
The following is a translation from the opening pages Ibn Khaldun’s book of world history, Tarikh ibn Khaldun, written in 1377 in North Africa.
Ibn Khaldun was a scholar of history, economics,
sociology, and historiography. His summary of history and particularly
its introduction, the Muqaddimah, is seen by many as the basis for
modern historical philosophy.
“Know that the subject of history is a noble science that can...