Ko te taketake o Ibn Khaldun he mea kia mōhio ko te rerekētanga ā iwi o tētahi atu pakeke me whakahaere te arotakenga o ngā rauemi hītori hāngai, kia wehea ai ngā tikanga e taea ai te whakamātau i te arotakenga, me te whakamutunga kia rongo i te hiahia wheako, tāpiri atu ki ngā tikanga whakahauhau, kia taea ai te aromatawai i tētahi ahurea o mua.