The journey of ibn battuta is a medieval book which recounts the journey of the 14thcentury moroccan scholar and traveler ibn battuta. This is a descriptive work that does not attempt to present his itinerary in a rigidly detailed fashion, so some of the dates of his travels remain unclear. Battutas stories continue to enthral us since his travels across the islamic worlds in the 14th century an enduring character in folklore, his journeys illustrate. Wise beyond his years, at an early age he shortened his name to ibn battuta, thereby ensuring that he would not have to go down in history as abu whatshisname, the greatest traveler who ever lived. Sep 28, 2018 ibn battuta and ibn juzayy acknowledge ibn jubayr in the descriptions of aleppo and damascus. The travels of ibn batuta by ibn battuta read by various.
The life and journeys of ibn battuta free stories online. His main reason to travel was to go on a hajj, or a pilgrimage to mecca, as all good muslims want to do. No other medieval traveler is known to have journeyed so. The full title of the book of his journeys is tuhfat alanzar fi gharaaib alamsar wa ajaaib alasfar. He is considered one of the greatest travelers of all time, and is well known for the account of his travels and excursions. Ibn battutas most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. Ibn batuta was a famous explorer of the medieval era who chronicled his travel accounts spanning over three decades. She has written a number of books, including henry viii and his six wives, and king arthur in the oxford bookworms series, and the great fire of london, sinbad, mulan, hercules, and an adaptation of sherlock holmes. His full name, as given in the rihla, was shams aldin abuabdallah muhammad ibnabdallah ibn muhammad ibn ibrahim ibn muhammad ibn yusuf allawati altanji ibn battuta and all that is known of his family comes from the rihla which records references to his. Rihla is an important source of history and geography of. 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 24 february 4, during the reign of the marinid dynasty. 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. He asked ibn battuta to take shiploads of goods to the yuan emperor. Ibn battutas rihla part 1 moroccan explorer ibn battuta is known for his extensive travels throughout the middle east, africa and asia.
Sep 03, 2019 ibn battuta rihla pdf september 3, 2019 admin of the rehla had said, thib 1 i. The full title of the book of his journeys is tuhfat alanzar fi gharaaib alamsar wa ajaaib. Aug 03, 2019 ibn battuta rihla pdf of the rehla had said, thib 1 i. On a separate voyage he crossed the sahara to the muslim lands of west africa.
The travels of ibn battutah by ibn battuta goodreads. Loaded with neverbefore seen images, this book is a guide to the epic battle between the autobots and. 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. Between 24 and 54 he journeyed through north africa and asia minor and as far as china. Rihla project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Ibn battuta was set to sail from calcutta with a large ship holding the goods for the chinese emperor. The travels of ibn batuta 2554 translated by reverend samuel lee, 1829 chapter i north africa in the name of the compassionate and merciful god praise be ascribed to god the lord of worlds.
To know more about his childhood, career, profile and timeline read on. The moroccan explorer ibn battuta traveled over 75,000 miles throughout the muslim world and beyond in the 14th century. He also explored west africa, southern and eastern europe, south asia, central asia, southeast asia and china. 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. Life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer.
The best known rihla manuscript is a masterpiece to those who contemplate the wonders of cities and the marvels of travelling. 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. Teaching idea create an overhead and make copies for students of instructional master 24, the empires of ghana, mali, and songhai. From the introduction to the rihla, transcribed by ibn juzayy, 54. The travels of ibn batuta by ibn battuta read by various full audio book. Ibn battutah also relates several interesting anecdotes of main figures in the book, these parts were the ones i found most interesting and made the book worthwile. The book was dictated to ibn juzayy on orders from the marinid sultan abu inan faris who was impressed by the. 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. Then, ibn battuta toured the islands on the south and east of india. Ibn battuta simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The travels of ibn battuta janet hardygould 4247726 ibn battuta dd 3 7710 15.
The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim makintoshsmith reads as an edited version but with the advantage of efforts to get the story in its best order and notations the best guess is that he was on the road, or at sea for about 30 years and logged about 75,000 miles. Books by ibn battuta author of the travels of ibn battutah. As one other critic described, the book is a tad repetitive and does begin to bore you towards the end, nontheless, it is still worth a read, especially if you are a muslim and. The sheikh ibn batuta, the author of these travels, left his native city, tanjiers. He had been fascinated by ibn battutas stories earlier, and as a young writer, this job was one that could earn him respect. Ibn battutas memoir on tughlaq dynasty the full name of ibn battuta was muhammad ibn battuta a moroccan muslim voyage. Dec 17, 2004 discover book depositorys huge selection of ibn battuta books online. Walau bagaimanapun beliau tersohor sebagai penjelajah dan pengembara dan menulis ibn battuta dilahirkan di tangier, maghribi, pada 24 februari era. The book was written by ibn juzayy on orders from the marinid sultan abu inan who was impressed by the story and journey of ibn battuta. I experienced a bit of disappointment when i compared this volume, which covers ibn batuta s travels in 243 pages, to the arabic version i have rihla ibn batuta dar al beirut 1997 which describes his travels from page 14 to page 701.
He was born on february 25, 4 in medieval era in islamic family. The sheikh ibn batuta, the author of these travels, left his native city. The man abu abdullah muhammad ibn abdullah al lawati al tanji ibn battuta was born in 4 in moroccos northern port of tangier. Full text of the rehla of ibn battuta internet archive. One can say that, along the rihla of battuta, there are many records regarding the usage. According to waines 2010, ibn battutas book was orally passed on to muhammad ibn juzayy. Ibn battuta biography travels and life events book hut. On his last day in calcutta, ibn battuta attended friday prayers in the city. Enough geographical information can be obtained from his famous book rihlah. Propelled by the quest for adventure and knowledge, ibn battuta set out on this. Ibn battuta rihla ibn battuta left tangier on his travels when he was 20 years old in 25. Read download the travels of ibn battuta pdf pdf download. May 21, 2015 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.
He was not only a traveler but was also a geographer. But battuta s story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by british orientalist rev. Complete translations or representative selections in. 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 has 47 books on goodreads with 8700 ratings. Ibn battuta, with the aid of a writer commissioned by the sultan of morocco, produces a traditional rihla describing his journeys. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. The adventures of ibn battuta, a muslim traveler of the. Ibn e battuta left his birth place tangier, morocco in 25 for performing hajj to hijaz. Report of the proceedings of the first general meeting of. Ibn battuta was born in the medina noneuropean quarter of tangier, morocco, 25 february 4 ce. Ibn battuta s most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. His ship got destroyed during the travel and he was rescued. He journeyed farther than his near contemporary marco polo, though muslim scholar ibn battuta 4c.
He is known for the account of his journeys called the rihla voyage. An audio presentation on ibn battuta for my school discovery project. On his return ibn battuta again visited famous places and reached makkah to perform hajj for the 4 th time. This book is printed on paper from certified and well managed sources. In this lesson students read from the rihla, a book of ibn battutas travels, and a presentday historians account to answer the question. On february 24, 4 ibn battuta was born in tangier, morocco.
Ibn battuta, medieval muslim traveler and author of one of the most famous travel books, the rihlah. Ibn e batuta denied and was sent to china as an ambassador. But his traveling went on for about 29 years and he covered about. He also relied on original sources, relating historical events told to him in the courts of the world, such as the capture of delhi and the devastations of genghis khan. Over a period of thirty years, ibn battuta visited most of the known islamic world as well as many nonmuslim lands.
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