Books by ibn battuta author of the travels of ibn battutah. This port city on the coast of the atlantic ocean lies 45 miles west of the mediterranean sea. Its close to the strait of gibraltar where africa and europe almost meet. Ibn battuta was born on february 25, 4 in tangier, morocco. He journeyed farther than his near contemporary marco polo, though muslim scholar ibn battuta 4c. Ibn battutas timeline 20 joined the haji 4 ibn battuta was born in tangier, morocco on the 24 th of february 22 met andronicus 25 visited mecca 41 met king mansa suleyman 51 farther died in battle of illness 69 ibn battuta died in fez, morocco of black death 11. One can say that, along the rihla of battuta, there are many records regarding. This university, built in ad 1227, was there when ibn battuta visited baghdad, in what is now iraq. 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. After ibn battuta returned to fez in 54, the sultan of morocco listened to his report on mali.
The life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer. Of course ibn battuta asked for more money to take care of the tomb, not to mention money to repair his own home. Abu abdallah ibn battuta has been rightly celebrated as the greatest traveler of premodern times. Trade routes were mostly the same as adopted by ibn e battuta. It takes one across many nations and is filled with beautiful and occasionally strange. He wanted to have these stories written down for the amusement of his family and others. Ibn battuta has 46 books on goodreads with 8390 ratings. He is known for the extent of his travels over 30 years, setting the record for distance journeyed by an individual. Working with ibn juzayy on the rihla in fez, morocco. But battutas story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of. After completing the book, abu abdullah ibn battuta became a judge in a small moroccan town. His work was translated into french by defremey and sanguinetty, a translation usefully accompanied by the arabic version.
Ibn battuta traveled throughout most of the islamic world during 469 c. It underscores the ubiquitous use of concubinage during the medieval islamic period. History 2 the term rihla was especially attributed to the written account of the adventures of the islamic traveler and scholar, ibn battuta. Ibn battutas rihla 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 king agreed to send him as an ambassador to china. Drawing on ibn battutas own observations, the discussion points. He also explored west africa, southern and eastern europe, south.
He is known for the account of his journeys called the rihla voyage. As a spiritual sufi and a juristscholar, ibn battuta gained access to elite circles and royal courts wherever he went, as well as mingling with the people the resulting travelogue is a beautiful read. Inlcuded in this lesson are readings about ibn battuta, a kwl chart for students to fill in, a glossary, a map, images of his travels, context clues, quotes from his journals and opportunities for students to respond. It has been observed that by the sheer vastness of his travels and immensity of the written account of them, ibn battuta imparted a new dimension to the genre of rihla travels as being a description of the known world. Ibn battutas interesting description of india rihla. The scholar wrote the accounts down and they became a famous travel book known as the rihla, which means journey. It is worth mentioning that the selection of february 24th each year to celebrate the arab tourism day comes in honor of the memory of the arab traveler ibn battuta and to celebrate the date of his birth in the moroccan city of tangier on this day of 4, whose journeys lasted almost three decades to most arab countries from morocco to mashreq, andalusia, central africa, central asia, south. 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. His family belonged to a berber tribe known as the lawata. Ibn battutas interesting description of india rihla uluq and dawa map of 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. No other medieval traveler is known to have journeyed so. Ibn battuta was born in tangier, part of modernday morocco, in 4.
The ruler of morocco wanted a record of ibn battutas travels and insisted that he tell the stories of his journeys to a scholar. In this lesson students read from the rihla, a book of ibn battutas travels, and a presentday historians account to answer the question. Ibn battuta twenty one elementary schools the twenties twenty one elementary schools the twenties. Read and learn for free about the following article. The sheikh ibn batuta, the author of these travels, left his native city, tanjiers, for the purpose of. Ibn battuta and his men drove them off, killing of the thieves. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known simply as ibn battuta 4 circa 77 ad was a berber muslim scholar and traveler, who. The travels of ibn battuta ebook by ibn battuta 9780486123042. Full text of the rehla of ibn battuta internet archive. Students will be able to identify who ibn battuta was and his motivation to travel.
I have rihla ibn batuta dar al beirut 1997 which describes his travels from. He travelled for nearly 30 years and covered most of the islamic world. All that is known about ibn battutas 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. 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. However, he could not save the notes of the first parts of his travel when his boat was attacked by pirates in the indian ocean. Propelled by the quest for adventure and knowledge, ibn battuta set out on this. He was born into a family of muslim legal scholars in tangier, morocco, in 4 during the era of the marinid dynasty. 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. Life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer. 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. Rihla project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Abu abd allah muhammad ibn batutah, known as ibn battuta or sometimes battuta, was born to a berber family of islamic legal scholars in tangier, morocco. He also listened to ibn battuta s other adventures, and ordered him to stay in fez.
Ibn battutas most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known simply as ibn battuta 4circa 77 ad was a berber muslim scholar and traveler, who. The full title of the book of his journeys is tuhfat alanzar fi gharaaib alamsar wa ajaaib alasfar. The scholar had to compose the whole story into literary form, using a type of arabic literature called a rihla, indicating a journey in search of divine knowledge. When his epic journeys were complete, his adventures were dedicated to a young scholar of literature named ibn juzayy and recorded in a book titled the rihla. Ibn battutas rihla 11 is an account of his travels that took him from tangiers through over forty countries. He studied law as a young man and in 25 left his native town to make the. Ibn battuta article about ibn battuta by the free dictionary. His main reason to travel was to go on a hajj, or a pilgrimage to mecca, as all good muslims want to do. The significance of his travels have changed different parts of the world very dearly. Ibn battutas rihla part 1 moroccan explorer ibn battuta is known for his extensive travels throughout the middle east, africa and asia. The arab equivalent of marco polo, sheikh ibn battuta 477 set out as a young.
The qutb complex of buildings in delhi near ibn battutas home included the quwwat alislam mosque and the qutb minar, a 288 foot tower that until modern times was the tallest minaret in the world. This book is dedicated to all the people of the world that have interests in the life of ibn battuta and his voyages. Ppt introduction to ibn battuta powerpoint presentation free to download id. His travel account, written after his return home to tangier in 55, offers historians insight into social, political, economic and cultural context of the 14th century. The men in ibn battutas family were legal scholars and he was raised with a focus on education. One can say that, along the rihla of battuta, there are many records regarding the usage. The moroccan explorer ibn battuta traveled over 75,000 miles throughout the muslim world and beyond in the 14th century. The chapter considers the enslaved women belonging to abu abdallah muhammad ibn battuta 468 ce. After eight years, ibn battuta was eager to leave the court. Ppt introduction to ibn battuta powerpoint presentation. 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 simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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