The Power of Asabiya: Ibn Khaldun’s Theory on the Rise and Fall of Nations Público
Alsalihi, Yusur (Spring 2018)
Abstract
This paper is about Ibn Khaldun’s social theory and its impact on his philosophy of history. Ibn Khaldun is a 14th century philosopher, economist and is considered by many the father of sociology. In his book Al-Muqaddima he describes the social cohesion that binds both rudimentary social groups, such as nomads, and modern social groups. He calls this social cohesion asabiya. Then he describes how the strength of Asabiya within a state corresponds to the stability of the state itself. Hence, asabiya can be used to describe the rise and fall of any given state. Consequently, asabiya is a tool to understand Khaludian philosophy of history, whereby history is seen as cyclical with perceptible stages. This thesis gives a summarized overview of Al-Muqaddima, and its many economical, political and philosophical findings, while also giving a condensed analysis of asabiya.
Table of Contents
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….….… 1
Chapter I: The Rise of the State………………………………………………………….…….. 9
Chapter II: Of Political Functions………………………………………………………….….. 21
Chapter III: Of Religion in relation to politics and asabiya…………………………….……. 46
Chapter IV: The Fall of the State………………………………………………..…….………. 64
Chapter V: Cyclical Nature of History………………………………………………….……... 85
Conclusion...…………………………………………………………………………………… 99
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………... 101
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