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The study of medicine, like mathematics and philosophy in the ancient world followed a familiar course: The Mesopotamians and Egyptians discovered a few basic principles, and then the Greeks vastly expanded this knowledge into more practical applications at the hands of the famous Hippocrates, Aristotle and Galen alongside many others.

While scientific learning was languishing in the West, it was flourishing in the East at the hands of the Muslims.

As the Muslim armies swept into Syria, Muslims accessed a rich heritage of the Romans and Greek. Besides, the Muslim conquests brought them into contact with the ancient cultures of Persia and India. Indeed, Muslim scientists embarked on translating and embracing previous knowledge and further advancing them at the hands of great scientists.

Amongst the well-known leaders in the field of medicine are Rhazes and Avicenna who had a di