Al-Harith ibn Kalada ( ar, الحارث بن كلدة; d. 13 AH/634–35) was an
Arab physician and a companion of the
Islamic prophet
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Muhammad
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. He is said to have traveled to
Gundeshapur
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in search of medical knowledge before the advent of
Islam
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.
References
Further reading
* C. Pellat, "al-Harith B. Kalada," EI2, supplement (1980).
External links
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Banu Thaqif
Companions of the Prophet
Physicians of the medieval Islamic world
7th-century physicians
630s deaths
Year of birth unknown
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