There was an old man. This old man only read
and read. He read so many books that one could hardly count them. He read for
16 hours every day. Do you know his age? He was 70 years old. Even at 70, he
used to read for 16 hours! When did he sleep? When did he
eat?
Sometimes he forgot to bathe and eat while he set himself to reading. If one peeped at his room, one would see that there were piles of books everywhere. This story goes eight hundred and fifty back. It is astonishing to know about this old man. Even a learned man gets amazed at his wisdom. This old man was born in green and beautiful Spain.
The old man was appointed a Kazi. He became
a famous kazi as he was neutral. He always stood for justice. He gave
punishment if one did the wrong. He served as a Kazi at Sevila for two years
and at Cordova for 12 years. His wisdom might be compared to the depth of an
ocean. But he did not continue as a Kazi for the whole life. His thirst for
knowledge was not satisfied with this profession. He wanted to learn more. So
he left his job and started to study again. He studied on science, specially
medical science. He wanted to explore the causes of different diseases. Famous
physicians, 'Hekims', 'Kabiraj' were defeated to the knowledge of the old man.
He felt the pulse of the patient and diagnosed the disease. He wrote many books
on the symptoms of diseases and on how to treat patients. The patients came to
him and got cured. His reputation spread around. Even the famous doctors of our
time respect him. The number of his books on medicine is 18. His famous book on
the subject is "Kulliat Fil Tib". He first gave the information that
pox attacks human body only once, not
twice.
Abu Yakub Yusuf, Caliph of Morocco, invited him and appointed him to be the chief physician. After Abu Yakub Yusuf, Al-Monsur became the Caliph and retained him as his royel physician.
But some people brought charges against his writings. People misunderstood him and consequently Al-Monsur sacked him. Then he came back to his own country, to Cordova. He again began to study for 16 hours. He was then 70. After some time, Al-Monsur realized the conspiracy of the people.
Do you know the name of this old man? His name is Ibn Rushd. His full name is Abdul Walid Ibn Ahmad Ibn Mohammad Ibn Rushd.
Ibn Rushd was open minded. He paid attention to others. He was intelligent. He believed that man is born to work. So there is no scope t6 idle away time. His pastime and passion was study. His intention was to discover something new.
Ibn Rushd read all the writings of Aristotle and Plato thoroughly. He translated their writings and introduced them to Europe. The bishops of churches criticized Ibn Rushed for his theory. In fact, Ibn Rushd had uncovered the malpractice of church people of that time. So the churchmen were against him. In the mean time all his writings on Plato and Aristotle were made compulsory in Paris University, Northern University of Italy and Padua University. His fame flourished all over Europe.
He began his studies with the recitation of the holy Quran. He used to read the Quran and Hadith at home. This learning helped him throughout his life. He read a lot of books and commented on them. He studied and learnt law, justice, medicine and disease. He studied philosophy and history too.
Ibn Rushd was not duly honoured during his lifetime. A long time after his death, he became well-known to the scholars of Asia, Africa and Europe. This wise man was born in 1126 and died in 1198. We should study like Ibn Rushd to enrich our knowledge on various subjects.
Sometimes he forgot to bathe and eat while he set himself to reading. If one peeped at his room, one would see that there were piles of books everywhere. This story goes eight hundred and fifty back. It is astonishing to know about this old man. Even a learned man gets amazed at his wisdom. This old man was born in green and beautiful Spain.
Abu Yakub Yusuf, Caliph of Morocco, invited him and appointed him to be the chief physician. After Abu Yakub Yusuf, Al-Monsur became the Caliph and retained him as his royel physician.
But some people brought charges against his writings. People misunderstood him and consequently Al-Monsur sacked him. Then he came back to his own country, to Cordova. He again began to study for 16 hours. He was then 70. After some time, Al-Monsur realized the conspiracy of the people.
Do you know the name of this old man? His name is Ibn Rushd. His full name is Abdul Walid Ibn Ahmad Ibn Mohammad Ibn Rushd.
Ibn Rushd was open minded. He paid attention to others. He was intelligent. He believed that man is born to work. So there is no scope t6 idle away time. His pastime and passion was study. His intention was to discover something new.
Ibn Rushd read all the writings of Aristotle and Plato thoroughly. He translated their writings and introduced them to Europe. The bishops of churches criticized Ibn Rushed for his theory. In fact, Ibn Rushd had uncovered the malpractice of church people of that time. So the churchmen were against him. In the mean time all his writings on Plato and Aristotle were made compulsory in Paris University, Northern University of Italy and Padua University. His fame flourished all over Europe.
He began his studies with the recitation of the holy Quran. He used to read the Quran and Hadith at home. This learning helped him throughout his life. He read a lot of books and commented on them. He studied and learnt law, justice, medicine and disease. He studied philosophy and history too.
Ibn Rushd was not duly honoured during his lifetime. A long time after his death, he became well-known to the scholars of Asia, Africa and Europe. This wise man was born in 1126 and died in 1198. We should study like Ibn Rushd to enrich our knowledge on various subjects.
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