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    Full Name: Born: Occupation: Died: Philosophy of History: Abd Ar Rahman Bin Muhammed Ibn Khaldun

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    Ibn Khaldun was an influential 14th century Arab historian, philosopher, and scholar. He is considered the founder of modern sociology and pioneered the philosophy of history. Some of his most important ideas included discovering that history required research, his theory of the rise and fall of dynasties based on group solidarity (asabiyah), and that the function of the state is to exercise sovereignty and create empires through fighting other states. Ibn Khaldun made major contributions to philosophy, history, sociology, and other fields, and is regarded as one of the greatest Arab historians and the father of sociology.

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    Ibn Khaldun was an influential 14th century Arab historian, philosopher, and scholar. He is considered the founder of modern sociology and pioneered the philosophy of history. Some of his most important ideas included discovering that history required research, his theory of the rise and fall of dynasties based on group solidarity (asabiyah), and that the function of the state is to exercise sovereignty and create empires through fighting other states. Ibn Khaldun made major contributions to philosophy, history, sociology, and other fields, and is regarded as one of the greatest Arab historians and the father of sociology.

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    Ibn Khaldun was an influential 14th century Arab historian, philosopher, and scholar. He is considered the founder of modern sociology and pioneered the philosophy of history. Some of his most important ideas included discovering that history required research, his theory of the rise and fall of dynasties based on group solidarity (asabiyah), and that the function of the state is to exercise sovereignty and create empires through fighting other states. Ibn Khaldun made major contributions to philosophy, history, sociology, and other fields, and is regarded as one of the greatest Arab historians and the father of sociology.

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    Full name: Abd Ar Rahman bin Muhammed Ibn Khaldun

    Born: May 27, 1332, Tunis, Tunisia

    Occupation: Philosopher, Writer & Historian, Diplomat, Teacher

    Died: March 17, 1406, Cairo, Egypt

    Philosophy of History

    Arabic philosopher and historian ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) was the first pioneer to discover that
    history, like any other science, required research. “It is the science of circumstances and events
    and its causes are profound, thus it is an ancient, original part of wisdom and deserves to be one
    of its sciences. “In his The Introduction (1377), ibn Khaldun also wrote, “History is an art of
    valuable doctrine, numerous in advantages and honourable in purpose; it informs us about
    bygone nations in the context of their habits, the prophets in the context of their lives and kings
    in the context of their states and politics, so those who seek the guidance of the past in either
    worldly or religious matters may have that advantage.”

    Influent of Environment

    Ibn Khaldun’s most renowned ideas and philosophical contributions. While it included lots of
    reference to historical events, economic sciences, education, and other fields, its sociological
    implications have been the subject of increased scrutiny and these comprise our area of interest
    in this paper. It is regarded as the first attempt by any historian to uncover a structure in the
    changes and developments impacting people’s lives and their societies.

    Political Institution
    The British philosopher-anthropologist Ernest Gellner considered Ibn Khaldun's definition of
    government, "an institution which prevents injustice other than such as it commits itself", the
    best in the history of political philosophy.

    Cultural Contest
    Ibn Khaldun says, Political disunity and fragmentation led to increase the cultural creativity and
    vibrancy, not only as different, neighboring dynasties rivaled each other explicity.

    Assabiah
    Ibn Khaldun based his theory of the rise and decline of dynasties on the changing in-
    tensity of al-assabiah, group solidarity to common identity. Al-assabiah amounts to the
    commitment of members to the common purpose of the group.
    Solidarity
    Ibn Khaldun posits a form of solidarity that may propel a group to great acts, what he called
    'asabiyah,' this occurs not through some obscure Durkheimian effervescence but has at its heart,
    as Franz Rosenthal includes in his definition of the term itself, "man's innate psychological need
    to belong and give political support to a group dominated by one or more leading personalities.

    Theory of State
    The great philosopher, Ibn Khaldun says in his writings that the function of the state is one of
    supreme importance for it compromises all the worldly good and is the end-all of human desires.
    It is essential, to exercise sovereignty over others, the states fight against another and create
    empires.

    Achievements
    Ibn Khaldun was noted for developing one of the earliest nonreligious philosophies of history.
    He is generally considered the greatest Arab historian as well as the father of sociology and the
    science of history.

    Contribution
    Ibn Khaldun the Arab philosopher of history, statesman, judge, historian, and sociologist is
    considered as the true founding Father of modern sociology. However, there is a widespread
    assumption in the contemporary intellectual production that the science of culture and society
    originated solely in Europe.

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