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Uthman ibn Suwayd Abu Thari al-Akhmimi, from Akhmim, a village in Egypt. He was a leading master and head of the craft of alchemy. 2
His relation with Ibn Wahshiyya
He had debates and letters with Ibn Wahshiyya. 2
His works
Ibn al-Nadim counts among his books: "The Red Sulphur", "Clarification", "Corrections", "Turning Away Suspicion from Dhu al-Nun al-Misri", "Glosses", "Instruments of the Ancients", "Solution and Binding", "Management", "Sublimation and Distillation", "The Great Hell", and "Debates and Discussions of the Scholars". 2
The data do not establish his period, which needs an additional source.
Sources
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim , p. 505
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islam.museum contributors. “Al Akhmimi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-akhmimi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.