ˤAmr ibn al-ˤĀs (Arabic: عمرو بن العاص) (born c.583 - d. January 6, 664 CE) was an Arab military commander who is most noted for leading the Islamic conquest of Egypt in 640. He was a contemporary of Muhammad who rose quickly through the Muslim hierarchy following his conversion to Islam in the year 8 AH (629 CE). He founded the Egyptian capital of Fustat, and built the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As at its center -- the first Mosque on the continent of Africa. (...) more....
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