Widespread condemnation of the words of a Kuwaiti preacher about Jaber bin Hayyan

Kuwaiti preacher Othman Al-Khamis sparked controversy on social media after saying that Jaber bin Hayyan is a fake character, and that there is no person with that name.

Jaber bin Hayyan “fake character” He added during a video clip: “He did not mention if he had all these books and sciences.”

He continued: "This is a fictitious character and he did not know this person."

He continued: "Many scholars have mentioned that this personality is fictitious, and if he had all these books and sciences, he should have been famous in his time...but we do not find any mention of him in his time."

Al-Khamis added during a video clip: “There is no person named Jaber bin Hayyan, especially since the books attributed to him are claimed to have been taken from Jaafar al-Sadiq, and they are in chemistry, all of which are sciences that the Arabs at the time did not deal with in this way.”

Denunciation of Othman's words on Thursday Some denounced the preacher Al-Khamis’ denial of the existence of the personality of Jabir ibn Hayyan, despite his being mentioned and cited in dozens of Western references. A tweeter commented, saying: “Jabir ibn Hayyan is a real and well-known personality whose books are written by scholars, and there are translated books about his life and his writings.”

Others cited Ibn Khaldun and Ibn al-Nadim to respond to the denial of the existence of Jabir ibn Hayyan: Jaber bin Hayyan, one of the most important Muslim scholars, who was called the Sheikh of Alchemists, was ahead of the people of his time and studied under Imam Jaafar Al-Sadiq, which may explain the claim of some, now and in the past, that he is a fictitious figure! Ibn al-Nadim says of the truth and merit of this world that his matter is more apparent and well-known than hidden, and his classifications are greater.

Information about Jaber bin Hayyan Jabir ibn Hayyan ibn Abdullah al-Kufi al-Azdi was known to be a scientist who excelled in the sciences of chemistry, astronomy, engineering, metallurgy, philosophy, medicine, and pharmacy. Jabir ibn Hayyan is considered the first to use chemistry practically in history.