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Egypt (Misr), Also Misr, Kemet, Aegyptus, Egypt

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RegionAlso Misr, Kemet, Aegyptus, Egypt

Egypt (Misr)مصر

The Nile land where Yusuf rose to power and Musa faced Firaun, named in the Quran as Misr.

Yusuf rose here from slave to keeper of the storehouses, and Musa confronted Firaun here. Hajar, mother of Ismail, came from Egypt, as did Mariya, mother of the Prophet's ﷺ son Ibrahim. Amr ibn al-As opened it in 641, and it became the seat of the Fatimids, Ayyubids and Mamluks.

What does the Quran say?

10:8712:2112:9943:512:61

What does the hadith say?

Sahih Muslim 2543aSahih al-Bukhari 3358

What happened here?

Who lived here?

The Eldest BrotherBinyaminThe Aziz of EgyptThe Wife of the AzizThe Witness from Her FamilyThe Women of the CityYusuf's Fellow PrisonersThe King of EgyptThe Mother of MusaThe Sister of MusaAsiyaThe Man of Musa's PeopleThe Man Who Warned MusaThe Believer of Firaun's FamilyThe Magicians of Firaun

Who else is linked?

IbrahimYusufYaqubMusaHarunHajarMaria al-QibtiyyahAmr ibn al-AsFiraunHamanAncient EgyptRoman EmpireByzantine EmpireRashidun CaliphateFatimid CaliphateAyyubidsMamluk SultanateOttoman EmpirePeople of Firaun

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