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 at a time when philosophy was not celebrated in the Islamic world and philosophers were considered unbelievers. He did, however, revive Aristotelian philosophy by emphasizing that it has no conflict with belief in God, and this is the theme he used throughout his writings. He integrated religion and philosophy, challenging the anti-philosophical view of Muslim scholars of the time. This influenced a group of Western scholars who used the same examination and identified themselves as the "Averroists". Ibn Rush was born on April 14, 1126 in Córdoba, Spain, into a well-known legal family. He received a traditional education. He studied the Quran, hadith, fiqh, medicine and jurisprudence. He served as chief family judge during the Almoravid dynasty. One day, Caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf, who had studied Greek philosophy extensively, asked him to write commentaries on Aristotle's philosophy interpreting them correctly. Ibn Rush spent three decades writing his commentaries on all of Aristotle's works except Politics, covering themes of aesthetics, logic, and ethics. Many comments had a short, paraphrased version. He focused on the original writings and their interpretations by other scholars. Its different versions had 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 to what Aristotle originally meant. In these comments he inserted his thoughts on religion and philosophy, the existence of God, the origin of the world, a...... middle of paper...... made him highly recognized among all Islamic philosophers. He is indeed considered the most important Islamic philosopher. Works cited by Averroes and Charles E. Butterworth. Decisive treatises and dedicatory epistle. Provo: Brigham Young UP, 2001. Print.Averroès and Simon Van Den Bergh. Tahafut Al-tahafut of Averroes: (The inconsistency of inconsistency). London: Trustees of the “EJW Gibb Memorial”, 1978. Print. Hillier, Chad. “Ibn Rushd (Averroes) (1126—1198).” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Np, and Web. April 22, 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, August 31, 2002. Web. April 25. 2014. .