Studies ofthe muqaddimah ibn khaldun pertaining to`umrantheory: An overview
This study examined the term “‘umran” introduced by Ibn Khaldun in his Muqaddimah in the 14th Century A.D. with the aim to identify the real meaning of the term through different studies made by Muslim scholars. The discussion begins with the contants of the Muqaddimah as understood by the Muslim scholars, followed by an analysis and comparision between `umran, `asabiyyah, and dawlah, which of the three is the main focus of the Muqaddimah.