The Role of Non-Muslim Physicians in the Formation and Development of Medicine in Islamic Civilization: A Statistical Study
Tārīkh-i pizishkī i.e., Medical History,
Vol. 11 No. 41 (1398),
12 Esfand 2020
,
Page 43-51
https://doi.org/10.22037/mhj.v11i41.28487
Abstract
Background and Aim: The growth and development of medical science in Islamic civilization is not only due to Muslim physicians, as non-Muslim physicians have also contributed to the formation and flourishing of this science. Investigating the contribution of non-Muslim physicians in Islamic medicine is possible through a quantitative and qualitative study of their work in the three areas of translation, Compilation, and innovation.
Material and Methods: The data of this study were collected through library method and analyzed by descriptive and statistical methods. Based on biographical books and other authentic historical sources, the works of non-Muslim physicians are categorized, analyzed in three areas of translation, Compilation and innovation, and then Using the table and chart their numbers are obtained.
Findings: According to the findings of this study, out of a total of 200 medical books surviving on the ancient heritage of medicine, nearly 180 of its titles have been translated into Arabic by non-Muslim physicians in the first Islamic centuries. Accordingly, about 300 works of total 850 outstanding medical compilations in the Islamic civilization of the period mentioned had been related to non-Muslim physicians. In the field of innovation, 7 titles of total 35 titles of outstanding medical invention have been registered as non-Muslim physicians.
Conclusion: Non-Muslim physicians, with more translations of Greek and others' medical texts, played a significant role in acquainting Muslims with medical science in the first Islamic centuries. They also contributed to the growth and prosperity of medical science in Islamic civilization by writing one-third of medical works.In the field of innovation, only 7 inventions of 35 outstanding and important medical inventions were the result of the efforts of non-Muslim physicians. In general, it can be said that the main role of non-Muslim physicians in translating medical works has been more than any other field.
Please cite this article as: Shourcheh B, Panjeh M. The Role of Non-Muslim Physicians in the Formation and Development of Medicine in Islamic Civilization: A Statistical Study. Med Hist J 2020; 11(41): 43-51.
- Medicine in Islamic Civilization, Non-Muslim Physicians, Medical Achievements and Innovations, Tarikh al-Hukama, Uyūn ul-Anbāʾ
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