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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. Jaber narrated hadiths from Abu Bakr, Umar, Ammar ibn Yasir and Muadh ibn Jabal, and he narrated hadiths from young companions including Saʽid al-Khudri and Abu Hurayra. Jabir bin Abdullah also had a scientific reputation among the companions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jabir ibn Abd Allah is the 337th most popular companion (down from 198th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 106th 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 337 out of 784. Before him are Queen Saleha of Brunei, Farida of Egypt, Pat Nixon, Draga Mašin, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, and Constance of Arles. After him are Irene Angelina, Elizabeth of Bohemia, Anna of Hungary, Eleanor of Anjou, Princess Milica of Montenegro, and Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians.

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Among people born in 607, Jabir ibn Abd Allah ranks 1. After him are Ildefonsus, Saint Fiacre, and Gyebaek. 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 118 out of 354. Before him are Fatimah bint Asad (555), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Idris I of Morocco (743), Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), and Antarah ibn Shaddad (525). After him are Al-Waleed bin Talal (1955), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), and Muhammad bin Nayef (1959).

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Among COMPANIONS In Saudi Arabia

Among companions born in Saudi Arabia, Jabir ibn Abd Allah ranks 12. Before him are Zayd ibn Harithah (581), Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), 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), Muhammad ibn Maslamah (589), and Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum (null).

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