Author
Saʻīd ibn Abī al-Khayr ibn ʿIsá al-Ṭabīb al-Masīḥī
Publication Date
late 18th-early 19th century (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 12150, ff 2v-57v
Record ID
vdc_100141479579.0x000002
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
late 18th-early 19th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
A compendium of medicine composed in a question and answer format, by Saʻīd ibn Abī al-Khayr ibn ʿIsá al-Ṭabīb al-Masīḥī (Sa`id ibn Abi al-Khair ibn Issa, the Christian physician, b. 1177, d. 1259 or 1260). Ibn al-Masīḥī was famous for healing the caliph al-Nāṣir (Al-Nasir, reg. 1180–1225) from a serious illness in 1201.
An abbreviated version of this text is also found in many copies under the title
Intikhāb al-iqtiḍāb
(Choice of brevity).
Begins (f. 2v, lines 2-6):
With God Almighty’s help, we begin to write the brief summary on
The method of question and answer, classified by Sheikh Al-Raisi, the philosopher
Al-Kamil Abu Nasr Saeed Ibn Abi Al-Khair Al-Christian Ibn Issa Al-Muttabbab
What is the definition of medicine and how many parts are there? Medicine is a science that is known from it
Human body conditions...
Ends (f. 57v, lines 14-16):
...and this is the last of the natural issues involved
On sentences in medicine intended to be an introduction for the beginner and a reminder for the finished
In this, sufficiency has been fulfilled, and goodness has been granted, and God is the Granter of success...
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Bulma Yardımcıları
Hamarneh, Sami,
Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts on Medicine and Pharmacy at the British Library
(Cairo: Les Editions Universitaires d’Egypte, 1975), Item 166, p. 145
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Studies:
Ullmann, Manfred,
Die Medizin im Islam
(Leiden: Brill, 1970), p. 166
Wellcome Collection MS Arabic 422, catalogued with question headings also found in Or 12150: https://www.fihrist.org.uk/catalog/manuscript_16065
