theguardian.com: Irish translation of Ibn Sīna discovered!
by News Desk Published on: 16th September 2019
A 15th-century vellum manuscript of the writing of the revered Persian physician Ibn Sīna, or Avicenna, has been found being used to bind a later book, revealing for the first time that his seminal Canon…
Ibn Sina on Education
by Abd Al-Rahman Al Naqib Published on: 17th January 2009
This study presents the theory of education in the philosophy of Ibn Sina, considered by ancient and modern scholars alike as the most famous of the Muslim philosophers. In his philosophical system, Ibn Sina outlined…
Ibn Sina’s The Canon of Medicine
by Cem Nizamoglu Published on: 15th April 2015
The Sheikh al-Ra'is Sharaf al-Mulk Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn b. ‘Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. ‘Ali Ibn Sina, in Latin he is know as Avicenna and his most famous works are those on philosophy and medicine.…
Ibn Sina and Sports
by The Editorial Team Published on: 19th February 2020
Ibn Sina advices people to partake in diets, bathing and intensive sports...
The role of Ibn Sina (Avicenna)’s Medical Poem in the transmission of medical knowledge to medieval Europe
by Rabie Abdel-Halim Published on: 14th July 2014
Were you aware that in the Medieval Islamic world, celebrated scientists such as Ibn Sina used to relay their teachings through poetry? Poems structure and rhythm aided the process of transmitting and memorising scientific and…
Contribution of Ibn Sina to the development of Earth Sciences
by Munim Al-Rawi Published on: 12th September 2002
The Muslim Civilisation was outstanding in its outlook on the universe, humanity and life. Muslim scientists thought about the origin of minerals, rocks, mountains, earthquakes and water, etc. Ibn Sina (981 - 1037 C.E.), better…
Bone Fractures in Ibn Sina’s Medicine
by Abdul Nasser Kaadan Published on: 29th September 2005
Ibn Sina, or Avicenna as he referred to in the West, was a well-known philosopher and physician from Islamic civilisation. Here we look at his accomplishments and contributions towards knowledge of bone fractures.
Muslim Contributions to Philosophy – Ibn Sina, Farabi, Beyruni
by Mehmet Aydin Published on: 14th January 2005
Muslim philosophers were men of science who explored and set the very foundations of knowledge. They had great influence and importance in the history of fundamental ideas.
Beauty, Hair and Body Care in the Canon of Ibn Sina
by Nil Sari Published on: 17th June 2005
The seventh and last art mentioned in the fourth book of the Canon of Medicine by Ibn Sina is assigned to the theme of "zina", that is beauty and physical appearance. It consists of four…
Manuscript Review: The Book of Observations and Admonitions, by Ibn Sina
by N.A. Baloch Published on: 5th June 2011
[Ibn Sina] flourished as a great physician and philosopher, but was also a distinguished scientist, mathematician, logician, and poet at the same time...
Ottoman Music Therapy
by Nil Sari Published on: 11th March 2009
Music has been used as a mean of therapy through the centuries to counter all kinds of disorders by various peoples. Physicians and musicians in the Ottoman civilization were aware of the music therapy in…
A Commentary on Toxicology in the Arabic Civilization
by Ayman Yasin Atat Published on: 2nd December 2021
Toxicology and Pharmacy: In the field of toxicology an early manual was Kitab as-Sumum attributed to Shanaq the Indian and translated into Arabic by al-’Abbas bin Sa’id al-Jawhari for the Caliph al-Mamun (r.813-833). The text discusses poisons and how they can…
The Great Physician Historian During the Golden Islamic Medical History – Ibn Abi Usaybi’aa
by Husain F. Nagamia Published on: 30th May 2021
Most Muslim physicians have heard (or should have heard) about famous Muslim physicians such as al-Razi, al-Majusi, Ibn Sina, Ibn al-Nafis, but few physicians have heard about Ibn Abi Usaybi’aa. Although not as famous as…
The Role of Religion in the Development of Mathematical Sciences in Medieval Islamic Civilization
by Nuh Aydin Published on: 18th January 2021
The rise of Islamic Civilization was one of the major events in world history. An important aspect of the medieval Islamic Civilization was the development of a remarkable scientific tradition in a relatively short period…
Natural Drugs in Greco-Arabic and Islamic Medicine
by Bashar Saad, Omar Said Published on: 15th November 2020
This article has been produced from Chapter 6 "Contributions of Arab and Islamic Scholars to Modern Pharmacology" of the Book “Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine: Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues” by Bashar…
The Mystery of Hayy Ibn Yaqzan
by Salim Al-Hassani - 1001 Book Chief Editor Published on: 19th August 2020
In early 12th-century Muslim Spain, a gifted philosopher, mathematician, poet, and medical doctor was born. Ibn Tufayl, or Abu Bakr ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Tufayl al-Qaysi, to give his full name,…
The Arab Roots of European Medicine
by David W. Tschanz Published on: 2nd June 2020
Wel knew he the olde Esculapius And Deyscorides and eek Rufus, Olde Ypocras, Haly and Galeyn, Serapion, Razi and Avycen, Averrois, Damascien and Constantyn, Bernard and Gatesden and Gilbertyn.
Avicenna
by Media Desk Published on: 17th August 2005
Peter Adamson discusses the philosophy of Avicenna.
Avicenna’s Medical Thinking in Colonial Mexico
by Rolando Neri-Vela Published on: 27th September 2017
New Spain was a viceroyalty of Spain between 1521 and 1821. In these three centuries, the practice and the teaching of medicine had a great influence from Arabian medicine, and in this way, the thinking…
Avicenna’s Medical Thinking in Colonial Mexico
by Rolando Neri-Vela Published on: 27th August 2017
New Spain was a viceroyalty of Spain between 1521 and 1821. In these three centuries, the practice and the teaching of medicine had a great influence from Arabian medicine, and in this way, the thinking…