Ibn Rushd (; 14 April 1126 – 10 December 1198), full name (), often Latinized as Averroes (), was a medieval Andalusian polymath. He wrote on logic, Aristotelian and Islamic philosophy, theology, the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence, psychology, political and Andalusian classical music theory, geography, mathematics, and the mediæval sciences of medicine, astronomy, physics, and celestial mechanics. Ibn Rushd was born in Córdoba, Al Andalus (present-day Spain), and died at Marrakesh in present-day Morocco. His body was interred in his family tomb at Córdoba. The 13th-century philosophical movement in Latin Christian and Jewish tradition based on Ibn Rushd's work is called Averroism. 

Ibn Rushd was a defender of Aristotelian philosophy against Ash'ari theologians led by Al-Ghazali. Although highly regarded as a legal scholar of the Maliki school of Islamic law, Ibn Rushd's philosophical ideas were considered controversial in Ash'arite Muslim circles. Whereas al-Ghazali believed that any individual act of a natural phenomenon occurred only because God willed it to happen, Ibn Rushd insisted phenomena followed natural laws that God created. 

Ibn Rushd had a greater impact on Christian Europe, being known by the "the Commentator" for his detailed emendations to Aristotle. Latin translations of Ibn Rushd's work led the way to the popularization of Aristotle. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Where was Ibn Rushd born?
2. What was the birthplace of Ibn Rushd?
3. Where was the polymath known as Averroes born?
Q2:
1. What is the present-day location of Ibn Rushd's birthplace?
2. In what country is the region formermly called Al-Andalus located today?
3. Where can Córdoba be found today?
Q3:
1. Where did Ibn Rushd die?
2. Where did Ibn Rushd pass away?
3. In what city did Ibn Rushd die?
Q4:
1. In what modern-day country did Ibn Rushd die?
2. Where is Marrakesh located?
3. In what country can Marrakesh be found today?
Q5:
1. Where was Ibn Rushd interred?
2. Where was Ibn Rushd buried?
3. Where was Ibn Rushd laid to rest?
Q6:
1. Who was Ibn Rushd?
2. What was Ibn Rushd known for?
3. What was the man known as Averroes do?
Q7:
1. What was one subject of Ibn Rushd's writing?
2. What is one subject that interested Ibn Rushd?
3. What's one thing that Ibn Rushd wrote about?
Q8:
1. What did Ibn Rushd write about, other than logic and philosophy?
2. What was another topic of Ibn Rushd's writing, other than logic and philosophy?
3. Besides logic and philosophy, what other subjects appeared in Ibn Rushd's writing?
Q9:
1. What did Ibn Rushd write about, besides philosophy and theology?
2. What other subject appeared in Ibn Rushd's writing, besides philosophical, religious, and mathematical treatises?
3. What was another topic of Ibn Rushd's manuscripts, besides philosophy, theology, and logic?
Q10:
1. Did Ibn Rushd write about astronomy?
2. Did Ibn Rushd cover the subject of astronomy in his works?
3. Did Ibn Rushd ever write about the study of the stars?
Q11:
1. When was Ibn Rushd's born?
2. What is the exact date of Ibn Rushd's birth?
3. What is Ibn Rushd's date of birth?
Q12:
1. What is the exact date of Ibn Rushd's death?
2. On what date did Ibn Rushd die?
3. When did Ibn Rushd pass away?
Q13:
1. What way of thinking did Ibn Rushd defend?
2. What did Ibn Rushd serve as a defender of?
3. What was the philosophical framework that Ibn Rushd worked to defend?
Q14:
1. Who did Ibn Rushd defend Aristotelian philosophy against?
2. Who opposed Ibn Rushd's defense of Aristotelian philosophy? 
3. What group was against Ibn Rushd's defense of Aristotelian philosophy?
Q15:
1. Who was the leader of the Ash'ari theologians?
2. Who served as the head Ash'ari theologian?
3. Who was considered the leader of the Ash'ari theologians that opposed Rushd?
Q16:
1. What was Ibn Rushd's title in Christian Europe?
2. What was the nickname given to Ibn Rushd in Christian Europe?
3. How was Ibn Rushd known throughout Christian Europe?
Q17:
1. Why was Ibn Rushd called "The Commentator"?
2. What did the nickname "The Commentator" refer to?
3. What did Ibn Rushd's nickname The Commentator mean?
Q18:
1. Did Ibn Rushd help popularize Aristotle?
2. Did Ibn Rushd's work spread knowledge of Aristotle's philosophy?
3. Was Ibn Rushd's work a factor in the popularization of Aristotle?
Q19:
1. Ibn Rushd attributed all events to the direct will of God: true or false.
2. Is it true or false that Ibn Rushd thought everything was a direct result of God's will?
3. True or false: Ibn Rushd discounted the existence of natural laws.
Q20:
1. Who was a believer in the theory of God's direct will?
2. Which of Ibn Rushd's opponents believed everything to be the result of God's direct will?
3. Which leader felt that everything happened through God's direct will?
