Islam in Egypt

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Islam in Egypt refers to the dominant religious tradition shaping the country’s cultural, legal, and social life, encompassing a long history of Sunni scholarship, influential religious institutions like Al-Azhar, and diverse popular practices.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Islamic Egypt 3
Islam (in Egypt) 1
Islam in Egypt canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (107)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islam by country
aspect of Egyptian culture
religion in Egypt
conquestDate 640
641
constitutionalStatus principal source of legislation
state religion of Egypt
country Egypt
dominantMadhhab Hanafi school
Maliki school
Shafi‘i school
linked to: Shafi'i school
hasConflictIssue debates over Sharia implementation
regulation of mosques
religious freedom controversies
role of Al-Azhar in politics
sectarian tensions
hasCulturalElement Islamic architecture
Islamic call to prayer
Islamic calligraphy
Islamic charity organizations
Islamic radio broadcasts
religious television programming
hasDemographicFeature Islamist political movements presence
Muslim majority population
Salafi movements presence
Sufi orders presence
Sunni Muslim majority
small Shia minority
hasEducationalRole Arabic language teaching
Islamic jurisprudence teaching
Quranic exegesis teaching
training of imams
hasHistoricalPhase Abbasid rule in Egypt
Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt
linked to: Ayyubid dynasty

Early Islamic conquest of Egypt
Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate

Ikhshidid dynasty in Egypt
linked to: Ikhshidid dynasty

Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate

Muhammad Ali dynasty in Egypt
Ottoman Egypt
Rashidun Caliphate period in Egypt
linked to: Rashidun Caliphate

Tulunid dynasty in Egypt
Umayyad rule in Egypt
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate

modern Egyptian Republic period
hasImportantCity Alexandria
Cairo
Mansoura
Tanta
hasImportantInstitution Al-Azhar Mosque
Al-Azhar University
Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah
Ministry of Religious Endowments of Egypt
Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (Egypt)
hasImportantMosque Al-Azhar Mosque
Al-Hakim Mosque
Al-Hussein Mosque
Al-Rifa‘i Mosque
linked to: Al Rifa'i Mosque

Al-Sayeda Zainab Mosque
Amr ibn al-As Mosque
Mosque of Ibn Tulun
linked to: Ibn Tulun Mosque

Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan
hasImportantOrganization Al-Azhar Council of Senior Scholars
Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya
Al-Nour Party
Muslim Brotherhood
hasLanguageOfPractice Arabic
hasMajorHoliday Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Fitr
Islamic New Year
linked to: Hijri calendar

Laylat al-Qadr
Mawlid al-Nabi
linked to: Mawlid
hasMinorityBranch Ibadi Islam
Quranism
Shia Islam
Sufism
hasPractice Friday congregational prayer
Islamic burial rites
Islamic marriage contracts
Quran memorization
Ramadan fasting
linked to: Ramadan

Sufi dhikr gatherings
Taraweeh prayers
Zakat al-fitr
linked to: Zakat

religious mawlid festivals
visitation of saints’ shrines
hasScripture Hadith collections
Quran
hasTheologicalTradition Ash'ari theology
linked to: Ash'ari

Maturidi theology
linked to: Maturidi

Salafi theology
influences Egyptian criminal law
Egyptian cuisine
Egyptian cultural practices
Egyptian dress codes
Egyptian education system
Egyptian family law
Egyptian festivals
Egyptian inheritance law
Egyptian law
Egyptian political life
Egyptian popular culture
Egyptian social norms
introducedBy Amr ibn al-As
majorBranch Sunni Islam
majorLegalSource Sharia
majorSchool Sunni Islam
regulatedBy Egyptian constitution

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roda Nilometer culturalContext Islamic Egypt
linked to: Islam in Egypt
Nilometer of al-Mutawakkil associatedWith Islamic Egypt
linked to: Islam in Egypt
American Research Center in Egypt topic Islamic Egypt
linked to: Islam in Egypt
Abnub religionMajorityCountry Islam (in Egypt)
linked to: Islam in Egypt