Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon you will conquer a land where the word 'qirat' will be mentioned, so accept the advice of doing good to its inhabitants, because they will be dhimmis and there will also be ties of kinship with them." The narrator named Harmalah says: By 'qirat' is meant: The Copts, the inhabitants of Egypt, used this word for their bricks and for every gathering of theirs they used the word 'qirat'. They used to say: We participated in the qirat.