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Arab physician and Islamic scholar Al-Hārith ibn Kalada ( ; d. 13 AH/634–35) was an Arab physician and a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad .1 He is said to have traveled to Gundeshapur in search of medical knowledge before the advent of Islam . Al-Harith ibn Kalada was Al-Harith ibn Kalada ibn Amr ibn Ilaj ibn Abi Salama ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Ghurarah ibn Auf ibn Thaqif al-Thaqafi, a freedman of Abu Bakr. He was a renowned Arab physician known for his expertise in medicine, and was known as the "Arabs' physician" in his time. He lived in the pre-Islamic era and entered Islam. He was a skilled and knowledgeable physician who knew the causes and cures of diseases. He was wise, eloquent, and a sincere advisor. He was mentioned by the authors of medical books, and Ibn Mandah and others mentioned him in the names of the Companions, but his companionship is disputed.2 He was from Thaqif, from the people of Taif in the Hejaz region. He traveled to Persia, and learned medicine from the people of that land, from the people of Jundishapur and others, in the pre-Islamic era and before Islam.3 Ibn Jaljul said: "Al-Harith learned medicine in Yemen and Persia, and he excelled in this profession and practiced medicine in Persia. He treated patients and earned money there, and the people of the city of Persia who saw him testified to his knowledge. He had treated some of their nobles, who recovered and gave him money and a slave girl named "Sumayya". Then his soul longed for his people, so he returned to Taif and his medicine became famous among the Arabs." Dols, Michael W. Medieval Academy of America . 58 (4): 891– 916.4
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Al-Harith ibn Kaladah ( ; d. 13 AH/634–35) was, according to traditional sources, the oldest known Arab physician . He is said to have traveled to Gundeshapur in search of medical knowledge before the advent of Islam . Medieval Academy of America . 58 (4): 891– 916.
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Al-Harith ibn Kaladah ( ; d. 13 AH/634–35) was an Arab physician and a companion of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad . He is said to have traveled to Gundeshapur in search of medical knowledge before the advent of Islam . Medieval Academy of America . 58 (4): 891– 916.
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Arab physician and Islamic scholar Al-Hārith ibn Kalada ( Arabic : الحارث بن كلدة ; d. 13 AH/634–35) was an Arab physician and is said to be one of a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . He is said to have traveled to Gundeshapur in search of medical knowledge before the advent of Islam . Al-Harith ibn Kalada was Al-Harith ibn Kalada ibn Amr ibn Ilaj ibn Abi Salama ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Ghurarah ibn Auf ibn Thaqif al-Thaqafi. He was from Thaqif, from the people of Taif in the Hejaz region and he was a freedman of Abu Bakr.He traveled to Persia, and studied medicine in the pre-Islamic era. Ibn Jaljul said: Al-Harith learned medicine in Yemen and Persia, and he excelled in this profession and practiced medicine in Persia. He treated patients and earned money there, and the people of the city of Persia who saw him testified to his knowledge. He had treated some of their nobles, who recovered and gave him money and a slave girl named "Sumayya". Then his soul longed for his people, so he returned to Taif and his medicine became famous among the Arabs." Dols, Michael W. JSTOR 2853789 . الإصابة في تمييز الصحابة .
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