Medicine In The Muslim World

Question 0

What does the Qur’an tell Muslims about the sick

Answer 0

To always take care of the sick & those in need

Question 1

During the dark ages in Europe, what was medicine like in the Muslim world?

Answer 1

Major medical advances were being made

Question 2

How did the Arabs gain a lot of medical knowledge?

Answer 2

Wars & the lands they conquered

Books they translated

Question 3

Describe the role of Caliph al-Ma’mun in Muslim medicine

Answer 3

Built a ‘house of wisdom’ which was like a university where many medical books were written & translated

Question 4

Describe the role of Rhazes

Answer 4

Agreed with the teachings of clinical observation of Hippocrates and Galen but told doctors to discover things themselves and not to just blindly follow Galen’s teachings

Question 5

Describe the role of Avicenna

Answer 5

Wrote a 1 million word book on many treatments for diseases which was used until the 1600s

Question 6

Describe the role of Abulcasis

Answer 6

Translated many Greek medical texts from Paul of Aegina

Question 7

Were there hospitals in the Muslim world at this time?

Answer 7

Yes

Hospitals even had specialised wards for different things

Question 8

Did people have to pay for healthcare in the Islamic world

Answer 8

The poor didnt have to pay

The rich had to pay a lot

Question 9

What sort of remedies were used in the Muslim world?

Answer 9

Natural & supernatural remedies

Question 10

Describe the role of medical inspectors in the Islamic world

Answer 10

Inspectors would check on doctors and their drugs to see if they were honest and good

If the doctors were found to be cheats, they could be beaten