Philosophical health concerns in Khayyam’s quatrains (Rubáiyát)

Omar Khayyam was born in 1048 in Neyshabur city, northeast Iran. He was a Persian polymath, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, musician and poet of the medieval period. He compiled astronomical tables and contributed to calendar reform, and wrote the most important treatises on algebra before modern times. Khayyam is famous as “Hakim”. This term, in Persian, means a person who rules or commands in a wise manner, a physician, wise man, ruler, judge, governor, or administrator. Hakim is a physician treating diseases through deep understanding of the mental and life status of the sick individual. Khayyam died in 1131 and buried in the mausoleum garden which is a masterpiece of Iranian architecture.

In this section, principles of philosophical and mental health will be discussed in relation to the quatrains (Rubáiyát) compiled by Khayyam.

The caravan of life is fast on the march;
Seize you moment of fun, for it is a carnival.
_Khayyam_

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