Paradise of Wisdom

Paradise of Wisdom
AuthorAli ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari
Original titleFirdaws al-ḥikma
LanguageArabic
GenreEncyclopedia
Publication date
850
Publication placeAbbasid Caliphate

The Firdaws al-ḥikma (فردوس الحكمة),[1] known in English as the Paradise of Wisdom,[2] is a medical encyclopedia written by Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari and completed around 850. It is one of the earliest Islamic medical encyclopedias, if not the earliest.

  1. ^ "Firdaws al-ḥikmah فردوس الحكمة Ṭabarī, ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban طبري، علي بن سهل ربن". Qatar National Library. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ Raggetti 2020, p. 219.