ʾAbū l-Walīd Muḥammad bin ʾAḥmad bin Rušd, commonly known as Ibn Rushd or by his Latinized name Averroës (April 14, 1126 – December 10, 1198), is an Andalusian Muslim polymath, a master of Aristotelian philosophy, Islamic philosophy, Islamic theology, Maliki law and jurisprudence, logic, psychology, politics and Arabic music theory, and the sciences of medicine, astronomy, geography, mathematics, physics and celestial mechanics.

Averroes was born in Córdoba, Al Andalus, present-day Spain, and dies in Marrakesh, present-day Morocco, but his body is transferred to his family tomb at Córdoba.

The 13th-century philosophical movement based on Averroes' work is called Averroism.

Averroes is a defender of Aristotelian philosophy against Ash'ari theologians led by Al-Ghazali.

Averroes' philosophy i considered controversial in Muslim circles.

Averroes hs a greater impact on Western European circles and he has been described as the "founding father of secular thought in Western Europe".

The detailed commentaries on Aristotle earn Averroes the title "The Commentator".

Latin translations of Averroes' work lead the way to the popularization of Aristotle and are responsible for the development of scholasticism in medieval Europe.