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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 and narrator of Hadith. 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 266,845 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jabir ibn Abd Allah is the 198th most popular companion (up from 275th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 107th 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

Among companions, Jabir ibn Abd Allah ranks 198 out of 784. Before him are Maria Anna of Austria, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Yevdokiya Lopukhina, Constance of Austria, Philippa of Lancaster, and Joanna la Beltraneja. After him are Amélie of Orléans, Maria Barbara Bach, Eleanor of Castile, Adela of Champagne, Berenice II of Egypt, and María Isabella of Spain.

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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 106 out of 354. Before him are Asmā' bint Abi Bakr (595), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Al-Wathiq (812), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Adnan Khashoggi (1935), and Abul Kalam Azad (1888). After him are Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650), Jamal Khashoggi (1958), Rayhana bint Zayd (600), Fatimah bint Asad (555), Ali of Hejaz (1879), and Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910).

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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), Zayd ibn Harithah (581), Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), and Wahshi ibn Harb (700). After him are Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh (580), Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (631), Abbad ibn Bishr (606), Al-Khayzuran (701), Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum (null), and Umm Ruman (null).

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