Abu al-Hasan al-Harrani explained

Abu al-Hasan al-Harrani, Thabit ibn Ibrahim ibn Zahrun al-Ḥarrani (b. Raqqa 896; d. Baghdad 980), was a 10th-century physician and translator who lived and worked in Baghdad at the court of its Buyid rulers.[1]

Biography

Not much is known about his life. He was born in Raqqa to a family of learned physicians who were originally Sabians from Harran. He was a contemporary to Ibn Butlan whom he met in Baghdad, and became one of his tutors. His works include a medical commentary on Yahya ibn Sarafyun's book "al-Kunnash", as mentioned by Ibn Abi Usaibia.[2] Al-Harrani died in Baghdad in 980, aged 84.

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References

  1. Web site: Fariba. Pat. Maryam. Rezaee. Abū al-Ḥasan al-Ḥarrānī. 16 October 2015 . en.
  2. Book: أصيبعة. ابن أبي. طبقات الأطباء. ktab INC.. ar.