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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:699
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

Ave Sina was an Islamic physician

Feridoun Sabzi, MDa

a Emam Ali Heart Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti Ave, Kermanshah, Iran

To the Editor

I am writing in response to the article by Dr Batirel [1] concerning early Islamic physicians. I do not agree with Dr Batirel that Ave Sina was a Turkish physician. I am obliged to draw the readers’ attention to certain facts about this outstanding Iranian philosopher, scientist, doctor, and musician.

Ave Sina (980–1039) was born in Xarmaysan, near Bokhara, a city in Iran that was occupied by Russian forces in the war between Iran and Russia and became a part of the Soviet Union. Since the fall of the former Soviet Union, it is now part of Ozbakestan [2].

Ave Sina’s teacher in logic, philosophy, medicine, and mathematics was Abuabdollah Natelee. His success in treating Nooh, a king of Samanid, brought Ave Sina a nationwide reputation and allowed him to use the royal library and its resources [2]. He was then 22 years old when he went to Gorgan and wrote canon in medicine. Later he moved to Shahre-e-ray, Gazvin, and Hamadan. He died in Hamadan and was buried there.

One of Ave Sina’s masterpieces, shafa (in law) is considered to be an enyclopedia of philosophy [3, 4]. He also wrote books in physics, astrology, personal hygiene, and child education. Most of Ave Sina’s 125 books are written in Arabic and only a few of them are written in Farsi.

Ave Sina, like other Iranian scientists, wrote his books in Arabic simply because Arabic was the official language in Iran at that time. To avoid any misunderstanding to your readers, I would appreciate your publication of this letter.

References

  1. Batirel H.F. Early Islamic physicians and thorax. Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:578-578.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  2. Atkin M. Russian and Iran, 1st ed. University of Mimn Press, 1980:178–1828.
  3. Mosaheb GH. Dairatol-Maaref Farsi, 1st ed. Tehran, offset. 1996:32.
  4. Gwinn RP. Encyclopedia Britanica, 1st edition. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britanica Inc, 1990:739.




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