Al razi scientist biography poster
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Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al Razi was born in Al Rayy, a town on the southern slopes of El Burz mountains near present-day Tehran, Iran, in the year 865 AD (251 Hegira). His early interests were in music. He then started studying alchemy and philosophy.1 At the age of thirty, he stopped his work and experiments in alchemy due to eye irritation by chemical compounds he was exposed to. Among his discoveries in alchemy, he is credited with the discovery of sulfuric acid and ethanol.
His teacher in medicine was Ali Ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari, a physician and philosopher born to a Jewish family in Merv, Tabaristan of modern-today Iran. Ibn Rabban converted to Islam during the rule of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mu’tasim who took him into the service of the court, in which he continued under the Caliph Al-Mutawakkil. Al-Razi studied medicine and probably also philosophy with Ibn Rabban. Therefore, his interest in spiritual philosophy can be traced to this master. Al Razi quickly surpass
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Al-Razi was a significant figure in the Golden Age of Islamic science and medicine. His works were the foundation of modern medical practices, and his medical texts and ethical approach to medicine helped understand healthcare.
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EARLY LIFE
- Al-Razi was born Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyya Al-Razi, but in the West, he was commonly known as Rhazes, a Latiniz
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AL-RAZI (RHAZES)
- 1. AL-RAZI (RHAZES)AL-RAZI (RHAZES) (864-930 C.E.)(864-930 C.E.) Earned the title ofEarned the title of “FATHER OF PAEDIATRICS”“FATHER OF PAEDIATRICS” by writing his monograph on “Diseases in Children”.by writing his monograph on “Diseases in Children”. AL-HAWIAL-HAWI is a most monumental work of him.is a most monumental work of him. It is the most comprehensive encyclopedia of medicine in 20 volumes.It is the most comprehensive encyclopedia of medicine in 20 volumes. He was first to used djur for surgical operations .He was first to used animal for surgical operations . He was first to used Opium as anesthetic during surgery .He was first to used Opium as anesthetic during surgery . First to classify substances into vegetables, animals and minerals.First to classify substances into vegetables, animals and minerals. He Correctly described the physiology of the heart and the function of its valves.He Correctly described the physiology of the heart and the functi
- 1. AL-RAZI (RHAZES)AL-RAZI (RHAZES) (864-930 C.E.)(864-930 C.E.) Earned the title ofEarned the title of “FATHER OF PAEDIATRICS”“FATHER OF PAEDIATRICS” by writing his monograph on “Diseases in Children”.by writing his monograph on “Diseases in Children”. AL-HAWIAL-HAWI is a most monumental work of him.is a most monumental work of him. It is the most comprehensive encyclopedia of medicine in 20 volumes.It is the most comprehensive encyclopedia of medicine in 20 volumes. He was first to used djur for surgical operations .He was first to used animal for surgical operations . He was first to used Opium as anesthetic during surgery .He was first to used Opium as anesthetic during surgery . First to classify substances into vegetables, animals and minerals.First to classify substances into vegetables, animals and minerals. He Correctly described the physiology of the heart and the function of its valves.He Correctly described the physiology of the heart and the functi