Research Summary
The novels of Coptic historians about the Arab conquest of Egypt
"The novels of John the Neocus and Said bin Al-Batrek are examples"
(18ـ 21 A.H/ 639ـ 641 A.D)

The Arab conquest of Egypt, and the spread of Islam in it is one of the important historical stages that have swept the country through the different ages. Egypt witnessed during this historical period a significant development both in the political sphere and in the cultural field.

The importance of the study is to highlight the Coptic position of the Arab conquest of Egypt through the novels of prominent Christian clergy. There is no doubt that these novels reflected the real impression of the majority of the country's population of Copts about the Arab conquest "Egypt", and welcome or not, which was clearly demonstrated through the study; which gave it special importance. Some of the different approaches have been used in research. There is the Transfer approach, which has been used to convey historical narratives in a literal manner, The analytical approach was used to explain and detail many of these novels, as well as the use of the critical approach to criticism of some novels, whether positive or negative, and finally The study examined the use of the comparative method by comparing some of the accounts of the historians "John the Neocus" and "Said Bin Al-Batrek" about some similar events related to the Arab conquest of Egypt. The study was divided into four main sections. The title of the first section is: "The definition of John the Neocons" The second section was entitled "The definition of Said Bin al-Batrek", while the third section dealt with "The novels of John the Neocus about the Arab conquest of Egypt", while the fourth section entitled "The novels of Said bin Al-Batrek about the Arab conquest of Egypt".