Ibn Rushd: Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn Aḥmad Ibn Muḥammad Ibn Rushd al-Ḥafīd

Biographical review of Ibn Rushd (Averroes) – A physician of 12th CE

“…The life period of Ibn Rushd is 1126–1198, 1–3 His name Ibn Rushd was often Latinised as Averroes or Aven Ruiz. 4,5 He was born in Cordoba, 3,4,6 and later acknowledged as the capital city of the Caliphate of Cordova. He died on December 10th, 1198 in capital of the Almohad Empire (Marrakesh).…”

“…According to Ibn Abi Osaibah, his son “Abu Mohammad Abdullah” was also a physician. 6 In 1169, the caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf was overwhelmed to the intellectuality of Ibn Rushd. Far along Averroes appointed as a chief judge and court physician in Córdoba.…”

“…11 He has written many other books that include following: Tahfut at Tahafut (The Incoherence of the Incoherence) 8,13 in dialogue style contrary to Al-Ghazali’s ideas in Tahafut alfalasifa (The Incoherence of the Philosophers). Talkis Kitab al-Jadal (commentary on Aristotle’s Topics) Explaination of the Faith and the Reason in Fasl al-Maqal Fi Ma bayn al-Sharia wa Al-Hukma Min Al-Ittisal . Al-Kashf ‘an manahij al-’adla fi ‘aqaid al-mila (clarification of the systems of proof in the beliefs of the nation). Al-Da’ruri fi Isul al-Fiqh (a summary of al-Ghazali’s Mustasfa ). Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqta id (book about Maliki guideline in a comparative Framework) Al-Bayan wa’l-Ta il, wa’l-Shar wa’l-Tawjīh wa’l- Tàlil fi Masa’il al-Mustakhraja . A commentary on Qanun fi ‘t-tibb of IbnSina. 4 Kitab at Tahseel (on Different opinions of Sahaba and Tabaeen ). Kitab ul Hiwan (on Animals) Kitab ul Zaroori (about logic), 6 Maqala fi ‘l-Tiryaq (“Treatise on Theriac”). Kitab ul Muqaddamat (on Fiqah ) Talkhees Kitab Arastatalis (Paraphrase) Talkhees Kitab ul Akhlaq (Paraphrase) Talkhees Kitab ul Burhan (Paraphrase) Talkhees Kitab ul Sama at Tabiyi (Paraphrase) Talkhees Kitab ul Ustiqissat (Paraphrase) Talkhees Kitab ul Mizaj (Paraphrase) Talkhees Kitab ul Hummiyat (Paraphrase) Kitab ul Qayas (Commentary) Talkhī_s min Kitāb al-Adwiya al-mufrada (On Simple Medicines) Maqalah fil Aql (dissertation) Maqalah fil Qayas (dissertation) Kitab Fil Fahas Maqalah fil Hummiyat Afin (dissertation) Maqalah fil Tiryaq (dissertation) 11 …”