ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION(Ibnu Rushd)

Life history

• Name: Abu Al Walid Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Ahmad Bin Rushd

• POB: Cardova, Andalusia or Spain

• DOB: Roughly between 476-1000 AD

• Known as : - Pendita Abu Al Walid

- Averroes (in the western world)

• Specialty: In Islamic laws and medicine

Ibnu Rushd in Cardova

• Appointed a judge in Seville in 1169

• Loved reading, studying and composing literary works

• His philosophy of life:

- Live moderately without worry of clothing, property or the future

- Show kindness to all even your enemies

- Be humble especially to the poor but show concern for your own some dignity and self-worth

• He is disliked by the Ruler because of his firmness

• He end up to live a life of misery in exile because his enemies made strong allegations against him

• The first Islamic philosopher who gained followers amongst the Muslims, Christians and Jews.

Contributions

• Contributes new and good ideas in the field of philosophy , medicine and Islamic legislation.

– His works had been translated into Latin and Hebrew

– still used as a textbooks in several western universities

– An important reference materials for researchers• Example : Danter (great Italian poet) mentioned Ibnu Rush in his

famous work (Divine Comedy).

• His thought and ideas are said to be parallel to modern philosophers

• Hume

• William James

• Meyerson

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