OverviewA philosopher remembered for a story about a person discovering the world alone.CategoryScholarPeriodBirth date unknown · d. c. 1185 CE
Life and settingIbn Tufayl served in the Almohad courtly setting and was associated with the scholarly world in which Ibn Rushd worked.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyHayy ibn Yaqzan tells of a solitary person's intellectual and spiritual discovery. The philosophical narrative explores how observation, reason and revelation relate to one another.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
