since the beginning of the presence of the holy qur’an, criticism and rhetoric have received attention in the areas of culture and thought, too. in this respect we can name some literary and rhetorical works like maj?z al-qur’?n by abu ubaydah ma’mar ibn muthann?, ket?b al-fas?hah by abu h?tam sajest?ni, e’j?z al-qur’?n by j?hez basri, naqd al-nathr wa naqd al-she’r by abu al-faraj qud?mah ibn ...

Ibn Sina (980-1037 AD), known by his full name Abu Ali al-Hussain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina and the Latin name 'Avicenna', was a Persian scholar who is primarily remembered for his contributions to the science of medicine. He authored Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb (The Canon of Medicine). Sections of his work are devoted to detailed descriptions of a number of infectious illnesses, particularly rabies. Avice...

Abu Ja'far Ahmad b. Abi Khalid Ibn al-Jazzar, born in Qayrawan, the medieval capital of Tunisia, hailed from a family of physicians. ' His father IbrThim was a doctor, as was his paternal uncle Abu Bakr. He studied with the famous Jewish philosopher and physician Ishaq b. Sulayman al-Isra'ili (c. 243/855-343/955),2 who had been a student of Ishaq ibn 'Imran (d. 296/908),3 and who at the age of ...

A close look at the writings of the Middle Eastern and North African scholars who lived in the Middle Ages (roughly between A.D. 476-1500) reveals an immense body of theoretical knowledge pertaining to the humanities, and behavioral and social sciences. A partial list of the scholars who wrote on these issues includes names such as Abu Yusuf (8th century), Abul-Fadl Al-Dimishgi (9th century), A...

During the Sassanid Empire in Persia (226-652 AD), there was a renaissance of humanistic sciences, including medicine, in the city of Gondi-Shapur. When the Islamic center of power moved to Baghdad in about 750 AD, physicians of Gondi-Shapur, including the dean of the medical school (a Nestorian Christian), gradually moved to Baghdad constructing hospitals and medical schools. Aided by the Pers...

salm ibn amr khasir the first abbasid poet born in basra.he was a pupil and narrator of the poet bashar ibn burd. he acquired his nickname (the loser),when he sold a copy of the quran in exchange for a book of verse; other explanations are also given. when young,he moved to baghdad and became a panegyrist of the ‘abbasid caliphs,the barmakids, in especial fadl barmaki,and other leading persons....

Ibn Cena (1020 A.D.) described the anatomy of the human heart, ascending aorta and the inferior vein, and postulated anastomoses of the arteries with the veins in the extremeties to keep. the blood in circulation and suggested the presence Qf interatrial communication during the earlier stages of life. Abu Sahl Masihi (1027 A.D., elucidated the vena caval drainage into the right ventricle and t...