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Abū Bakr al-Rāzī (full name: أبو بکر محمد بن زکریاء الرازي, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī), [a] c. 864 or 865–925 or 935 CE, [b] often known as (al-)Razi or by his Latin name Rhazes, also rendered Rhasis, was a Persian physician, philosopher and alchemist who lived during the Islamic Golden Age.
Al-Razi was a celebrated alchemist and Muslim philosopher who is also considered to have been the greatest physician of the Islamic world. In medicine he was an admirer of Hippocrates, and in philosophy he was a professed follower of Socrates and Plato and an opponent of Aristotle.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 19, 2021 · Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī made his fame mostly as a doctor. As his name “al-Rāzī” indicates, he hailed from the Persian city of Rayy, near modern-day Tehran. His biographers report that he ran a hospital there, and another in Baghdad.
Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al Razi (Rhazes): Philosopher, Physician and Alchemist. Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al Razi was born in Al Rayy, a town on the southern slopes of El Burz mountains near present-day Tehran, Iran, in the year 865 AD (251 Hegira). His early interests were in music.
- Samir S Amr, Abdulghani Tbakhi
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Secret of Secrets. Summary. Born in Rayy, in present-day Iran, Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya al-Razi (also known by the Latinized version of his name, Rhazes or Rasis, 865--925) is recognized as one of the intellectual luminaries of the medieval Islamic world.
Oct 2, 2021 · Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi was believed to be born between 864 to 865 AD, although the exact date is not known. He was born into a Persian Muslim family in the City of Ray, located on the Great Silk Road .
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Jul 15, 2024 · Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al-Razi, also known as Rhazes, was a 10th-century Persian polymath who made significant contributions to medicine, philosophy, chemistry, and psychiatry. He is credited with founding the first psychiatric ward in Baghdad, highlighting the medical treatment of mental illnesses.
