91 results for “egypt”
...Emperor), Khosrow II (Sassanid Emperor), Muqawqis (ruler of Egypt), Negus of Abyssinia, rulers of Bahrain, Oman, and Yemen. H...
...tory. He conquered the Sassanid Empire, took the Levant and Egypt from Byzantines, established the Islamic calendar, created ...
Amr ibn al-As led the Muslim conquest of Egypt, defeating the Byzantine garrison. He founded Fustat (Old C...
...estine. This was the first decisive Mongol defeat and saved Egypt, the Hijaz, and North Africa from destruction.
Napoleon's invasion demonstrated European military superiority and was a shock to the Muslim world. Though the French were expelled within three years, the even
...isalah (the first systematic work on usul al-fiqh), died in Egypt. His school synthesized the approaches of the Medinan and I...
The Mamluks, former slave-soldiers, seized power in Egypt following the death of the Ayyubid sultan. The Mamluk Sulta...
... near Aleppo. This victory led to Ottoman control of Syria, Egypt, and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The Ottoman sulta...
...aliphate, was established in North Africa before conquering Egypt and founding Cairo in 969 CE. Despite being Shia, the Fatim...
Muhammad Abduh, the Grand Mufti of Egypt and pioneer of Islamic modernism, died in Cairo. With his t...
The Fatimid general Jawhar al-Siqilli conquered Egypt and founded the city of al-Qahirah (Cairo) as the new capit...
...the Ayyubid dynasty after deposing the Fatimid caliphate in Egypt. The Ayyubids restored Sunni governance and successfully de...
The Fifth Crusade targeted Egypt. Crusaders captured Damietta but were eventually defeated. ...
...ubi, the Maliki jurist and Quran commentator, died in Upper Egypt. His Tafsir al-Jami li-Ahkam al-Quran is one of the most im...
...t Shafi'i-Maliki jurist, hadith scholar, and Chief Judge of Egypt, died in Cairo.
... world, killing an estimated one-third of the population in Egypt, Syria, and North Africa.
Ottoman Sultan Selim I conquered Egypt, ending the Mamluk Sultanate and gaining control over the M...
Muhammad Ali Pasha, the founder of modern Egypt, modernized Egypt's army, education system, and economy. Hi...
Hassan al-Banna founded the Muslim Brotherhood in Ismailia, Egypt. It became the most influential Islamic movement of the 20t...
Israel defeated Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, capturing East Jerusalem and al-Masjid ...
Egypt and Syria attacked Israeli positions during Ramadan. The Eg...
...istinguishing himself at Badr, Uhud, and in the conquest of Egypt.
...etter to al-Muqawqis (Jurayj ibn Mina), the Coptic ruler of Egypt. The letter invited him to Islam with a similar message to ...
Conqueror of Egypt and a shrewd political and military leader.
The leading scholar of Egypt in his time, said by some to be more knowledgeable than Mal...
The greatest scholar of Egypt in his era, whom ash-Shafi'i considered more knowledgeable ...
Chief judge of Egypt and a prominent Shafii scholar.
Egyptian Maliki scholar and the third master of the Shadhili Sufi...
Egyptian grammarian and author of Qatr an-Nada and Mughni al-Labi...
A leading Shafi'i jurist of Egypt who served as chief judge and was recognized as one of the ...
Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of al-Mukhtasar (Mukhtasar Khal...
Shaykh al-Islam of Egypt and a leading Shafi'i authority. Authored commentaries on m...
Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and author of Tuhfat al-Muhtaj, one of th...
Known as the 'Little Shafi'i' (ash-Shafi'i as-Saghir) for his authority in the school. Author of Nihayat al-Muhtaj, one of the two most authoritative late Shafi
Egyptian Hanafi jurist, author of al-Bahr ar-Raiq and al-Ashbah w...
Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and mufassir. Author of Mughni al-Muhtaj,...
Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of ash-Sharh al-Kabir, a major ...
Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of the Hashiyat ad-Dusuqi, a su...
Egyptian Islamic reformer and Grand Mufti of Egypt who advocated ...
Syrian-Egyptian scholar and publisher of al-Manar journal, continued the...
Egyptian hadith scholar who produced critical editions of Musnad ...
Egyptian scholar who founded the Ansar as-Sunnah al-Muhammadiyyah...
Egyptian teacher and founder of the Muslim Brotherhood movement.
Egyptian author of Fi Zilal al-Quran, an influential literary and...
Egyptian-Qatari scholar and chairman of the International Union o...
Egyptian Sufi scholar and prolific author known for 'al-Tabaqat a...
Former Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shafi'i jurist and Azhari scholar known for his traditiona...
Grand Imam of al-Azhar since 2010, one of the most influential Sunni Muslim leaders in the world.
Shadhili Sufi master and author of 'al-Hikam' (Aphorisms), one of the most celebrated texts of Islamic spirituality.
Early Egyptian Sufi known for articulating the concept of ma'rifah (gno...
Egyptian hadith master and author of 'at-Targhib wat-Tarhib,' a c...
Egyptian Maliki jurist, author of the 'Mukhtasar,' the most autho...
Andalusian-Egyptian grammarian and mufassir, author of 'al-Bahr al-Muhit,' a...
Prolific Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and hadith scholar, one of the most produ...
Egyptian hadith scholar, author of 'Majma az-Zawa'id,' a comprehe...
Egyptian Islamic activist and author, founder of the Muslim Women...
Author of 'Lisan al-Arab,' the most comprehensive classical dictionary of the Arabic language.
Grand Imam of al-Azhar and author of widely studied commentaries on Shafi'i fiqh and Ash'ari theology.
Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and father of Shams ad-Din ar-Ramli, both...
Egyptian Hanafi jurist, author of 'al-Ashbah wan-Naza'ir,' a mast...
Egyptian scholar and author of 'Fayd al-Qadir,' the most extensiv...
Egyptian Maliki scholar and author of 'Jawharat at-Tawhid,' a fam...
First Maliki Grand Imam of al-Azhar, author of the most widely studied commentary on Khalil's Mukhtasar.
Egyptian Hanbali jurist and author of 'Kashshaf al-Qina' and 'Sha...
Egyptian Islamic scholar and thinker, author of numerous influent...
Syrian-Egyptian Islamic reformer, student of Muhammad Abduh, and author ...
Egyptian scholar and historian, author of popular works on Islami...
Chief judge of Egypt and author of 'Tadhkirat as-Sami wal-Mutakallim,' a classic...
Egyptian poet and author of 'Qasidah al-Burdah' (The Poem of the ...
Egyptian Azhari scholar and author of 'Fath al-Mun'im,' a modern ...
Egyptian Islamic scholar and author of popular, accessible books ...
...risprudence, compiled from Imam ash-Shafi'i's dictations in Egypt during his final years. It represents his mature legal meth...
... for Shafi'i jurisprudence, particularly in Southeast Asia, Egypt, and Yemen. Ibn Hajar al-Haytami's Tuhfat al-Muhtaj and ar-...
... is valued for its precision and is a standard reference in Egyptian and Levantine Hanafi scholarship.
... a primary reference in Maliki jurisprudence, especially in Egypt and North Africa. Ad-Dasuqi clarifies difficult passages an...
...e little Shafi'i') provides meticulous legal analysis. When Egyptian Shafi'i scholars cite 'the relied-upon opinion,' they ty...
...pread of the Maliki school across North Africa, al-Andalus, Egypt, and other regions with detailed scholarly profiles.
...'s jurisprudential opinions, compiled from his teachings in Egypt (his 'new' school). It contains his detailed legal reasonin...
... particularly followed in the Hadrami, Southeast Asian, and Egyptian Shafi'i traditions.
...ere he and Ibn Hajar al-Haytami differ, Shafi'i scholars in Egypt and the Hijaz generally follow ar-Ramli.
...i containing his 'new' (jadid) legal opinions formulated in Egypt. It covers the full range of Islamic law with detailed evid...
...y from betrayal by his brothers to becoming the minister of Egypt.
The son of Imad al-Din Zangi who united Muslim Syria and Egypt, setting the stage for Salahuddin's liberation of Jerusalem...
The warrior-slave dynasty that defended the Muslim world against Mongols and Crusaders and preserved Islamic civilization.
The Ismaili Shia dynasty that ruled North Africa and Egypt from 909 to 1171 CE, founding Cairo and al-Azhar.
...alkans, Central Asia, South Asia, Iraq, Syria, and parts of Egypt. It was the official legal school of the Ottoman, Mughal, a...
...school is dominant in East Africa, Southeast Asia, parts of Egypt, Yemen, and the Levant. It occupies a middle position betwe...
...t and family life. The order is widespread in North Africa, Egypt, the Levant, and has branches in East Africa and Southeast ...
A transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna. It advocates the implementation...
...unded by Ahmad al-Badawi (1199-1276 CE), centered in Tanta, Egypt. One of the largest Sufi orders in Egypt.