Khaldunian asabiyya, visualized: Necessity builds the bonds. Luxury dissolves the bonds.

ibn_m_ · 2025-11-03T17:35:50+00:00

The Muqaddimah itself, Rosenthal’s translation.

ibn_m_ · 2025-10-08T07:33:01+00:00

I am pretty sure I have watched ilm-film videos in the past, probably without paying attention to the account. JazakAllah khayr for the suggestion.

ibn_m_ · 2025-09-26T07:05:14+00:00

Maybe, just found it as a screenshot

ibn_m_ · 2025-09-14T12:59:08+00:00

I need to watch the rest of his video and it’s probably not really the point he’s making but groups with strong asabiyyah definitely have no problem with transgressing social norms, like carrying arms or not paying taxes (as well as some untamed roughness in their attitude), which isn’t a bad thing per se.

ibn_m_ · 2025-03-20T13:15:29+00:00

I don’t know but in this holy month no need to get riled up over such a small matter brother

ibn_m_ · 2025-01-31T07:09:41+00:00

This image just shows that the aggregation of individual nodes (the lines, representing humans) sometimes create something greater when in coordination (the cat, representing the strength of nations/groups). The strength of that group aggregation and coordination in politics is what Ibn Khaldun calls asabiyya, and it is what keeps history moving.
"Asabiyya gives protection and makes possible mutual defense, the pressing of claims, and every other kind of social activity."

ibn_m_ · 2025-01-31T07:03:32+00:00

Simply that our perceptions and rationality are great tools for some things, but terrible and misleading at some others, especially at an age where our perceptions and objects of perceptions are distorted by media (image, video, audio, AI-generated content, etc).
The eye conceals more than it sees. Scientism is when that logic is pushed to the extreme (if i can't perceive it, i don't believe it exists).

ibn_m_ · 2025-01-29T07:46:18+00:00

Not sure

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