a Muslim Andalusian polymath and jurist.
Born
14 April 1126 Córdoba, Al-Andalus, Almoravid Empire
Died
11 December 1198 (aged 72) Marrakesh, Maghreb, Almohad Caliphate
adultbasic
Spain
era
1200-1400
Era
Medieval, Islamic Golden Age
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
Other names
Abū l-Walīd Muḥammad ibn ʾAḥmad ibn Rushd The Commentator
Region
Islamic philosophy
School
Aristotelianism