This morning in Córdoba: A landmark event fostering cross-cultural dialogue and shared knowledge:
With the support of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and in the presence of its High Representative, His Excellency Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, the Muslim World League, led by its Secretary-General and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Al Issa, launched a pioneering event today. The gathering highlighted the profound civilizational and scientific contributions of Muslim scholars in Al-Andalus, focusing on the renowned jurist and philosopher Averroes as a unifying figure of shared intellectual appreciation between Islamic and European civilizations.
The event was attended by the Mayor of Córdoba, Mr. José María Bellido Roche. It was co-organized by the Muslim World League and the España Terra Creativa foundation.
The gathering also drew a broad and distinguished turnout from local and international institutions, including UNESCO, the Cajasol Foundation, the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Provincial Council of Córdoba, and the City Council of Córdoba, alongside an elite group of academics, intellectuals, and local and international religious figures.
Averroes is celebrated as one of the preeminent scholars of Al-Andalus, renowned for his mastery of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and its principles, alongside his groundbreaking work in philosophy and medicine.
His most notable literary and scientific works include:
1.Bidayat al Mujtahid wa Nihayat al Muqtasid (The Distinguished Jurist's Primer)
2.Al Daruri fi Usul al Fiqh (The Essentials of Legal Theory)
3.Al Kulliyat fi al Tibb (General Medicine)
