J B I R I B N H AY Y N

(721AD - 815AD)

By:Wafa Aljasmi

I N T R O D U C T I O N

Family name was Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan.

Born in c. 721 AD at Tus, Iran
Died in c. 815 AD at Kufa, Iraq
Worket in Abbasiyah Caliphat under Caliph Harunul-Rashid
Worked in diversified fields of scientific knowledge

E A R L Y

E D U C A T I O N

Influenced by his father Hayyan-Al-Azdi who was a

pharmacist
Student of religious scholar and thinkerImam Jafar Al
Sadiq
Student of Yemeni Scholar Harbi Al Hamyari

F I E L D S

O F

W O R K

He worked in multiple fields of science most

prominently:
Chemistry (Alchemy)
Astrology
Astronomy
Physics
Engineering
Pharmacist & Physician

B O O K S

A N D

W R I T I N G S

Nearly 3000 articles are said to be written by Jaber

His Writings include many topics about science and
nature
112 Books in Arabic about Chemistry
70 Books about Alchemy
10 Books about Rectification
Book of Balance

E M P H A S I S

O N

P R A C T I C A L

W O R K

He was a true scientist who believe in practical work

unlike old philosophers.

He use to test each theory on practical experiments

W O R K

I N

C H E M I S T R Y

Called father of modern chemistry

Gave foundations to practical chemistry
Improved chemical processing by new methods
Classification of elements and gave them numeric values
Made different chemical compounds in Laboratory
Made Laboratory equipments

C L A S S I F I C A T I O N

O F

E L E M E N T S

He was the first scientist in history who classified the elements

scientifically according to their chemical and physical properties.

He classified elements in three different groups

His classification found the base of modern periodic table of

elements

L A B O R A T O R Y

He made different
equipments
for
chemical
processing
which are used up till
now. Most prominent is
Alembic
which
is
used for distillation.

E Q U I P M E N T

Tasks and Skills required for the diagnostic process

C H E M I C A L

C O M P O U N D S

D I S C O V E R Y

He discovered a wide range of acids like Sulphuric Acid,

Nitric acid, Citric acid. He made them in laboratory

He made Aqua Regia, the first chemical which can dissolve

gold

Many Alkalis like Sodium Hydrochloride were made in

laboratory for the first time

ALCHEMY
Alchemy is the ancient subject which deal with
unification of all forces in nature

It also materialized in a way that how non precious metals

can be converted in to Gold

Jaber was the most prominent alchemist philosiphar in

history

LEGACY
Jabirs work influenced coming Muslim and Non Muslim chemists

His books were translated into Latin

His books were being taught all over the world during middle ages

Many of his equipments, chemical terms and methods are still in

use.

THE GEBER CONFUSION

In Europe Geber was called as more Latin word
Gaber.

Some say Geber as another Latin alchemist who

used Jabirs Latin name to give importance to his
own work

REFERENCES
1.Glick, Thomas; Eds (2005). Medieval science, technology,
and medicine: an encyclopedia. New York: Routledge. p.
279. ISBN 0-415-96930-1.
2.Josef W. Meri, Jere L. Bacharach (2006). Medieval Islamic
Civilization. Taylor and Francis. p. 25. ISBN 0-415-96691-4

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