wa and the crucifixion of its partisans· The Muqawqis· Heraclius· Kharija ibn Hudhafa al-Adawi· Manuel the Roman· Mu'awiya ibn Khudayj al-Kindi
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
- Ahsan al-Taqasim fi Ma'rifat al-Aqalim of al-Muqaddasi , p.162
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islam.museum contributors. “Alexandria”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/iskandariyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.