Nāfi‘ ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kalda al-Thaqafī (Template:Lang-ar) (died 13 AH / 634 – 635 CE)) was an Arab physician of the Banu Thaqif. He was recommended by Muhammad, and treated Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas and Abu Bakr. When the latter was dying, he designated his illness as poisoning.
Life and career
Trained in Yemen,[1] he is reported to have written a book named Dialog in Medicine. He was also a student and teacher at the Academy of Gundishapur in Persia.[citation needed]
He was half brother of Nufay ibn al-Harith (also known as Abu Bakra bin Kalada al-Thaqafi at-Thaifi).
Some historians maintain that he received his medical education at the Jundishapur medical school of Persia where he learnt the teachings of Aristotle and Galen.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Browne, Edward G. (2002), Islamic Medicine, p. 11, ISBN 81-87570-19-9
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