What was ibn rushd’s contribution to the islamic golden age?

Ibn Rushd - Averroes was a Spanish philosopher and Andalusian doctor of Berber origin, teacher of philosophy and Islamic laws, mathematics, astronomy and medicine. Averroes comes from a family of law scholars. His grandfather was the main cadí of Córdoba under the regime of the Almoravids and his father held the same position until the arrival of the Almohad dynasty in 1146. Averroes himself was appointed cadí of Seville and served in the courts of Seville, Cordoba and Morocco during his career.

In addition to elaborating a medical encyclopedia, he wrote commentaries on the work of Aristotle; hence, he was known as "the Commentator." In his work Refutation of the refutation (Tahafut al-tahafut) defends the Aristotelian philosophy against Al-Ghazali's claims that philosophy would be in contradiction with religion and would therefore be an affront to the teachings of Islam. Jacob Anatoli translated his works from Arabic into Hebrew during the thirteenth century. His writings influenced the Christian thought of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

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