Category: Muslim Physicians

Ibn Ṭufayl was an Andalusian Muslim writer, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, and astronomer. Known for his philosophical novel, Ḥayy bin Yaqẓān. Full Name: Abū Bakr Muḥammad bin ʿAbd al-Malik bin Muḥammad bin Ṭufayl al-Qaysiyy al-ʾAndalusiyy. Arabic: أبو بكر محمد بن عبد الملك بن محمد بن طفيل القيسي الأندلسي Other Names: Abubacer Aben Tofail, Abubekar…

Dr. Azar Andami is the inventor of Cholera vaccine. Full Name: Azar Andami. Persian: آذر اندامی Born: 1926 AD. Died: 1984 AD. Origin: Rasht, Iran. Famous for: Physician and Bacteriologist. Contributions:  Development of a cholera vaccine. Legacy: A crater, named “Andami”, on the planet Venus was named in her honour by the International Astronomical Union.…

Full Name: Abu’l Hassan Ali ibn Radwan Al-Misri Arabic: أبو الحسن علي بن رضوان بن علي بن جعفر المصري Other Names: Hali, Haly, or Haly Abenrudian Born: c. 988 Died: c. 1061 Origin: Giza, Egypt. Famous for: Physician, Astrologer and Astronomer. Contributions:  The most detailed description of the supernova now known as SN 1006, the brightest stellar…

Full Name: Abd al-Malik bin Saeed bin Hayyan bin Abjar al-Kanani Arabic: عبد الملك بن أبجر الكناني Born: Origin: Kufa, Iraq. Died: 10th Century. Famous for: Medicine. Contributions:  Worked at the medical school of Alexandria. Worked for ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz’s court. Articles  https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_in_the_medieval_Islamic_world https://www.wikiwand.com/de/Medizin_in_der_mittelalterlichen_islamischen_Welt  

Ibn Sina is known as pioneer of neuropsychiatry, thought experiment, self-awareness and self-consciousness. Full Name: Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn bin ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Ḥasan bin ʿAlī bin Sīnā al-Balkhi al-Bukhari. Other Names: Avicenna. Arabic: أبو علي الحسين بن عبد الله بن الحسن بن علي بن سينا البلخي البخاري Origin: Afshana, Transoxiana, Samanid Empire (near Bukhara, Iran, now…

Full Name: Samira Ibrahim Islam. Arabic: سميرة إسلام Origin: al-Hafuf, al-Ahsaa, Saudi Arabia. Famous for: First Saudi full professor in Pharmacology in 1983 . She is the first Saudi woman to obtain Bachelor and Ph.D degrees. First Saudi woman to become a professor of pharmacology. She is also the first to introduce formal university education…

Full Name: Al-Shifāʾ bint ʿAbd Allāh. Arabic: الشفاء بنت عبد الله Other Names: Laylā. Origin: Hejaz, Arabia. Born: Died: 20 Hijri. Famous for: She practiced folk medicine in Mecca. At a time when barely twenty people in Mecca could read-write, Al-Shifaa was the first woman to acquire this skill. She taught calligraphy to many others,…

Full Name: Rufayda Al-Aslamia. Arabic: رفيدة الأسلمية Other Names: Rufaida Al-Aslamiya or Rufaydah bint Sa`ad. Origin: Hejaz, Arabia. Born: 620 AD. Died: Famous for: First female Muslim nurse and the first female surgeon in Islam. Contribution: She trained other women, Including the famous female companions of Muhammad (SAW), Ayesha (RA) She assisted children in need and…

Full Name: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyya al-Razi Arabic: أبو بکر محمد بن زکریاء الرازي Origin: Persia, Iran Born: 864-865 AD Dies: 925-935 AD Famous for: Physician Philosopher and Alchemist Contribution: One of the most important figures in the history of medicine Contemporary physician of Amir Abu al-Qasim Fenderski Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_al-Razi https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/abu-bakr-al-razi/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074295/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/abu-bakr-ar-razi Books…