Jabir Ibn Hayan(Geber)-Chemfun

The Great JABIR IBN HAYAN 

 Introduction:

 One of the most intelligent and smartest scientists of the Muslim Golden Period was Jabir BinHayyan.His full name was Abu Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān known as Geber in Europe. His father name was Hayyan Al Azdi. He's well-known for creating many techniques for chemistry experimentations, and he also carried out several experimentations personally. He discovered a variety of compounds in which Sulphuric Acid is highly ranked. He's regarded as the father of modern chemistry because of his significant contributions to chemistry. 

 

•  He was a master's in Alchemy, chemistry, astronomy, philosophy, geography, drug, astrology, and pharmacy. 

 He was the pupil of Shi’ite Imam Ja ‘ far al- Sadiq( امام جعفر صادق) 

 

 Early Years:

 Geber, another name for Jabir ibn Hayyan, was born in the year 721in what's now Iran. His family had to go to Arabia during his springtime, where he entered his first education from a scholar. His father died then.

 When Abbasside's caliph, Harun al- Rashid came into power, he was suitable to make connections with his ministers. Soon he came a physician and practiced drug with the support of the caliph. He was a notorious physician and cured multiple important personalities. He also worked on numerous chemicals and experimented on them, and presented his work to the caliph Harun al- Rashid in the Book of Blossom. 

 

 When allies of Jabir( Geber) were put to death by Caliph due to some reason, he fled to Kufa. In Kufa, Jabir had established a laboratory,and started working on Chemicals.Jabir couldn't hide from the caliph, he was house arrested and lived the rest of his life in arrest until he died in 815. 

 Jabir Bin Hayan was the first person who studied chemistry practically. 

 Reason for fame:

- The Jabirian corpus 

 

 Surnames:

• Father of Alchemy( chemistry). 

• Father of Modern Chemistry. 

• Geber( famous in Europe) 

• Al- Azdi. 

• Al- Kufi. 

• Al- Sufi. 

• Al- Tusi. 

 Books names:

• Kitab al- Rahma al- Kabir( The Great Book of Mercy) 

• Kutub al- Mi’a wa al- Ithna ‘ Ashara( One Hundred and  Twelve Books) 

• Kitab al- Sabe’en( The Book of the Seventy) 

• Kutub al- Mawâzîn( Books of Balances) 

• Kitab al- Khams Mia( Five Hundred Books) 

 

 Contributions to chemistry:

 The following are major contributions of Jabir ibn Hayyan 

• He discovered how to acquire inorganic matter from organic matter. This allowed him to reproduce some of the chemical processes that the chemical world still relies on here and now in laboratories. Some samples of the substances he discovered were hydrochloric acid and nitric acid. He was qualified to distill several salts together to obtain sulfuric acid. 

• He developed the" science of balance"( ʿilm al- mīzān). This involved reducing all sensations, including physical matter, to measurable or quantifiable volumes. His book named The Books of Balance( Kutub al- Mawāzīn) applies the wisdom of balance to a variety of subjects ranging from cosmology to mathematics. The book had a great influence on so multiple scholars around the world, especially on his 10th- century Egyptian alchemist Ibn Umayr. 

 

• Jabir suggested three classes for the natural elements Spirits, which vaporize on heating; metals like gold, silver, lead, iron and copper; and stones that can be converted to blush. This title could represent the dawn of more recent groups of elements. 

 

• Jabir ibn Hayyan followed in his father's footsteps and started exercising as a chemist after completing his studies. He also entered some support from the caliphate's ministers. Jabir ibn Hayan is credited with writing the Book of Flowers for Caliph Harun al- Rashid. His books dealing with alchemy were well entered by the caliphs, and he instructed them the basics of the field. Jabir was also involved in rephrasing several alchemy books and calligraphies from Latin and Greek into Arabic. 

• As for religious jottings, he has written numerous works on Shiite religious training. This exploration was frequently concerned with eschatology, the study of the final events of history( ie," the end times"), or the fate of humanity. He also wrote on subjects related to the education of the Messiah( the study of religious doctrines of salvation) and Imamology( subjects related to the family of the Prophet Muhammad( Ahl al- Bayt)). 

 

 

 • Jabir Bin Hayan prepared the Mineral Acids i.e. Sulphuric Acid, Nitric Acid and Hydrochloric Acid. 

 

 In short, Jabir Bin Hayan was a gem. 

May his soul rest in peace.( Amin)