This is a yearlong pilgrimage that brings muslims closer to god. Ibn battuta biography travels and life events book hut. Dec 09, 2004 known as the greatest traveler of premodern times, abu abdallah ibn battuta was born in morocco in 4 and educated in islamic law. When there was no system of modern transportation, this man traveled almost whole of the known world. Ibn battuta describes noticing later processions of individual hindu women on horseback, followed by both muslims and infidels on the way to funerals. The result makes the adventures of ibn battuta almost a guide to the islamic world in the second quarter of the 14th century.
Explain the concept of dar alislam based on ibn battuta s travels. Propelled by the quest for adventure and knowledge, ibn battuta set out on this. This port city on the coast of the atlantic ocean lies 45 miles west of the mediterranean sea. Known as the greatest traveler of premodern times, abu abdallah ibn battuta was born in morocco in 4 and educated in islamic law. His full name was abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta. Embarking upon what would eventually be a 27year pilgrimage, battuta. Dec 17, 2004 discover book depositorys huge selection of ibn battuta books online. Full text of the rehla of ibn battuta internet archive. The king agreed to send him as an ambassador to china. With the travel and biographical material providing an extra attraction ibn battutas adventures get more exciting than the consumption of watermelon. The travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure. Ibn battutas rihla a journey around the muslim world.
The travels of ibn battutah macmillan collectors library. A muslim traveler of the fourteenth century by ross e. Life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer. I was leery of this book when i realized it wasnt an actual translation of ibn battuta, but a summary of ibn battuta, however ross dunn is an extraordinary scholar. Ibn battuta has 46 books on goodreads with 8321 ratings. It is a powerful, amazing retelling of and meditation on the travels of this remarkable 14th century vagabond. But battuta s story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by british orientalist rev. Connections world traveler ibn battuta a reading a z level s leveled book. He was appointed a judge in morocco and died in 68.
Travelling itself is of course not unique in the islamic world, not even during the time of ibn battuta, as the wellknown pilgrimage to mecca known as the hajj was. Ibn juzayy wrote them all down in a book called the rihla which means the travels. This study guide consists of approximately 30 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the adventures of ibn battuta, a muslim traveler of the fourteenth century. This is a descriptive work that does not attempt to present his itinerary in a rigidly detailed fashion, so some of. His main reason to travel was to go on a hajj, or a pilgrimage to mecca, as all good muslims want to do. Imre solt introduction abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known by his surname ibn battuta, was a great medieval traveler and explorer. He asked ibn battuta to take shiploads of goods to the yuan emperor. Pada jun 25,ketika beliau berumur 21 tahun, ibn battuta mengerjakan haji di mekah yang mengambil masa 16 bulan. The travels is a medieval book which recounts the journey of the 14thcentury moroccan scholar and traveler ibn battuta. Dunns book on ibn battuta and found it all quite fascinating and would like to read and english translation of the source material. In the course of 29 years, he travelled across the eastern hemisphere for a total distance of roughly 116,800 km and he visited regions which today comprise 44 modern countries. Ibn battuta simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The adventures of ibn battuta, a muslim traveler of the. The book is ideal for anyone who knows little about ibn battuta and wants short snippets and anecdotes from his travels, paired alongside a broad context of the world during the 14 th.
The travels of ibn battuta by ibn battuta, paperback barnes. Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia. In 25, at the age of twentyone, abu abdallah ibn battuta set off from his birth place of tangier, morocco, to go on a pilgrimage hajj to mecca. The book has helped people understand how islam spread throughout the world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. The travels of ibn battuta by azzam, abd alrahman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. After the completion of the rihla in 55, little is known about ibn battuta s life. Dec 21, 2002 the travels of ibn battutahedited by tim mackintoshsmith 325pp, picador. Ibn battuta was born on february 25, 4 in tangier, morocco. The men in ibn battutas family were legal scholars and he was raised with a focus on education. Thus, ibn battutas urge to travel was spurred by interest in finding the best teachers and the best libraries, which were then in alexandria, cairo, and damascus.
The omission of reference to ibn battuta s contribution in geography books is not an isolated example. Ibn battuta has 45 books on goodreads with 8248 ratings. Ibn battuta is the worlds greatest tourist and traveler. Ibn battuta was born in tangier, part of modernday morocco, in 4.
A muslim traveler of the fourteenth century revised edition by ross e dunn isbn. Gibb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Batutaq32017 in a large collection of accommodations. A muslim traveler of the 14th century is historian ross dunns account of the world of islam in the 1400s as based on the contemporaneous book written about the journeys of ibn battuta, an educated legal scholar from tangier in morocco whose travels extend from sub. Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia and africa on the eve of the black death. Ibn battuta was a scholar and explorer who left his home at age 22 and roamed 75,000 miles across africa and asia during the 14th century. Ibn battuta started on his travels in 25, when he was 20 years old. Educators guide th mazin ravel b attut by atima sherafeddine the amazing travels of ibn battuta 5 whats in a name locate the passage in the book that discusses ibn battuta writing his book. The journey of ibn battut a is a medieval book which recounts the journey of the 14thcentury. He was born on february 25, 4 in medieval era in islamic family.
Dunn uses the rihla as a starting point to describe the vast extent of the dar alislam, or the kingdom of islam, which includes all the kingdoms and regions where the leaders practice and enforce islamic law. Hamilton alexander rosskeen gibb notes that ibn battuta believed that the great wall of china was built by dhulqarnayn to contain gog and magog as mentioned in the quran. Following the completion of the rihla, ibn battuta all but vanished from the historical record. Ibn battutah describes each place in great detail and you feel as though are in his shoes. The journey of a medieval muslim is an introductory and concise book on arguably one of historys greatest travellers. In order to provide a comprehensive description of places in the muslim world, ibn battuta probably relied on hearsay evidence and made extensive use of accounts by earlier travelers. Most of ibn battuta s descriptions of the towns along the tigris are copied from ibn jabayrs rihla from 1184. With various passages including the original arabic text. Ibn battuta wikipedia bahasa melayu, ensiklopedia bebas. Dunn recounts the journey rihla of ibn battuta throughout the islamic world. The book was dictated to ibn juzayy on orders from the marinid sultan abu inan faris who was impressed by the story and travels of ibn battuta.
The travels of ibn battutah, abridged and annotated. Social studies make a timeline of ibn battuta s travels, including at least five events and their locations. Ibn battuta, with the aid of a writer commissioned by the sultan of morocco, produces a traditional rihla describing his journeys. Write a postcard home to your family describing your experiences at one of the places you visited. A thcentury book illustration produced in baghdad by alwasiti showing a group of pilgrims on a hajj. Beliau mempelajari mazhab sunni maliki di afrika utara.
A muslim traveler of the fourteenth century, revised edition. Ibn battuta didnt keep notes during his travels, but told his friend, ibn juzayy, all about his adventures. Ibn battuta was commanded to dictate an account of the cities which he had seen in his travel, and of the interesting events which had clung to his memory, and that he should speak of those whom he had met of the rulers of countries, of their distinguished men of learning, and of their pious saints. Ibn battuta dilahirkan di tangier, maghribi, pada 24 februari 4 era dinasti marinid.
World traveler leveled book s ibn battuta world traveler. After eight years, ibn battuta was eager to leave the court. Portrait of ibn battuta on an interactive display in ibn battuta mall in dubai, united arab emirates. In this lesson, well explore his journey across the islamic world in the 14th century. Ibn battuta project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Tim mackintosh smith has done a great job with this book especially with the notes section at the back that explains a lot of things even further. The travels of ibn battuta, ibn battuta 9780486437651. Books by ibn battuta author of the travels of ibn battutah. The scholar wrote the accounts down and they became a famous travel book known as the rihla, which means journey. Ibn battuta states that he stayed in mecca for the hajj of 27, 28, 29 and 30 but gives comparatively little information on his stays. His family consisted of judges and scholars of islamic law. Ibn battuta was one of the great travelers in human history, and had a thirst for knowledge. His family belonged to a berber tribe known as the lawata.
Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia and africa on the eve of the black death, gives a picture of medieval. Ibn battuta describes in the rihla that it was first from a passing man in pakpattan, now in pakistan, that he was first told of sati, the suicide of a hindu widow on the pyre of her husband. He is believed to have worked as a judge in morocco and. It is thought that he married again and had more children. At the age of twentyone, he left home to make the holy pilgrimage to mecca. Moroccan traveler ibn battuta allegedly spent nearly 30 years wandering some. Ibn battuta first went across north africa, to the great port alexandria in 26. The full title of the book of his journeys is tuhfat alanzar fi gharaaib alamsar wa ajaaib alasfar a gift to those who contemplate the wonders of cities and the marvels of traveling, but it is commonly referred to as ibn battuta s rihla rihla means journey. This book is dedicated to all the people of the world that have interests in the life of ibn battuta and his voyages. The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim mackintoshsmith books. London, printed for the oriental translation committee colophon. Prices are calculated as of 16032020 based on a checkin date of 29032020. Ibn battuta and his men drove them off, killing of the thieves. He journeyed farther than his near contemporary marco polo, though muslim scholar ibn battuta 4c.
All that is known about ibn battuta s life comes from the autobiographical information included in the account of his travels, which records that he was of berber descent, born into a family of islamic legal scholars in tangier, morocco, on 25 february 4, during the reign of the marinid dynasty. This was only the first of a series of extraordinary journeys that spanned nearly three decades and took him not only eastward to india and china but also north to the volga river. Nevertheless, the rihla provides an important account of many areas of the world in the 14th century. A virtual tour began as a web resource written in 1999 by nick bartel for his students at horace mann middle school, san francisco, california. The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim mackintosh. The dar alislam means the abode of islam, the part of the world where islam is in the. Ibn battutas memoir on tughlaq dynasty the full name of ibn battuta was muhammad ibn battuta a moroccan muslim voyage. Buy the travels of ibn battutah macmillan collectors library reprints by battutah, ibn, mackintoshsmith, tim isbn. Illustration by leon benett from book by jules verne, 1878. At age 21, ibn battuta started his long exploration when he went on the hajj. Ibn battuta also wrote he had heard of the rampart of yajuj and majuj that was sixty days travel from the city of zeitun quanzhou. Did he base his work on anything else he had written.
Series of documentary travelogues following in the footsteps of 14th century moroccan scholar ibn battuta, who covered 75,000 miles, 40 countries and three continents in a 30year odyssey. Ibn battuta s contribution to geography is unquestionably as great as that of any geographer yet the accounts of his travels are not easily accessible except to the specialist. The arab equivalent of marco polo, sheikh ibn battuta 477 set out as a young man on a pilgrimage to mecca that ended. Propelled by the quest for adventure and knowledge, ibn battuta set out on this journey when he was just 21 years old, initially intending to go on the hajj to mecca. I was leery of this book when i realized it wasnt an actual translation of ibn battuta, but a summary of ibn battuta, however ross dunn is an extraordinary scholar completely at ease with his subject and his period.
Ibn battuta left his home at the age of 22 to begin his rihla. It was one of several large online resource units nick constructed during the early days of curriculum on the internet. In this lesson students read from the rihla, a book of ibn battuta s travels, and a presentday historians account to answer the question. The ruler of morocco wanted a record of ibn battuta s travels and insisted that he tell the stories of his journeys to a scholar. The ruler of morocco wanted a record of ibn battutas travels and insisted that he tell the stories of his journeys to a scholar. Rihla project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. All we know about ibn battutas life after the writing of his book is that he held the office of judge in some town or other.
Ibn battutas most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. The moroccan explorer ibn battuta traveled over 75,000 miles throughout the muslim world and beyond in the 14th century. After ibn battuta wrote his book he worked as a judge. Jun 06, 2003 buy the travels of ibn battutah macmillan collectors library reprints by battutah, ibn, mackintoshsmith, tim isbn. Ibn battuta was a curious observer interested in the ways of life in various. Ibn battuta books list of books by author ibn battuta. See all books authored by ibn battuta, including ibn batutta in black africa, and amazing adventures of ibn battuta, and more on. The full title of the book of his journeys is tuhfat alanzar fi gharaaib alamsar wa ajaaib alasfar a gift to those who contemplate the wonders of cities and the marvels of traveling, but it is commonly referred to as ibn battutas rihla rihla means journey. In addition to best discounted prices over all offers, batuta provides 10% extra off coupon on selected offers. In 25, at the age of twentyone, abu abdallah ibn battuta set off from his birth place of tangier, morocco, to go.
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