SOURCE: Aasi, Ghulam Haider. “Ibn Hazm: His Life and Environment,” “Study of Other Religions,” and “Principles and Methodology of the Study of Religions.” In Muslim Understanding of Other Religions: A Study of Ibn Hazm's Kitab al-Fasl fi al-Milal wa al-Ahwa' wa al-Nihal. pp. 43-58; 59-64; 65-80. Islamabad, Pakistan: International Institute of Islamic Thought and Islamic Research Institute, 1999.

In the following essays, Aasi remarks on Ibn Hazm's life and historical background, then discusses his religious thought.

Ibn Hazm: His Life and Environment

A. Family Names and Origin

Ibn Hazm's full name is Abū Muḥammad ‘Alī ibn Aḥmad ibn Sa‘īd ibn Hazm ibn Ghālib ibn Sāliḥ ibn Khalaf ibn Ma‘dān ibn Sufyān ibn Yazīd al-Fārisī, a mawlā (client) of Yazīd ibn abī Sufyān ibn Harb ibn Umayyah ibn ’Abd Shams. His kunyah (surname) is Abū Muḥammad, but...