Hospital At Islamic Golden Age.

Source: Ya Biladi.

Today, we often hear the news, how Israeli Soldier genocyde civilian of Gaza, until destroy the hospital, it is humanity s tragedy, and at this article, i will invited you to discuss, how hospital at Islamic Golden Age?. You must know, at Islamic Golden Age, Muslim Civilization have a forward hospital. Want know? Please read this article until end, and subscribe this blog for more information about Islamic History. Please add your comment at coment columns bellow, remember, give a supported advice from this blog: What part of Islamic History that you want discuss it? Ok, lets search.

At era of Rasulullah Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam, Islamic medicine facility was founded, hadith that narrated by Imam Bukhari said, Rasulullah Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam founded camp near mosque, because wounded victim from the war need medicine camp. At the camp, Rasulullah Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam appointed an Muslim Woman named Rafidah Al-Aslamiyah as nurse.

At Goverment Of Caliph Umar ibn Al Khattab s era, at years of 17 H, happened epydemics at Palestine, Syira, and around this, named Thaun Amawas.  According Historian Al-Waqidi, Thaun Amawas eat 25.000-30.00 victims, included several shahaba, such as Abu Ubaidah, Al-Harith Ibn Hisham, Al Fadhl Ibn Abbas,and other shahaba.

Caliph Umar give command to Civilian Of Paletine to moved at highland that have clean air, and this place is Al Jabiyah, near Jerusalem.  After civilians moved to Jabiyah, the epydemics disappear. It is show Caliph Umar  s skill to manage epydemics at his territories.

At Era Of Umayyad Dynasty, medicine at Islamic World forward, Umayyad s Caliph started employ several doctor at his palace. Several them is Jews and Christian. They have big role translated several Syrian s manuscripts about medicine to Arabian Language for Muslim Society.

At Era Of Abbasid Dynasty, that ruled 750-1258 AD, Greeks books about medicine translated to Arabic Language. Abbasid Dynasty have forward medicine,. Caliph Harun Al-Rashid, at 9 TH Century, founded First Islamic Hospital at Bagdad, Capital Of Abbasid Dynasty. Abbasid Caliph, Al Muqtadir, at 913 AD,  do selection from doctors who want work at Abbasid Territories. He command to Thabit Ibn Qurrah, to select several doctors who can work at Abbasid Caliphate, and give certificate to who selected at this selection.

Al-Razi, is Muslim doctors that founded Hospital Of Bagdad, and he became leader of doctors at this hospital. When he want built Hospital Of Bagdad, he spread several meat at different place. Place that littlest became factor of spoilage, became place for hospital.

At 872 AD, Ibn Thulun, Ruler Of Egypt, also build hospital at Cairo, Egypt.  At Era Of Reign Nur Addin Zanki at Syria , builded hospital at Damascus, that became free hospital for poor peoples.It is representation from concern from ruler to poor peoples.

At Spain, that ruled by Umayyad Caliphate, exist Al Zahrawi, who die at 400 H. He popular with his book that written at 1000 AD, Al-Tashrifu ilman Ajiza Anit Talif, that discuss several topics of medicine, included tooth medicine, and midwifery. The book became main refrension for medicine at Europe, at Medieval Age.

From this article, we know, Muslim at Past, very care to medicine and healthy. Because, without healthy, we cannot run duty from Allah Subhanahuwataala  for prosper the earth.  Is very false, if because factor of war, hospital destroyed because claimed as terrorist basic.

At other article, we will discuss about Ibn Sina ( Avicenna), father of medicine from Islamic Civilization, Insha Allah.

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