Islamic Treasures and History

Ibn Sina (980-1037) also known as Avicenna in the Western World is a philosopher, scientist, and Persian-born physician (now part of Uzbekistan). He is also a prolific writer, where most of his work is about the philosophy and treatment. For many people, he was the “Father of Modern Medicine” and many more titles to her the most concerned with his work in the field of medicine. His work is very well known is Qanun fi Thib which is a reference in the field of medicine for centuries.

Ibn Sina’s full name Abū ‘Alī al-Husayn ibn’ Abdallah ibn Sina (Persian ابوعلى سينا Abu Ali Sina or in writing arabic: أبو علي الحسين بن عبد الله بن سينا). Ibn Sina was born in 980 in the area Afsyahnah near Bukhara, Uzbekistan is now the region (then Persia), and died in June 1037 in Hamadan, Persia (Iran).
He is the author of 450 books on the subject of several large. Many of them are focused on philosophy and medicine. He is regarded by many as the “father of modern medicine.” George Sarton called Ibn Sina “the most famous scientist of Islam and one of the most famous in all areas, places, and time.” The most famous work is The Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine, also known as the Qanun (full title: Al-Qanun fi Tibb At).

EARLY LIFE

His life is known through the sources of power. An autobiography discusses the first thirty years of his life, and the rest are documented by his student al-Juzajani, who is also secretary and friend.

Ibn Sina was born in the year 370 (H) / 980 (M) at his mother’s house Afshana, a small town is now territory of Uzbekistan (part of Persia). His father, a distinguished scholar Ismaili, came from Balkh, Khorasan, and at the time of the birth of his son he was governor of a region in one of Nuh ibn Mansur neighborhood, now Afghan territory (and Persian). She wanted her son’s well educated in Bukhara.

Although traditionally influenced by the Ismaili branch of Islam, Ibn Sina’s independent thinking by having intelligence and extraordinary memory, which allow the teacher followed by the age of 14 years.

Ibn Sina was educated under the responsibility of a teacher, and his ability soon made him the admiration of his neighbors, he displays an attitude of intellectual and exclusion of a child prodigy / Child prodigy who had memorized the Koran at age 5 years and also an expert in poetry Persian. From a vegetable pedagan he learned arithmetic, and he began to learn the other from a scholar who earn a living from caring for the sick and teaching young children.

Although major problems on the problem – the problem of metaphysics and in some works of Aristotle. Thus, for the next year and a half, he also studied philosophy, where he faces many obstacles. in several investigations of confusion, he will leave the book – his book, taking water for ablution, then go to the mosque, and continued praying until the guidance resolve difficulties – difficulties. In the late-night he would continue his studies, stimulating feelings with occasional glass of goat’s milk, and even in his dreams problems would follow and provide a solution. Forty times, it is said, he read the Metaphysics of Aristotle, till the word – he says his memory, but that is not known, until one day they found illumination, from the brief description by Farabi, which he bought at a bookstall for three dirhams. What is amazing is the joy of discovery, made with the assistance he expected only mystery, that accelerates to thank Almighty God, and give alms for the poor.

He studied medicine at the age of 16, and not only learned medical theory, but through service to the sick, through the calculations myself, discovered a method – a new method of treatment. These young people get labeled as a physicist at the age of 18 years and found that “Medical science is not a difficult or annoying, like mathematics and metaphysics, so I quickly make progress; I became an excellent doctor and began treating patients, using drugs — appropriate drug. ” The young physicist fame spread quickly, and he treated many patients without asking for payment.

His first job to be a physicist for the emir, who diobatinya of a dangerous disease. Avicenna employer gave him a gift of it by giving it access to the royal library Samanids, supporting education and science. When the library was destroyed by fire shortly thereafter, the enemy – the enemy of Ibn Sina accused of burning oa din, in order to hide the source of knowledge. Meanwhile, Ibn Sina, helping his father in his work, but still took the time to write some of the most original works.

When Ibn Sina’s 22-year-old, his father meninggal.Samanid dynasty to collapse in December 1004. Ibn Sina resisted Mahmud of Ghazni, and headed towards the West to Urgench in the modern Uzbekistan, where the vizier, regarded as seperguruan friend, gave him a small monthly salary. But a small salary, so Ibn Sina wandered from one place to another through the districts of Nishapur and Merv to the borders of Khorasan, seeking an opening for talent – talent. Shams al-Ma’äli Qäbtis, the benevolent regulator Dailam, a poet and scholar, Ibn Sina, which expects to find a shelter, where about the year (1052) died were killed by the rebel troops. Ibn Sina himself at that time the disease is severe. Finally, in Gorgan, near the Sea Kaspi, Ibn Sina visiting with a friend, who bought a home near ruman Avicenna idmana learn logic and astronomy. Several of Ibn Sina’s guidebook written for these people, and the beginning of the book Canon of Medicine was also done when he lived in Hyrcania.