Al-Maqrizi, Egyptian historian in the 14th century, who visited the site and describes it in detail.

He is described by the Egyptian historian, Al-Jabarti, as the "crescent of the Maghrib".

Is it possible that such a mass movement could have been entirely overlooked by Egyptian historians?

Egyptian historian of the 14th-15th century al-Maqrizi wrote about the monastery's fine architecture.

Another Egyptian historian, al-Sakhawi, believed this would require eighty volumes to complete, but only sixteen were written.

Ibn al-Furat (1334-1405) was an Egyptian historian and Hanafi scholar.

Egyptian military historians refer to the war in Yemen as their Vietnam.

Ahmad Amin (1886 - 1954) was an Egyptian historian and writer.

Fifteenth-century Egyptian historian al-Maqrizi noted that mosque's ceiling was made of "beautifully dressed stone."

Ali Mubarak is considered by many to be "Pioneer among Egyptian historians" because of his influential writing.