| Ibn al Jazzar as the first Muslim physician has done works on medical
sciences in North Africa. Apparently, he has had accessed to some of
works in Greek and used them to compile over forty books. He has also
made them more productive by his own experiences. Works of Ibn al
Jazzar has been used by some well-known Muslim physicians, namely
Razi‚ Ibn Sina, etc. In addition, his works has been translated into Latin
and Greek in later years as well and his books, Zad al Mosafer, has become
very important in Europe. Thus, its translation into Latin for the
first time has caused medical sciences of ancient Greeks returned to Europe.
He has also written Tib al Foqara va al Masakin for the poor who
could not have access to any doctors or medicine because of their poverty.
He has trained many students in Islamic sciences, namely Abuhefz
Ibn Tariq Andalusia, a physician in Kairouan, in Tunisia. Abuhefz has
brought Zad al Mosafer to Andalus and Muslim‚ Jewish and Christian
doctors began to use it. |