Ibn Khaldun Today

By Mohammad Abdullah Enan Ibn Khaldun's comprehension of history. Sociology or the conditions of human community. How he considers it the basis to understand history. His analysis of social phenomena. How he divides sociology. The contents of the Prolegomena. Ibn Khaldun's criticism of historians. His exposition of the subject of his science. His theory of the Asabiyah (Vitality). Ibn Khaldun and the Arabs. His opinions of the stale and sovereignty. His theory on the age of the state. The kinds of sovereignty. The origin of the cities and countries. Livelihood and how to earn it. The different kinds of sciences. Ibn Khaldn is distinguished from the rest of Muslim historians, indeed from all his predecessors, by the fact that he considered history as a science worthy of study—not as narrative merely recorded. He wished to write history in the light of a new method of explanation and reasoning, and his reflections and studies led him to establish a kind of social philosophy. He w...

by Mohammad Javid Fedayee Abstract: This article is a study of the social and political works of Ibn Khaldun, a famous 14th-century Muslim historian, philosopher, and scholar. His insights into the field of social dynamics of international relations were widely acclaimed and still influence current scholars. Ibn Khaldun's method of history was distinctive, which is emphasizing how social institutions and human behavior shaped historical facts. The Muqqddima, his seminal work, offered a thorough examination of the cycles and patterns of human behavior and the evolution of society,especially in the area of international relations. Ibn Khaldun's Asabiya, Umran, Rural and Urban life, State, and Power are his most fascinating works, and his Umran can be considered a universal civilization. His concepts still help us understand the complexity of human behavior and social development, especially in international relations. ______________________________________________________________...