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Ibn Tufayl

Type Figure Region Al-Andalus Time c. 1105–1185 Also known as Ibn Tufayl、Abu Bakr ibn Tufayl、Ibn Tufail

Ibn Tufayl (c. 1105–1185), an Andalusian philosopher, physician, and statesman, author of the allegorical novel Hayy ibn Yaqzan, who served as minist…

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  1. c. 1105–1150Guadix · Al-AndalusBorn in Guadix, he studied medicine and philosophy in his youth, practicing and teaching in Granada and elsewhere, building an academic reputation that laid the foundation for his later entry into the court.
  2. 1151–1169Granada · Al-AndalusPracticed medicine and wrote on philosophy in Granada and elsewhere, composing the allegorical philosophical novel Hayy ibn Yaqzan, which explored the relationship between reason and revelation and had a far-reaching influence.
  3. 1169–1185Marrakesh · MoroccoInvited into the court by Caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf, he served as minister and court physician, recommended Ibn Rushd as a judge, and died in Marrakesh in 1185.

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