Abu Bakr al-Razi · Farabi Were Abu Bakr al-Razi and Farabi alive at the same time? Yes. Abu Bakr al-Razi and Farabi were alive at the same time, from c. AD 870 to AD 925. Abu Bakr al-RaziPersian polymath, physician, chemist and philosopherBorn AD 866 · died AD 925Farabi10th century Persian philosopher and juristBorn c. AD 870 · died AD 951 Alfred the GreatAbu Bakr al-RaziFarabiOtto I the GreatFerdowsi Abu Bakr al-Razi and Farabi in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.