Post by Islamic Revival on Feb 8, 2005 2:31:15 GMT -5
Setting the Record Straight
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[td]What Should Be Taught[/td]
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[td]The Concept of quarantine was first developed in 1403. In Venice, a law was passed preventing strangers from entering the city until a certain waiting period had passed.[/td]
[td]The concept of quarantine was first introduced in the 7th century C.E. by Prophet Muhammad (saw), who wisely warned against entering or leaving a region suffering from plague.[/td]
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[td]The Italian Giovanni Morgagni is regarded as the father of pathology because he was the first to correctly describe the nature of disease.[/td]
[td]Muslim surgeons were the first pathologists. Ibn Zuhr correctly described the nature of pleurisy, tuberculosis and pericarditis. Al Zahrawi accurately documented the pathology of hydrocephalus and other congenital diseases. Ibn al Quff and Ibn an Nafs gave perfect descriptions of the diseases of circulation. Other Muslim surgeons gave the first accurate descriptions of certain malignancies, including cancer of the stomach, bowel and esophagus.[/td]
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[td]Paul Ehrlich (19th century) is the originator of drug chemotherapy, that is the use of specific drugs to kill microbes.[/td]
[td]Muslim physicians used a variety of specific substances to destroy microbes. They applied sulfur topically specifically to kill the scabies mite. Ar Razi (10th century) used mercurial compounds as topical antiseptics.[/td]
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[td]Purified alcohol, made through distillation, was first produced by Arnau de Villanova, a Spanish alchemist, in 1300 C.E.[/td]
[td]Numerous Muslim chemists produced medicinal-grade alcohol through distillation in 10th century to use as solvent and antiseptic.[/td]
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[td]The first surgery performed under inhalation anesthesia was conducted by C.W.Long, an American, in 1845.[/td]
[td]Six hundred years prior to Long, Islamic Spain’s Al Zahrawi and Ibn Zuhr, among other Muslim surgeons, performed hundreds of surgeries under inhalation anesthesia with the use of narcotic-soaked sponges placed over the face.[/td]
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[td]The first mention of man in flight was by Roger Bacon, who drew a flying apparatus. Leonardo da Vinci also conceived of airborne transport and drew several prototypes.[/td]
[td]Ibn Firnas of Islamic Spain invented, constructed and tested a flying machine in the 800’s C.E. Roger Bacon learned of flying machines from Arabic references to Ibn Firnas’ machine. The latter’s invention antedates Bacon by 500 years and Da Vinci by some 700 years.[/td]
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[td]In 1545, the scientific use of surgery was advanced by the French surgeon Ambroise Pare. Prior to him, surgeons attempted to stop bleeding through the gruesome procedure of searing the wound with boiling oil. Pare stopped the use of boiling oil and began legating arteries. He is considered the “father of rational surgery”.[/td]
[td]Islamic Spain’s illustrious surgeon, Al Zahrawi began legating arteries with fine sutures over 500 years prior to Pare. He perfected the use of Catgut, additionally, he instituted the use of cotton plus wax to plug bleeding wounds. Full details of his works were made available to Europeans through Latin translations.[/td]
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[td]William Harvey, regarded as founder of human physiology during the early 17th century, discovered that blood circulates. He was first to correctly describe function of the heart, arteries and veins. Harvey was the first to determine that blood is pumped throughout the body via the action of the heart and the venous valves.[/td]
[td]In the 10th century, Ar Razi wrote an in-depth treatise on the venous system, accurately describing the function of the veins and their valves. Ibn an Nafs and Ibn al Quff (13th century) provided full documentation that the blood circulates and correctly described the physiology of the heart and the function of its valves 300 years before Harvey. Harvey was graduate of Italy’s famous Padua University where most of the curriculum was based on text books by Ibn Sina and Ar Razi.[/td]
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[td]Until the 14th century, the only type of clock available was the water clock. In 1335, a large mechanical clock was erected in Milan, Italy. This was possibly the first weight-driven clock.[/td]
[td]A variety of mechanical clocks were produced by Spanish Muslim engineers, both large and small, and this knowledge was transmitted to Europe through Latin translations of Islamic books on mechanics.[/td]
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[td]What Should Be Taught[/td]
[tr][/tr]
[td]The Concept of quarantine was first developed in 1403. In Venice, a law was passed preventing strangers from entering the city until a certain waiting period had passed.[/td]
[td]The concept of quarantine was first introduced in the 7th century C.E. by Prophet Muhammad (saw), who wisely warned against entering or leaving a region suffering from plague.[/td]
[tr][/tr]
[td]The Italian Giovanni Morgagni is regarded as the father of pathology because he was the first to correctly describe the nature of disease.[/td]
[td]Muslim surgeons were the first pathologists. Ibn Zuhr correctly described the nature of pleurisy, tuberculosis and pericarditis. Al Zahrawi accurately documented the pathology of hydrocephalus and other congenital diseases. Ibn al Quff and Ibn an Nafs gave perfect descriptions of the diseases of circulation. Other Muslim surgeons gave the first accurate descriptions of certain malignancies, including cancer of the stomach, bowel and esophagus.[/td]
[tr][/tr]
[td]Paul Ehrlich (19th century) is the originator of drug chemotherapy, that is the use of specific drugs to kill microbes.[/td]
[td]Muslim physicians used a variety of specific substances to destroy microbes. They applied sulfur topically specifically to kill the scabies mite. Ar Razi (10th century) used mercurial compounds as topical antiseptics.[/td]
[tr][/tr]
[td]Purified alcohol, made through distillation, was first produced by Arnau de Villanova, a Spanish alchemist, in 1300 C.E.[/td]
[td]Numerous Muslim chemists produced medicinal-grade alcohol through distillation in 10th century to use as solvent and antiseptic.[/td]
[tr][/tr]
[td]The first surgery performed under inhalation anesthesia was conducted by C.W.Long, an American, in 1845.[/td]
[td]Six hundred years prior to Long, Islamic Spain’s Al Zahrawi and Ibn Zuhr, among other Muslim surgeons, performed hundreds of surgeries under inhalation anesthesia with the use of narcotic-soaked sponges placed over the face.[/td]
[tr][/tr]
[td]The first mention of man in flight was by Roger Bacon, who drew a flying apparatus. Leonardo da Vinci also conceived of airborne transport and drew several prototypes.[/td]
[td]Ibn Firnas of Islamic Spain invented, constructed and tested a flying machine in the 800’s C.E. Roger Bacon learned of flying machines from Arabic references to Ibn Firnas’ machine. The latter’s invention antedates Bacon by 500 years and Da Vinci by some 700 years.[/td]
[tr][/tr]
[td]In 1545, the scientific use of surgery was advanced by the French surgeon Ambroise Pare. Prior to him, surgeons attempted to stop bleeding through the gruesome procedure of searing the wound with boiling oil. Pare stopped the use of boiling oil and began legating arteries. He is considered the “father of rational surgery”.[/td]
[td]Islamic Spain’s illustrious surgeon, Al Zahrawi began legating arteries with fine sutures over 500 years prior to Pare. He perfected the use of Catgut, additionally, he instituted the use of cotton plus wax to plug bleeding wounds. Full details of his works were made available to Europeans through Latin translations.[/td]
[tr][/tr]
[td]William Harvey, regarded as founder of human physiology during the early 17th century, discovered that blood circulates. He was first to correctly describe function of the heart, arteries and veins. Harvey was the first to determine that blood is pumped throughout the body via the action of the heart and the venous valves.[/td]
[td]In the 10th century, Ar Razi wrote an in-depth treatise on the venous system, accurately describing the function of the veins and their valves. Ibn an Nafs and Ibn al Quff (13th century) provided full documentation that the blood circulates and correctly described the physiology of the heart and the function of its valves 300 years before Harvey. Harvey was graduate of Italy’s famous Padua University where most of the curriculum was based on text books by Ibn Sina and Ar Razi.[/td]
[tr][/tr]
[td]Until the 14th century, the only type of clock available was the water clock. In 1335, a large mechanical clock was erected in Milan, Italy. This was possibly the first weight-driven clock.[/td]
[td]A variety of mechanical clocks were produced by Spanish Muslim engineers, both large and small, and this knowledge was transmitted to Europe through Latin translations of Islamic books on mechanics.[/td]
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