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Zakariya al-Razi; the magical alchemist of all eras

The golden age of Islamic medicine is mostly marked by name of Ibn Sina (Avicenna), and his book, ‘Canon of Medicine’. However, many historians believe that Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi is the greatest physician of the whole era. Al-Razi – also known as Rhazes or Rasis – was born more than 100 years prior to Ibn Sina and was a Persian polymath, physician, alchemist and philosopher.

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