Which personality received the title “Al-Sheikh Al-Raees”?

Correct answer: Ibn Sina. Ibn Sina (Avicenna) is known as “Al-Sheikh Al-Raees” (the chief master) for his authority in medicine and philosophy.

Background: “Al-Sheikh Al-Raees” means “the Chief Master”. Ibn Sina (Avicenna, born near Bukhara in 980 CE) earned it through his authority in medicine and philosophy.

• Al-Razi: Al-Razi (Rhazes) is known as a physician and chemist.
• Al-Kindi: Al-Kindi is known as the “philosopher of the Arabs”.
• Ibn al-Haytham: Ibn al-Haytham is known as the father of optics.

Did you know? His book Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb (The Canon of Medicine) was used as a standard medical text for centuries in both the Islamic world and Europe.

Memory trick: Ibn Sina = Sheikh Raees = “Chief of doctors”. Think: Canon of Medicine → Ibn Sina.