IBN KHALDUN His Life and Works By Mohammad Abdullah Enan Formerly of the Egyptian Bar Assistant Director of Press Department Ministry of the Interior, Cairo Lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, University Fouad I kiTABBDAVAN NEW DELHI-110002Kitab Bhavan Exporters & Importers 1784, Kalan Mahal, Darya Ganj ‘New Delhi-110002 [Indial. Phones: 3274686, 3277392-93 E-Mail _ : nasri@glasdlol.vsnl.net.in Telex 31-63106 ALI IN Fax 2 91-11-3263383 ISBN: 81-7151-054-X First Edition .. 1979 Reprinted 1997 Printed & Published in India by: Nusrat All Nasri for Kitab Bhavan. 1784, Kalan Mahal, Darya Ganj New Delht-110002 [India] CONTENTS BOOK I ‘THE MIFE OF IBN'KHALDUN Past ¥ In North Africa and Andalusia Caarrer I. The Early Life of Ibn Khaldun Caarrms 1. Tbn Khaldun at the Court of Fez " Caarren II]. The Journey to Andalusia or) Cnarren IV. The Zenith of Adventure Gasper V. Retirement and Literary Work Past I Ton Khaldwn in Egypt Caarren Vi. The Lecturer and the Judge wo 63 Goavran VIL, In Damascus and in the Camp of Timur... 78 Caarran VIIL Ibn Khaldun and Egyptian Thought 91 BOOK It THE INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL LEGACY OF IBN KHALDUN caarrex I, Sociology as Exposed by Ibn Kbaldun ... 109 Caarrun If, The Science of Politics and Monarchical Institutions before Ibn Khaldun 12 Caarren IT]. “Kitab al-Ibar” and “Al-Tearil”” 134 Gaarrsx IV. Ibn Khaldun and Modern Criticism... 150 Canerer V. Ibn Khaldun and Machiavelli 1 168 SppEnDIx.—Bibliographic Review of Ibn Khaldun's Historical Work “Kitab al-Ibar” 183 BIBLiocrarBY = * 190BOOK U THE LIFE OF IBN KHALOUN PART IL In North Afrive and Andalusia 732-784 A.H., 1352-1382 A.D.