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== Early Islamic Egypt ==
{{Main|History of Muslim Egypt|Tulunids|Ikhshidid dynasty}}

[[File:Tulunids 893.svg|thumb|left|220x220px|Extent of the Tulunid domains under Khumarawayh, in 893]]The Byzantines were able to regain control of the country after a brief [[Aegyptus (Roman province)#Persian and Arab conquests|Persian]] invasion early in the 7th century, until 639–642, when Egypt was invaded and [[Muslim conquest of Egypt|conquered by the Arab Islamic Empire]]. The final loss of Egypt was of incalculable significance to the Byzantine Empire, which had relied on Egypt for many agricultural and manufactured goods.

When they defeated the Byzantine armies in Egypt, the Arabs brought [[Sunni Islam]] to the country. Early in this period, Egyptians began to blend their new faith with their Christian traditions as well as other indigenous beliefs and practices, leading to various [[Sufism|Sufi]] orders that have flourished to this day.<ref name="georgetown1" /> These earlier rites had survived the period of Coptic Christianity.<ref>El-Daly, Okasha. ''Egyptology: The Missing Millennium''. London: UCL Press</ref>{{page needed|date=May 2024}}