Chapter 123: Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan (721-815 CE)

The Wizard

Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan was born in the year 721 CE in the town of Tus in the province of Khorasan in Persia (modern day Iran). His father, Hayyan al-Azdi, was a potions master specializing in healing potions, which may explain why the young Jabir (or Gerber as he was known in Europe) also became a potions master and eventually became one of the most famous of all alchemists.

The young Jabir learned ...