Al-Tusi school commentary on Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine

Shirazi, Qutb al-Din Mahmud al- / (Ibn Sina [Avicenna]). Al-Tuhfat al-Sa‘diya fi-t-tibb [Sa‘d’s gift to medicine].

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Considered "one of the most complete commentaries on the 'Canon of Medicine'" (Abdukhalimov, p. 30), "Al-Tuhfat al-Sa'diya fi-t-tibb" was an important medical commentary on Ibn Sina (Avicenna) by Qutb al-Din Mahmud al-Shirazi (1236-1311), disciple of the famous Persian astronomer and philosopher Nasir al-Din al-Tusi.

Al-Shirazi gained renown in his own right for his best-known philosophical work, "The Pearly Crown", and for his early discussions of the possibility of heliocentrism in his astronomical works. However, al-Shirazi's medical experience laid the foundations of his knowledge of the sciences: upon the death of his father - himself a physician - al-Shirazi began work at a hospital in Shiraz at the age of only fourteen. His commentary covers Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine, one of the most influential works in the entire history of medicine across both the Arab world and Europe, where it became the standard textbook from the 12th century into the Early Modern period. After years spent studying the Canon, al-Shirazi felt that other commentaries left much unaddressed, and resolved to write his own commentary during his time in al-Tusi's famous study circle, likely assisted by al-Tusi himself. This work is the result, covering a multitude of medical topics across Arabic and Persian medical science and providing one of the best commentaries on the Canon.