Abu l-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd was a Muslim Andalusian polymath and jurist….

Abu l-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd was a Muslim Andalusian polymath and jurist. He wrote about many subjects, including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, mathematics, 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 …