ورك فلو ابن خلدون. The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History by Ibn Khaldun

Yes, that's what the author asserts to fortify the belief that, since Muhammed came from the desert, it must be ordained that the desert and its inhabitants are above reproach	He must know beforehand about the calamities that may come
The reason for this is that the Arabs are a savage nation, fully accustomed to savagery and the things that cause it	This gave him the opportunity to observe a lot of history in a short time, leading to his insight that the success of a civilization leads to its decay

The geographical degree is twenty-five parasangs, the parasang being 12,000 cubits or three miles, since one mile has 4,000 cubits.

The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History by Ibn Khaldun: The third-generation king knows only a life of luxury, and his grandfather's struggle is dimly remembered at best
The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History by Ibn Khaldun: Within five generations, though, this always decayed
أنطوني فلو: Did you know that civilization began in the desert? The son who comes after him had personal contact with his father and thus learned those things from him

It flows south through Byzantine territory Anatolia past Malatya to Manbij, and then passes Siflin, ar-Raggah, and al-Kufah	Try to preserve your modesty by planned moderation in all the things I have mentioned and told you
In Armenia, in the fifth section, originate the river Jayhan and, to the east of it, the river Sayhan	If it is restive, he gently subdues its desire to go where it wants to go

A civilisation in decline, with a declining tax base will wither in other areas of economic and intellectual life, while a growing, expanding civilisation will have an expanding tax base, a richer eco-system of economic activity and have a higher level of cultural attainment in the arts and sciences.

تطبيق وورك فلو workflow: East of Arzan is the city of Khilat, followed by Bardha'ah
تطبيق وورك فلو workflow: Or he chose not to talk about it
The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History by Ibn Khaldun: This is an organic vision of human social life

But Ibn Khaldoun moves very quickly to a state of epistemic closure, precisely of the kind I find endemic to the Islamic thought-world of his era, and beyond
	Like how skin color has to do with the air

I tried reading the unabrdiged version of this translation twenty years ago after reading Toynbee's high praise, and never made it near the end.

تطبيق وورك فلو workflow: Finally, civilization is destroyed, because the incentive for cultural activity is gone
أنطوني فلو: The value of a book written by a brilliant mind from a different time and culture is that it gives us a different perspective on issues that still exist today
The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History by Ibn Khaldun: First, the positive: I cannot exaggerate my respect for Ibn Khaldun the historian, economist and sociologist