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Suleiman al-Shawashi’s article addresses Ibn Khaldūn's unique personality in the history of Islamic thought, and the interest of researchers - both Arab and Orientalists - in Ibn Khaldūn. He holds that there is an aspect in Ibn Khaldūn’s thought that still requires more study, and that is the philosophical aspect. The article attempts to address a number of inquiries: Was Ibn Khaldūn a philosopher at the level of prominent Muslim philosophers wherein he had to defend himself against the critique of philosophy? Was Ibn Khaldūn impacted in the manner that al-Ghazālī was by philosophers who preceded him? And, was Ibn Khaldūn in any way creative or original in critiquing philosophy?
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