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Islam and the Muslim World will help people understand the fastest growing religion in the United States and the dominant religion in a wide area of the rest of the world. This informative and interesting new encyclopedia explores an increasingly important force in the modern world, looking at Islam's role in the modern world, in the context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries, and contains thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, and more, filling a need in this key area of religious studies and serving as a resource for those eager to become better informed.

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This digital document is an article from Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ), published by Association of Arab-American University Graduates and Institute of Arab Studies on March 22, 1994. The length of the article is 6761 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Ibn Khaldun is a famous philosopher born in Tunisia in 1332. He is considered the first sociologist for his written work 'al-Muqaddimah' where he explains how history should be studied. A comprehensive theory of the dynastic cyle was developed by Ibn Khaldun. He attributed the size of a city to both intensity of competition and size of the market for luxuries rather than division of labor. Group feeling is a sense of solidary among people derived from a long history of companionship. Ibn Khaldun's economic thoughts are presented and analyzed.

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Title: Ibn Khaldun: dynastic change and its economic consequences.
Author: Ahmed Alrefai
Publication: Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1994
Publisher: Association of Arab-American University Graduates and Institute of Arab Studies
Volume: v16Issue: n2Page: p73(14)

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This digital document is an article from Islam & Science, published by Thomson Gale on June 22, 2007. The length of the article is 3941 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ibn Khaldun on the fate of Islamic science after the 11th century.
Author: Mohamad Abdalla
Publication: Islam & Science (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 5Issue: 1Page: 61(10)

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This book deals with Ibn Khaldun's social perspective of the major institutions: the family, education, religion, politics, and economics. The family is seen in its association with city life. The role of the family and education in the development of human personality is emphasized. Ibn Khaldun dealt with the social dimension of knowledge in its many ramifications. Religion is discussed by stressing the social perspective rather than the theological, especially the reciprocal relationship between group solidarity and religion. Moreover, social solidarity plays a dynamic role in the formation and decline of political groups. Even economic activities are culturally defined. Such activities have a great impact upon social interaction, especially in dealing with the value of human labor and socioeconomic stratification. In spite of its highly innovative appearance, the Khaldunian theory was a product of a long series of the Islamic-Arabic movements of thought. ... Read more

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kashford
hey really cool book i would recomend to all that are in the social services to truly understand social services from a islamic perspective. i have been long under the impression of teh culture gap between the misundersatndings between the institutional services provided by the goverment are largely based on a euro centric perspective this boook allows the reader to bridge the gap of understanding. ... Read more