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อิบนุ รุชด์

Also known as Averroës, Ibn Rushd, Averrhoes, Abū l-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn ʾAḥmad Ibn Rušd, Averrhoës

Ibn Rushd (14 April 112611 December 1198), Latinized as Averroes, was an Andalusian polymath and jurist who was proficient in a variety of intellectual fields, including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, mathematics, neurology, Islamic jurisprudence and law, and linguistics. The author of more than 100 books and treatises, his philosophical works include numerous commentaries on Aristotle, for which he was known in the Western world as "The Commentator" and "Father of Rationalism".

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Averroes, born Muhammad in Córdoba in 1126 and died in Marrakesh in 1198, was a male philosopher, physician, astronomer, and judge. His native language was Arabic, and he worked in the fields of Islamic philosophy, astronomy, aqidah, and fiqh. He was influenced by Aristotle, Muhammad, Plato, and Plotinus, and studied under Abu Jafar ibn Harun al-Turjali, Ibn Bashkuwāl, and Ibn Tufayl.

His notable works include The Incoherence of the Incoherence, On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy, Bidayat al-Mujtahid, and Colliget. He is associated with the movements of aristotelianism and Averroism. His writings appear in The Divine Comedy, and he is described by sources such as The Nuttall Encyclopædia and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Born: 1126
Died: 1198
Works: 389

Top works

Maʾamar ha-hakhraʻah u-ḳeviʻat ha-ḳesher she-ben ha-dat ṿeha-filosofyah
Le plaisir, le bonheur, et l'acquisition des vertus
Du mariage et de sa dissolution
Bidāyat al-mujtahid wa-nihāyat al-muqtaṣid
Urbanus Aueroysta ... Commentorum omnium Aueroys

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Key facts

Philosopher.image: File:Andrea di bonaiuto, apotesosi di san tommaso d'aquino, 11 averroè.jpg
Philosopher.caption: Detail of Averroes in a 14th-century painting by Andrea di Bonaiuto
Philosopher.name: Averroes
Philosopher.birth_place: Qurṭubah, Al-Andalus, Almoravid Empire
Philosopher.death_place: Marrakesh, Almohad Caliphate
Philosopher.era: Medieval, Islamic Golden Age
Philosopher.region: Islamic philosophy
Philosopher.school_tradition: Aristotelianism
Philosopher.main_interests: Islamic theology, philosophy, Islamic jurisprudence, medicine, astronomy, physics, linguistics
Philosopher.notable_ideas: Relation between Islam and philosophy, non-contradiction of reason and revelation, unity of the intellect
Philosopher.other_names: The Commentator (The Grandson)
Philosopher.notable_works: Colliget, On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy, The Incoherence of the Incoherence

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Muhammad
Gender: male
Place of birth: Córdoba
Place of death: Marrakesh
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: Arabic
Native language: Arabic
Religion: Islam
Notable work: Colliget
Student of: Ibn Tufayl
Field of work: geography
Movement: Averroism
Image: Statue of Averroes in Córdoba, Spain.jpg

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influenced by: Avicenna
Commons category: Averroes
date of birth: 1126-01-01
date of death: 1198-01-01
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
birth name: أبو الوليد محمد بن أحمد بن محمد بن رشد
topic's main category: Category:Averroes
Commons gallery: Averroes
name in native language: ابن رُشد
present in work: The Divine Comedy
nickname: ابن رُشد الحفيد
relative: Abu-'l-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn-Aḥmad Ibn-Rušd
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
different from: Abu-'l-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn-Aḥmad Ibn-Rušd
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5 objects attributed to อิบนุ รุชด์, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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