Who is the scholar Al-Zahrawi?
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Abu al-Qasim Khalaf ibn Abbas Al-Zahrawi Al-Andalusi, who died in the year 404 AH, was an Andalusian physician and surgeon. He was the physician of Abd al-Rahman III and the author of the book "Al-Tasrif liman 'Ajiza 'an al-Ta'lif" (The Method of Medicine for Those Who Lack the Power of Composition) in the science of medicine. His books on surgery were considered a supreme reference for centuries after being translated into Latin.
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