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What is the view of The scholars of the Ahlus sunah with regards to Ibne Khladoon.

Just reading the mini biographies in the book ' Words and reflections of Hadhrat Maulana Ilyas' by Hadhrat Maulana Mohammed Manzoor No'mani.

Now, the reason I ask is that a few years ago I heard that ibne Khaldoon had various views which were at odds with Shariah, and that Imam Ghazali had actually refuted these vuews. The conversation was brief and the way it was put to me was that Ibne Khaldoon and Imam Ghazali were at different ends of the spectrum with regards their thoughts on various views, views which werenot expressed.

Now reading the above mini biography, it states that he was a great scholar,Faqih,teacher,theologian,sociologist,histo rian,astrologer.

Anyone got any genuine info on his 'Muqaddima'??

A qoute from the above book(words and reflections):

'and indeed the systematic lack of comprehension and the resolute hostility which this noncomformist thinker of genius encountered among his own people forms one of the most moving dramas,and one of the saddest and most significant pages in the history of muslim culture.

So, views please.