The Official religion in Egypt is Islam, which began when Mohammed received the revelation of the Quran in 610 A.D when he heard the voice of God telling him to write. the Islamic religion entered Egypt after the invasion of Amr-Ibn El-Aas in 641 A.D. it should be mentioned that The main pillars of Islam are prayer five times daily , the Pilgrimage to Mecca , the Ramadan fast , a religious levy and the most Fundamental of all , the acceptance that there is no god but Allah and Mohammed is his prophet.

An Arabian general named Amr Ibn El As, with 4,000 cavalry, rode across the Sinai Desert , and attacked the fort of Babylon and opened Egypt 641 A.C. Ibn El As made his headquarters at Fustat, a new town located in what is now Old Cairo, which became afterwards the capital of Egypt instead of Alexandria . Under the Muslim rule, most Egyptians in time converted to Islam.

There is also the Christianity in Egypt which was brought to Egypt by saint Mark, at the time of Emperor Nero in 45 A.D , in recent years ??Christianity has undergone a revival under the Dynastic Leadership of its current Pope Shenouda III. The Coptic Orthodox Christians occupied bout 10 percent of the population while a much smaller percentage are Christians of other sects as Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian, and various Protestant churches. as well as our country has a very small Jewish community.