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habits
Ibn Khaldun
Islam
Islamic civilization
justice
malaka
Middle East
Muqqadimah
philosophy
power
Quwwah
science of society
sciences
social sciences
sociology
solidarity
theology
umran
what can we learn from Ibn Khaldun?
what can we learn from the Al-Muqqadimah?
why read the Al-Muqqadimah today
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- ISBN 9781509561605
- Publication Date: 06 Nov 2026
- Publisher: Polity Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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For over a millennium, Muslim civilizations have had a profound impact on world history. Yet the global community of faith is now stifled by political instability, economic underdevelopment, everyday corruption, and rampant poverty. Can the troubling state of Muslim civilizations be changed? Who can bring about constructive reforms within the two billion-strong ummah? What necessary steps are needed to uplift Muslims from their predicaments?
In this book, Khairudin Aljunied explores the ideas of the renowned Muslim polymath, Ibn Khaldun, to shed new light on the challenges faced by Muslims today. Packed with compelling case studies and examples from around the world, this is a sobering critique of the forces causing decline in Muslim communities. Aljunied offers a fresh reading of the universal concepts found in the Muqaddimah, demonstrating how an age-old classic can provide penetrating insights into resolving civilizational problems. A work of intellectual history, autoethnography, and scholarly commentary on Islam in an era of global uncertainty, this is an essential text for scholars, policymakers, and activists seeking to understand and transform the trajectories of Muslim civilizations.
In this book, Khairudin Aljunied explores the ideas of the renowned Muslim polymath, Ibn Khaldun, to shed new light on the challenges faced by Muslims today. Packed with compelling case studies and examples from around the world, this is a sobering critique of the forces causing decline in Muslim communities. Aljunied offers a fresh reading of the universal concepts found in the Muqaddimah, demonstrating how an age-old classic can provide penetrating insights into resolving civilizational problems. A work of intellectual history, autoethnography, and scholarly commentary on Islam in an era of global uncertainty, this is an essential text for scholars, policymakers, and activists seeking to understand and transform the trajectories of Muslim civilizations.
Khairudin Aljunied is Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore and Professor of Islam in Southeast Asia at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC-IIUM).
