From the Events of History
Coptic Scholars in the Thirteenth Century
Ibn al-Makīn (Ibn al-ʿAmīd)!
He is Girgis ibn al-ʿAmīd, known as Ibn al-Makīn. He composed the book Al-Ḥāwī, in which he responded to objections against the Christian religion, and he wrote books in civil history, and completed the History of al-Ṭabarī.
8- Ibn al-Rāhib, Deacon of al-Muʿallaqah:
He is Buṭrus Abū Shākir Ibn al-Rāhib. He nominated himself for the Patriarchate against Pope Cyril III, and his manner was not spiritual, so he failed; thus he turned to writing….
He composed the book (Al-Shifāʾ, on uncovering what was concealed of the Divinity of Christ and what was hidden),
and a book on the calculation of the Abqṭī, a third on canon law, a fourth on history, and a fifth on the ecumenical and local councils.
9- Simʿān ibn Kalīl:
He is al-Makīn Simʿān ibn Kalīl ibn Maqārah. He became a monk in al-Siqiṭ. He composed the book (Rawḍat al-Farīd wa Sawwat al-Waḥīd).
10- Abū al-Makārim ibn Barakāt:
He wrote the history of Pope Mark ibn Zurʿah (the 73rd Patriarch), and his successor Pope John VI. He spoke at length about the wars of the Ayyubid state.
An article by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III – in Al-Kiraza Magazine – Year Eight (Issue Thirty) – 29-7-1977
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