In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “andalusian muslim philosopher born in cordova”. Today it says “andalusian muslim polymath”.
Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.
Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “andalusian muslim philosopher born in cordova”. Today it says “andalusian muslim polymath”.
We saved snapshots of this article over twenty years; you are reading the October 6, 2023 one. Red dashes: removed from Wikipedia since.Pale dots: rewritten; the numbered note shows what it says now.Red text: written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot.1 tap a number or a side note to jump between them
The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Arab Andalusian Muslim polymath (994–1064) Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd ibn Ḥazm ( ; also sometimes known as al-Andalusī aẓ-Ẓāhirī; 7 November 994 – 15 August 1064 [456 AH ]) was an Andalusian Muslim polymath , historian , muhaddith , jurist , philosopher , and theologian , born in the Caliphate of Córdoba , present-day Spain .1 Described as one of the strictest hadith interpreters, Ibn Hazm was a leading proponent and codifier of the Zahiri school of Islamic thought and produced a reported 400 works, of which only 40 still survive. In all, his written works amounted to some 80 000 pages. Described as one of the fathers of comparative religion, the Encyclopaedia of Islam refers to him as having been one of the leading thinkers of the Muslim world . Encyclopaedia of Islam , Second Edition. The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology . Also as Ibn Khazem by some medieval European sources.2 Kechichian, A mind of his own .
This is Wikipedia's own text, saved in our repository. Their copy of it is revision 1178583355.
The opening as it stood in 2005
He died in 1069 .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 17756956.
The opening as it stood in 2020 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd ibn Ḥazm ( ; also sometimes known as al-Andalusī aẓ-Ẓāhirī; 7 November 994 – 15 August 1064 (456 AH ) was an Andalusian -Arab Muslim polymath , historian , jurist , philosopher , and theologian , born in the Caliphate of Córdoba , 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 thought and produced a reported 400 works, of which only 40 still survive.In all, his written works amounted to some 80 000 pages.The Encyclopaedia of Islam refers to him as having been one of the leading thinkers of the Muslim world , and he is widely acknowledged as the father of comparative religious studies alongside al-Biruni .Encyclopaedia of Islam , Second Edition.Also as Ibn Khazem by some medieval European sources.Kechichian, A mind of his own .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 962719258.
The opening as it stood in 2025 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Andalusian Muslim polymath (994–1064) Ibn Hazm ( Arabic : ابن حزم , romanized : Ibn Ḥazm ; November 994 – 15 August 1064) was an Andalusian 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 only 40 still survive. In all, his written works amounted to some 80,000 pages. Also described as one of the fathers of comparative religion , the Encyclopaedia of Islam refers to him as having been one of the leading thinkers of the Muslim world . Encyclopaedia of Islam , Second Edition. The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology . Kechichian, A mind of his own .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1298183223. This is our newest snapshot; the live article may have moved again since.
Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “andalusian muslim philosopher born in cordova”. Today it says “andalusian muslim polymath”. Read the current article and compare.
2005
2010
2015
2020
Oct '23
2025
Counts in the opening at each snapshot. Green: the word gained ground. Red: it was cut. Grey: no change.
What Wikipedia says this is
Every article opens by defining its subject. This one was redefined between 2005 and 2025.
Then
andalusian muslim philosopher born in cordova
Now
andalusian muslim polymath
Struck red text is no longer in the article; dotted amber text was rewritten. Every revision id links to Wikipedia's copy; the text shown is our own saved copy. Data: /data. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA; quoted for the record; not affiliated with Wikipedia.
