Ibn al-Nafis: A Medical Discovery Ahead of Its Time

Ibn al-Nafis: A Medical Discovery Ahead of Its Time

The physician Ibn al-Nafis studied the heart and lungs and gave an important description of how blood passes through the lungs, what became known as pulmonary circulation. 

Rather than simply repeating earlier medical authorities, he challenged some of their ideas and proposed a different understanding of blood flow. 

This achievement stands among the great chapters in the history of Islamic medicine.