Who was Jabir ibn Hayyan?

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Jabir ibn Hayyan (c. 721–815) of Kufa, known as the father of chemistry, is credited with a vast body of work in chemistry, medicine and philosophy, and with the first description of laboratory equipment. ¹

Disputing the count of raids and sariyas

The maghazi arithmetic disputes: Ibn Ishaq's twenty-six raids versus the twenty-seven that split Wadi'l-Qura from Khaybar; nine pitched battles common to both lists with al-Waqidi adding Wadi'l-Qura and al-Ghaba for eleven; and the sariya counts ranging from thirty-five to al-Waqidi's forty-eight (in al-Tabari's chain) to sixty-six.

Who was Jabir ibn Hayyan?

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Disputing the count of raids and sariyas