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Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences
Abu Ali Ibn Sina is a well-known personality among the
physicians of Unani medicine and scientists of physical sciences since medieval
times. To commemorate and to institutionalize an academy named after him,
Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciences,
was founded on March 1, 2000. The Academy has been registered under
Indian Trusts Act, 1882 on August 14, 2000. Mr. M. Hamid
Ansari, Vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim
University, Aligarh formally inaugurated it, on April 20, 2001.
Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of
India gave accreditation to the academy in 2004 and promoted it as
‘Centre of Excellence’ in 2008. The Academy is now a non-governmental,
non-political and non-profit organization with multiple aims and
objectives.
The Idea of the Formation of the Academy
There is a consensus amongst researchers of the history
of medicine & sciences that physicians and scientists of medieval era
had played a very important role in the development of natural and
medical sciences during the renaissance of Islamic civilization, which
spanned over eight centuries. This was achieved through translating earlier
medical and scientific sources and developing then known sciences in the
light of their clinical and scientific expertise. Despite the above fact,
it is well-known that the full potential of the Islamic medical and
scientific particularly, heritage has not been investigated exhaustively
to-date its basic role and importance in the development of modern
medicine and its effect on the European Renaissance. Most of the
manuscripts of Islamic medicine are lying unutilized on the shelves of
private and some public libraries around the world and only few have been
studied comprehensively. In the light of this, a number of physicians,
scientists, scholars and historians are called for reviving this heritage
on a national level. This is to be achieved through organization and
teamwork. And this is how the idea to found the Ibn Sina Academy of
Medieval Medicine & Sciences (IAMMS) emerged. The first meeting of
the Academy was held on March 5, 2000 in Aligarh (India) and was chaired
by Professor (Hakim) Syed Zillur Rahman, president of IAMMS. A number of
physicians and historians attended this meeting. The second meeting of
the Academy was held on April 8, 2001 in Aligarh, when the By-Laws were
discussed and approved. It was also decided that Aligarh would be the permanent
location of the Academy and it would operate as a normal registered trust
as well. Membership of the society is open to everyone who has an
interest in or would like to contribute by studying the History of
Islamic Medicine and Sciences. The Academy looks forward to receiving
support and help from all scholars and researchers in India and all over
the world.
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