Awhad al-Zaman Ibn Malikan

أوحد الزمان ابن ملكان

Awhad al-Zaman Abu al-Barakat Hibat Allah b. Ali b. Malikan — the celebrated philosopher-physician, author of al-Mu'tabar; Ibn al-Tilmidh's great rival; a Jew who converted to Islam late in life, and famously cured his own leprosy with starved-snake bites at the price of his eyesight 1.

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  1. Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
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