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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, and historian widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest ...
philosophy of history. 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.
The Muqaddimah: Ibn Khaldūn’s philosophy of history. 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 Frenda, Algeria.
Ibn Khaldun was a medieval Arab historian, philosopher and sociologist who developed a nonreligious philosophy of history. Learn about his life, works and legacy in this comprehensive profile.
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.
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.
Ibn Khaldun was born in Tunis on Ramadan 1, 732 (May 27, 1332). He received a traditional education that was typical of his family s rank and status. He learned first at the hands of his father who was a scholarly person who was not involved in politics like his ancestors.
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