Abu Ali Ibn Sina is a well-known personality among the physicians of Unani medicine and scientists of physical sciences since medieval times. To commemorate and to institutionalize an academy named after him, Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciences was founded on March 1, 2000. The Academy has been registered under Indian Trusts Act, 1882 and was formally inaugurated on April 20, 2001. Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India gave accreditation to the academy in 2004 and promoted it as ‘Centre of Excellence’ in 2008. The Academy is now a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit organization with multiple aims and objectives.
There is a consensus amongst researchers of the history of medicine & sciences that physicians and
scientists of medieval era had played a very important role in the development of natural and medical
sciences during the renaissance of Islamic civilization, which spanned over eight centuries. This was
achieved through translating earlier medical and scientific sources and developing then known sciences
in the light of their clinical and scientific expertise. Despite the above fact, it is well-known that
the full potential of the Islamic medical and scientific work, particularly, heritage has not been
investigated exhaustively to-date its basic role and importance in the development of modern medicine
and its effect on the European Renaissance. Most of the manuscripts of Islamic medieval medicine are
lying unutilized on the shelves of private and some public libraries around the world and only few have
been studied comprehensively. In the light of this, a number of physicians, scientists, scholars and
historians are called for reviving this heritage on a national level. This is to be achieved through
organization and teamwork. And this is how the idea to found the Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine &
Sciences (IAMMS) emerged. The first meeting of the Academy was held on March 5, 2000 in Aligarh (India)
and was chaired by Professor (Hakim) Syed Zillur Rahman, Founder President of IAMMS. A number of
physicians and historians attended this meeting. The second meeting of the Academy was held on April 8,
2001 in Aligarh, when the By-Laws were discussed and approved. It was also decided that Aligarh would be
the permanent location of the Academy and it would operate as a normal registered trust as well.
Membership of the Academy is open to everyone who has an interest in or would like to contribute by
studying the History of Medieval Medicine and Sciences. The Academy looks forward to receiving support
and help from all scholars and researchers in India and all over the world.
Abu Ali Ibn Sina is a well-known personality among the physicians of Unani medicine and scientists of physical sciences since medieval times. To commemorate and to institutionalize an academy named after him, Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciences was founded on March 1, 2000. The Academy has been registered under Indian Trusts Act, 1882 and was formally inaugurated on April 20, 2001. Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India gave accreditation to the academy in 2004 and promoted it as ‘Centre of Excellence’ in 2008. The Academy is now a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit organization with multiple aims and objectives.
