IBN KHALDUN THOUGHT: A review of al-Muqaddimah Book

Wawan Hernawan

doi:10.24014/jush.v23i2.1197

Abstract

Nowadays Muslim and non-Muslim scholar have no paid exhaustion attention yet onal- Muqaddimah book of Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406). Al-Muqaddimah Book is still being studied and debated critically. Actually, this work is still “dazzling” social scientists, anthropologists, theologians, philosophers, historians, and economists even compared with the other great works produced by other classical Muslim scholars. Search for the book of al-Muqaddimah Ibn Khaldun intends to seek and drank authenticity thoughts. It becomes important in the center of issue. We should be wise to this Muslim leader, because it has a big hand in an attempt to find the “authenticity” of Muslim thought. By using the method of historical research, it is obtained: first,for Ibn Khaldun, history is one of the disciplines studied extensively by the nations and generations. Second, the legal history is applicable universally so the truth can be revealed. Third, a historian should study the areas of human life (sociology, anthropology, theology, philosophy, history, and economics) to determine differences between main and general characteristics. Fourth, related to the modern social sciences, undoubtedly Ibn Khaldun is first beginning of sciences. He was a golden bridge for the development of science and the history of modern sociology

Highlights

In printed form, al-Muqaddimah emerged in 1858, edit by Etenne Marc Quatremere in Paris.1 Ten years later al-Muqaddimah translated into French by W.M de Slane2 under the title Les Prolegomenes d’Ibn Khaldun (1862-1868)
According to Ibn Khaldun Imamat institution is mandatory based on religious law as evidenced by constituted Abu Bakar as caliph.But there is an opinion, Imamah is mandatory because mind sees human need a social organization
History is the wheel of human life

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Introduction

In printed form, al-Muqaddimah emerged in 1858, edit by Etenne Marc Quatremere in Paris. Ten years later al-Muqaddimah translated into French by W.M de Slane under the title Les Prolegomenes d’Ibn Khaldun (1862-1868). While Abu Abd Allah Muhammad (Ibn Khaldun’s father) was not attracted to positions in government He was more interested in the field of science and education, and became known as an expert of fiqh knowledge. After a long period work for science and serve for North Africa and Andalusia, Ibn Khaldun died on March 17, 1406 at the age of 76 years. He was buried in Sufi Babul Nasr in Cairo.. He loved this area when he was a student and continued during active in politics and government The results of his works are wellknown are: First, the Book Muqaddimah, which is an ‘Ibar, which consists of Muqaddimah (introduction). That’s according to Ibn Khaldun, the process of formation of a Dynasty (daulah) or kingdom (mulk).

Sociological Society

Models of Government Ibn Khaldun argues that there are three

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