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Abu Bakr al-Razi

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Abu Bakr al-Razi
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Name wey dem give amMuhammad, Abu Bakr Edit
Ein date of birth866 Edit
Place dem born amRay Edit
Date wey edie925 Edit
Place wey edieRay Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signFarsi, Arabic Edit
Ein occupationmathematician, chemist, philosopher, inventor, physician Edit
Ein field of workmedicine Edit
Student ofAli ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari Edit
Religion anaa worldviewIslam Edit
Notable workṬibb al-rūḥānī, The comprehensive book on medicine, Doubts About Galen, Q108041965 Edit
CultureGreater Iran Edit

Abū Bakr al-Rāzī, dem sanso know as Rhazes (full name: أبو بکر محمد بن زکریاء الرازي, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī), 864 anaa 865 – 925 amaa 935 CE, be a Persian physician, philosopher den alchemist wey live during de Islamic Golden Age. He be widely regarded as one of de most important figures insyd de history of medicine,[1] wey he sanso wrep on logic, astronomy den grammar.[2] He sanso be known for ein criticism of religion, especially plus regard to de concepts of prophethood den revelation. However, de religio-philosophical aspects of ein thought, wich sanso include a belief insyd five "eternal principles", be fragmentary wey only reported by authors wey often be hostile to am.[3]

A comprehensive thinker, al-Razi make fundamental den enduring contributions to various fields, wich he record in over 200 manuscripts, wey particularly be remembered for numerous advances insyd medicine thru ein observations den discoveries.[4] An early proponent of experimental medicine, he cam be a successful doctor, wey he serve as chief physician of Baghdad den Ray hospitals.[5][6] As a teacher of medicine, he attract students of all backgrounds den interests wey dem say to be compassionate den devoted to de service of ein patients, whether rich anaa poor.[7] Along plus Thābit ibn Qurra (836–901), he be one of de first to clinically distinguish between smallpox den measles.[8]

Thru translation, ein medical works den ideas cam be known among medieval European practitioners wey he profoundly influence medical education insyd de Latin West.[5] Sam volumes of ein work Al-Mansuri, namely "On Surgery" den "A General Book on Therapy", cam be part of de medical curriculum insyd Western universities.[5] Edward Granville Browne dey consider am as "probably de greatest den most original of all de Muslim physicians, den one of de most prolific as an author".[9] Additionally, dem describe am as de father of pediatrics,[10][11] den a pioneer of obstetrics den ophthalmology.[12]

References

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  1. ↑ Walker, 1998; Iskandar, 2008; Adamson, 2021a.
  2. ↑ Majid Fakhry, A History of Islamic Philosophy, Columbia University Press (2004), p. 98.
  3. ↑ Adamson, 2021a.
  4. ↑ Hakeem Abdul Hameed, Exchanges between India and Central Asia in the Field of Medicine. Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. 1 2 3 Iskandar, 2008.
  6. ↑ Influence of Islam on World Civilization by Prof. Z. Ahmed, p. 127.
  7. ↑ Rāzī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakarīyā, Fuat Sezgin, Māzin ʻAmāwī, Carl Ehrig-Eggert, and E. Neubauer. Muḥammad ibn Zakarīyāʼ ar-Rāzī (d. 313/925): Texts and Studies. Frankfurt am Main: Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Science at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, 1999.
  8. ↑ Sezgin, 1970.
  9. ↑ Browne, 1921, p. 44.
  10. ↑ Tschanz David W., PhD (2003). "Arab(?) Roots of European Medicine". Heart Views. 4 (2).
  11. ↑ Elgood, Cyril (2010). A Medical History of Persia and The Eastern Caliphate (1st ed.). London: Cambridge. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-1-108-01588-2. By writing a monograph on 'Diseases in Children' he may also be looked upon as the father of pediatrics.
  12. ↑ "Ar-Razi (Rhazes), 864–930 C.E." www.unhas.ac.id. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-27. Ar-Razi was a pioneer in many areas of medicine and treatment and the health sciences in general. In particular, he was a pioneer in the fields of pediatrics, obstetrics and ophthalmology.
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