PHYSICIANS AND POETS OF ṬABARISTÁN.

1. Abu'l-Faraj Rashíd b. 'Abdu`lláh, the physician of Astarábád, flourished in the time of Qábús Shamsu`l-Ma'álí (A. H. 366—403 = A. D. 976—1012), and was peerless in his time, not only in medical science, but in eloquence and skill both in prose and verse. He is mentioned in the Dumyatu`l-Qaṣr of al-Bákharzí.

2. Sayyid Abu`l-Faḍl Isma'il b. Muḥammad al-Músawí of Jurján, the author of the well-known medical Encyclopædia entitled Dhakhíra-i-Khwárazmsháhí, the Kitáb-i-Yádigár, the Kitábu`l-Aghráḍ, the Kitáb-i-Ṭibb-i-'Alá`í and the translation of Avicenna’s Qánún.