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Ibn Khaldun

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in Tunis, Tunisia

February 13, 1332

Died

November 22, 1405

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Social Sciences, History, Religion

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Ibn Khaldūn ابن خلدون (full name, Arabic: أبو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي‎, Abū Zayd ‘Abdu r-Raḥmān bin Muḥammad bin Khaldūn Al-Ḥaḍrami; May 27, 1332 AD/732 AH – March 19, 1406 AD/808 AH) was an Arab Muslim historiographer and historian, regarded to be among the founding fathers of modern historiography, sociology and economics.

He is best known for his book The Muqaddimah (known as Prolegomena in Greek). The book influenced 17th-century Ottoman historians like Ḥajjī Khalīfa and Mustafa Naima who used the theories in the book to analyze the growth and decline of the Ottoman Empire.[2] 19th-century European scholars also acknowledged the significance of the book and considered Ibn Khaldun as one of the greatest philosophers to co ...more

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	The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History by Ibn Khaldun, Danyal Nicholson, Franz Rosenthal (Translator) 4.30 avg rating — 4,769 ratings — published 1377 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	مقدمة ابن خلدون #1 by Ibn Khaldun, علي عبد الواحد وافي (تحقيق وتقديم ), ابن خلدون 4.23 avg rating — 649 ratings — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	مختصر مقدمة ابن خلدون by Ibn Khaldun, عبد المحسن العصيمي (اختصار وتعليق), ابن خلدون 4.06 avg rating — 314 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	مقدمة ابن خلدون #2 by Ibn Khaldun, عبد السلام الشدادي (تحقيق وتعليق), ابن خلدون 4.33 avg rating — 192 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	مختارات من مقدمة ابن خلدون 4.13 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1950 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	تاريخ ابن خلدون - 8 أجزاء 4.10 avg rating — 145 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	مقدمة ابن خلدون، #3 by Ibn Khaldun, علي عبد الواحد وافي (تحقيق وتقديم), ابن خلدون 4.33 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1377 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	تلخيص مقدمة ابن خلدون by Ibn Khaldun, ابن خلدون 3.79 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ابن خلدون: مقدمة المقدمة by Ibn Khaldun, فؤاد أفرام البستاني 4.29 avg rating — 34 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ديانة الحضارة by Ibn Khaldun, عبد الإله بكار (إعداد) 4.12 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“اتباع التقاليد لا يعني أن الأموات أحياء، بل أن الأحياء أموات.”
― ابن خلدون

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“الفتن التي تتخفى وراء قناع الدين تجارة رائجة جدًا في عصور التراجع الفكري للمجتمعات”
― ابن خلدون

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“المغلوب مولع دائماً بتقليد الغالب .”
― ابن خلدون

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