Egypt & Libya

Egypt & LibyaEgypt & Libyaليبيا و مصر ليبيا فتوح و مصر فتوح

17th Hijra639 AD CE

Belbys

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Belbys

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

Amr bin Al-Aas

Reasons to Advance to Egypt and Reasons to Advance to Egypt and North AfricaNorth Africa

• Big Byzantine forces that pose a threat to the new Muslim territories.

• The wealth of Egypt is very important to Byzantium, controlling that weakens Constantinople.

• The Coptic were abused by the Byzantines, and resistance to the Muslims is unlikely.

• The Duty to spread Islam and free those who can not freely accept it.

Belbys

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

Amr bin Al-Aas

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Belbys

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

Farma

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Belbys

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

Farma

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Belbys

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

Farma

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Belbys

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

Farma

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Battle of Um-Denin

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Battle of Um-Denin

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Ubadah bin As-Sametnegotiates with Al-Mukawkes

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

18th Hijra640 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

18th Hijra640 AD CE

The Muslim Army restsin Bablyon.

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

19th Hijra641 AD CE

The orders come to march to Alexandria.

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

19th Hijra641 AD CE

The orders come to march to Alexandria.

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

19th Hijra641 AD CE

The Seige of Alexandria.(9 months)

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

19th Hijra641 AD CE

The Seige of Alexandria.(9 months)

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

20th Hijra642 AD CE

Ubadah leads the final battle of Alexandria

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

20th Hijra642 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

20th Hijra642 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

20th Hijra642 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

20th Hijra642 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

20th Hijra642 AD CE

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

20th Hijra642 AD CE

Amr calls upon Omar to come to Egypt

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Bablyon

FarmaBelbys

20th Hijra642 AD CE

Omar asks Amr to keep the Army on the side of Arabia with no water separating them from getting help.

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Al-Fustat

FarmaBelbys

21th Hijra642 AD CE

Amr builds Al-Fustat (Cairo today)

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Al-Fustat

FarmaBelbys

22th Hijra643 AD CE

Amr moves toward the last Byzantines strong holds in North Africa

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Al-Fustat

FarmaBelbys

22th Hijra643 AD CE

Amr moves toward Barqua

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Al-Fustat

FarmaBelbys

22th Hijra643 AD CE

Barqua surrenders

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Al-Fustat

FarmaBelbys

22th Hijra643 AD CE

Amr moves to Tripoli

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Al-Fustat

FarmaBelbys

22th Hijra643 AD CE

Tripoli is besieged and surrenders

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Al-Fustat

FarmaBelbys

22th Hijra643 AD CE

Amr asks permission to move towards Tunisia

Al-Arish

Rafah

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Al-Fustat

FarmaBelbys

22th Hijra643 AD CE

Omar tells Amr to stop ans let the Muslims regroup.

Islam has a strong hold in North Africa

A prelude to the rest ofNorth Africa and Spain