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Ibn Khaldun (/ ˈ ɪ b ən h æ l ˈ d uː n / IH-bun hal-DOON; Arabic: أبو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي, Abū Zayd ‘Abd ar-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn Khaldūn al-Ḥaḍramī, Arabic: [ibn xalduːn]; 27 May 1332 – 17 March 1406, 732–808 AH) was an Arab sociologist, philosopher ...
Jul 4, 2024 · Ibn Khaldūn (born May 27, 1332, Tunis [Tunisia]—died March 17, 1406, Cairo, Egypt) was the greatest Arab historian, who developed one of the earliest nonreligious philosophies of history, contained in his masterpiece, the Muqaddimah (“Introduction”). He also wrote a definitive history of Muslim North Africa.
Oct 15, 2010 · Learn about the biography, theories, and legacy of Ibn Khaldun, a 14th-century historian and thinker from North Africa. Explore his views on social sciences, philosophy, and science, and how he compared with Thucydides.
Mar 19, 2021 · Written by the great fourteenth-century Arab scholar Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406), this monumental work laid down the foundations of several fields of knowledge, including philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography, and economics.
Jul 4, 2024 · Ibn Khaldūn - Historian, Philosopher, Muqaddimah: In 1375, craving solitude from the exhausting business of politics, Ibn Khaldūn took the most momentous step of his life: he sought refuge with the tribe of Awlād ʿArīf, who lodged him and his family in the safety of a castle, Qalʿat ibn Salāmah, near what is now the town of ...
Learn about Ibn Khaldun, a pre-modern Muslim scholar who founded the science of human society and wrote history to understand the causes of events. Explore his life, his theory of group solidarity, his method of testing reports, and his influence on Western thinkers.
A biography of Ibn Khaldun, a medieval historian and sociologist who developed a theory of social and historical development and decline based on group solidarity (asabiyya). Learn about his life, works, and influence on Islamic scholarship and politics.
