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Jabir ibn Abd Allah

607 - 697

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Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr ibn Ḥarām al-Anṣārī (Arabic: جابر بن عبدالله بن عمرو بن حرام الأنصاري, died 697 CE/78 AH), Abu Muhammad and Abu Abd al-Rahman also wrote his nickname was a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Imami sources say Jabir was one of Ali's special and chosen companions and one of Hassan, Hussein, Zain al-Abidin and Muhammad Baqir's companions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jabir ibn Abd Allah has received more than 246,175 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jabir ibn Abd Allah is the 275th most popular companion (down from 264th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 100th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Saudi Arabian Companion.

Jabir ibn Abd Allah was a Muslim alchemist and chemist who is most famous for his contributions to the science of chemistry. He was the first person to identify sulfuric acid, and he also discovered many chemical processes such as crystallization, distillation, and calcination.

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Among companions, Jabir ibn Abd Allah ranks 275 out of 673. Before him are Catherine Dolgorukov, Licinia Eudoxia, Barbara Blomberg, Hildegard of the Vinzgau, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, and Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley. After him are Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Agnes of Antioch, Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria, Cecilia Renata of Austria, Duchess Anna of Prussia, and Princess Milica of Montenegro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 607, Jabir ibn Abd Allah ranks 1. After him are Ildefonsus, Gyebaek, and Saint Fiacre. Among people deceased in 697, Jabir ibn Abd Allah ranks 1. After him is Chlodulf of Metz.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Jabir ibn Abd Allah ranks 107 out of 251. Before him are Imru' al-Qais (501), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Al-Wathiq (812), and Abbas I of Egypt (1816). After him are Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Empress Jitō (645), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Wasil ibn Ata (700), and Ali of Hejaz (1879).

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Among COMPANIONS In Saudi Arabia

Among companions born in Saudi Arabia, Jabir ibn Abd Allah ranks 12. Before him are Hafsa bint Umar (602), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Zainab bint Muhammad (600), Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), and Wahshi ibn Harb (700). After him are Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (631), Abbad ibn Bishr (606), Umm Ruman (null), and Al-Khayzuran (701).

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