أبو الوليد محمد بن أحمد بن رشد فيلسوف الاندلس .. كتاب المائة الأوائل

Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd, the Andalusian philosopher

1126-1198 AD

Ibn Rushd lived in Andalusia at a time when philosophy was hated, and he was known in Europe as AVERROES, and he had a great influence in his time and in the following generations.

Ibn Rushd was born in Cordoba, where his father was a judge, as well as his grandfather. He followed the traditions of his family and studied Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic legislation.

And after he finished his studies and after the death of his father, he succeeded him in assuming the position of the judiciary in Cordoba, against his will. His financial income was sufficient, but he was in a state of permanent poverty because of his generosity and love for giving.

Ibn Rushd realized that his talents turned to science, philosophy and mathematics, so he began studying these sciences and soon became famous as a scientist and philosopher.

Prince Yusuf appointed him as a judge in Seville in 1169, and after that he became a ruler in (Andalusia), but his adherence to the philosophy of Aristotle and his expressions of freedom of thought all of this stirred up his opponents, so they accused him of (heresy), that is, deviating from the teachings of Islam and atheism, and therefore he was dismissed from his jobs and died in Marrakech.

Ibn Rushd's study of medicine is summarized in seven books called (The Book of Colleges), and in the West it is called Coliset, which is an explanation of Ibn Sina's Book of Law. He said that the causes of diseases and epidemics must be searched for outside the patient's body.

Ibn Rushd created a new philosophical system that became known by his name, and this philosophy had an impact on education in Latin Europe until the seventeenth century.

His religious concepts were extremist, which aroused the resentment of the Islamic and Christian world together. Thus, Muslims and Christians resisted his philosophy and teachings, and his denial of (personal immortality) led to his persecution by Muslims and Christians.