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Medieval Islamic Medicine MJA enabling readers to swiftly identifyThe medical tradition that developed in the lands of Islam during the medieval period (c. 650 1500) has, like few others, influenced the fates and fortunes of countless human beings. It is a story of contact and cultural exchange across countries and creeds, affecting many people from kings to the common crowd. This tradition formed the roots from which modern Western medicine arose. Contrary to the stereotypical picture, medieval Islamic medicine was