Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Rushd (The Grandfather)

أبو الوليد محمد بن أحمد بن رشد (الجد) (Known as "Ibn Rushd the Grandfather")

Supreme Maliki Qadi, Author of Al-Bayan wa-l-Tahsil, Mentor to Almoravid Sultans

Born 1058

Cordoba (Almoravid Realm), Spain

Passed Away Dec 08, 1126 Cordoba / Marrakech honored, Spain

Lifespan 68 years old

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"Jurisprudence without rigorous derivation of evidence is a house built upon sand."

Archival Overview

The illustrious grandfather of philosopher Averroes, Chief Justice (Qadi al-Qudat) of the Almoravid Empire, author of the monumental 20-volume legal compendium 'Al-Bayan wa-l-Tahsil'.

Biographical Record

Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Rushd, known in Islamic legal history as 'Ibn Rushd al-Jadd' (the Grandfather), was the supreme jurist of the Maliki school during the Almoravid Empire. Deeply revered by Sultan Ali ibn Yusuf, he regularly traveled to Marrakech to advise the imperial cabinet on constitutional and legal affairs.

He authored 'Al-Bayan wa-l-Tahsil' (The Exposition and Derivation), an encyclopedic twenty-volume masterwork that codified the legal precedents of the Maliki school. His judicial authority unified legal jurisprudence across Morocco and Islamic Spain, laying the intellectual foundation for his grandson, the philosopher Averroes.

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Final Resting Place

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Ibn Rushd Dynastic Vault
Cordoba (revered in Fez & Marrakech), Spain

                         GPS: 37.8833, -4.7667                    

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