Jabir developed many techniques, including distillation, evaporation and filtration, which enabled the collection of the odor of plants into a vapor that could be collected in the form of. Abu musa sometimes abu abdallah jabir ibn haiyan al azdl al tusl, al artusl, al harram, al sufi, also al kufi or al tartusi 10 in 987 ibn al nadim compiled the kitab al fihrist which mentions jabir as a spiritual leader and a companion to jafar al sadiq as he is not listed among the students of jafar but many of the writings of the jabirian corpus are dedicated to jafar. List of books by author jabir ibn hayyan thriftbooks. Beliau merupakan seorang tokoh muslim polymath memiliki kemampuan tidak hanya dibidang satu ilmu saja iaitu ahli kimia bahkan juga alkemis, astrologi dan astronomi, ahli geografi, farmasi dan juga doktor. In the year 964 ad, alsufi published his findings in a book titled kitab alkawatib althabit almusawwar, or the book of fixed stars. Alsufis book spurred further work on astronomy in the arabic and.
Sometimes also called al harrani and al sufi, he was the son of the druggist attar. There is a difference of opinions as to whether he was a persian, a syrian or a son of an arab man. Sejarah kelahiran dan sumbangan abu musa jabir ibn. The alchemist jabir ibn hayyan and his kitab al ahjar book of stones boston studies in the. Of the many arab hermetic philosophers, jabir ibn hayyn of the eighth century was the most noteworthy. Find out information about abu musa jabir ibn hayyan. Dia adalah jabir bin hayyan yang di dunia barat dikenal dengan nama geber. Ibnkhaldun described him in his book when he came to talk about chemistry and said, the pioneer in chemistry was jabir ibnhayan, they even attribute the science to him and say the science of jabir, and he wrote seventy books on chemistry he is abumusa jabir ibnhayan ibnabdullah alazdy, from the yemeni tribe of azd. He gained excellence in the fields of alchemy, astronomy, physics, pharmacy, philosophy, astrology, and geography. The alchemist jabir ibn hayyan and his kitab alahjar book of stones boston studies in. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan al azdi, sometimes called al harrani and al sufi, he was born in the city of tus in the province of khorasan in iran in ad. Jabir was a prominent polymath and a neutral philosopher as well as a chemist.
Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan al azdi, sometimes called al harrani and al sufi, is considered the father of arab chemistry and one of the founders of modern pharmacy. Ibn al nadim said that his kunya was abu abd allah and al razi referred to him in his alchemical works as our teacher, abu musa. Sumber lain menyebutkan sebagai abu musa dan bukan abu abdullah. The precise date of his birth is the subject of some discussion, but it is established that he practised medicine and alchemy in kufa around 776 c. Contribution a lhistoire des idees scientifiques dans dislam. In 988 ibn alnadim compiled the kitab alfihrist which mentions jabir as a spiritual follower, companion and as a student to jafar assadiq, the sixth shia imam. The three books on alchemy by geber, the great philosopher. He has also been widely referred to as the father of chemistry. Abu musa jabir bin hayyan abu musa jabir bin hayyan, atau dikenal dengan nama geber di dunia barat, diperkirakan lahir di kuffah, irak pada tahun 750 dan wafat pada tahun 803. It seems clear that there was a real person called jabir ibn hayyan about whom we know little except that he lived in al kufa, an important city of abbasid iraq, and that he had the reputation for skill in alchemy. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan often referred to by the latinized version of his name geber, was a medieval era polymath. Jabir in the classical sources has been variously attributed as al azdi, al kufi, al tusi, al sufi, al tartusi or al tarsusi, and al harrani.
He has been found to acknowledge the early works of plato, socrates, aristotle, and pythagoras, as well as, the prominent muslim jurist imam jafar. Holmyard, eric john, introduction to the works of geber, translated by richard russell london. Geber simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan, sometimescalled alharraniand alsufi, was the son of the druggist attar. Jabir ibn hayyanthe founder of chemistry science quran and. In another reference al nadim reports that a group of philosophers claimed jabir was one of their own members. Jaber ibn hayyan article about jaber ibn hayyan by the free. Hayyan alazdi was a pharmacist from yemen who later emigrated to kufa, and also lived during the umayyad caliphate. The discovery of secrets attributed to geber by jabir ibn hayyan. Little else is known of his biography, except the fact that at one point he worked under the patronage of a vizier from the barmakid dynasty, and that he was in kufa when he died. His name has been for many centuries synonymous with utmost authority in alchemy. He was born in the city of tus in the province of khorasan in iran in 721 ad. Jabir ibn hayyan synonyms, jabir ibn hayyan pronunciation, jabir ibn hayyan translation, english dictionary definition of jabir ibn hayyan. Karyakarya abu musa jabir bin hayyan sangat banyak.
Nama lengkapnya abu abdullah jabir bin hayyan al kuffi al sufi. Jun 05, 2012 the hard work of two talented chemists, jabir ibn hayyan born 722 and al kindi born 801 helped lay the foundations and established the perfume industry. Jabir ibn hayyan, abu musa oxford islamic studies online. Arab alchemist, whose many works enjoyed enormous esteem among later alchemists, such as geber. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan ini kadang kala dipanggil dengan nama al harrani dan al sufi. He is believed to have lived at kufa and at baghdad. Jabir ibn hayyan was born in tous, iran, iranian, is alchemist. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan al azadi was born in 721 a. Abu musa jabir bin hayyan bapak kimia modern ilmu dari. His books on chemistry, including his kitabalkimya book of chemistry, kitab al sabeen the seventy books, were translated into latin and various european languages as well.
Jabir ibn hayyan is famous for his invention of the. Born and educated in tus, located in irans persian heartland of khorasan, he later traveled to kufa. Members of this tribe had settled at the town of kufa, in iraq, shortly after the. This group includes the arabic version of the emerald tablet, an ancient work that is the foundation of the hermetic or spiritual alchemy. Muslim scientist jabir bin hayan if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. He systematized a quantitative analysis of substances and was the inspiration for geber, a latin alchemist who developed an important corpuscular theory of matter. Jabir ibn hayyan may have been a student of the celebrated islamic teacher and sixth imam jafar al sadiq r.
The astronomer abd alrahman ibn umar alsufi, commonly known as. Riwayat hidup jabir bin hayyan jabir bin hayyan lahir pada sekitar 100 h atau 721 m di khurasan. Alsufi published his famous book of fixed stars in 964, describing much of his. Jabir ibn hayyan or full name of abu musa, ibn hayyan al azdi more known as geber in the west. His name implies that he was from a sufi muslim background. Jabir said to be studying under the supervision of imam jaafar sadiq and sons of khalid ibn yazid umayed. Kraus11 explains how jabir, the alchemist, became interested in sufism. Jabir ibn hayyan geber, arabian alchemist wellcome l0005558.
Biography abd al rahman al sufi was one of the nine famous muslim astronomers. The alchemical works of geber jabir ibn hayyan, russell, richard on. Haza kitab almuktasab, mawsum binihayat altalab tasnifi jabir ibn hayyan 1889 reprint by jabir ibn hayyan. There are other writings in the corpus whose relative dates kraus could not determine with certaintyathese include the 10 kutub almusahhahat books of emendation, kitab alajsad alsaba. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan is the supposed author of an enormous number and variety of. The little book of the balances and several others have been translated and published in. Jabir bin hayyan, muslim penemu ilmu kimia muslim obsession.
His books on chemistry, including his kitabalkimya book of chemistry, kitab al sabeen the seventy books. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan jabir was born around 721 ad and died around 815 ad in the village tus in todays iran. Abu musa jabir bin hayyan bapak kimia modern blog penemu. Birthplace in biography sources and other books that introduced jabir, he was called al kufi in some instants and al azdi in the others. Dec 06, 2007 abu musa jabir ibn hayyan, known in europe as geber was born in tus, iran in 721 ce during the rule of umayyad khalifa.
There are several treatises and even books which suggest that greek science. Bahkan, bukubuku yang ditulisnya menjadi sangat populer di eropa selama beberapa abad. It is available in the original arabic and in french translation by. Sumber lain menyebutnya sebagai abu abdullah jabir bin hayyan. Geber, aka abu musa jabir ibn hayyan, was a prominent islamic alchemist, pharmacist. Kontribusi terbesar jabir adalah dalam bidang kimia. What i have learnt from the life of my favorite scientist. Alsufi published kitab alkawatib althabit almusawwar also commonly. An important investigation to gebers alchemical works, whom is one of important antiquity scientists which did his works with scientific methods, which his name remains on algebra, and he was one of great shia muslims. His book kitab alkawatib althabit almusawwar was a masterpiece on stellar astronomy. Jan 14, 2016 jabir ibn hayyan is famous for his invention of the philosophers stone purportedly a substance which could turn metals into gold. His books strongly influenced the medieval european alchemists and justified. Jabir ibn hayyan definition of jabir ibn hayyan by the. Jabir ibn hayyan author of the alchemical works of geber.
Abu musa jabir bin hayyan wikipedia bahasa indonesia. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan al azdi, sometimes called al harrani and al sufi, is considered the father of arab chemistry and one of the founders of. His father hayyan al azdi was a pharmacist who supported the abbasid revolt against the umayyad. Synthesized cosmological and scientific ideas, including the neoplatonic theory of emanation of the world and depiction of the cosmos as a hierarchy of concentric spheres, the pythagorean concept of cosmic harmony arising from qualitative or symbolic properties of numbers, the chinese magic square and numerical symbolism, and the. Jabir ibn haiyan, the alchemist geber of the middie ages, is generally known as the father of chemistry. His books on chemistry, including his kitabalkimya, and kitab alsabeen. Between khalid ibn yazid and jabir bin hayyan was a period of seventyfive years. Many of these books were translated into latin in the middle ages. He had established himself as one of the leading scientist while he practiced medicine and alchemy in kufa in present day iraq around 776 c. In another reference alnadim reports that a group of philosophers claimed jabir was one of their own members.
That information, however, has not been clearly confirmed as others, such as historian henry corbin, believe he was a part of the azd tribe. He was an alchemist, chemist, geographer, physician, physicist, astrologer, astronomer, pharmacist, and philosopher all rolled into one. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan, sometimes called al harrani and al sufi, was the son of the druggist attar. He was an alchemist, chemist, geographer, physician, physicist, astrologer, astronomer, pharmacist, and. Jun 09, 2014 ibn hayyan has also been reported to be hayyan alazdis son. Jabir ibn haiyan, the alchemist geber of the middle ages, is generally known as the father of chemistry. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan is one of the most prominent muslim scientists of the early islamic period. Gamba manunjuakan babarapo eksperimen jo pakakeh nan diguno dek jabir ibn hayyan.
Jabir bin hayyan, sang ahli kimia dan pendiri laboratorium. He talks about several muslim scientists, including the most acknowledged chemist. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan article about abu musa jabir ibn. The earliest biography of jabir, in alfihrist, was written in the tenth century by ibn alnadim, a scholar and bibliographer living in baghdad. Jabir ibn haiyan, long been familiar to western readers as the alchemist geber of the middle ages, is generally known as the father of chemistry. Science in the light of islam jabir ibn hayyan wattpad. Jabir dedicated this book to the abbasid caliph haroun alrashid. The abbasid sent him to tus, iran to gather support for their cause. Jabir bin hayyan merupakan seorang yang dianggap paling pantas sebagai wakil utama alkemi ahli kimia arab pada masamasa awal perkembangannya. The constellation of scorpio the tenthcentury astronomer abd alrahman alsufi a. He is reported to have studied under imam jafar sadiq and the ummayed prince khalid ibn yazid. The 112 books dedicated to the barmakids, viziers of caliph harun al rashid. Born abu musa jabir ibn hayyan, jabir practiced alchemy and medicine professionally in the town of kufa, now in iraq, beginning around 776.
Terdapat perbedaan dalam penyebutan tahun kelahiran jabir. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan alazdi alkufi altusi alsufi, often known. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan alazdi, sometimes called alharrani and alsufi. Others lory thought some of these books were written by jabir, while others. Another group, reported by al nadim, says only the large book of mercy is genuine and that the rest are pseudographical. He lived at the court of emir adud addaula in isfahan, persia, and worked on translating and expanding greek astronomical works, especially the almagest of ptolemy. Jun 25, 20 jabir ibn haiyan, the alchemist geber of the middle ages, is generally known as the father of chemistry.
Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan circa 721 circa 815 arab alchemist, also known in latin as geber. In 988 ibn al nadim compiled the kitab al fihrist which mentions jabir as a spiritual follower and as a companion to jafar assadiq. Jabir ibn hayyan background and childhood my hayah. Jabir ibn hayyan active latter 8th century, called geber by europeans, was reputedly the father of moslem alchemy and chemistry. Jabir ibn hayyan definition of jabir ibn hayyan by the free. Beliau juga dikenali sebagai bapa ilmu kimia dunia. The arabic works of jabir ibn hayyan, translated by richard russel in 1678. Check out this biography to know about his life, works and achievements. When that family fell from grace in 803, jabir ibn hayyan was placed under house arrest in kufa, where he remained until his death. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan, generally known merely as jabir, was the son of a druggist belonging to the famous south arabian tribe of al azd. Who was jabir ibn hayyan contribution of jabir ibn. Jabir was a shia muslim and he was disciple of the sixth shia imam, imam jafar al sadiq as. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan al azdi al kufi al tusi al sufi, often known simply as geber, persianarabic. Abu musa jabir ibn hayyan, sometimes called alharrani and alsufi, was the.
Henry james jacques winter, notes on alkitab suwar alkawakib althamaniya alarbain of abulhusain abd alrahman ibn umar alsufi alrazi. Titelpagina voor oswald crollius, basilica chymica, 1609 title of the book in a box in. Terkadang beberapa sejarawan menyebutnya dengan al thusi dan al kufi. Jabir ibn haiyan, the alchemist geber of the middie ages, is generally known as the. He was the son of hayyan alazdi, a pharmacist of the arabian azd tribe who. The alchemist jabir ibn hayyan and his kitab al ahjar book of stones boston studies in the philosophy of science p. Jabir ibn hayyan also known by the latinized version of his name, geber, 721815 ad, 103200 ah was a muslim polymath, philosopher, and alchemist. The writings of jabir ibn hayyan can be divided into four categories.
Among his other significant books were kitab alzuhra book of venus on the noble art of alchemy. Tokoh jabir ibn haiyan atau nama penuhnya abu musa jabir ibn hayyan al barqi al azdi. He was probably born in tus, khorasan, in presentday iran, although some sources claim that he was born and grew up in kufa, iraq. In spite of his leanings toward mysticism he was considered a sufi and. See all books authored by jabir ibn hayyan, including the alchemical works of geber, and gebers best writings on alchemy, and more on thriftbooks.
Some aspects of the life of jabir ibn hayyan as well as the authenticity of tens, if not hundreds, of the. Secretum secretorum is a mid12th century latin translation of the arabic encyclopedic treatise known as the book of the secret of secrets, or in arabic kitab sirr al asrar, attributed to abu musa jabir ibn hayyan, al sufi, a student of the sixth imam, jafar al sadiq. The precise date of his birth is the subject of some discussion, but it is established that he practiced medicine and alchemy in kufa around 776 c. Lahir dan dididik di tus, ia kemudian melakukan perjalanan ke kufah dan ayahnya berasal dari suriah bilad al sham. Karya abu musa jabir bin hayyan antara lain kitab al kimya the book of the composition of alchemy, kitab al sabeen, kitab al rahmah, al tajmi, al zilaq al sharqi, book of the kingdom, book of eastern. His connections to the barmakid cost him dearly in the end. In 988 ibn alnadim compiled the kitab alfihrist which mentions jabir as a spiritual follower, companion and.
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