Who Was Alive

Were Jabir ibn Hayyan and Ādi Shankara alive at the same time?

Yes. Jabir ibn Hayyan and Ādi Shankara were alive at the same time, from c. AD 788 to AD 815.

Jabir ibn Hayyan

8th-century Islamic alchemist and author

Born AD 721 · died AD 815, aged 93 or 94

Ādi Shankara

An Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and revitalized Sanskrit scholasticism.

Born c. AD 788 · died AD 817–823

  1. Li Bai
  2. Du Fu
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan
  4. Charlemagne
  5. Abu Nuwas
  6. Harun al-Rashid
  7. Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
  8. Ādi Shankara
Jabir ibn Hayyan and Ādi Shankara 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.