Muqaddimah

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. Who wrote Muqaddimah?Abu Zayd 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Khaldun al-Hadrami
2. What is the year of completion (approximate)?1377 CE
3. What is the core theoretical concept?'Asabiyyah' (social cohesion/group solidarity) as the engine of state formation and power
4. Who was Ibn Khaldun?He was a smart Arab scholar from the 1300s who wrote the Muqaddimah. He studied many societies and made new ideas about history and society.
5. What is "asabiyyah"?It means the strong bond or teamwork inside a group. Ibn Khaldun said it helps tribes or families become powerful and start new states.

Ilm al-Umran: The 'science of civilization,' Ibn Khaldun's term for the systematic study of human social phenomena.
Epistemological Leap: A fundamental change in how knowledge is understood, acquired, and validated.
Historiography: The study of the writing of history, including its methods, theories, and the critical evaluation of historical sources.