Abul Hasan ibn Musa ibn Arfa Ra'a

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Abul Hasan ibn Musa ibn Arfa Ra'a (d. 1197) was a famous Muslim alchemist, artisan and author from Baghdad. He is the author of Shudhur al-dhahab (The Gold Spangle), a renowned work dealing with theoretical and practical experiments in Medieval Chemistry.

He wrote about the properties of various metals and provided detailed information on glazed pottery and the various techniques, methods and processes of industrial chemistry of the time. He was highly inspired by Jabir ibn Hayyan and his students.^[1]

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Alchemy and chemistry in medieval Islam

Alchemists and chemists

7th century	Khālid ibn Yazīd

8th century	Harbi al-Himyari • Ja'far al-Sadiq

9th century	Jābir ibn Hayyān • Abbas Ibn Firnas • Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri • Ziryab •

10th century	Ibn Wahshiyya • Muhammed ibn Umail al-Tamimi • Al-Razi • Al-Farabi • Ibn al-Nadim • Al-Majriti • Abu Mansur Muwaffaq

11th century	Ibn al-Wafid • Al-Bīrūnī • Avicenna • Al-Khwarizmi al-Khati • Miskawayh • Al-Muizz ibn Badis • Ahmad ibn 'Imad al-Din •

12th century	Al-Khazini • Artephius • Al-Tughrai • Al-Nabarawi • Abul Hasan ibn Musa ibn Arfa Ra'a • Abu al-Salt

13th century	Ibn al-Baitar • Al-Kātibī • Attar of Nishapur • Al-Simawi • Hassan al-Rammah • Mansur al-Kamili

14th century	Ibn Rassam • Al-Jaldaki • Abul Ashba ibn Tammam •

Theories and concepts

Takwin • Philosopher's stone • Al-iksīr • Alembic • Athanor

Works

Kitab al-Kimya • Kitab al-Sab'een

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Name	Ra'a, Abul Hasan ibn Musa ibn Arfa
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Date of death	1197
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