Hayy ibn Yaqzan

حي بن يقظان

A trail through the first philosophical novel.

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Region
al-Andalus & Europe
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. The story

    حي على جزيرة: طفل يربيه الظبي.

    Hayy ibn Yaqzan · ابن الطفيل

  2. Ibn Tufayl

    فيلسوف قرطبة وطبيب الموحدين.

    ابن الطفيل · Cordoba

  3. Ibn Bajja

    المعلم الأول للفلسفة الأندلسية.

    ابن باجة · Cordoba

  4. The idea

    العقل يصل للحق: فلسفة التجربة.

    Hayy ibn Yaqzan · ابن رشد الحفيد

  5. The legacy

    من قرطبة إلى لوك وديفو: تأثير عالمي.

    Hayy ibn Yaqzan · ابن رشد الحفيد

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Overview

A path through the first philosophical novel: a child on an island discovers the truths by his reason. Ibn Tufayl answers the philosophers before Descartes.

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islam.museum contributors. “Hayy ibn Yaqzan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-hayy-philosophy/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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