Abstract:
The Caliphs of Baghdad took the fullest possible advantage of the cultural legacy of Syria, and took positive steps in this direction, especially in the field of medicine, An important aspect of this development was the establishment of hospitals. The first precedent of the tradition of mass treatment or hospitals was established bythe Umayyad Caliph, Walid bin Abdul-Malik for lepers in 88 A.H. Abbasid Caliphs carried this tradition further and hospitals were established in all the big cities of the Eastern Caliphate. Nur al- Din Zangi established a very large hospital in Damacus in sixth century A.D. It was called Maristan Kabir (Jurji Zaydan, Tarikh Al- Tammadun al-Islami, Matba al-Hilal, Beirut, Vol. III, 1931). Syria has played a key role in the growth and development of Islamic medicine. It is not only in the translation of Greek works into Arabic that the Syrians prefigure but also in the practical applications of Greco-Arab medicine.
Page(s):
55-60
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Hamdard Medicus, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Year: 1990