Miskawayh’s philosophy of history in the light of Tajarib al-Umam
This writing seeks to discuss and interpret Miskawayh’s philosophy of history as may be perceived in the section on contemporary history of the Tajarib al-Umam that tell the history of Buyid era in his work. As a historian of medieval Islam, Miskawayh did not clearly expound his philosophy of his...
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| Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14869/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14869/1/IJIT-Vol-17-June-2020_3_25-37.pdf |
| Summary: | This writing seeks to discuss and interpret Miskawayh’s philosophy of history as may
be perceived in the section on contemporary history of the Tajarib al-Umam that tell
the history of Buyid era in his work. As a historian of medieval Islam, Miskawayh did
not clearly expound his philosophy of history in the works of Tajarib al-Umam.
Employing textual interpretation and analysis method comprehensively and
partially, this writing seeks to construct Miskawayh’s philosophy of history in the
light of Tajarib al-Umam. The results of this analysis and interpretation show that
the section on Miskawayh’s contemporary history is considered important for the
philosophy of history as constructed by Miskawayh. There are three forms of
historical development and stages in the section, i.e. formation and stability,
weakness and restoration apart from brilliant achievement. These three forms and
stages characterise the semi-cyclical concept history in Miskawayh’s philosophy of
history. This concept indicates that Miskawayh was among the earlier Muslim
historian who pioneered the cyclical form of philosophy of history and he thus
preceded other Muslim historians such as Ibn Khaldun. |
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