Biography of Dr. Jamil Iskandar, known in the Order as Father Hanna Iskandar
Professor of History and Ancient Languages at the Lebanese University, and a member of the Research Council of the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences.
First: university degrees
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- Licensed in theology
- Doctor in history
– Master’s thesis entitled: Monastery of the Mukhles Bhanin, History and Index of Documents and Manuscripts, Faculty of Arts, Department of History, Holy Spirit University, Kaslik, Lebanon, 1993.
– Doctoral thesis entitled: Makarios-Samaan al-Manhoul, Verification of the Two Arabic Translations and Study of the Text, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences (History), The Threat of Oriental Literatures, Saint Joseph University – Beirut, 2015.
Secondly: Books
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- Father Hanna Iskandar, Saint Charbel as witnessed by his contemporaries, Lebanon, 2006, 2007, 2008.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Saint Charbel from his contemporaries to our time, Lebanon, 2009.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, St. Nimatullah Kassab Al-Hardini, as witnessed by his contemporaries, Lebanon, 2008.
- Hanna Iskandar’s Father, The Story of Saint Paul, Lebanon, 2008.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Mar Maroun, Lebanon, 2008.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Blessed Brother Stephan, Lebanon, 2010.
- Hanna Iskandar’s father, the man of God, the imprisoned father Elisha Al-Hardini, in Al-Mashreq, Lebanon, 2018.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Man of God Father Daniel Al-Hadathi, Lebanon, 2011.
- Ab Hanna Iskandar, Internet and Historical Research, Lebanese University Conference, Third Branch, Tripoli, November, 2018.
- Ab Hanna Iskandar, Curriculum Development and Historical Research, Conference of the Union of Historians, Al-Warraq and Hariri University, Beirut, April, 2019.
Third: Investigation of documents and manuscripts
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- Ab Hanna Iskandar, Our Lady of Mashmosha Monastery, Cataloging of Documents, Manuscripts and Pictures, Lebanon, 2006.
- Ab Hanna Iskandar, Mar Shalita Monastery – Al-Qattara, Cataloging of Documents, Manuscripts and Pictures, Lebanon, 2006.
- Ab Hanna Iskandar, Saint Anthony Monastery – Qozhaya, Cataloging of Documents and Manuscripts, Lebanon, 2006.
- Ab Hanna Iskandar, Saint George Monastery – Deir Jenin, Cataloging of Documents and Manuscripts, Akkar, Lebanon, 2006.
- Ab Hanna Iskandar, Our Lady of the Citadel School, Cataloging Documents and Manuscripts, Achieved, Akkar, Lebanon, 2006.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Mar Elias School – Oudin, Indexing of Documents, Lebanon, 2006.
About 50,000 documents and 120 manuscripts.
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- Ab Hanna Iskandar, Archives of Saint Anthony Monastery in Nabatiyeh, Cataloging of Documents and Manuscripts, Lebanon, 1996
- Ab Hanna Iskandar, St. Jacob Monastery – Pshtodar, Cataloging of Documents, Manuscripts and Pictures, Lebanon, 1993.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Our Lady of Aid Monastery – Jbeil, or the General Presidency Archive, Cataloging Documents and Pictures, Lebanon, 2006
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Our Lady of Mayfouk Monastery, Cataloging of Documents, Manuscripts and Pictures, Lebanon, 1997
- Ab Hanna Iskandar, Saint Peter and Paul Monastery – Qattin, Cataloging of Documents and Manuscripts, Lebanon, 1994
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Monastery of Saint Cyprian and Justina – Kfifan, the old calendar and record of the deceased monks from 1919, Lebanon,
- Ab Hanna Iskandar, Saint Maron Monastery – Annaya, Cataloging of Documents, Manuscripts and Pictures, Lebanon, 2006
- Doctors Reports, George Shukrallah, 3p., 1926; Jeffro Druman, 7p., 1927; Joseph Hitti and Shukri Petjan, Théophile Maroun and Simon Jargorian, 1950, 10 am, manuscript in the Kaslik Library, prepared by Father Hanna Iskandar, The Lady of the Castle – Munjez – Akkar, Lebanon, 2006, Sharbilyat 4.
- A lawsuit for the beatification and declaration of his holiness Abdullah Father Charbel Makhlouf, Bkerke, 1955, containing 16 interrogations with witnesses who knew Charbel directly, 3 + 316 p.m., manuscript in Bkerke, prepared by Father Hanna Iskandar, The Lady of the Citadel – Munjez – Akkar, Lebanon, 2006, Charbelyat 6.
- The petition of Abbot Ignatius Dagher al-Tanuri by Maronite Patriarch Elias Howayek, 1922, 12 p.m., Manuscript in the Kaslik Library, prepared by Father Hanna Iskandar, Our Lady of the Castle – Munjez – Akkar, Lebanon, 2004, Sharbilyat 3.
- Examination report on the fame of His Holiness Abdullah Father Charbel in Kakafra and on his virtues and wonders in general, 1926, and an exceptional record, on 20/6/1927, and on 4/1/1928, containing 34 interrogations with witnesses who knew Charbel directly, 148 p., Manuscript in the Kaslik Library , investigated by Father Hanna Iskandar, Our Lady of the Castle – Achieved – Akkar, Lebanon, 2004, Sharbilyat 1.
- Minutes of Father Charbel’s picture that appeared in the lens of the photographer Brother Elias Nohra, the Lebanese missionary, in front of the Hermitage of Saint Peter and Paul in Annaya on May 8, 1950, manuscript in the Kaslik Library, 10 am, investigative by Father Hanna Iskandar, Our Lady of the Citadel – Achieved – Akkar, Lebanon, 2005, Sharbeliat 5.
- Minutes of Abdullah Father Nima Allah Al-Hardini, 1926, containing interrogations with a number of witnesses, 115 p., Manuscript in the Kaslik Library, investigative by Father Hanna Iskandar, Our Lady of the Citadel – Achieved – Akkar, Lebanon, 2005.
- The record of non-performance of worship to Father Charbel, Father Charbel, in Bekaa Kafra, 1926, containing 13 interrogations with witnesses who knew Charbel directly or received Charbel’s body in the first years of his death, 39 p. 2006, Charbeliat 2.
- The file of the miracles of beatification, Sister Mary Abel Kamary, Iskandar Ebeid, Akl Wakim and Paul Akiki, investigation by Father Hanna Iskandar, Our Lady of the Castle – Achieved – Akkar, Lebanon, 2004.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Myamer of Saint Macarius, Realization of the Arabic text in comparison with the Greek original, in cooperation with Father Vincent Debray, ready for publication.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Articles, Sayings, and Questions of Saint Simeon Al-Amoudi Al-Habis, Realization of the Arabic Text in Comparison with the Greek Original in cooperation with Father Vincent Debray, ready for publication.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Articles, Sayings and Questions of Saint Simeon Al-Amoudi Al-Habib, an investigation of the Arabic text in comparison with the Syriac text of texts that lost their Greek origin, ready for publication.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Articles, Sayings and Questions of Saint Simeon Al-Amoudi Al-Habib, Realization of the Arabic Text through his Arabic and Karshuni manuscripts, for texts that have lost their Greek origin, and have no texts in Syriac, ready for publication.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Makarios-Samaan al-Manhoul, his life and writings, Dar al-Mashreq, Beirut, ready for publication.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, The Gospel of Jesus Christ, Verification of the Text in Comparison with the Syriac Original (Simple ܦܫܝܛܬܐ), ready for publication.
Fourth: Islamic studies
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- Father Hanna Iskandar, The Prophet and Intimidation, Dar Bissan, Beirut, 2015.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Baptism through the Texts of the Holy Qur’an, published on the Internet.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Eucharist and Priesthood through the Texts of the Holy Qur’an, published on the Internet.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, The Death and Resurrection of Christ through the Texts of the Noble Qur’an, published on the Internet.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, The Mermaids of Heaven through the Holy Qur’an, a lecture at the Sarafand Conference, 6/1/2014.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Jihad between Islam and Christianity, a lecture at the Sarafand Conference, 6/1/2015.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, translating the Bible into Arabic… from the days of ignorance, in “Cultural Lighthouses”, Lebanon, 2017.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Moses, the Stick, and the Serpent between the Book of Exodus and Makarios – Simon the Apocalypse and the Qur’an, in “Biblia”, Lebanon, 2017.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, The Book in Arabic… From the Days of Jahiliyyah, in “The Mashreq”, Lebanon, 2018.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, The Gospel of Manathira, Sixth Century, Erbil Conference, Iraq, March, 2019.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, Maryam in the Qur’an, between texts and photography, ready for publication.
Fifth: Studies in the Arabic language
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- Father Hanna Iskandar, Recitations in the Noble Qur’an in the Light of Recitations in Makarios-Samaan al-Manhoul, Beirut, 2015.
- Father Hanna Iskandar, The Karshuni Origins of the Arabic Letter, Beirut, 2016.
- a. Dr., Muhammad Jawad Saeed Al-Tarihi, Dean of the College of Islamic Sciences, University of Baghdad, Father Dr. Jamil Iskandar, Professor at the Lebanese University, Arabic writing, a comparative study between Christian manuscripts and the Holy Qur’an, Gilgamesh House and Library, Baghdad, Bab al-Moadham, 2019.
- Father Dr. Jamil Iskandar, The Arabic Alphabet, Its Origin, Evolution and Impact on Reading and Grammar, lecture at the Higher Institute of Ph.D., 2019.
Sixth: Radio, TV and Internet programs
I have many television, radio and Internet programs on many occasions and on different topics, and I also give lectures via the Internet in different universities.
Seventh: Foreign publications
1-Père Jean Skandar, Saint Charbel , pèlerin de l’absolu, Pierre Téqui, Paris, 2011.
2-Father Hanna Skandar, Saint Sharbel , from his contemporaries to our era , HNC, Lebanon, 2012.
3-Hanna Skandar, Les paroles de saint Charbel , Artège, Paris, 2014.
4-P. Jean Skandar, Heiliger Charbel , pilger des absoluten, Parvis-Verlag, Hauteville/ Schweiz, 2014.
5 – En outre, autre traductions du nos livres sur saint Charbel ont été apparues: trois polonaises , deux italiennes , deux espagnoles , une russe , deux ukrainiennes , une tchèque , une lituaniroise , …
6- Père Hanna Skandar, Le Pseudo-Macaire arabe : une source du Coran et une mine pour son exégèse , Makarios-Symposium, Bergvik, Finland, 21-24/8/2014, à paraître.
7- Père Hanna Skandar, père Vincent Desprez, Lexique grec-arabe du pseudo-Macaire , outil pour l’exégèse du Noble Coran, à paraître.
8- Père Hanna Skandar, les prières syriaques et le Coran , Rome, 2016.
9- Père Hanna Skandar, Déchiffrage de l’énigme des sept lectures coraniques , Rome, 2016.
10- Père Hanna Skandar, les Houris ou la sexualité paradisiaque , Kaslik, 2015.
11- Père Hanna Skandar, Musulmans… ce sont des chrétiens !? Old Artege Paris. 2020?
12- Père Hanna Skandar, Le Coran et les Ecrits Monastiques arabes , Inarah, Allemagne, 2020?
13- Père Hanna Skandar, Père Vincent Desprez, Les Pièces originelles du pseudo-Macaire Arabe , Sources chrétiennes, à paraître.
14- Père Hanna Skandar, L’Evangile de ʿIssa le Christ , VI e s., colloque en Mayence, Allemagne, Mai, 2019.