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Figure 1: The authors of the article: Aliya Khan (left), Ingrid Hehmeyer (right).
Islam’s Forgotten Contributions to Medical Science
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The transmission of medical knowledge can be traced to some of the earliest writings in human history. Yet a...
Figure 1: A banquet given by the commander-in-chief Lala Mustafa Pahsa to the janissaries in Izmit, 5 April 1578. Topkapi Palace Museum Library, MS H1365, fol. 34b.
Food as Medicine in Muslim Civilization
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The subject of food and diet was very essential in the Islamic Cuisine. Both of them were very important in...
Figure 1: An illustration of a medical practitioner and a patient. (Source: Millet Kutuphanesi, Ali Emiri, nr. 79.).
Highly Valued Virtues of Classical Ottoman Turkish Medical Ethics: A View From Past to Future
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Virtues such as modesty, contentedness, fidelity and hopefulness expected from a physician must be perceived...
Figure 4: This picture shows a part of a painting that was painted in 1352. It is called Hugh of St. Cher.
The Invention of Spectacles between the East and the West
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The following article by the expert scholar Lutfallah Gari surveys the historical sources to uncover the...
Figure 2: Painting depicting Ibn Sina getting wisdom from the muse of Medicine (Source).
Certain Aspects of Medical Instruction in Medieval Islam and its Influences on Europe
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In this article, Professor Aydin Syili analyses the medical teaching in the different phases of Islamic...
Figure 2: Front cover of Health in the Ottomans, vol. 2.
Health in the Ottoman Empire: A Collective Achievement in the History of Ottoman Medicine
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This is a review of Health in the Ottomans (Osmanlilarda Saglik), a two-volume book concerning Ottoman...
