– Was chosen by an altar lot
– Visited churches in Upper and Lower Egypt and built many more as it was a time of calm and tranquility.
-Confirmed that divorce is only allowed in the case of adultery, and he debated Muslim scholars, so they declared fatwas (Islamic legal opinion) and firmans (royal decrees) against him
– On the year of his departure, the bubonic plague and a severe drought struck the country and many people died
