Mar 07, 2014 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. The travels of ibn battuta by ibn battuta ebooks scribd. Ibn battuta was considered the greatest traveller of the medieval period. You will be following in the footsteps of this famous 14th century muslim traveler, exploring the places he. Illustration by leon benett from book by jules verne, 1878. Burckhardt writes this name ibn batouta, adopting the french pronunciation of ou. Ibn battuta project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Texte arabe, accompagne dune traduction, and ibn batutta in black africa, and more on. 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. Jan 01, 2009 he journeyed farther than his near contemporary marco polo, though muslim scholar ibn battuta 4c.
First, the ship carrying him, his caravan, and all of his luggage, sunk. Old schools, calligraphy, book, grey, feathers, letters writing, quilling pens. His family consisted of judges and scholars of islamic law. Ibn battuta in 34 visited the shrine of baba farid in pakpattan. He is known for the account of his journeys called the rihla voyage. Now since we have related enough stories about the sultan and of the events concerning him which took place in his days, 1 let us return to what concerns ourselves in all this, and relate the circumstances of our arrival in the first place at his court and our changes of fortune until we left his service, and our subsequent. Read download the travels of ibn battuta pdf pdf download. His full name was abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta.
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. Ibn battuta, medieval muslim traveler and author of one of the most famous travel books, the rihlah. Ibn battuta actually wrote his name in his native arabic. First name last name email date of birth nationality. But battuta s story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by british orientalist rev. He travelled for nearly 30 years and covered most of the islamic world.
Leaving his homeland at the age of 21 to make the holy pilgrimage to mecca, he performed a series of extraordinary journeys that spanned nearly three decades and took him as far away as india and china, but also to the volga river valley and south to tanzania. The purpose of his sojourn in bengal, as related by the traveller himself, was to pay a visit to a muslim saint of renown, shaykh jalaluddin hazrat shahjalal mujarradiyemeni, who had taken up his abode in the mountainous region of kamrupa. The chapter considers the enslaved women belonging to abu abdallah muhammad ibn battuta 468 ce. His name may alternatively be rendered ibn batuta, ibn batuda or ibn battutah. The travels is a medieval book which recounts the journey of the 14thcentury moroccan scholar and traveler ibn battuta. His most common full name is given as abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, which simply means father of abdullah. Ibn battuta was a muslim berbermoroccan scholar, jurist and explorer who widely travelled the.
The majority of those people are identifiable by independent sources, and there are surprisingly few errors in names or dates in ibn battuta s material. Ibn battuta s most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. He was known for his traveling and undertaking excursions called the rihla. Welcome to this tour of ibn battutas medieval travels. In 46 he was sent to china by the sultan of delhi and after some interruptions, like a shipwreck and. Ibn battuta in china the stay of ibn battuta in china is a different story. All we know about ibn battutas life after the writing of his b. After his first hajj he would end up taking several more, battuta first traveled to persia, in the ancient lands of mesopotamia, eventually visiting baghdad and mosul. The account of the travels of the muslim legal scholar ibn battuta in the first half of. 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. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.
Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta was a moroccan muslim scholar and traveler. He is considered one of the greatest travelers of all time, and is well known for the account of his travels and excursions. See all books authored by ibn battuta, including voyages d ibn batoutah. Ibn battuta is the worlds greatest tourist and traveler. He also explored west africa, southern and eastern europe, south asia, central asia, southeast asia and china. For centuries his book was obscure, even within the muslim world, but in the 180. It is said that this portuguese edition, translated by jose moura from an original arabic manuscript, is the most complete of those published in any. 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.
The moroccan traveler ibn battuta is known as the greatest traveller of premodern times. Ibn battuta biography, facts and pictures famous scientists. Ibn battuta time in india and later journeys britannica. Mar 26, 2018 ibn battuta s account of his travels to mecca on pilgrimage is an extremely interesting read describ i ng the middle east during the european middle ages. The formal title of his book is a gift to those who contemplate the wonders of cities and the marvels of traveling, though pretty much everybody calls it the.
Although ibn battuta full name being abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta alias shams ad din was born centuries before tennessee williams made this remark, it seems his life was guided by the same principle. Ibn battuta history, travels and adventures mohamed dekkak. Explorations of the middle east, asia, africa, china and india from 25 to 54, an autobiography by ibn battuta and h. Book illustration by leon benett published in 1878 showing ibn battuta right and his guide in egypt. The scholar wrote the accounts down and they became a famous travel book known as the rihla, which means journey. Books by ibn battuta author of the travels of ibn battutah. Read download the travels of ibn battuta pdf pdf book library. All we know about ibn battutas life after the writing of his book is that he held the. Largest themed shopping mall in dubai ibn battuta mall. 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. Ibn battuta itinerary 3246 black sea area, central asia, india, south east asia and china. On a separate voyage he crossed the sahara to the muslim lands of west africa.
A muslim traveler of the fourteenth century by ross e. Leaving home at the age of 21, ibn battuta traveled the islamic world and far east of the 14th century c. Ibn battuta 478 moroccan traveller who visited bengal in 46 ad. It underscores the ubiquitous use of concubinage during the medieval islamic period. Ibn battuta must have thought about getting a fine job as a judge qadi in some part of dar alislam after gaining certificates of learning from great scholars of his time.
The full name of ibn battuta was muhammad ibn battuta. Determine who is being described and place the correct name in the correct column. Global arab network for many muslims worldwide, the nam. 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.
Ibn battuta biography childhood, life achievements. In 25, at the age of twentyone, abu abdallah ibn battuta set off from his birth place of tangier, morocco, to go on a. Ibn battutas most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. Dec 29, 2020 the travels of ibn battuta book sample. To this day his books are studied by students of history since very few travellers have. But on the other hand, i found this book a bit slow at times.
When there was no system of modern transportation, this. Ibn battuta simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sep 14, 2015 ibn battutas memoir on tughlaq dynasty the full name of ibn battuta was muhammad ibn battuta a moroccan muslim voyage. Oct 21, 2020 for one thing, ibn battuta really gets around. 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. D in the town of tangier, morocco, little is known about the early life of ibn battuta. Between 24 and 54 he journeyed through north africa and asia minor and as far as china.
This leg of the journey nearly killed him, as he became terribly sick with diarrhea, but he managed to make it back to mecca alive to. In the near east, asia and africa, 2554 dover books on travel, adventure ibn battuta. Ibn battuta was a serial slave owner, master of numerous concubines, and author of the renowned book of travels rihla completed in 57. The sultan hired a young writer ibn juzayy the young man ibn battuta had met in granada three years earlier. Ibn battuta mall is the biggest themed shopping mall in dubai with more than 400 outlets. For ibn battuta it was an opportunity to acquire knowledge of religion and law, and meet with other muslim scholars.
Ibn battuta s rihla is an exceptional document on the state of the muslim world in one of its times of fullness and on the scouting passion of the greatest traveller in the history of islam. Scholar douglas bullis notes that rihla is not the books title, but genre the. Ibn battutas memoir on tughlaq dynasty jagran josh. Ibn battuta has 56 books on goodreads with 14812 ratings. Explorations of the middle east, asia, africa, china and india from 25 to 54, an autobiography. Feb 20, 2021 ibn battuta, medieval muslim traveler and author of one of the most famous travel books, the rihlah. He also met mohammad bin tughlaq and write a book called the travels of bin battutta ibn battuta was born on february 24, 4 in tangier. Leaving home at the age of 21, ibn battuta traveled the islamic world and far. Explore books by ibn battuta with our selection at. Ibn battuta was born on february 25, 4 in tangier, morocco. The full title of the book of his journeys is tuhfat alanzar fi gharaaib alamsar wa ajaaib alasfar. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Discover the ibn battuta journey on different lands in the globe. The travels of ibn battuta, first edition abebooks.
Ibn battuta biography travels and life events march 8, 2015 ibn battuta is the worlds greatest tourist and traveler. Most of ibn battuta s descriptions of the towns along the tigris are copied from ibn jabayrs rihla from 1184. Ibn battuta travels to the red sea and east africa ibn battuta came to mecca and lived there for about a year, dedicating himself to the study of islamic precepts. With such a long title, a lot of people have generally to call it the journeys of ibn battuta or ibn battuta s rihla. Moroccan traveler ibn battuta allegedly spent nearly 30 years wandering some.
Ibn batuta abu abd allah muhammad ibn battuta viagens. Battuta also made maps that were used by cartographers. Dec 17, 2004 the arab equivalent of marco polo, sheikh ibn battuta 477 set out as a young man on a pilgrimage to mecca that ended 27 years and 75,000 miles later. Ibn battuta books list of books by author ibn battuta. To this day his books are studied by students of history since very few travellers have been able to describe their experiences as vividly. See all books authored by ibn battuta, including voyages dibn batoutah. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta 4 to 68 or 77, year of death.
Drawing on ibn battuta s own observations, the discussion points. The only medieval traveler known to have visited the lands of every muslim ruler of his time, ibn battuta was born into a family of highly respected religious judges and educated as a. Ibn battuta books list of books by author ibn battuta thriftbooks. In 46 he was sent to china by the sultan of delhi and after some interruptions, like a shipwreck and problems with pirates, he arrived there in 46. Ibn battuta biography travels and life events book hut. Sep 30, 2020 ibn battuta on ibn taymiyah asim ul haq september 30, 2020 general we know that ibn battuta lied or someone add the lies on ibn taymiyah in his book of journey that people started beating him when he said indeed allah descends to the lowest heaven of the world just as i am descending now. Near the end of ibn battutas life, the sultan of morocco insisted that ibn battuta dictate the story of his travels to a scholar and today we can read translations of that account, which was originally titled tuhfat alanzar fi gharaaib alamsar wa ajaa ib alasfar, or a gift to those who contemplate the wonders of cities and the marvels of traveling. Dunn recounts the journey rihla of ibn battuta throughout the islamic world. And much like polo, he is constantly trying to show off his awesomeness to the reader it seems like he has an official post, tons of money, and a wife in almost every place he visits. Battuta kept no journal on his travels, but his book was composed from memory and embellished by the scholar ibn juzay al kalbi. The formal title of his book is a gift to those who contemplate the wonders of cities and the marvels of traveling, though pretty much everybody calls it the travels or the travels of ibn battuta. These descriptions can be found in many european accounts, but this one is seen through the eyes of someone native to the land and the customs. When there was no system of modern transportation, this man traveled almost whole of the known world. Read the travels of ibn battuta right now for free with our 30 day trial.
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