Ibn al-Kattani
Moorish scholar, 951–1029
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Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn al-Husayn Ibn al-Kattani al-Madhiji (Arabic: ابن الكتاني) (951–1029), sometimes nicknamed "al-Mutatabbib" (المتطبب 'the medical doctor'), was a well-known Arab scholar, philosopher, medical doctor, astrologer, man of letters, and poet.
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Ibn al-Kattani | |
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| Born | Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn al-Husayn Ibn al-Kattani al-Madhiji 951 Córdoba, Caliphate of Cordoba |
| Died | 1029 |
| Occupations | Philosopher, medical doctor, astrologer, poet |
| Philosophical work | |
Notable works | The Treatment of Dangerous Diseases Appearing Superficially on the Body |
Born in Córdoba in the Caliphate of Cordoba, he wrote books on logic, inference and deduction.
For some time he was the personal medical doctor of Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir, sultan of al-Andalus, and wrote The Treatment of Dangerous Diseases Appearing Superficially on the Body (Mu`alajat al-amrad al-khatirah al-badiyah `ala al-badan min kharij). It was cited by later writers, but thought to be now lost, until a copy of it was discovered among the manuscripts now at the National Library of Medicine. Much of the treatise is on the subject of poisonous bites.[1]
Al-Kattani also wrote an anthology of Andalusian poetry, and became especially famous by his book on metaphor in Andalusian poetry.
He died in Zaragoza in 1029.
