🌟📚 Welcome to Chillbooks, where we explore great works of history, philosophy, classics and spirituality in a tranquil, focused setting. This is the first part of our series on Ibn Khaldun’s Al-Muqaddimah-a cornerstone text in history and sociology.
We begin with the Preface of Al-Muqaddimah, offering an insightful introduction to Ibn Khaldun’s groundbreaking analysis of civilization, society, and historical methodology.
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Original Arabic text: ar.wikisource.org/wiki/مقدمة_ابن_خلدون
This audiobook features full on-screen subtitles to enhance your understanding, with no background music, allowing for an uninterrupted engagement with Ibn Khaldun’s profound ideas.
🔖 About “Al-Muqaddimah”
“Al-Muqaddimah” (The Introduction) is a seminal work written by the 14th-century historian and philosopher Ibn Khaldun. In this preface, Ibn Khaldun introduces the key themes of his study of history, sociology, economics, and human civilization. It is widely regarded as one of the first works to address these subjects systematically, laying the foundation for modern social sciences. His examination of the rise and fall of civilizations remains deeply relevant and widely studied today.
🌟 About Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) was a pioneering scholar whose work revolutionized the study of history, sociology, and economics. Born in North Africa, his contributions to historiography and the philosophy of history are unmatched. In Al-Muqaddimah, he introduced the concept of social cohesion (asabiyyah) and analyzed the factors that lead to the growth and decay of societies. His work continues to influence scholars around the world.
🌄 Subtitled Audiobook for Enhanced Engagement
This audiobook includes full on-screen subtitles, allowing you to follow along with Ibn Khaldun’s text as you listen. The visuals are chosen to enhance the reflective nature of his writing, creating a focused and immersive experience.
📚 A Series of Translations
This is the first part of our ongoing series of translations of Al-Muqaddimah. Stay tuned as we dive deeper into Ibn Khaldun’s examination of history and society, with each part offering a new insight into this monumental work.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - President Ronald Reagen on Ibn Khaldun
00:30 - The Introduction by Ibn Khaldun
00:41 - First Preface
14:15 - Second Preface
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📘 Begin your journey into the world of history and sociology with Ibn Khaldun’s ‘Al-Muqaddimah,’ starting with the Preface, here at Chillbooks.