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Abū Bakr al-Rāzī (full name: أبو بکر محمد بن زکریاء الرازي, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī ), [a] c. 864 or 865–925 or 935 CE, [b] often known as (al-)Razi or by his Latin name Rhazes, also rendered Rhasis, was a Persian physician, philosopher and alchemist who lived during the Islamic Golden Age.
May 19, 2021 · Abū Bakr al-Rāzī (865–925 CE, 251–313 AH) was one of the greatest figures in the history of medicine in the Islamic tradition, and one of its most controversial philosophers.
al-Rāzī (born c. 854, Rayy, Persia [now in Iran]—died 925/935, Rayy) was a celebrated alchemist and Muslim philosopher who is also considered to have been the greatest physician of the Islamic world. One tradition holds that al-Rāzī was already an alchemist before he gained his medical knowledge.
Biography – Life Span. Al-Razi was born in Rey, Tehran – the capital of Iran in 865 CE. He has quite a long name, ‘Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakarya Al-Razi’. He received his early education in Gundeshapur, an intellectual center of Education, which was located in Iran during the Sassanid Empire era.
Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al Razi (Rhazes): Philosopher, Physician and Alchemist. Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al Razi was born in Al Rayy, a town on the southern slopes of El Burz mountains near present-day Tehran, Iran, in the year 865 AD (251 Hegira). His early interests were in music.
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyya al-Razi (865-925 CE; 251-313 AH)—known to the Latin world as Rhazes—was so called after the place where he was born and died—Rayy, near Tehran. Alone among his contemporaries, al-Razi specifies all his sources, which are divided almost equally between Islamic writers and the ancient Greeks (particularly Galen).
Nov 4, 2021 · Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al-Razi is considered among the pillars of the golden age of Islam. He was extremely generous and ever-ready to treat and help the poor. He was known as the most appealing healer of his age.
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyya al-Razi was born about 854 in Rayy, Persia (now in Iran). He probably studied and worked as an alchemist —manipulating the chemical properties of base metals (lead or copper) to try to produce valuable metals (gold or silver)—before he gained his medical knowledge.
One of the earliest pioneers in the history of medicine, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakarīyā al-Rāzī (also known by the Latinized version of his name, Rhazes or Rasis, circa 865--circa 925) was a Muslim Persian polymath, physician, and philosopher.
Abu Bakr ar-Razi. c. 865-c. 923. Persian Physician. A bu Bakr Muhammed ibn Zakariya ar-Razi (who was known as Rhazes in Europe) was an individual of sweeping intellect and broad interests. He is widely regarded as one of the finest physicians who ever lived.
