2021-05-27 Thu

Today is Date of Birth of one of the greatest Arab Historian and Philosophers Ibn Khaldun. Born on 27th May 1332 in Tunisia, he developed one of the earliest philosophies of history, contained in his masterpiece, the Muqaddimah. He also wrote a definitive history of Muslims of North Africa.

Ibn Khaldun is one of the most influential and important Muslim thinkers in history. His family, of southern Arabian origin, settled in Seville after the Muslim conquest of Spain and distinguished themselves in the political and intellectual life of the city.

Ibn Khaldun has inspired at least as much interest among modern scholars as his immediate contemporaries. Legions of sociologists, anthropologists, and historians have studied his philosophy of history, treating the Muqaddimah as a timeless piece of philosophy. Ibn Khaldun interacted with Tamerlane, the founder of the Timurid Empire.

Ibn Khaldun’s portrait depicted on the 10 Tunisian Dinar Banknote issued in 1994. His house also printed on the background.

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