Islam And Muslim Doctors Flashcards
1
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What were teachings of Islam?
A
To look after and care for the sick and elderly
2
Q
What was the Holy Quran teachings on respect?
A
The healthy had a duty to look after the sick, and the rich had a duty to help the poor
3
Q
How did Islamic doctors treat their patients?
A
Medical care and prayer
4
Q
In around 1100, where were the Islamic regions with hospital production?
A
Ahead of hospital production
5
Q
Why were Islamic doctors very knowledgable and educated?
A
- they studied world-wide scholarship (eg. Greek philosophy, Hippocrates, Galen, Theory of the four humours)
- medical encyclopaedias where they detailed their own work in organised way - later translated into Latin
6
Q
Who are two Arab doctors who notably influenced medicine?
A
Avicenna and Rhazes
7
Q
What did Avicenna do?
A
- produced encyclopaedia filled with medical knowledge which he called The Canon (used across Europe until late 1600s) - some still used today
8
Q
What did Rhazes do?
A
- wrote encyclopaedia detailing his own observations
- wrote first ever medical notes about the difference between measles and small pox
9
Q
What did the Islamic law forbid?
A
(Like in Britain) dissection of human bodies
