How Ibn Sina Cured Love Sickness

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]The legendary physician Ibn Sina could cure almost any disease, but there was one condition that completely baffled everyone. A young prince in Persia fell mysteriously ill. He was wasting away, refusing to eat, and none of the royal doctors could find a single physical symptom. So, they called Ibn Sina. He didn't check for a fever. Instead, he placed his fingers firmly on the prince's pulse and did something brilliant. He ordered a local guide to start reading out loud the names of all the neighborhoods in the city. Suddenly, at one specific name, the prince's pulse skyrocketed. Ibn Sina then asked for the names of the families living there and then the names of the daughters. When a specific girl's name was spoken, the prince's heart nearly jumped. The diagnosis? The prince wasn't dying of a disease. He was dying of severe unrequited love. Ibn Sina prescribed the only medical cure, marriage, and that is exactly how it ended.