Why Muslims Shouldn’t Practice Medicine: The Autobiographical Account of a Frustrated Physician, Ibrāhīm al-Qalyūbī (fl. second half of seventh/ thirteenth century)

Naṣīḥat al-muḥibb fī dhamm al-takassub bi-l-ṭibb, a largely autobiographical treatise by the otherwise unknown Cairene physician Ibrāhīm ibn Yuḥannā al-Wajīh al-Qalyūbī (fl. second half of seventh century AH/ thirteenth CE), offers unique account lives street medical practitioners. Although written as piece advice warning students about dangers that practice medicine poses for them in this world and hereafter, work is treasure trove information life physicians beyond walls court attitude common people towards their art. In essay I will survey discuss al-Qalyūbī’s complaints poor living conditions physicians, challenge authority female practitioners, predominance Jews profession, entails, according to al-Qalyūbī, intellect religious convictions physicians.