Amr ibn al-As

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Amr ibn al-As was a prominent 7th-century Arab military commander and companion of the Prophet Muhammad, best known for leading the Muslim conquest of Egypt and founding the city of Fustat.

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instanceOf Arab military commander
Companion of the Prophet Muhammad
Governor
Sahabi
appointedBy Umar ibn al-Khattab
birthDate c. 573
birthPlace Hejaz
Mecca
child Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As
Muhammad ibn Amr ibn al-As
conversionContext migrated to Medina to accept Islam
convertedToIslam before conquest of Mecca
deathDate 664
deathPlace Egypt
Fustat
ethnicity Arab
linked to: Arabs
father al-As ibn Wa’il
founded Fustat
Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
fullName Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa’il al-Sahmi al-Qurashi
linked to: Amr ibn al-As
historicalPeriod 7th century
knownFor Muslim conquest of Egypt
founding the city of Fustat
role in early Islamic military campaigns
language Arabic
militaryRank commander
mosqueNamedAfter Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
mother al-Nabigha
officeHeld Governor of Egypt
participatedIn Battle of Ajnadayn
Battle of Heliopolis
Battle of Yarmouk
Muslim conquest of Egypt
Muslim conquest of Syria
politicalAlignment Umayyad
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
preIslamicRole Meccan negotiator
reappointedBy Muawiya I
regionOfActivity Arabian Peninsula
Egypt
Levant
linked to: Levant region
religion Islam
roleInFirstFitna participant in arbitration after Battle of Siffin
supporter of Muawiya I
servedUnder Caliph Abu Bakr
Caliph Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
linked to: Umar ibn al-Khattab

Caliph Uthman ibn Affan
Prophet Muhammad
linked to: Muhammad
tribalAffiliation Quraysh
tribe Banu Sahm

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Amr hasNotableBearer Amr ibn al-As
Muslim conquest of Egypt commander ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ
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Early Islamic period hasKeyFigure Amr ibn al-As
Uqba ibn Nafi relative Amr ibn al-As
Islam in Egypt introducedBy Amr ibn al-As
Fustat foundedBy Amr ibn al-As
Amr ibn al-As fullName Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa’il al-Sahmi al-Qurashi
linked to: Amr ibn al-As
Ridda Wars commander Amr ibn al‑As
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Battle of Heliopolis (640) commander Amr ibn al-As
Battle of Heliopolis (640) commander ‘Amr ibn al-‘As
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Siege of Babylon Fortress commander Amr ibn al-As
Siege of Alexandria (641–642) commander ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ
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Siege of Alexandria (641–642) commandedBy ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ
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ʿAmr hasNotableBearer ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ
linked to: Amr ibn al-As
Battle of Siffin hasCommander Amr ibn al-As
Siege of Damascus (634) commandedBy Amr ibn al-As