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Chapter 5 – The Arab Conquest of Egypt (641 CE)

Part III – The Coming of Islam and the Reconfiguration of Society 5.1 The Historical Setting By the early seventh century, Egypt stood as one…
Chapter 6 – Gradual Islamisation and Cultural Integration

Part III – The Coming of Islam and the Reconfiguration of Society 6.1 From Conquest to Cultural Transformation The Arab conquest of Egypt (641 CE)…
Chapter 7 – Taxation, Law, and Tolerance in Medieval Egypt

Part III – The Coming of Islam and the Reconfiguration of Society 7.1 Fiscal Foundations: Zakat, Jizya, and Kharāj The early Islamic state that emerged…
Chapter 8 – Egypt under the Fatimids

Part IV – The Fatimid Era and the Miracle of Mokattam Mountain 8.1 The Rise of the Fatimid Caliphate The Fatimid Caliphate (909–1171 CE) emerged…
Chapter 9 – The Story of Saint Simon the Tanner

Part IV – The Fatimid Era and the Miracle of Mokattam Mountain 9.1 Historical and Religious Context The reign of Caliph al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh (953–975…
Chapter 10 – The Miracle Re-examined

Part IV – The Fatimid Era and the Miracle of Mokattam Mountain 10.1 Primary Sources and Transmission The earliest and most authoritative record of the…
Chapter 11 – Muslim and State Perspectives

Part IV – The Fatimid Era and the Miracle of Mokattam Mountain 11.1 Fatimid Pragmatism and Religious Neutrality The Fatimid Caliphate (969–1171 CE) was remarkable…
Chapter 12 – From Miracle to Memory

Part V – Modern Egypt and Religious Continuity 12.1 The Enduring Presence of Mokattam Over a millennium after the supposed Moving of the Mountain, the…
Chapter 13 – The Enduring Coptic and Islamic Identities

Part V – Modern Egypt and Religious Continuity 13.1 Egypt as a Land of Two Faiths Modern Egypt remains one of the world’s oldest and…
Chapter 14 – The Legacy of Faith: Lessons from Mokattam

Part V – Modern Egypt and Religious Continuity 14.1 The Journey of Faith through Time From the pharaohs to the Fatimids, and from the Copts…