Burhan al-Din Nafis ibn ‘Iwad al-Kirmani
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Burha-ud-Din Kermani or Burhān al-Din Nafīs ibn ‘Iwad al-Kirmanī was a 15th century Persian physician from Kerman.
Nafis ibn ‘Iwad al-Kirmani was court physician to Ulugh Beg
, the grandson of Tamerlane and the governor of Samarqand from 1409 to 1449 CE.
In 1424 AD, Kirmani dedicated to Ulugh Beg his commentary on the medical compendium of Najib al-Din al-Samarqandi
, and in 1437 AD he again dedicated to Ulugh Beg his popular commentary on The Canon of Medicine
of Avicenna
.
Al-Kirmani's commentary on Najib al-Din al-Samarqandi's treatise was so popular that commentaries were written on the commentary, and it was translated into Persian and amplified by Muqim Arzani
in the 18th century.
He died in 1449 CE.
2. Sharh al-Asbab wa al-'Alamat, written in Arabic.
3. Sharh al-Amrad al-Juz'iyah of Hippocrates
' Kitab al-Fusul, written in Arabic.
Nafis ibn ‘Iwad al-Kirmani was court physician to Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Bek was a Timurid ruler as well as an astronomer, mathematician and sultan. His commonly-known name is not truly a personal name, but rather a moniker, which can be loosely translated as "Great Ruler" or "Patriarch Ruler" and was the Turkic equivalent of Timur's Perso-Arabic title Amīr-e...
, the grandson of Tamerlane and the governor of Samarqand from 1409 to 1449 CE.
In 1424 AD, Kirmani dedicated to Ulugh Beg his commentary on the medical compendium of Najib al-Din al-Samarqandi
Najib al-Din al-Samarqandi
Najib ad-Din Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Umar Samarqandi was a 13th century Persian physician from Samarqand.Samarqandi died during the Mongol attack on Herat, in Persia, in 1222CE...
, and in 1437 AD he again dedicated to Ulugh Beg his popular commentary on The Canon of Medicine
The Canon of Medicine
The Canon of Medicine is an encyclopedia of Galenic medicine in five books compiled by Ibn Sīnā and completed in 1025. It presents a clear and organized summary of all the medical knowledge of the time...
of Avicenna
Avicenna
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā , commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, who wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived...
.
Al-Kirmani's commentary on Najib al-Din al-Samarqandi's treatise was so popular that commentaries were written on the commentary, and it was translated into Persian and amplified by Muqim Arzani
Muqim Arzani
Muhammad Akbar ibn Mir Hajji Muhammad Muqim Arzani was a physician from Persia.Arzani was a celebrated Sufi physician of the late 17th and early 18th century. He composed many medical treatises, including the Qarabadin-i Qadiri, a pharmacopoeia written as a tribute to Sayyid Abd al-Qadir of Gilan...
in the 18th century.
He died in 1449 CE.
His works
1. Sharh Mujaz al-Qanun li Ibn Sina fi al-Tibb, which he completed in 841 H.E., written in Arabic.2. Sharh al-Asbab wa al-'Alamat, written in Arabic.
3. Sharh al-Amrad al-Juz'iyah of Hippocrates
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Cos or Hippokrates of Kos was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles , and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine...
' Kitab al-Fusul, written in Arabic.
Sources
For life and works see:- Albert Dietrich, Medicinalia Arabica: Studien über arabische medizinische Handschriften in türkischen und syrischen Bibliotheken, Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in G?ttingen, philologisch-historische Klasse, Dritte Folge, No. 66, (G?ttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1966), pp. 122-124 no. 52
- C. Brockelmann, Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur, 1st edition, 2 vols. (Leiden: Brill, 1889-1936). Second edition, 2 vols. (Leiden: Brill, 1943-49). Page references will be to those of the first edition, with the 2nd edition page numbers given in parentheses, vol. 2, p. 213 (276).
See also
- List of Iranian scientists