Potential Source of Al-Zahrawi's Knowledge of Surgical Instruments in the Book of Al-Tasrif (10 th A.D.)

Surgery is one of the most important branches of medical science. The importance of using surgical tools in applying various surgical methods is clear. With the development of surgical instruments, the science of surgery made significant progress. At the beginning of the era of Islamic civilization (10th century A.D.), The book entitled Al-Tasrif Leman Ujza an Al-Talif was written by Zahrawi, an Andalusian physician, which became world famous due to its section on surgery and surgical instruments. The original of this book was in Arabic and was translated into Latin by Gerald of Cremona. After that, he made his way to Europe and taught in European medical universities for many years. In this study, the possible source used by Zahrawi in writing this part of his book is discussed.