Iman Books

This study of Ibn Rushd (Averroes) is not only a historical homage to the genius of this great European but it is also much more a reminder that “Law is more than merely state laws”.

Much emphasis is quite rightly placed on his judgements regarding riba/usury, trade and commerce which must necessarily be at the heart of any Muslim society

Qadi Ibn Rushd (Known as Averrooes in the West)

Ibn Rushd , Arabic (ابن رشد), known as Averroes 510-595 AH (1126 – 1198H), was an Andalusian-Arab philosopher and physician, a master of philosophy and Islamic law, mathematics, and medicine. He was born in Cordoba, Spain, and died in Marrakech, Morocco. His school of philosophy is known as Averroism.

Also known as Averroes or ‘The Commentator’, Ibn Rushd, came from a family of jurists and was born in Cordoba in Moorish Spain. He himself trained in law and medicine and later served as qadi or judge in Seville and Cordoba. In 1182 he was appointed physician to the court of caliph Abu Ya`qub Yusuf in Marrakesh and to his son, Abu Yusuf Ya`qub, in 1195 but was recalled shortly before his death.

In the field of medicine Averroës produced his Kulliyat fi al tib (General Medicine) between 1162 and 1169. He is however better known for his great commentaries on Aristotle but.

Al-Dhahabi in Siyar A`lam al-`Ulama' (15:452) quotes al-Abbar as saying: 'No one of his scholarly perfection, his erudition, or his high manners was ever raised in Andalus.'

About Assadullah A Yate

Dr. Asadullah Yate studied at the University of Cambridge and received his doctorate (PHd) in 1987. He has studied with teacher Shaykh Abdal Qadir al-Murabit as-Sufi and has translated, on his behalf, books such as The Secret Garden of Shaykh Mahmud Shabistari, and is presently engaged in a translation from Arabic of the Kitab al-Mufeed of Shaykh asch-Shinqeeti and Necip Fazil's Ulu Hakan from Turkish.

One of his recent books is Ibn Rushd - Mujtahid of Europa

Majid Ali Khan

The author describes the first 40 years of the Islamic State, dealing with various events during the rules of the Four Caliphs with impartiality and objectivity. He carefully removes sectarian prejudices from the pages of history. This book is highly recommended as a text book on Islamic history in higher institutions.