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Islamic Medical Manuscripts at the National Library of Medicine
Welcome to Islamic Medical Manuscripts at the National Library of Medicine.Here you can learn about Islamic medicine and science during the Middle Ages and the important role it played in the history of Europe.
This site, with its biographies, colorful images, and extensive historical accounts of medieval medicine and science is designed for students and everyone interested in the history of Islamic and European culture.
For students, the site includes an extensive glossary of medical, scientific, and book-production terminology linked to the text.
For advanced scholars, the site provides a catalogue raisonné (including images) from the 300 or so Persian and Arabic manuscripts in the National Library of Medicine. Most of these manuscripts deal with medieval medicine and science and were written for learned physicians and scientists. Some of the manuscripts are richly illuminated and illustrated.
Islamic Medical Manuscripts at the National Library of Medicine
Ezzat Abouleish, M.D.Classical Islamic Medicine
From:Karolinska Institutet
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ISLAMIC MEDICINE
(Edited by Shahid Athar, M. D.)Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology
Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana
CONTENTS
Introduction
Preface - Hakim Mohammad Said
The Oath of a Muslim Physician
Character of the Physician
Contribution of Islam to Medicine - Ezzat Abouleish
Islamic Medicine: 1000 years ahead of its times - Ibrahim B. Syed
The Role of a Muslim Doctor - Mahmoud Abu-Saud
Health Guidelines from Quran and Sunnah - Shahid Athar
Islam and Medicine - Hasan Gaznavi
Adab-Al-Tabib - B.A.Zikria
Historical Notes - Martin Levey
Islamic Code of Medical Professional Ethics - Abdul Rahim, C.Amine, Ahmed Elkadi
Natural Therapeutics of Medicine in Islam - Zeyd Ahmad Ali, Dr. Sadiq M. Hussain, Ahmad M. Sakr
Application of Tibb-i-Nabi to Modern Medical Practice - Hakim Moinuddin Chishti, (Robert Thomson)
Islamic Philosophy of Medicine - Amanullah Khan
Modem Stress & its cure from Quran - Shahid Athar
Medical Aspects of Islamic Fasting - Shahid Athar
Islamic view of well-being of Man - Ala' Eddin Kharofa
Holy Quran and the Psyche - Tariq I. Hamdi & Al- Jadiry
Islamic Perspective in Medical Ethics - Shahid Athar
Effects of Prohibited Foods - Shahid Athar
Sex Education for Muslim Youths and their Parents - Shahid Athar
The Alchohol & Drug Abuse: The Islamic Scene and the Islamic Perspective - Shahid Athar
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