A Review of Book of Razi’s Criticize on Galen

In the period of the translation movement and before that the medical and philosophical ideas of ancient Greece were considered definite. Among the features of the authoring period are innovations in medicine and the creation of doubts in some Greek science beliefs. This study examines the flaws that the mystery of medicine with the subject of Galen in the book of Razi’s criticize on Galen. Because for the first time in the period of Islamic civilization, some of Galen's ideas have been criticized in this book, the study and analysis of Razi's book is of special importance.

This study was conducted in order to express the theoretical independence of Islamic scholars, especially Razi, through library survey method based on authentic sources of medical history.

The deficiencies that Razi inflicts on Galen's medical views, as well as the opposing views about Razi in this book, are expressed .The reviews revealed that the book of Razi’s criticize on Galen was not fully translated into Persian; only a few corrections were made. Two examples of corrections belong to Mehdi Mohaghegh and Mustafa Labib Abdul Ghani. Three copies of Razi’s criticize on Galen are available in the Malek Library No.4573 (now owned by the Astan Quds Razavi Library), the Islamic Consultative Assembly library No.9014 and National No.2915085, which have been extracted from the version available on the property, available.

Razi’s criticize on Galen can be used as a credible scientific and historical resource for scholars who intend to study about Galen and even the mystery itself. Om the copy in the Property from this work we can write valuable articles on various medical and philosophical topics.