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Abstract Objective: The physician's oath attributed to Hippocrates (BC. 459-355) composed in the 4th century. Altered forms of Hippocratic oath appeared in Islamic world after the 9th century. In writings of Ibn al-Qifti it's expressed that Hippocratic Oath has been translated by Abu Suleyman as Kitāb al-'Ahd. This study examined the variations of the physician's oaths in Islamic World from historical perspective. Methods: Anthic Greek Hippocratic oath, the Arabic translation in Ibn Ebî Usaybiya's (dod. 1269) 'Uyûnü-l-Enbâ fî Tabakâti'l-Etibbâ, the oath used in Turkish Republic Istanbul Darülfünunu Faculty of Medicine in 1925, an oath used in 1950's in Iran, the oath of the Arab doctor instead of the hypocritic jury, "The oath of the doctor" in Islamic code of medical ethics Kuwait document, an oath used in 2000's in Iran, the oath of a Muslim physician by the Islamic Medical Association of North America and contemporary oaths used in Ankara University and Hacettepe University compiled. Foreign texts translated to Turkish. The oaths examined comperatively from historical point of view. Results: We determined the variations between the oaths and interpreted their relations with geographical, political, legislative factors, developments in medicine and medical education. Hippocratic oath influenced Islamic medicine since the 9th century and the physician's oath altered to different forms according to it's interaction with values of Islamic communities.* Presented in The 6th International Congress of The International Society for The History of Islamic Medicine, Van-Turkiye, 23-26 September 2014 as oral communication.

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