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Muntakhab al-tawarikh 191: CHAPTER III. · An Account of the Physicians of the Reign of the Emperor Akbar.

Muntakhabu-t-tawārīkh (Ranking, Lowe, Haig) 191

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Some of the physicians in this reign were so learned in the theory and skilled in the practice of medicine that they performed miracles like those of Musa, and brought to mind the wonder-working breath of the Lord ‘Isa, while others, for the reason that the healing art is a noble subject of study, but a mean pursuit in its practical application, although they busied themselves in the study of medicine, sought political employment, according to their several degrees.