INTRODUCTION:

"You will remember what I am telling you, so I commit my case to God. God is Observant of the servants."" (40:44).

 This is a research paper on the persecution of Copts in Egypt after the Arab conquest, and it comprises the following parts:

Firstly: The Stance of Islam Regarding  Persecution of Non-Muslims

Secondly: The Beginning of Persecution of Copts within the Era of Pre-Umayyad Caliphs

Thirdly: The Persecution of Copts and Racial Discrimination Committed by the Umayyad Caliphs

Fourthly: The Persecution of Copts after the Umayyad Era

   Of course, it is clear that our focus here is on persecution suffered by Copts after Egypt was conquered by Arabs and the religious and historical roots of such persecution and discrimination against Copts in Egypt. This research paper focuses on this topic to clear the name of Islam of such heinous crimes. We warn here some of those who deem themselves as 'Muslims' or ascribe themselves to Islam against reviving Middle-Ages fanaticism which is against tolerance of Islam and its Quranic sharia. Most of the content of this research paper is the summary of previous books authored by us years ago, such as the two books titled: "Al-Sayed Al-Badawi between Truth and Myth"; "The Characteristics of Egypt after the Arab Conquest". Some of the content of this book was not published before; they are some omitted parts of our PhD thesis submitted to Al-Azhar University, as well as summaries of some previous research papers such as: "Daily Life of Our Egyptian Ancestors 500 Years Ago", "Rights of Minorities in Islam", and "Roots and Application of Islamic Shura". Moreover, summaries of some articles published before in many Cairo-based newspapers (e.g., ''Al-Qahira'', ''Al-Ahaly'', "Al-Ahrar", and "Al-Akhbar") are included as well as summaries of some research papers published within the Egyptian Human Rights Organization. We sincerely hope that this current research paper will be followed by other extensive and exhaustive researches and studies by other thinkers to courageously support the wronged parties and minorities and to expose lies and falsehoods forcibly attributed to Islam in order to clear its name from crimes perpetrated by those who ostentatiously claim to be ''Muslims'. May God Almighty come to the aid of all of us. 

Signature:

Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour

October 1994, Cairo, Egypt.