Tārīkh-i pizishkī i.e., Medical History

Abstract

History is a reflection of past events and happenings that, by reflecting on their instructive experiences and teachings, can be a valuable guide to a solid future. A research-oriented view of the past and a transformational view of the future certainly cause growth and dynamism in the present.

Undoubtedly, if the history of a nation is forgotten, the national and original identity and values ​​of that nation will surely be forgotten, so we should not consider the deep and research-oriented attitude in the evolution of human knowledge from the past to the present as a kind of backwardness and backwardness to the past. Rather, being aware of what your predecessors had or did and realizing the true value of what you have achieved is invaluable and necessary for moving forward in the future. By recognizing the principles and beliefs of the past and examining and learning the reasons for their success or failure, historians can build their society today by looking at yesterday and figure out a better tomorrow.

It is worth mentioning that one of the rich and eloquent words of Imam Ali (as) in the letter 49 of Nahj al-Balaghah is beautiful: "If you learn from the past, you will preserve what is left."

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