A cikin karni na 8th Musulmi alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan (latinized kamar yadda Geber) bincikar kowane gargajiya kashi cikin sharuddan hudu na asali halaye. Wuta ne duka zafi da bushe, ƙasa da sanyi, ruwa da sanyi da kuma m, da kuma iska zafi da kuma m. Ya theorized cewa kowane karfe ne mai hade da wadannan hudu ka'idojin, biyu daga cikinsu ciki da biyu waje. Daga wannan premise, shi ne dalilin da cewa transmutation na daya karfe a cikin wani za a iya shafa da rearrangement na da muhimman hakkokin kwayoyin. Wannan za a iya shiga tsakani da wani Arab qualities, wanda ya zo da za a kira a Girkanci xonon al alchemists da Larabawa da kuma kokarin gudanar da tsari.
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