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When did Islam start in Eygpt?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Islam arrived in Egypt because of the Rise of the Islamic Caliphate. Caliph Omar, the second Rightly-Guided Caliph conquered Egypt around 650 CE. A large number of Egyptians converted to Islam, but (relative to other areas) a significant Christian minority remained entrenched in a number of communities. Islam became the dominant religion in Egypt by the 670s CE during the Fitna Al-Kubra (Great Islamic Civil War) and became the base of Khariji State.

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