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Ibn al-Nafis
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1210–1280 · Arab polymath and physician (1213–1288)

Also known as: Ibn an-Nafis, Theologus Autodidactus, Ибн ан-Нафис, ابن النفيس, イブン・アン＝ナフィース, 伊本·納菲斯

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Known works

  • al- Muhadhdhab fī al-kuḥl al-mujarrab
  • Kompendium über die Wissenschaft von den Grundlagen des Ḥadīt̲ (Muh̲taṣar fī ʻilm uṣūl al-ḥadīt̲)
  • al- Mūjaz fī al-ṭibb
  • Sharḥ Fuṣūl Abuqrāṭ
  • al- Muhadhdhab fī al-kuḥl al-mujarrab