5 results for “averroes”

Andalusian Maliki jurist and philosopher, author of Bidayat al-Mujtahid on comparative fiqh.

Grandfather of the philosopher Averroes, the leading Maliki jurist of al-Andalus, author of al-Muqa...

Andalusian philosopher and jurist; his commentaries on Aristotle shaped medieval European philosophy.

The greatest Islamic philosopher and Aristotle's chief commentator. A practicing Maliki jurist. His philosophical works profoundly influenced medieval European

...iki jurist of al-Andalus and grandfather of the philosopher Averroes (Ibn Rushd).