Abu Bakr Al-Razi Research Paper

"The doctor's aim is to do good, even to our enemies, so much more to our friends, and my profession forbids us to do harm to our kindred, as it is instituted for the benefit and welfare of the human race, and God imposed on physicians the oath not to compose mortiferous remedies." A quote so true and so right was said by one of the greatest physician in history, Abu Bakr Al-Razi, also known as Razi. Abu Bakr Al-Razi was born 854 CE Ray (near Tehran), Iran. Abu Bakr Al-Razi was a famous physician, he was very hard working person, and he invented medicines to cure many diseases.

Abu Bakr Al-Razi was a physician in the era of “Islamic Golden Age”. He was well educated in the fields of mathematics,philosophy, and metaphysics, but he finally

He invented suture( a row of stitches that is holding up the edges of a wound) that was made from cow guts. This invention was used by doctors many centuries after his death, until the invention of an improved version at the end of the twentieth century. He wrote many books on his medical discoveries. He wrote the book, al-Judari wa al-Hasbah (on smallpox and measles) in which he recorded very important and precise notes about the differences between the two diseases and was the first to differentiate between smallpox and measles. This book was reprinted in Europe four times between the years (1498-1869 A.D). Another famous book is,“Al-Hawi fi elm al- tadawi”(The encompassing Book on Medicine), a complete medical encyclopedia of all medical information discovered during Rhazes era. In it, he compiled information on all his clinical experiences. This book was translated into more than one European language and was published for the first time in Brescia northern Italy. It was the biggest book ever printed after the invention of printers. It was printed in 25 volumes and reprinted many times in the Italian city of Venice in the 10th century of Hijrah (the 16th A.D). His books and inventions helped physicians learn more about diseases and their