Abul Qasim al-Zahrawi, Pioneer of Modern Surgery
Speaking of Muslim medical figures, most Muslims immediately remember the name Ibn Sina - the inventor of parasitic science. It is as if Muslims only have Ibn Sina as a prominent figure in medical science. Though there are many figures of Islamic medicine whose works are still useful today, there is Abu Bakr al-Razi who was asked to become the greatest scientist in the field of medicine, Ali bin Isa al-Kahal, the greatest ophthalmologist in medieval times, ath -Thufail was the first person to find Ancylostoma or called the circular intestine (as-Sirjani, 2009: 272-274), to Imam Ibnul Qayim with his phenomenal work Thibbun Nabawi. So, Ibn Sina is not alone in this field. Not to mention the figure of Ibn Sina who was considered controversial, both in terms of religious thinking or methods of treatment. The medical figure we will discuss on this occasion is a pioneer in modern surgery. He is Abu Qasim al-Zahrawi. Al-Zahrawi revolutionized classical surgery and laid down surgical rules whi...