Publishing Organization
Journal of the Islamic Medical Association of North America
Description/Annotation
This article mentions a few examples of original clinical descriptions and new therapeutic procedures gleaned from the available Arabic medical literature. They show that Arabic medical literature is replete with new original discoveries (not yet completely published), which are wrongly attributed to other more recent European authors. At the foundation of Islamic culture were two powerful pillars: intellectual curiosity and tolerance. There is much more research to be done in order to evaluate, at its true worth, the part Arabic texts played in the forward march of medicine.
Type of Resource
Article
Topic Category
- People Making Difference
- Islamic civilization
- Islamic history and civilization
- World history
- World religions
- Teaching about religions
Grade Level
- High School