Sanjesh-e Pishab-Shenasi-ye Razi ba Pezeshki-ye Novin

• Persian Title: سنجش پیشاب‌شناسی رازی با پزشکی نوین
• Transliterated Title: Sanjish-i Pīshāb-shināsī-yi Rāzī bā Pizishkī-yi Nawīn
• English Title: Assessing al-Rāzī’s Uroscopy in Comparison with Modern Medicine
• Authors:
  • Muḥammad Ibrāhīm Zākir
  • Ḥasan Otūkash
• Language: Persian
• ISBN: 978-600-203-197-6
• Publication Year: 2020
• Pages: 555
• Format: PDF
• Category: Textual Studies
• Miras Maktoob Collection Code: 341

【Summary】

This volume undertakes a detailed comparison between the uroscopic theories of Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī and the principles of modern medicine. The study centers on al-Rāzī’s treatment of uroscopy (pīshāb-shināsī), preserved primarily in Volume 19 of al-Ḥāwī fī al-Ṭibb, where he systematically compiled earlier medical opinions from East and West before presenting his own analyses beneath each view.

The authors examine whether al-Rāzī’s observations in uroscopy and macroscopic urine examination (qārūra-bīnī) correspond with contemporary medical knowledge. They demonstrate how al-Rāzī clearly articulated concepts akin to pathophysiology, interpreting urine as a diagnostic mirror reflecting diseases of organs such as the liver, lungs, and intestines. In al-Rāzī’s framework—and that of several other classical physicians—urine is treated almost as a living entity, approached with methodological rigor and interpretive caution. By situating these medieval insights alongside modern diagnostic standards, the book offers a nuanced reassessment of al-Rāzī’s clinical legacy.