Ibn Khaldun
Philosopher
Ibn Khaldūn (full name, Arabic: أبو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي, Abū Zayd ‘Abdu r-Raḥmān bin Muḥammad bin Khaldūn Al-Ḥaḍrami; May 27, 1332 CE – March 19, 1406 CE was a Tunisian Arab Muslim historiographer and historian, regarded to be among the founding fathers of modern sociology, historiography and economics.He is best known for his book The Muqaddimah (known as Prolegomena in Greek). The book influenced 17th-century Ottoman historians like Ḥajjī Khalīfa and Mustafa Naima who used the theories in the book to analyze the growth and decline of the Ottoman Empire. 19th-century European scholars also acknowledged the significance of the book and considered Ibn Khaldun as one of the greatest philosophers to come out of the Muslim world.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Ḥaḍramī Abū Zayd ‘Abdu r-Raḥman ibn Muḥammad ibn Khaldūn al- (full name strict transliteration); ابو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي (Arabic) |
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| Birth date | May 27, 1332 |
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| Date of death | March 19, 1406 |
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