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IBN SINA (ABU ‘ALI AL-HUSAYN)
980-1037
INTRODUCTION
In his autobiography, (W E Gohlman (ed. and trans.),
Ibn Sina was the most famous of the philosopher-scientists of
The life of Ibn Sina ,(New York, 1974) ibn Sina stresses
Islam. Ibn Sina, or Avicenna, was born in Bukhara then a
that he was more or less self-taught but that at crucial
leading city in Persia. His youth was spent in the company of
times in his life he received help.
the most learned men of his time and he became
Fame and recognition – when the Sultan of Bukhara,
accomplished in all the sciences and arts.
Nuh ibn Mansur al-Samai, fell seriously ill with a
Ibn Sina collected in over 100 books the entire scientific
disease was successfully treated by Avicenna. (he was
knowledege of his time and is called the "Prince of Science".
18 years old.)
He spent the last years of his life in Hamadan, where he
composed the ‘Al Qannun Fil Tib', which is among the most
famous books in the history of medicine. HIS CONTRIBUTION
TIMELINE Ibn Sina's wrote about 450 works, of which around
240 have survived. Of the surviving works, 150 are on
980: Avicenna (Ibn Sina) is born in Persia. philosophy while 40 are devoted to medicine, the two
998: Avicenna cures the Samanid sultan of Bukhara, Nuh ibn fields in which he contributed most.
Mansur. Ibn Sina's two most important works are The Book of
999: The sultan's library is destroyed by fire. Avicenna flees Healing and The Canon of Medicine.
Bukhara and travels to Gurganj in Khiva (Turkmenistan).  The first is a scientific encyclopedia covering logic,
1002: Avicenna loses his father. natural sciences, psychology, geometry, astronomy,
1004: The Samanid dynasty came to its end in around arithmetic and music.
December. Ibn Sina seems to have declined the offers of The second is the most famous single book in the
Mahmud of Ghazni, and proceeded westwards to Urgench in history of medicine.
modern Turkmenistan, where the vizier, regarded as a friend These works were begun while he was in Hamadan.
of scholars, gave him a small monthly stipend. The pay was He also wrote on psychology, geology, mathematics,
small, however, so Avicenna wandered from place to place astronomy, and logic.
through the districts of Nishapur and Merv to the borders of
Khorasan, seeking an opening for his talents. MEDICINE AND PHARMACOLOGY
1020: Avicenna is imprisoned in a fortress in Fardjan for four
months.
 Discovery of contagious diseases and sexually
1022: Avicenna leaves Hamadan and travels to Isfahan.
transmitted diseases
diseases..
1037: Avicenna becomes ill from colic and dies. He is buried
 Quarantine to limit the spread of infectious diseases
in Hamadan, Iran.
 Bimaristan hospitals were created with separate
EDUCATION wards for specific illness
His early education was religious, and by the age of 10, he  The first correct explanation of pulsation was given
knew by heart the whole Qur'an and other available by Avicenna, after he refined Galen's theory of the
Persian and Arabic literature. pulse.
When ibn Sina reached the age of thirteen he began to  He recognized 'physiological psychology' in the
study medicine and he had mastered that subject by the treatment of illnesses involving emotions.
age of sixteen when he began to treat patients.  Developed a system for associating pulse rate with
He also studied logic and metaphysics, receiving inner feeling.
instruction from some of the best teachers of his day, but in  Ibnu sina noted that, the close relationship between
all areas he continued his studies on his own. emotion and physical condition – to preserve healthy

REFERENCES
FAMOUS BOOKS 1.http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/people_n2/persons5_
n2/ibnsina.html
 The Book of Healing
2.http://www.slideshare.net/thejudge92/topik-2-biography-ibn-
 The Canon of Medicine sina
3. http://www.highminds.com/Avicenna_Timeline.html

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