It is a sad commentary on the state of Muslim scholarship that Ibn Khaldun remained a virtual nonentity until he was discovered by Orientalists. Now that he has their stamp of recognition, many scholars – excepting Arab racialists and the extreme orthodox – have entered into a competition to see whose encomiums are the loudest.
-Pervez Hoodbhoy
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