T. Jassim, M., K. Mohammed, L. (2024). A historical overview of Fustat city and its origin. , (), 1194-1217. doi: 10.37653/juah.2024.184608
Mohammed T. Jassim; Lateef K. Mohammed. "A historical overview of Fustat city and its origin". , , , 2024, 1194-1217. doi: 10.37653/juah.2024.184608
T. Jassim, M., K. Mohammed, L. (2024). 'A historical overview of Fustat city and its origin', , (), pp. 1194-1217. doi: 10.37653/juah.2024.184608
T. Jassim, M., K. Mohammed, L. A historical overview of Fustat city and its origin. , 2024; (): 1194-1217. doi: 10.37653/juah.2024.184608

A historical overview of Fustat city and its origin

Journal of University of Anbar for Humanities
Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 15 September 2024
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.37653/juah.2024.184608
Authors
Mohammed T. Jassim1; Lateef K. Mohammed2
1University of Anbar - College of Education for ‎Humanities
2University of Anbar –College of Education for Humanities
Abstract
Objective: The study came to shed light on the city of Fustat, its historical origins, its conquest, and the most important urban works it witnessed, and the civilization and progress left by Muslims in that city.
Methodology: To achieve the objectives of the study, the narrative and analytical approach was applied to study the city and identify the most important Islamic achievements in it, by analyzing the information contained in the relevant sources and rereading the texts of those sources and examining them in a way that serves the objectives of the study.
Results: The city of Fustat, like any city built by Muslims at the beginning of the conquest and liberation operations during the era of the Rashidun Caliphate in the year 20 AH, had known borders and land that was given this name, enjoyed fertility and abundant water, and several cities were located on its outskirts. These cities are considered the first urban cities of all of Egypt. The word Fustat is an Arabic word that the Arabs knew before this name was given to this land that was historically referred to, and the place was chosen by the leader Amr ibn al-Aas (may God be pleased with him). The twentieth year of the Hijra was the beginning of the process of liberating Egypt and extending Arab Islamic influence over it. The Emirate House was the second building after the Great Mosque in the city of Fustat, which was considered the center of government.
Conclusion: The city of Fustat was one of the military cities that the Muslims built when they conquered Egypt. Some historians differed about the origin of the name of the city, as it is a Greek word, but it is an explicit Arabic word, as the Muslims built the Great Mosque in it, which was founded by Amr ibn al-Aas (may God be pleased with him) and the Emirate House, which is the place where the center of government is.
Keywords
Fustat ‎; Egypt ‎; Islamic Conquer; Amr Bin Al Aas
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