Category: Islamic Studies | Last updated: 2026-07-20

Which of the following works by Ibn Sina (Avicenna) was a monumental medical encyclopedia that became the standard textbook for medical studies in Europe for centuries?

A) Kitab al-Shifa (The Book of Healing)
B) Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb (The Canon of Medicine)
C) Tahafut al-Falasifa (The Incoherence of the Philosophers)
D) Risalat al-Tayr (Treatise of the Bird)

Explanation

Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, known as 'The Canon of Medicine' in the West, is Ibn Sina's most famous medical work. It systematically compiled medical knowledge of the time and was translated into Latin, serving as a primary medical reference for over 600 years.

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