Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A cultural and educational event dedicated to the scientific heritage of the outstanding scientist and thinker of the medieval East Abu Ali Ibn Sino (Avicenna) was held in London, Dunyo reports.

The event, organized by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in the UK and the British-Uzbek Friendship Society, was attended by representatives of socio-political circles and medical institutions, scientists and cultural figures of Great Britain, as well as our compatriots living in this country.

The Ambassador of Uzbekistan to London, Said Rustamov, noted that today in our country much attention is paid to the revival and enhancement of national values, the study of the rich scientific and creative heritage of our great ancestors, one of which is Abu Ali Ibn Sino. His invaluable contribution to world science is recognized throughout the world and continues to remain the spiritual heritage of all mankind. It is no accident that the UNESCO International Gold Medal established by UNESCO bears his name.

At the event, a presentation was made by an ophthalmologist at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmology Shohista Saidkasimova. She told how the works of Ibn Sina influenced the choice of her life path. “Back in school, my grandfather gave me an encyclopedia about Avicenna, which was published in 1980 in honor of the scientist’s 1000th anniversary. Every day I leafed through and read this book, and, in the end, I decided for myself to become a doctor, ”she said.

Abu Ali Ibn Sino is rightfully considered one of the most famous and revered philosophers and encyclopedic scientists. His name is on a par with Hippocrates and Galen, in his honor is named one of the stars discovered in the last century, a crater on the moon, a worldwide database of medical sciences, as well as the largest independent pharmacy network in Britain. UNESCO declared 1952 and 1980 the year of Avicenna.

The British scientist, doctor Nimar Kadiri, who defended his doctoral dissertation on the “Canon of Medicine” by Abu Ali Ibn Sina, emphasized that the scientist wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of issues, of which only 240 have come to us. Almost all knowledge has been systematized in these works. accumulated 1500 years before the scientist, including the teachings of Greco-Roman philosophers, the scientific achievements of Islamic, Chinese and Indian civilizations.

The scientific heritage of Avicenna determined the main directions for the development of medical disciplines for many centuries to come and laid the foundation for the basic methods of practical medicine and pharmacology, which have not lost their relevance today. For almost 500 years, they taught medicine at leading universities in Europe.

As it was noted by one of the participants of the event, this year Irish scientists found in the 16th century book a fragment of the manuscript “Canon of Medicine,” translated into Irish. This finding once again testifies to how much Avicenna’s works were widely known and went beyond the framework of cultures and religions.