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IBNU KHA

A PHILOSOPHER, SOCIOLOGIST AND SOC

Juffri Supaat & Nurhazman Ab


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Scope

1. As An IndividualA Muslim Scholar

2. The CommunityStructure, Norms and Development

3. Nature of the Information SourcesOrthodox, Philosophy & Intellectual Sciences

4. ConclusionWhat can we learnt


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As An IndividualA Muslim Scholar

Ibnu Khaldun


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Biography

Arab ScholarMedieval era

Name Ibn Khaldun [Ab Zayd Abdu r-Raman bin Muammad bin Khaldn al-aram]

Birth 27 May, 1332/732 AH

Death 19 March, 1406/808 AH

School /

Tradition

Ash'ari [It was instrumental in drastically changing the direction of Islamic theology, separating its

development radically from that of theology in the Christian world.]

Main Interests Sociology, History, Historiography, Demography, Economics,

Philosophy of History,

Notable Ideas Asabiyah

Influences Al-Razi [a fundamental and enduring contributions to the fields of medicine, alchemy, andphilosophy, recorded in over 184 books and articles in various fields of science.]

Influenced Al-Maqrizi, Social sciences [remarkable in this context for his unusually keen interest inthe Ismaili Fatimid dynasty and its role in Egyptian history]


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uo a on a r u e o nKhaldun

"He who finds a new path is a pathfindeeven if the trail has to be found again b

others; and he who walks far ahead of

contemporaries is a leader, even thoug

centuries pass before he is recognized

such."


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About Ibnu Khaldun Abu Zayd 'Abd al-Rahman Ibnu Khaldun

received a good education.

served as assistant and secretary to several governmentofficials.

career was dependent on the good will of his superiors,

changed jobs frequently when political winds shifted.

led an extremely eventful life, traveling to, among otherplaces, Mecca, Damascus. Palestine and Seville, andoccasionally finding enough leisure time to teach, study,and write.

Among the notable personalities Ibn Khaldunencountered in his adventures were King Pedro I ofCastile and Timur.


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Education & Early Years

Family social and political activist received a classical Arabic education,

studying the Qur'an and Arabic linguistics, the basis for an

understanding of the Qur'an, Hadith [1] and Fiqh [2]

mathematics, logic and philosophy

lost both his parents to an epidemic of the plague which hit

Tunis, when he was 17 years old

In a typical Muslim family, follow family tradition is common,

that is where he strove for a political career

And he life adventure begin, in which he spends time in

prison, reaches the highest offices and falls again into exile.

[1] Hadith relating to the words and deeds of Prophet Muhammad.[2] Fiqh is an expansion of Islamic law, complemented by the rulings of Islamic jurists to direct


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His writing

most significant work is the Muqaddimah. "introduction" to history, he discussed historical me

provided the necessary criteria for distinguishing hitruth from error.

considered one of the most phenomenal works on tphilosophy of history ever written where he related impact of a community or event.

In this action, this play a big impact to the Muslim swhere we are going to share about the Muqaddimasociological view.


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His Adventure

continued education, social and

political began

play an important role in the political

leadership of Sevilla

Become a judge and held po

of the Maghrib & Andalunisa

one reasons why he have tr

to find that scholar from that

order to fulfill his knowledge


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The Community

Structure, Norms and Development

Ibnu Khaldun


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Muqaddimah

What is Muqaddima? Teaching is a Craft

An important role in providing conceptual

paradigmatic frameworks as well as an

epistemological foundation of the study o

human society.


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THE MAGNUM OPUS "AL-

MUQADDIMAH"

This impressive document is a gist of hiswisdom and hard earned experience.

use his political and first had knowledge ofthe people of Maghrib to formulate many ofhis ideas.

discussion of Tribal societies and social

forces would be the most interesting part ofhis thesis.

His theories of the science ofUmran(sociology) are all pearls of wisdom


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The Structure of Muqaddima

Chap 1 : Human civilization in general Chap 2 : Bedouin civilization, savage natio

tribes and their condition of life, including basic and explanatory statements

Chap 3 : On dynasties, royal authority, thecaliphate, government ranks and all the gthese things (basic & supplementarypropositions)


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The Structure of Muqaddima

Chap 4 : Countries & cities and all formssedentary civilization. The conditions occuthere. Primary and secondary consideratiothis connection

Chap 5 : On the various aspects of makin

living, such as profit and the crafts. The cothat occur in this connection. A number ofproblems are connected with this subject.

Chap 6 : The various kinds of sciences. Tmethods of instruction. The conditions thain these condition


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The Norms

Sedentary cultural is the goal of civilisa The end of its life span and brings about

corruption

Cities that are the seats of royal author

into ruin when ruling dynasty crumbles

falls into ruin

Certain Cities have crafts that others la


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The Norms

The existence of group feeling in cities superiority of the inhabitants over other

The dialects of the urban population


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The Community

Nomadic (al-umranal-badawi)

Sedentary so(al-umran al

Nomadic (al-umran al-badawi)

Sedesociet

umrahad

Relevance to Contemporary


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Relevance to ContemporarySociology

Ibnu Khaldun and Auguste ComteBoth emphasized a historical method & d

propose statistical methods

Both distinguished their sciences from wh

proceeded them

Both believed human nature in the same

everywhere

Both recognised the importance of social


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Nature of the Information SourcesIbnu Khaldun


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Orthodox & Philosophy

Orthodox Believe the ultimate

truth about man and

society must referred

to the Quran,

the prophetic tradition

(hadith) and (fiqih)

PhilosophyPrimary of r

inquiry over

revelation in

the theoreticpractical sci

The Various Kinds of Intellectua


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The Various Kinds of IntellectuaSciences

Logic Metaphysical &

Spiritual Matters

Physics

MathematicaSciences

Geometry

Arithmetic

Music

Astronomy


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Conclusion & Discussion

What can we learnt

Ibnu Kaldun

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