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Zeinab Karimi, Fatemeh Binshifar, Khdijeh Alizadeh Dill,
Volume 13, Issue 0 (3-2020)
Abstract

Despite the peak of medical knowledge in the Abbasid period, the presence of famous medical families in the Abbasid court, translation and writing of medical works, attention to nutrition and health in the court of the Abbasid caliphs, the expectation of long life and quality was created for the Abbasid caliphs. However, all these possibilities were not used much by the caliphs, and if they had not been killed in the war, they would have died of disease, even at a young or middle age. This research is performed using library sources and descriptive-analytical method. According to the findings of this study, the urgent need of the Abbasid caliphs for "treatment" had caused physicians to be present in the court of the caliphs with great benefit of wealth and even power. Revelry, the unjustified lifestyle in having fun and spending a lot of time in the harem leads to the suffering from of some Abbasid caliphs in their age Young or untimely due to some incurable or incurable diseases that caused their premature death. Finally, among the 37 Abbasid caliphs, 30 of them were killed in internal or external wars and conflicts. The remaining number died of disease, despite the establishment of a coherent system of health and treatment and having all the medical facilities of their time. Therefore, despite the provision of medical facilities for the Abbasid caliphs, the wrong lifestyle and full of excesses in having fun has caused them to fall ill and eventually die.

Soleyman Heidari,
Volume 13, Issue 0 (3-2020)
Abstract

In the history of post-Islamic Iran, the Barmaki family is one of the most important families in preparing the background for the transfer of the scientific heritage of ancient times, including medical knowledge to the Islamic period. From the beginning of the Abbasid era, this family penetrated the structure of the political system and after gaining political-economic power and supporting translators and authors of medical works, provided the background for the transfer of a large part of the medical heritage of ancient times to the Islamic period. The main issue of the research is to examine the role of the Barmaki family in the transfer of medical heritage from the beginning of the rise of this family to the assassination of Jafar Barmaki. The research method is descriptive with analysis and library data collection and relies on first-hand sources. The findings indicate that the Barmaki family's interest in ancient medical heritage, the support of the Abbasid caliphs, and the material support of the caliphs and Brahmins for translators and authors of medical works played an important role in the transmission of ancient medical heritage to the Islamic period.                                                      

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