Ibn Ḥazm was an Andalusi Muslim polymath, historian, traditionist, jurist, philosopher, and theologian, born in the Córdoban Caliphate, present-day Spain. Described as one of the strictest hadith interpreters, Ibn Hazm was a leading proponent and codifier of the Zahiri school of Islamic jurisprudence, and produced a reported 400 works, of which 40 still survive. November 12, 994 – August 21, 1064; died at 69. Alive at the same time as Avicenna, Murasaki Shikibu, William the Conqueror, Leif Erikson, and Anselm of Canterbury. Wiki link