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Averroes

Arab-Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher (1126–1198)

"The Commentator" redirects here. For other uses, see Commentator (disambiguation).

Averroes
Ibn Rushd

Statue of Averroes in Córdoba, Spain

Born(1126-04-14)14 April 1126

Qurṭubah, Al-Andalus, Almoravid Empire

Died11 December 1198(1198-12-11) (aged 72)

Marrakesh, Almohad Caliphate

Other namesAbū al-Walīd Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Rushd
The Commentator
Ibn Rushd al-Hafid (The Grandson)
EraMedieval, Islamic Golden Age
RegionIslamic philosophy
SchoolAristotelianism

Main interests

Islamic theology, philosophy, Islamic jurisprudence, medicine, astronomy, physics, linguistics

Notable ideas

Relation between Islam and philosophy, non-contradiction of reason and revelation, unity of the intellect

Ibn Rushd (Arabic: ابن رشد; full name in Arabic: أبو الوليد محمد بن أحمد بن رشد, romanized: Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Rushd; 14 Apr