MEET THE SCHOLAR WITH SMILE
MEET THE SCHOLAR WITH SMILE
The discipline- sociology, which we find ourselves, is historically and philosophically oriented. To be counted among the best in this discipline we must be grounded in these, though, they are just part of the essential pillars of this discipline. It is on this premise that we found it necessary and worthwhile as a student of sociology to take the bull by the horn, by taking an historical look at the background of the sociologists (philosophical sociologists) who have make this discipline an essential part of their continuous and progressive existence.
This column will be an ever present part of this board for the time being. It will consist of the life and the work of different scholars; if possible their pictures will be provided, so as to make it easy for us to identify our heroes. And for any of our readers that feel like having more of this, probable to be ahead of others or more information on sociological related topics, you can visit any of these websites for more information; www.profgame.blogspot.com or www.profsmile.blogspot.com.
“Woes on to that society that has ten sociologists and doesn’t makes use of them, blessed is that society that has a sociologist and makes use of it”
The above quote is my interpretation of one of the quote of the scholar am presenting today. To some scholars, he is the first sociologist. This is based on his numerous works that point towards indentifying and finding solutions to the problems of human society of his time. He works vigorously and suffered like all other change agents. I hereby present to you the father of sociology, most especially rural sociology. I present a great can from the land of the carthage, from the Sahara desert, from the land of the TUNIS………………….. IBN KALDUN
IBN KALDUN
Ibn Khaldun, full name Abu Zayd Abd-Ar-Rahman Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406), the greatest of the medieval Islamic historians.
Born on May 27, 1332, in Tunis (now in Tunisia), of a Spanish-Arab family, Ibn Khaldun held court positions in what are today Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, and in Granada, Spain, and was twice imprisoned. In 1375 he went into seclusion near modern Frenda, Algeria, taking four years to compose his monumental Muqaddamah, the introductory volume to his Kitab al-Ibar (Universal History). In 1382, on pilgrimage to Mecca, he was offered a chair at the famous Islamic university of Al Azhar by the sultan of Cairo, who also appointed him judge (qadi) of the Maliki rite of Islam. In 1400 he accompanied the sultan's successor to Damascus in an expedition to resist the invasion of the Turkic ruler Tamerlane. Ibn Khaldun spent several weeks as Tamerlane's honored guest before returning to Cairo, where he died on March 17, 1406.
The Kitab al-Ibar is a valuable guide to the history of Muslim North Africa and the Berbers. Its six history volumes, however, are overshadowed by the immense significance of the Muqaddamah. In it, Ibn Khaldun outlined a philosophy of history and theory of society that are unprecedented in ancient and medieval writing and that are closely reflected in modern sociology. Societies, he believed, are held together by the power of social cohesiveness, which can be augmented by the unifying force of religion. Social change and the rise and fall of societies follow laws that can be empirically discovered and that reflect climate and economic activity as well as other realities.
SMILE’01/09
The discipline- sociology, which we find ourselves, is historically and philosophically oriented. To be counted among the best in this discipline we must be grounded in these, though, they are just part of the essential pillars of this discipline. It is on this premise that we found it necessary and worthwhile as a student of sociology to take the bull by the horn, by taking an historical look at the background of the sociologists (philosophical sociologists) who have make this discipline an essential part of their continuous and progressive existence.
This column will be an ever present part of this board for the time being. It will consist of the life and the work of different scholars; if possible their pictures will be provided, so as to make it easy for us to identify our heroes. And for any of our readers that feel like having more of this, probable to be ahead of others or more information on sociological related topics, you can visit any of these websites for more information; www.profgame.blogspot.com or www.profsmile.blogspot.com.
“Woes on to that society that has ten sociologists and doesn’t makes use of them, blessed is that society that has a sociologist and makes use of it”
The above quote is my interpretation of one of the quote of the scholar am presenting today. To some scholars, he is the first sociologist. This is based on his numerous works that point towards indentifying and finding solutions to the problems of human society of his time. He works vigorously and suffered like all other change agents. I hereby present to you the father of sociology, most especially rural sociology. I present a great can from the land of the carthage, from the Sahara desert, from the land of the TUNIS………………….. IBN KALDUN
IBN KALDUN
Ibn Khaldun, full name Abu Zayd Abd-Ar-Rahman Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406), the greatest of the medieval Islamic historians.
Born on May 27, 1332, in Tunis (now in Tunisia), of a Spanish-Arab family, Ibn Khaldun held court positions in what are today Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, and in Granada, Spain, and was twice imprisoned. In 1375 he went into seclusion near modern Frenda, Algeria, taking four years to compose his monumental Muqaddamah, the introductory volume to his Kitab al-Ibar (Universal History). In 1382, on pilgrimage to Mecca, he was offered a chair at the famous Islamic university of Al Azhar by the sultan of Cairo, who also appointed him judge (qadi) of the Maliki rite of Islam. In 1400 he accompanied the sultan's successor to Damascus in an expedition to resist the invasion of the Turkic ruler Tamerlane. Ibn Khaldun spent several weeks as Tamerlane's honored guest before returning to Cairo, where he died on March 17, 1406.
The Kitab al-Ibar is a valuable guide to the history of Muslim North Africa and the Berbers. Its six history volumes, however, are overshadowed by the immense significance of the Muqaddamah. In it, Ibn Khaldun outlined a philosophy of history and theory of society that are unprecedented in ancient and medieval writing and that are closely reflected in modern sociology. Societies, he believed, are held together by the power of social cohesiveness, which can be augmented by the unifying force of religion. Social change and the rise and fall of societies follow laws that can be empirically discovered and that reflect climate and economic activity as well as other realities.
SMILE’01/09
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