0assan ibn Zāhed Kirmānī, an Alchemist of 8th Century and his Works

Subject Areas : The Journal of Islamic History and Civilisation

علی کاوسی رحیم ¹ (ندارد)
رضا کوهکن ² (ندارد)
یونس فرهمند ³ (ندارد)

Received: 2012-06-07 Accepted : 2012-07-16 Published : 2012-08-22

Keywords: 0assan ibn Zāhed Kirmānī, Islamic Alchemy, Miftāh alrumūz, Mighlād al-kunūz, Muntakhab of Miftāh al-rumūz,

Abstract :

0assan ibn Zāhed Gharib Kermāni was a Persian Muslim alchemist,lived in first half of the 8th century. In the period of Abu-Sa`idBahādur of Mongol Ilkhānate dynasty in Iran, Ibn Zāhed travelled in723 A.H. to India, where he was supported by Sultān Mohammad ibnTughluq, the second king of the Tughlaq dynasty of India, and thenhis alchemical books were dedicated to the king. His first book,Miftāh al-romūz is an authentic book that deals with the fundamentalsof Alchemy, covering 6 chapters and 31 parts. Two other Farsi booksare left by him and unfortunately not well-known: Mighlād al-konūzwhich explains alchemical processes, tools and equipments used inalchemy and Muntakhab (a selection) of Miftāh al-romūz which is anindependent treatise, however, more or less, is similar to Miftāh alromūz