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A comparative study of Hakim Maysari’s encyclopedic medical compendium and the poetic medical work of A'raj (Ajzī): A transition from the 4th to the 8th century AH.
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Zahra Talebnezhad   , Maryam Yakhchali * , Amir Hossein Hatami |
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Medical texts in the Islamic period of Iran followed two main paths for educating and transmitting medical knowledge: prose and poetry, both serving as references for students and physicians. Given the significance of Hakim Maysari’s Dānishnāma and Abdulkarim Aʿraj (Ajzī) Tibb-i Manzūm, a comparative study of these works allows for an examination of the evolution of Persian medical poetry over four centuries. This article aims to clarify the status of each work within the poetic medical tradition by comparing their structure, language, function, and innovations. This library-based research is a comparative-analytical approach, examining the original manuscripts and scientific correction editions of the texts. Keywords such as Tibb-i Manzūm, Maysari’s Dānishnāma and Abdulkarim Aʿraj were also searched in SID, Google Scholar, Magiran and Noor Magz to identify related studies. The findings Indicate differences between the two works in terms of structure, organization of topics, subject matter, and instructional language. Hakim Maysari’s Dānishnāma lacks a clear chapter division and presents medical topics in a continuous form, whereas Tibb-i Manzūm features a structured composition with articles, sections, and chapters, presenting medical content in a more organized and educational manner. Although both works share the overarching goal of transmitting medical knowledge in poetic form, they represent two distinct stages in the evolution of medical education.
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| Keywords: History of Medicine, Persian Medicine, Medical manuscript |
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Received: 2026/02/7 | Accepted: 2026/05/16
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