The travels of ibn battutah by ibn battuta goodreads. Like the trip to mecca, giving alms is a pillar of islam. Ibn battuta was a 14th century explorer during a time when. Ibn battuta is a traveller of historical importance whose memoirs went a long way in providing a clear account of the numerous countries that he visited during his eventful life. This book truly transports the reader in to the medieval courts and bazaars each one as unique in character as its name. He is considered one of the greatest travelers of all time, and is well known for the account of his travels and excursions. But battuta s story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by british orientalist rev. The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim mackintosh.
His great work describes the people, places, and cultures he encountered in his journeys along some 75,000 miles 120,000 km across and beyond the islamic world. Ibn battuta begins his travels as a pilgrim to mecca, he was then. On a separate voyage he crossed the sahara to the muslim lands of west africa. The journey of ibn battuta, 2554, published houghton mifflin. Ibn battuta was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the lands of every muhammadan ruler of his time and the extent of his journeys is estimated to be at least 75,000 miles. The account is the only source for ibn battutas adventures. Portrait of ibn battuta on an interactive display in ibn battuta mall in dubai, united arab emirates. Between 24 and 54 he journeyed through north africa and asia minor and as far as china. Ibn batuta is the true global traveller who has not only provided us with data on the rituals and customs of those times but also the prices of common daily use items. In this lesson, well explore his journey across the islamic world in the 14th century. A journey in the footnotes of ibn battutah won him a thomas cookdaily telegraph travel book award. The significance of his travels have changed different parts of the world very dearly.
He crossed the continent africa and reached cairo the capital of egypt. Ibn battuta travels in asia and africa 25 54 by gibb h a. Recent reprint of the 1929 classic detailing the journeys and travelogues of one ibn battuta, the famous muslim explorer. Gibb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book is about ibn battuta a resident of tangiers morocco, which i never knew, who travels across the middleeast and all the way across india all the way to china and back. Ibn battuta started on his travels in 25, when he was 20 years old. His work presents a descriptive account of muhammadan society in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, which illustrates, among other things, how wide the sphere of influence of the muslim merchants was. Like the trip to mecca, almsgiving is a pillar of islam. Illustration by leon benett from book by jules verne, 1878.
This was a time when the fastest way to travel was by ship, if you were lucky. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The adventures of ibn battuta, a muslim traveler of the. Buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure by ibn battuta isbn. In the course of his first journey, ibn battuta travelled through algiers, tunis, egypt, palestine and syria to makkah. Travel maps battuta was born in tangier and left for his long journey at twenty one years old.
He journeyed farther than his near contemporary marco polo, though muslim scholar ibn battuta 4c. This is a list of places visited by ibn battuta in the years 2553 the moroccan traveller ibn battuta set out from his native town of tangiers on a pilgrimage to mecca in june 25, when he was 21 years old. The travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure amazon. The travels of ibn battuta by azzam, abd alrahman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The full title of the book of his journeys is tuhfat alanzar fi gharaaib alamsar wa ajaaib alasfar. Ibn battutas next stop was tunis, the capital of tunisia. Read download the travels of ibn battuta pdf pdf download. Explain the concept of dar alislam based on ibn battutas travels. Imre solt introduction abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known by his surname ibn battuta, was a great medieval traveler and explorer. On his return to morocco, where he finally settled, ibn buttuta had visited territories that now make up 44 countries and travelled 73,000 miles. Editions of the travels of ibn battutah by ibn battuta. Dec 21, 2002 the travels of ibn battutahedited by tim mackintoshsmith 325pp, picador. 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. The travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure.
Ibn battuta travels in asia and africa 25 54 by gibb h. The men in ibn battutas family were legal scholars, and he was raised with a focus on education. This book is dedicated to all the people of the world that have interests in the life of ibn battuta and his voyages. Why moroccan scholar ibn battuta may be the greatest explorer of all time. Ibn battuta was born into a family of muslim legal scholars in tangier, morocco, in 4 during the era of the marinid dynasty. To this day his books are studied by students of history since very few travellers have been able to describe their experiences as vividly. In the 14th century, the moroccan wanderer ibn battuta spent nearly 30 years traveling some 75,000 miles across africa, the middle east, india and southeast asia.
Feb 25, 2005 buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure by ibn battuta isbn. Moroccan traveler ibn battuta allegedly spent nearly 30 years wandering some. They taught by reading and commenting on a classical book, then testing their. Travels in asia and afrika 2554, translated and selected by h. 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. Jun 06, 2003 buy the travels of ibn battutah macmillan collectors library reprints by battutah, ibn, mackintoshsmith, tim isbn. To fill in gaps in ibn battuta s descriptions, ibn juzayy borrowed descriptions of mecca, medina and damascus from a twelfth century traveler named ibn jubayr, and perhaps descriptions of other places from other travelers, too. Ibn juzayy added poetry here and there, but generally he kept to ibn battuta s telling. We are a fullservice travel agency, catering to everyone from backpackers to luxury travelers.
Ibn battuta was one of the great geographers and explorers of the 14th century and his book travels of ibn battuta is a treasure trove for anyone wishing to know more about asian trading routes and hubs of this era and the people and cultures that populated and surrounded them. 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. Travels of ibn battuta a 75,000 mile travel of 44 countries. The travels of ibn battutah macmillan collectors library. He wrote this based on his travels from 25 till 54. Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia and africa on the eve of the black death. The governor of one city gave him alms gifts of gold and woolen cloth. Ibn battuta describes travelling westwards from egirdir to milas and then skipping 420 km 260 mi eastward past egirdir. Ibn battuta the greatest explorer of all time kj vids duration. His main reason to travel was to go on a hajj, or a pilgrimage to mecca, to fulfill the fifth pillar of isla but his traveling went on for around 29 years and he covered about 75,000 miles visiting the equivalent of 44 modern countries which were then mostly under the governments of muslim leaders of the world of islam, or dar alislam.
The dar alislam means the abode of islam, the part of the world where islam is in the. The account of the travels of the muslim legal scholar ibn battuta in the first half. Rumford talked with seventh graders about his book traveling man. Along the way, ibn battuta stayed at madrassas religious schools. Ibn battuta was one of the great travelers in human history, and had a thirst for knowledge. Ibn battuta was born in the 14th century in what is modernday morocco. Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia. The governor of one city gave him alms, or gifts, of gold and woolen cloth. Ibn battuta, medieval muslim traveler and author of one of the most famous travel books, the rihlah. Buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure book online at best prices in india on. It was one of several large online resource units nick constructed during the early days of curriculum on the internet. Book illustration by leon benett published in 1878 showing ibn bau.
Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known simply as ibn battuta 4circa 77 ad was a berber muslim scholar and traveler, who was born in tangier, morocco. 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. After returning home from his travels in 54, and at the suggestion of the marinid ruler of morocco, abu inan faris, ibn battuta dictated an account in arabic of his journeys to ibn juzayy, a scholar whom he had previously met in granada. In writing his rihla or book of travels at the behest of sultan abu inan, the marinid ruler of morocco, ibn battuta was aided by ibn. Birminghambased boutique travel agency specialising in hajjumraziyara and cultural tours to the wider islamic world.
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