AUTHOR'S ARTICLES
Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi the Great Surgeon
by Ibrahim Shaikh Published on: 22nd December 2001
Abu al-Qasim Khalaf ibn al-Abbas Al-Zahrawi (936-1013 CE), also known in the West as Albucasis, was an Andalusian physician. He is considered as the greatest surgeon in the Islamic medical tradition. His comprehensive medical texts,…
Eye Specialists in Islamic Cultures
by Ibrahim Shaikh Published on: 20th December 2001
"I invite you... to go back with me 1000 years to consider the fascinating history of the old Arabian ophthalmology which I have studied in the past five years." With these words Julius Hirschberg, addressing…