Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Al-Muhadhdhab Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muqbil, a well-known physician who lived in Mosul. Ibn al-Athir relates that he was the most learned man of his time in medicine, that he related hadith, that he was generous in charity and good in character, and that he wrote a good book on medicine. 2
Death
He died in Mosul in Muharram 610 AH, which corresponds to June 1213 CE according to the museum's data. The date is reported from one source, Ibn al-Athir. 2
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 360-361
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.360-361
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Muhadhdhab ibn Muqbil, the physician”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-muhadhdhab-ibn-muqbil/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.