"The Muqaddimah" is an Islamic historical text by Ibn Khaldun that explores the science of civilization, including the social, cultural, and political aspects of human societies.
The target group for "The Muqaddimah" is likely students and scholars of history, sociology, and Middle Eastern studies.
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Ibn Khaldun, a 14th-century cosmopolitan scholar, revolutionized the study of history by combining Islamic jurisprudence and literature, distinguishing historical events from religious reports.
Ibn Khaldun's exploration of civilization reveals its progression from nomadic lifestyles to sedentary ones, underpinned by the necessity of authority, occupations, and sciences.
Ibn Khaldun's theory of history emphasizes the interplay of social organization, geography, economics, and politics in the development of human civilization.
The Muqaddimah explores the evolution of civilization and society, influenced by both environmental factors and extraordinary phenomena like prophecy and dreams.
Understanding the supernatural is a unique gift, not achievable through speculative practices like astrology, and requires critical investigation by rational scholars.
The cyclical rise and fall of civilizations hinges on the balance between resilience and wealth, group unity and individualism, and the transformative power of prophetic guidance.
Ibn Khaldun's cyclical view of history posits that dynasties rise and fall due to the ebb and flow of group feeling, balanced by military force, administration, and symbolic rituals.
The rise and fall of dynasties hinge on the justice of their rule, with oppressive governance leading to decline and eventual destruction.
The prosperity of cities and the rise of sedentary lifestyles are cyclically linked to the vitality of ruling dynasties, with their eventual decadence often leading to mutual decline.
Ibn Khaldun's Muqaddimah asserts that the evolution and prosperity of civilizations are closely tied to the development and decline of specialized crafts and sciences.
The evolution of intellectual sciences in the medieval Islamic world was deeply intertwined with the Arabic language, poetry, and the integration of non-Islamic knowledge.
The Muqaddimah, which translates to "The Introduction" or "The Prologue," is a book written by the Islamic historian Ibn Khaldun in 1377. It is considered one of the earliest works to systematically analyze the nature of history and society. Ibn Khaldun introduced groundbreaking sociological and historiographical concepts that were ahead of his time.
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