Quote by Ibn Rushd: “He who denies the existence of God does not believe in anything, for God is the necessary existent.”

Ibn Rushd presents a metaphysical argument for God's existence as a fundamental requirement for the coherence of reality. He implies that denying this ultimate necessity undermines the basis of all other beliefs and existence itself, making God the foundational truth.

Engaging with the philosophical challenges of his time, Ibn Rushd offered robust arguments for God's existence. In 'Tahafut al-Tahafut' (The Incoherence of the Incoherence, c. 1180), he defended philosophy against critiques, positing God as the fundamental ontological necessity.

Andalusian philosopher and physician born in 1126 in Córdoba, known in Europe as Averroes, whose commentaries on Aristotle were foundational to the development of medieval European scholasticism. He argued for the compatibility of reason and religious faith in the Islamic tradition.