He is known for the extent of his travels over 30 years, setting the record for distance journeyed by an individual. Mogadishu in31 50s ibn battuta in 25, the young lawyer ibn battuta set out from his home in morocco on a pilgrimage to mecca. 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. Ibn battuta was a serial slave owner, master of numerous concubines, and author of the renowned book of travels rihla completed in 57. 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.
His family consisted of judges and scholars of islamic law. Ibn battutas most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. 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. Ibn batuta is a saudibased online travel application that offers a convenient flights booking, hotel reservations and car rentals over the world. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Ibn battuta and his men drove them off, killing of the thieves. His main reason to travel was to go on a hajj, or a pilgrimage to mecca, as all good muslims want to do. However, the inclusion of mansa musa on the map shown sitting on a throne, with gold accessories suggests that the legends of his wealth and power continued well after ibn battuta s time. Ibn batuta helps the travelers to reduce the overall travel cost by offering best available rates including taxes and service fees. The saint interpreted this to mean that ibn battuta would. Ibn battuta visited another saint who lived a quiet life of devotion in a town near alexandria. At age 21, ibn battuta set forth at a propitious time in history.
Dunns book on ibn battuta and found it all quite fascinating and would like to read and english translation of the source material. Full text of the rehla of ibn battuta internet archive. Part i ibn battuta 469 was a moroccan explorer and occupies premier position among the writer of travelogues. The scholar wrote the accounts down and they became a famous travel book known as the rihla, which means journey. Ibn battuta has 46 books on goodreads with 8400 ratings. Ibn battuta was one of the great travelers in human history, and had a thirst for knowledge. By the age of 10 or 12 he would probably have known it off by heart. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known simply as ibn battuta 4circa 77 ad was a berber muslim scholar and traveler, who. But his traveling went on for about 29 years and he covered about. Ibnu batutah wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. He asked ibn battuta to take shiploads of goods to the yuan emperor. There he had a dream of a large bird that carried him far eastward and left him there. At age 21, ibn battuta started his long exploration when he went on the hajj. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known simply as ibn battuta 4 circa 77 ad was a berber muslim scholar and traveler, who.
Of course ibn battuta asked for more money to take care of the tomb, not to mention money to repair his own home. 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. Since this map was made in 75, it did not exist yet when ibn battuta went to mali. Life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer. 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.
Such extravagance and high living pushed ibn battuta into debt eventually, but the generous sultan gave him more to pay his debts. Ibnbattuta, travel geography, karst and the sacred underground. The chapter considers the enslaved women belonging to abu abdallah muhammad ibn battuta 468 ce. Ibn battuta simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ibn battuta morrio en marruecos en dalgun momentu ente 68 y 77. Download pdf the travels of ibn battuta book full free. The rehla of ibn battuta india, maldive islands and ceylon translation and commentary gaekwads oriental series no 122. Born in 4 in the moroccan city of tangier, he set out to perform his hajj as a young man of twentyone.
Sati, an account by ibn battuta indian islamic era. Abu abdallah ibn battuta has been rightly celebrated as the greatest traveler of premodern. Battutas travels eventually took him through africa, southwest asia, and all the way to china, about 75,000 miles, and lasted three decades. After eight years, ibn battuta was eager to leave the court. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, mais conhecido simplesmente como ibn battuta entre 4 e 77 d. 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. The town of honavar or hinawr as ibn batuta calls it, was a big port and capital city in his time. 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. Ibn battuta s most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. Pada 17 november 26, setelah sebulan lamanya berdiam di mekah, ibnu batutah bergabung dengan serombongan besar kafilah haji yang akan kembali ke irak melalui jalur lintas jazirah arab. 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. Later, i came across samuel lees travels of ibn batuta an english translation of an epitome of the rehla based on incomplete manuscripts. Complete translations or representative selections.
The travels of ibn battuta available for download and read online in other formats. An account from ibn battuta s ventures, muhammed bin tughluq was the first muslim king who raised his voice against this practice, stating that, the brahmans encourage and promote these gross errors and superstitions to which they are indebted for their wealth and consequence. Between 24 and 54 he journeyed through north africa and asia minor and as far as china. His ship got destroyed during the travel and he was rescued.
Who among the following is the author of kitaburrehla. It was summer and ibn battuta slept on the roof of the mans cell. The king agreed to send him as an ambassador to china. The rehla of ibn batuta 2555 ce contributed by prof.
Ibn batuta states that he visited the tomb, and saw upon it an inscription tracing his pedigree up to hosain the son of ali. Pdf the travels of ibn battuta download full pdf book. Ibn battuta first went across north africa, to the great port alexandria in 26. World traveler leveled book s ibn battuta world traveler. 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 battuta joined the royal caravan for a while, then turned north on the silk road to tabriz, the first major city in the region to open its gates to the mongols and by then an important trading centre as most of its nearby rivals had been razed by the mongol invaders. Ibn battuta s book of travels, called rihla rehla, written in arabic, provides extremely rich and interesting details about the social and cultural life in the subcontinent in the fourteenth century. Then, ibn battuta toured the islands on the south and east of india. Who among the following is the author of kitabur rehla. A maulana sharafuddin ali yazid b amir timur c ibn i batuta d khwaja abdullah malik isami show answer ibn i batuta ibn batutta was an arab traveler and adventure frm morocoo. Ibn batuta noticed there are thirteen schools for girls, and twentythree schools for boys, the like of. 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.
Read download the travels of ibn battuta pdf pdf download. The rehla of ibn battuta download links read online on archive main page link on archive download page on archive. Ibn battuta rihla pdf of the rehla had said, thib 1 i. On his return ibn battuta again visited famous places and reached makkah to perform hajj for the 4 th time. This university, built in ad 1227, was there when ibn battuta visited baghdad, in what is now iraq. He is known for his extensive travels, accounts of which were published in rehla journey in arabic, a part of which is devoted to his experiences of the indian life. Click download or read online button to get ibn battuta book now. Ibn battuta 478 moroccan traveller who visited bengal in 46 ad. Nazeer ahmed, phd ibn batuta embodies the universal spirit of humankind to explore, learn, document and teach. His main reason to travel was to go on a hajj, or a pilgrimage to mecca, as all good muslims want to. Dec 21, 2002 the travels of ibn battutahedited by tim mackintoshsmith 325pp, picador. In this lesson, well explore his journey across the islamic world in the 14th century.
The best known rihla manuscript is a masterpiece to those who contemplate the wonders of cities and the marvels of travelling. Propelled by the quest for adventure and knowledge, ibn battuta set out on this. It was there at the instance of abu inan marini, the sultan of morocco, that ibn battuta dictated the experience of his journey to abu abdullah muhammad bin muhammad, commonly known as ibn juzayy, literary secretary of the sultan, who edited them in arabic as the rehla journal. His book is a primary source of history of the region of muhmmad bin tughluq it throws ligh. Sep 03, 2019 ibn battuta rihla pdf of the rehla had said, thib 1 i. There are a couple options on amazon but im not sure what to look for in a good translation. Ibn battuta was born in the port town of tangier, then an important debarkation point for travelers to gibraltar, beyond which lay alandalus, arab spain, by then reduced from its former extent to include only the brilliant but beleaguered kingdom of granada. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. As ibn battuta traveled to the court in delhi, 82 hindu bandits attacked his group of 22. Books by ibn battuta author of the travels of ibn battutah. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Ignoring the possible dangers, ibn battuta set off for india. The rehla of ibn battuta india, maldive islands and ceylon translation and commentary gaekwads oriental series no 122 mahdi husain on.
The sultan was famous for granting favors, but he could also be cruel and unpredictable. World traveler ibn battuta level s 8 his pat too i throug the land o the turks presentday urkey and the ussian steppe grasslands. The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim mackintosh. Teaching idea create an overhead and make copies for students of instructional master 24, the empires of ghana, mali, and songhai. King tughluq appointed him judge of delhi, but since ibn battuta did not speak persian, the language of the court, two scholars were appointed to do the work of hearing cases. 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. 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 469 full name abu abdallah muhamad ibn abdallah ibn muhammad ibn ibrahim allawati moroccan travel writer and historian. Ibn battuta s education started with him learning to read, write and memorise the quran, the holy book of islam. This is a yearlong pilgrimage that brings muslims closer to god. Ibn battutas rihla part 1 moroccan explorer ibn battuta is known for his extensive travels throughout the middle east, africa and asia. The rehla of ibn battuta india, maldive islands and. Kafilah ini bertolak ke arah utara menuju madinah, kemudian meneruskan perjalanan pada malam hari ke arah timur laut, melintasi padang najd menuju najaf selama kurang lebih dua.
Ibn battuta rihla ibn battuta left tangier on his travels when he was 20 years old in 25. Essays and criticism on ibn battuta critical essays. Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia and africa on the eve of the black death. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. On a separate voyage he crossed the sahara to the muslim lands of west africa. 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. Ibn e batuta denied and was sent to china as an ambassador. This ibn jaziyy himself asserts in the introduction where he compliments ibn battuta for his maturity, insight and understanding as a reliable and truthful traveler alshaykh, alfaqih, alsaleh althiqah alsaduq.
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