In this Islamic medicine learning exercise, students read about the rise of Islam and the history of medicine within the culture. Students read 5 passages.

A comprehensive learning module on Islamic Spain that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include the religious tolerance of...

In this article, the contributions of the Islamic world to our knowledge of medicine are discussed.

Short biography of al-Razi, an Islamic "physician learned in philosophy as well as music and alchemy." Includes images of excerpts from his written works.

This site details Greek and other influences on Islamic medicine and includes illustrations of Arabic translations of earlier texts. Mentions The House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikmah) and its origins.

Information about Ibn Rushd, an Islamic scholar who contributed to many fields of study in the twelfth century A.D.

This site provides a biography of Islamic physician, al-Razi, also an alchemist and philosopher, famous for his contributions to several areas of science.

A discussion of how Islamic medicine was influenced not only by Greeks and Romans, but also by the restrictions of the Islamic religion.