Ibn Hubal
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Muhadhdhib al-Dīn Abūʼl-Hasan ʻAlī ibn Ahmad Ibn Hubal known as Ibn Hubal (c. 1122 - 1213) was an Arab
physician and scientist born in Baghdad
. He was known primarily for his medical compendium titled Kitab al-Mukhtarat fi al-tibb , "The Book of Selections in Medicine."http://worldcat.org/oclc/122722206 It was written in 1165 in Mosul
, north of Baghdad
, where Ibn Hubal spent most of his life. The popular medical encyclopedia is highly dependent upon the Qanun
of Ibn Sina (Avicenna), with occasional passages transcribed verbatim.
The chapters on kidney and bladder stones were edited and translated into French by P. de Koning in his Traité sur le calcul dans les reins et dans la vessie (1896).http://worldcat.org/oclc/14806460&referer=brief_results Other chapters have been translated by Dorothee Thies in Die Lehren der arabischen Mediziner Tabari und Ibn Hubal über Herz, Lunge, Gallenblase und Milz (1968).http://worldcat.org/oclc/14480866&referer=brief_results
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
physician and scientist born in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
. He was known primarily for his medical compendium titled Kitab al-Mukhtarat fi al-tibb , "The Book of Selections in Medicine."http://worldcat.org/oclc/122722206 It was written in 1165 in Mosul
Mosul
Mosul , is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial...
, north of Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, where Ibn Hubal spent most of his life. The popular medical encyclopedia is highly dependent upon the Qanun
Qanun
Qanun refers to laws promulgated by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the Ottoman Sultans, in contrast to shari'a, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists. It comes from the Greek word kanon...
of Ibn Sina (Avicenna), with occasional passages transcribed verbatim.
The chapters on kidney and bladder stones were edited and translated into French by P. de Koning in his Traité sur le calcul dans les reins et dans la vessie (1896).http://worldcat.org/oclc/14806460&referer=brief_results Other chapters have been translated by Dorothee Thies in Die Lehren der arabischen Mediziner Tabari und Ibn Hubal über Herz, Lunge, Gallenblase und Milz (1968).http://worldcat.org/oclc/14480866&referer=brief_results