Abu Al-Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd, known in Latin as Averroes, was one of the most influential Islamic philosophers and scientists. He lived in a time when philosophy was not celebrated in the Islamic world and philosophers were considered non-believers. He, however, revived Aristotelian philosophy by emphasizing that it does not conflict with belief in God, and this was the theme he used throughout his writings. At that point he integrated religion and philosophy, challenging the anti-philosophical vision of Muslim scholars. This influenced a group of Western scholars who used the same exam and identified themselves as the “Averroists.” Ibn Rush was born on 14 April 1126 in Cordoba, Spain, to a well-known family of jurists. He was educated in a traditional way. He studied the Quran, hadith, fiqh, medicine and jurisprudence. He held the family position as chief justice under the Almoravid dynasty. One day, Caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf, who had studied Greek philosophy intensively, asked him to write comments on Aristotle's philosophy and interpret them correctly. Ibn Rush spent three decades writing his commentaries on all of Aristotle's works except Politics, covering topics of aesthetics, logic, and ethics. Many of the comments had a short, paraphrased version. He focused on the original writings and their interpretations by other scholars. Its different versions were meant to be easily read by people with different levels of understanding. His main goal was to shed light on Neoplatonic interpretations of Aristotle's works and compare them with what Aristotle originally intended. In these commentaries, he included his thoughts on religion and philosophy, the existence of God, the origin of the world, and ... middle of paper ... made him highly recognized among all Islamic philosophers. He is, in fact, considered the most important Islamic philosopher. Works Cited Averroes and Charles E. Butterworth. Decisive treatises and dedicatory epistle. Provo: Brigham Young UP, 2001. Print.Averroës and Simon Van Den Bergh. Tahafut Al-tahafut of Averroes: (The incoherence of incoherence). London: Trustees of the "EJW Gibb Memorial", 1978. Print.Hillier, Chad. "Ibn Rushd (Averroes) (1126-1198)." Encyclopedia of philosophy on the Internet. Np, nd Web. 22 April 2014. .The Holy Quran. Maddinah: King Fahad Quran Printing Complex, 2005. Print.Kenny, Joseph. "Chronology of the Works of Ibn-Rushd". Dominican House of Studies. Priory of the Immaculate Conception, 31 August 2002. Web. 25 April. 2014. .