University of Tehran Journal for the History of Science 1735-0573 10 2 2012 09 22 A Survey of Islamic Physicians’ Views on Sports A Survey of Islamic Physicians’ Views on Sports 1 15 50948 FA Parvin Taghvaei Zahmatkesh M.A., History of Islamic Culture and Civilization Journal Article 2013 11 03 In Islamic medicine six factors are thought to affect the health of every person and physicians try to maintain and restore health by establishing an equilibrium between them. Sport has always been considered as one the most important among these factors, both for its role in mainting health and treating the diseases. The aim of this paper is to discuss the views of certain Islamic physicians on subjects pertaining to sport. These include the definition of sport, its place in Islamic medicine, its necessity and the convenient time to practice it, as well as the sports prescribed for different groups of people. In Islamic medicine six factors are thought to affect the health of every person and physicians try to maintain and restore health by establishing an equilibrium between them. Sport has always been considered as one the most important among these factors, both for its role in mainting health and treating the diseases. The aim of this paper is to discuss the views of certain Islamic physicians on subjects pertaining to sport. These include the definition of sport, its place in Islamic medicine, its necessity and the convenient time to practice it, as well as the sports prescribed for different groups of people. https://jihs.ut.ac.ir/article_50948_99ff459ed97a4bad87ff00d6f7e933f6.pdf