The pattern of cycle of civilization: resemblance between Ibn Khaldun and Malik Bennabi’s views

There is very much resemblance between Ibn KhaldËn and Malik Bennabi’s views on the concept of the cycle of civilization. It is evident that the two thinkers maintain that civilization in its rise and fall follows the cyclical pattern whereby a civilization commences its course in history, develops and reaches…

Social Relations Network in Building Civilization An Analysis of Its Significance (Rangkaian Perhubungan Sosial Untuk Membina Ketamadnan Satu Analisis Kepentingannya)

This paper introduces the concept of social relations network as an important element in the process of building a civilisation. In general terms, any human society embarking on a civilizing process needs, among other things, four integral ingredients namely people, ideas, objects and social relations network. The realm of persons…