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Excerpt from The Treaty of Misr in Tabari: An Essay in Historical Criticism
Omar after subjugating the whole of Syria wrote to 'amr ibn al 'asi to march to Egypt with his army. So he set out, and captured Bab al Yuri (babylon) in the year A.ll. 20. There is a difference of opinion concerning the date of the taking of Alexandria, some giving the year as a.h. 25.
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