THE ISLAMIC SCHOLAR Who Gave Us Modern Philosophy.

The article discusses 12th-century Islamic philosopher Averroës, or Abū al-Walīd Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Rushd, and his contributions to Western philosophy. The author describes Averroës's non-mainstream ideas, including those on the relationship between philosophy and the Islamic faith and the Qur'an. The author discusses Averroës's response to 11th-century pholosopher Abū al-Ghazālī and suggests that Averroës's ideas were more accepted in Christian Europe than in the Islamic world.