Assistant Professor of History of Islamic Civilization, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran
Abstract
The land of Andalusia was part of Dar al-Islam for about eight hundred years, and the prosperity of Islamic culture and civilization in this land made it one of the most brilliant scientific centers in the world, radiating knowledge all over Europe. Since the Muslim rulers of Andalusia strived to promote science and knowledge in this land, Andalusia turned to a territory in the period of Islamic civilization in which famous physicians, pharmacists and botanists were raised. Among them was Ibn Wafid Lakhmi, an Andalusian physician, pharmacologist and botanist who, while practicing medicine, also paid special attention to the subject of pharmacology and the cultivation of medicinal plants. Ibn Wafid treated patients with his own therapeutic and medicinal methods and with his numerous works and writings in the field of medicine, pharmacology and botany, he played an important role in expanding the scientific and civilizational boundaries of Islam in the field of these sciences. Ibn Wafid Andalusia, by training prominent students, was influential in the transmission of medical sciences, especially pharmacological and botanical knowledge, in the Islamic and world civilizations. The research method of this article is descriptive-analytical and the main question of the research is that what the role and function of Ibn Wafid Lakhmi as an Andalusian was in expanding the borders of medical sciences, pharmacology and botany in the Islamic civilization.
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