How long does it take to read The Muqaddimah, an Introduction to History?
Ibn Khaldūn, عبد الرحمن ابن خلدون Abdel Rahman Ibn Khaldun
The Muqaddimah, an Introduction to History by Ibn Khaldūn, عبد الرحمن ابن خلدون Abdel Rahman Ibn Khaldun takes about 9 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 19 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1858. 508 pages, about 139,700 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 54 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This prolegomenon was written in the 14th century by the Arab scholar Ibn Khaldūn, & laid the intellectual foundations for philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography & economics. This translation was first published in 1958 in three volumes.
Subjects: Philosophy, Civilization, History, Arab countries, Civilization, Islamic, Economics
