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COMMENTATOR'S SPEECH Prof.
Osama Abdul Aziz It might be a good idea that I talk about Ibn Nafees, the arch of doctors in Egypt at that time. When I comment on one of the greatest commentators on modern history, Ibn Nafees, whose object was to comment on what was written by Ibn Sina. In fact, it is a criticism to what had been written by Ibn Sina. It is a tragedy that Ibn Nafees be a critic of two scientists of his age and of two of the arch scientists, they are Galin and Ibn Sina. It is very difficult and hard indeed, that man should pose to criticize two forward scientists and ideas of Galin had lasted for 1000 years, before Ibn Nafees criticized them. Galin' s theory of the visible symptom force, that the blood penetrates from right side to left side through the invisible hole, this idea remained for 1000 years and Ibn Sina had accepted it. He did not criticize it until Ibn Nafees had come up and said that the theory of Galin and the acceptance of Ibn Sina were wrong. This is the grandeur of manner. Ibn Nafees was born in Damascus, was educated in Egypt and practised in Egypt, and they said he was the arch doctor in Egypt, and this is one lesson of co-operation and the science has unlimited geographical areas. In fact, I can begin with the idea, the theory of Galinoos and the injustice inflicted upon Ibn Nafees by the Western World. Perhaps it was intendedly or malintendedly. It was approved that there were some translations of the works by Ibn Nafees, but after 300 years after the death of Ibn Nafees and his works, Michael Servetus came to say there is the pulmonary circulation. Ibn Nafees's work has given evidence of rightness. SLIDE I: This is the philosopher of his age, Galin (Figure not available), who was opposed by Ibn Nafees. It was very hard that a man be set against one of the giants of science of his time. SLIDE II: This is one the translations made by Andrew Ronald. A book of main ideas which deals with this issue and is written in Arabic and English and it is about the |
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works of Ibn Nafees. This book is mainly on the theory of pulmonary circulation which has been mentioned before (See Figure 1). SLIDE III: This is the book on law by Ibn Sina. It is a new copy, just to remind us of the works of those giants. These books must be translated and preserved in our libraries (See Figure 2). SLIDE IV: Then Michael Servetus came up to prove or to say, after the lapse of 300 years from Ibn Nafees, about " The blood circulation". This is found in his book "Christianismi Restitutio", or degradation from Christianity (See Figure 3 .In fact, this book was the reason for burning him down in Geneva, because his views were opposed to the prevalent ideas of that time and you see how the scientists had suffered during those ages. SLIDE V: This is a copy of "Christianismi Restitutio", (See Figure 4) which is degradation from Christianity and that the reason of burning him down. SLIDE VI: This is the stone which shows the place, here Michael Servetus was burnt down and where he was buried (See Figure 5). This stone is found in Geneva, taken as a indication of the sufferings of the scientists of that time. SLIDE VII: William Harvey (See Figure 6). After Michael Servetus, by 100 years and thus we have at least a gap of 350 years between Ibn Nafees and William Harvey. William Harvey has proved by experiment what Ibn Nafees said, as we heard, had dissected the corpse of man. Otherwise we would not have come to this reality. In fact, William Harvey had proved experimentally the blood circulation and there is a flow of blood. In conclusion I want to say that Ibn Nafees was very great scientist, who set himself against that engulfing and ravishing currents, to establish the fact which is known to us now-a-days and justice must be made to him by us the researchers had already made to him.
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