all that we know about the life and times of al-sijzī, the 10th century iranian muslim mathematician and astronomer, is limited to the small pieces of information provided by other authors’ accounts and some of his own works. on the basis of al-sijzī’s mathematical works and the extant maunscripts written in his hand, some modern scholars have estimated his date of birth in about 942 ad. numero...

sets of Roman medical instruments for the range of medical and surgical operations which might have been carried out during the period of their use, and the extent of specialization by Roman practitioners. The second section, covering "women, children and sexuality", is less extensive and wide ranging. It includes papers by Danielle Gourevitch, who draws attention to the instructions provided b...

Our research suggests al-Shaykh al-Mufīd was the first author to write down “Systematic Kalām” within framework of Imāmiyya works, which has survived present day. He reviewed and rationalized theological issues Imāmiyya, produced major works like Taṣḥīḥ al-I‘tiqādāt, Awā’il al-Maqālāt, al-Nukat fī Muqaddimāt al-Uṣūl, al-I‘tiqādiyya, in that context. While method content seem be influenced by Ba...