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S Brief Biography of TohaUUa Zakaria Razi VTohaUUa Win Zakariya Win
Xahyah RaziY
Zakaria Razi Zas a great [ranian o\tor Zho has Uae signifi\ant
\ontriWutions in the fie!s of \heUistry] physi\s an phi!osophyR ^is naUe is
TohaUUa the son of Zakaria an he Zas knoZn Wy the naUe SWu BakrR ^e
Zas Worn in the o! toZn of Ray] _ehran in the year `ab Cc Vthe naUe Ray
Zas taken froU the Wook entit!e SdestaY] of Zhi\h at the tiUe Zas the
renoZne \enter for s\ien\e an
!iterature
in [ranR [t is in Ray that he spent his \hi!hoo] ao!es\en\e an au!thooR
euring his ao!es\en\e] he Zas intereste in Uusi\ an in p!aying Zith the
f!ute an soUetiUes he re\ite soUe poeUsR For a tiUe he Zas engage in
W!a\ksUith fo!!oZe Wy a!\heUyR [n the perforUan\e of his foW] he Zas Uost!y
in \onta\t Zith \heUi\a!s an for this reason he has infure his eyesightR [t
has Ween to! that the o\tor ZhoU Razi sought for treatUent has aske hiU
a fee of bgg inars an Razi hade ha no \hoi\e Wut to pay for su\h a dery
high pri\e an he saih a!\heUy is the true s\ien\e of Uei\ine an not Zhat
one is engage ZithhR FroU the tiUe on] the in\!ination of tea\hing the s\ien\e
of Uei\ine has pade its Zay an this Zas spe\ifi\a!!y taught on Uature
inidiua!sR Razi has trade!e Uost to Bagha for the purpose of seeking
further eu\ation an it Zas in the ^ospita! of Bagha that he We\aUe a
professor in Uei\ine an for a !ong perio has Ween esignate as the hea
of the faUous Tohtezai ^ospita! Zhere he iUUeiate!y earne an honor as
the first p!a\e in Uei\ineR Sfter the eath of Tohteza iha!efe SWWasi] Razi
returne to Ray an he Zas esignate to We\oUe the ire\tor of Ray
^ospita! an his entire !ife Zas spent in tea\hing an treating patientsR ^e Zas
the founer of the Uei\a! eu\ation Zhi\h unti! the present tiUe has Ween
oWserde in edery tea\hing hospita!s in the Zor!] as an ejaUp!e] at Ray
hospita!] Zhen he ejaUine a patient] a!! stuents an apprenti\es Zere
en\ir\!ing hiUR ca\h aUitte patients Zi!! We first ejaUine Wy the stuent
apprenti\e an if they fai! to gide the \orre\t iagnosis] they Zou! refer theU
to Raziks stuents an if in turn Raziks stuents again fai!s to iagnose the
patient] the patient Zi!! We fina!!y referre to Razi hiUse!f for further eda!uationR
[n the pro\ess of Wui!ing the Tohtazae ^ospita!] stakeho!ers aske Raziks
opinion aWout the right p!a\e of putting up the hospita!ks founation] Razi has
orere theU to p!a\e elua! \uts of Ueat to the ifferent parts of the \ity] the
p!a\e Zhere the Ueat e\aye !ast] Zas \onsiere the West p!a\e to Wui!
the hospita!R [n the hospita! in Bagha] he put up a spe\ia! Zar for
psy\hiatri\ patientsR _he Uost iUportant attriWute to es\riWe this great o\tor]
is his goo rapport an his spe\ia! attention to the patients an he patient!y
treats an \are for theU as Ze!! unti! the \orre\t iagnosis Zas is\odereR
mith respe\t to the poor peop!e] he Zas a!Zays dery kin to theUR
[n \ontrary to soUe o\tors at the tiUe Zhi\h preferre to treat kings]
cUirs an other inf!uentia! peop!e] Razi preferre Uore the \oUpany of
the !ess enoZe] he Zas a!Zays kin to theU an preferre to treat
theUR
[n his Wook entit!e S!fehrest] [Wne naiU Zroteo a!! patients] Uost
spe\ia!!y those that We!ong to the !oZer strata of so\iety hade a!Zays
re\eide his kinness an syUpathy] he a!Zays inluire aWout their
\onitions] pai theU a disit an prodie theU Zith soUe finan\ia!
he!pR [n his Wook entit!e] SttriWutes of a ^ospita!] Razi ha ejpoune
the fo!!oZing ieas an We!iefs] pederyone is not estine to We\oUe a
o\tor an the Uei\a! profession Uust hade spe\ia! attriWutes an
istin\t eu\ationa! an ethi\a! stanarshR ^e strong!y isagree
aWout !ess inte!!igent persons seeking the Uei\a! professions an the
interferen\e of patientsk faUi!ies an re!atidesR
Razi Zas the first o\tor Zho ifferentiate the iagnosis WetZeen
Ueas!es an \hi\kenpoj an Zas the first to present an opinion
regaring a\luire iUUunityR ^e a!so Zas the first o\tor Zho
oWserde an es\riWe the anatoUy of the huUan \aader] Wones]
Uus\!es] Wrain an soUe neura! suWidisions in the hea an ne\k
Razi Zas the first o\tor Zho strong!y eUphasize the ro!e of nutrition
in hea!th an in treatUent an he a!so eUphasize of the harUfu!
effe\ts in the !adish use of rugsR ^e We!iede that i!!ness \an We
su\\essfu!!y treate Zith goo nutrition Wut if this fai!e] first!y] siUp!e
rugs We aUinistere an if it fai!e to respon] \oUp!ej rugs We
eUp!oyeR
Razi ha Uae it a pra\ti\e to first ejperiUent Uost of the rugs to the
aniUa!s an Uae a re\or of their effe\ts Wefore aUinistering theU
to huUan WeingsR ^e Zas the first to prou\e the nonqpoisonous
a!ka!oi rugs an use theU to treat patientsR [n gratitue to the great
efforts Razi ha \ontriWute to pharUa\y] r\toWer stth is
\oUUeUorate in honor of Zakaria Razi an a!so naUe PharUa\y
eayR
Razi Zas an ejpert in surgery an ha Zritten Wooks aWout kiney an
W!aer stonesR [n his Wooks] he eUphasize that Zhen stones o not
respon to rugs] surgi\a! treatUent is ne\essaryR
^e Zas the first o\tor to ejp!ain aWout tuWer\u!osis of the pha!angea!
foints
Razi Zas the first s\ientist to \!assify suWstan\es into u groupso
inorgani\] p!ants an aniUa!s an he a!so \!assifie suWstan\es into
Ueta!s an Ueta!!oisR ^e Zas an ejpert in \heUistry an the fo!!oZing
Zere the resu!ts of his is\oderiesv a!\oho!] su!furi\ a\i] arseni\ a\i
an \itri\ a\iR
Razi's Works:
Razi has Ween \onsiere as one of the Uost a\tide s\ientist Zho !eft
Uany da!uaW!e Zorks Wehin hiUR [n one of his Zorks he Zrote] pTy
unening eneadors an persederan\e to !earn Zas so ejtreUe that
Zith Uy fine Zritings] [ Zas aW!e to Zrite Uore than sg thousan pages
aWout ifferent topi\s] wb years of Uy !ife Zas edote in Zriting the
Wook xahUe iaWir V S! ^aZiY an ue to su\h eneadors [ suffere
froU frai! eyesight an Zeakness in the Uus\!es of Uy hans an Zas
epride froU Zriting Wut] espite these iffi\u!ties Uy sear\h for
knoZ!ege Zas not hinere an Zith the support an assistan\e froU
others the Wook Zas fina!!y finishehR
[Wn naiU puW!ishe wat \opies aWout Raziks Zorks an SWu Rehan
Beroni puW!ishe w`y \opies an other resear\hers puW!ishe stw
\opies an Wasing froU Beroniks \ata!ogues] froU out of the w`y
\opies] ba Wooks Zere aWout Uei\ine of Zhi\h the Uost iUportant an
hade earne eder!asting faUe are the Uei\a! en\y\!opeia a!q^aZi fit
a!q_iWW] a!qTansuri ]a!qxuari an a!q^asaWahR _hree of these Wooks
Zere trans!ate into cng!ish an ea\h Zas reqprinte an puW!ishe
sedera! tiUes an for \enturies has Ween taught in reputaW!e
unidersities in GerUany an Fran\eR ^is other Zritings in\!uesous
other Wooks aWout Uei\ine] t Wooks aWout !ogi\] wg aWout astro!ogy
an UatheUati\s]t Wooks on \oUUentaries] wt Wooks aWout
phi!osophy] wy on theo!ogy] us on \heUistry] a on Uetaphysi\s an ws
Wooks aWout ifferent te\hniluesR
Razi fina!!y returne to his Wenefa\tor at the age of ag in his hoUetoZn]
Ray] on r\toWer st] zsb CcR
Professors:
wR S!i [Wn RaWan _aWari Vin Tei\ineY sR SWu zy Ba!khe Vin Phi!osophyY uR
SWWu! SWWas TohaUUa [Wn neshaWori Vin _heo!ogyY
Students:
Xahyah [Wn Sie { SWu! GhasseU Toghanahie { SWu! ^assan _aWariq[Wn
Gharon Raziq Xousef Win XaghuW
Quotations from Razi:
S o\tor usua!!y oes not so!e!y re!y on his Zork an \apaWi!ities in
treating his patients] instea he entrust his patients to Go S!Uightyks
hea!ing poZerR [f a o\tor We!iedes in the rederse an on!y We!iedes on
his professiona! ingenuities] he Zi!! neder Wenefit froU Goks hea!ing
poZerR
[f ederyone Zou! We aW!e to \orre\t!y Wenefit in the use of their oZn
ta!ents] the Zor! Zou! We\oUe the proUise paraise that ederyone
reaUe ofR
References:
[siUof] [saa\R "\ientists| ei\tionary of "\ien\e an [nustry]Rdo!RwR
_rans!ate Wy TohaUUa TosaheWRsn eition] s\ientifi\ an \u!tura!
puW!i\ation \oUpany
[Wn a!qnaiU] TohaUUa Win [shaghqa! FehreshtR _rans!ate Wy
TohaUUa Reza _afaoR_ehranv Tytho!ogy] wu`w] ["Bn zayquuwq
ww`q}R
eehkhoa] S!i SkWarR ei\tionary of eehkhoa] do!Ryu noR seria!
wzbR~ner the superdision of erR TohaUUa Toienq_ehranv _ehran
~nidersityq ei\tionary rrganization] wuuy]bttR
Razi] SWu Bakr TohaUUa Win ZakariyaR "uUUary of "\ientists
Biography R_rans!ate Wy TahWoWin] "aeghR ~ner the superdision of
ShUa BirshakRcitorqFariWorz Tafeiq_ehranv"\ientifi\ an Cu!tura!
PuW!ishing CoUpany] Gran Persian eip!oUa [nstitute]wuty]["Bn zayq
bbwbqgwqt]yauR
"\ientifi\ Spp!i\ation] iiUia etRa!R "\ien\e in [s!aU] ShUa SraU]
_ehranv Tessenger wuaa]stsR
Toayan] TohaUUaR Persian ei\tionary do!RbR zth eition] _ehranv
SUir iaWir Founation PuW!ishings] wutb]quqzayqggqway]btgR
nafuU SWai] TohaUUaR TohaUUa Zakariya Raziq_ehranR Razi
~nidersity PuW!ishing] sbub iUperia!R
Pars ZeWsite zth of Spri! ^istory rderdieZe
Phi!osophy ZeWsite] iiadash Tasa!i
Copyright R S!! rights reserdeR Razi resear\h festida! on Uei\a! s\ien\es
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profitqUaking purposes is not perUitteR Tentioning the sour\e is reluire for
any reprou\tion of the ZeWsite or its \ontentR
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