At a glance
- Roles
- Physician · Historian
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
Life in time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Overview
Madyan ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Qusuni was the chief physician of Egypt in his time, accomplished in letters and history. He died in Egypt after 1044 AH (1634 CE). 1
His books include Rayhan al-Albab wa-Ray'an al-Shabab fi Maratib al-Adab; Qamus al-Atibba' wa-Namus al-Alibba' on medical simples, finished in 1044 AH; Tayyibat al-Anba' fi Tabaqat al-Atibba'; and a substantial history which al-Muhibbi cites without naming and al-Baghdadi calls Tarikh Misr. 1
Connections
People and things also explored
Al-Azhar Mosque· Bab al-Futuh, Cairo· Bab al-Nasr, Cairo· Bab Zuwayla, Cairo· Joseph's Well (Bir Yusuf), Cairo Citadel· Citadel of Cairo (Citadel of Salah al-Din)· The Dar al-Hikma of Cairo· Funerary complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Inal, Cairo
Sources
- al-Alam — al-Zirikli , v.7 p.197
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Madyan al-Qusuni”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/madyan-al-qusuni/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-14.
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