Ibn Khaldun’s Fundamental Ideas: A Guide to Reading the Muqaddimah

Ibn Khaldun’s Fundamental Ideas: A Guide to Reading the Muqaddimah

This work serves as an introduction to Ibn Khaldun studies and facilitates the understanding of the Muqaddimah, one of the most reliable tools for comprehending Islamic and Turkish history, civilization, and culture in a sound and accurate manner. In doing so, it also sheds light on the broader course of human history.

As Süleyman Uludağ notes, the renowned Islamic statesman, scholar, and historian Ibn Khaldun wrote the Muqaddimah as an introduction to his comprehensive history of the world. Sâtı al-Husrî, who devoted many years to researching this seminal work, later compiled his studies and published them in the present volume. Serving as both an introduction to the Muqaddimah and a guide to Ibn Khaldun’s thought, the book offers readers an invaluable opportunity to understand one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Islamic civilization.

Series: Contemporary Islamic Thought

Dimensions: 13.5 × 21 cm

Page Count: 477 pages

ISBN: 978-625-8437-80-5

First Published: September 2001

2nd Edition: April 2023

Prepared by: Süleyman Uludağ