Ibn Ṭufayl

Also found as Ibn Tufail · Ibn Tufayl · Avetophail

Authored Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān, a philosophical narrative exploring knowledge and human development.

Research archive · Contribution described

Image used in the research archive for Ibn Ṭufayl — Image used by the research archive for Ibn Ṭufayl. Historical illustrations are later interpretations, not verified likenesses. View image source

MADE TO KEEP & SHARE

Posters

Loading posters…

Find Ibn Ṭufayl in our books

Use the printed page in a physical book, or the PDF page in your copy. Open a reference for the surrounding text.

1001 Inventions

Edited by Salim T. S. al-Hassani

2 reading locations

Printed p. 103 PDF p. 106Reading page

“…IBN YAQZAN An illustration by Karima Solbergf rom Ibn Tufayl's Story of Hayy ibn Yaqzan shows him with his adoptive "mother," a doe. Daniel Defoe's 18th·cen tury Robinson Crusoe is very similar to…”

Text around a matching name in the supplied edition. Extraction may retain spelling or spacing errors.

Printed p. 315 PDF p. 318Biographical entry

“…built the famous Ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo. Ibn Tufayl, Abu Bakr ibn Abd al-Ma lik ibn Muhammad ibn Muhamm ad ibn Tufayl al-Qaysi, also known as Abubacer (d. 1185 ); Gr anada,…”

Text around a matching name in the supplied edition. Extraction may retain spelling or spacing errors.

FROM THE RESEARCH ARCHIVE

Follow the research

This summary comes from the collected Islamic Scientific Heritage posts. It has not been independently verified in full. A book name match alone does not confirm every claim in a post.

13 original research posts

A new pioneer, in your inbox.

A thoughtful read for grown-ups. Ideas to bring home to your family.

Choose your pace