Ibn Khaldun – The Muqaddimah | Episode 03: Ibn Khaldun’s Iron Law: How Luxury Destroys Empires and the Four-Generation Cycle of Power

In this episode, we explore Ibn Khaldun’s “Iron Law” — his timeless theory of how strength, unity, and faith give rise to empires, while luxury, comfort, and moral decay lead to their fall.

Discover the four-generation cycle that explains why every civilization, no matter how great, eventually declines — and what lessons it still holds for our modern world.