Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,896,664,139 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

'Amr ibn al-'As
(redirected from Amru)

   Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

'Amr ibn al-'As

(died 663, Al-Fustat, Egypt) Arab conqueror of Egypt. After accepting Islam (c. 630), he led a force to Oman, where he converted the region's rulers. He was a leader in the Muslim force that conquered southwestern Palestine in the 630s but gained fame when, on his own initiative, he set out to conquer Egypt, succeeding (642) after a two-year campaign. A good administrator and politician, late in his career he aided the governor of Syria, Mu'awiyah I, against 'Ali, Islam's fourth caliph. He was rewarded with the governorship of Egypt at the beginning of the Umayyad dynasty (661).



Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Byline: Staff Report Dubai: An audience attended a Ramadan lecture conducted by Dr Amru Khalid Thursday night in a lecture series organised by the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) at the Chamber of Commerce.
By developing a solution for the BlackBerry platform, we are able to meet all the security requirements of our business customers on all levels thanks to additional encoding," said Amru Kotb, General Manager of G&D, Egypt.
Arab League Secretary-General Amru Moussa shuttled from Cairo to Khartoum to support the beleaguered NCP president Omar al-Bashir on all his evil steps against the people of Sudan in Darfur.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.