The travels is a medieval book which recounts the journey of the. It was one of several large online resource units nick constructed during the early days of curriculum on the internet. Propelled by the quest for adventure and knowledge, ibn battuta set out on this journey when he was just 21 years old, initially intending to go on the hajj to mecca. Synopsis ibn battuta recounts his voyage to the east african coast, and a. This book is dedicated to all the people of the world that have interests in the life of ibn battuta and his voyages. The adventures of ibn battuta, a muslim traveler of the. In this lesson students read from the rihla, a book of ibn battutas travels, and a presentday historians account to answer the question. May 26, 2019 ibn battuta was born in february of 4 into a family of legal scholars in tangier, morocco. He also explored west africa, southern and eastern europe, south.
He is known for the account of his journeys called the rihla voyage. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Ibn battutas life story is one of the most famous in history, and its record was a piece of literature which gained international attention in the 1900s. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, mas conocido simplemente como ibn battuta 4circa 77 d. Ibn battuta describes noticing later processions of individual hindu women on horseback, followed by both muslims and infidels on the way to funerals. Ibn battuta was a famous traveler and explorer of the middle ages. 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. Ibn batuta was a famous explorer of the medieval era who chronicled his travel accounts spanning over three decades. In this lesson, well explore his journey across the islamic world in the 14th century. The travel narratives of ibn jubayr and ibn battuta are perceived as archetypical. Ibn battuta was commanded to dictate an account of the cities which he had.
I have rihla ibn batuta dar al beirut 1997 which describes his travels from page. 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. As was customary in northern africa at the time, he likely would have studied at an islamic jurisprudence center as a young man where he would have been encouraged to go on a hajj, or a pilgrimage to mecca. Full text of the rehla of ibn battuta internet archive. The scholar wrote the accounts down and they became a famous travel book known as the rihla, which means journey. 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. Ibn battuta in black africaby abu abdalla ibn battutathe literary work a travel narrative set in east africa from 29 to 31 and in west africa from 52 to 54. After completing the book, abu abdullah ibn battuta became a judge in a small moroccan town. Ibn battutah describes each place in great detail and you feel as though are in his shoes. Books by ibn battuta author of the travels of ibn battutah.
Aug 22, 2019 following the completion of the rihla, ibn battuta all but vanished from the historical record. His book, or rihla in arabic, helped shed light on many aspects of. Utazas, serdian kiado, budapest, 2005 isbn 96394338. 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. The travels of ibn battutah an english translation of ibn battutahs book, the rihla. Ibn battuta was a worldrenowned islamic explorer, he traveled to fortyfive nations throughout asia, africa and the middle east. Rihla project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Ibn battuta zarandokutja es vandorlasai, gondolat kiado, budapest, 1964. He wanted to have these stories written down for the amusement of his family and others. After completing the book, ibn battuta continued his role as judge. It is thought that he married again and had more children. Dunn recounts the journey rihla of ibn battuta throughout the islamic world.
He asked ibn battuta to take shiploads of goods to the yuan emperor. Ibn battutas rihla 11 is an account of his travels that took him from tangiers through over forty countries. Overall, dunn creates a workable synthesis of the actual facts from the rihla. The best known rihla manuscript is a masterpiece to those who contemplate the wonders of cities and the marvels of travelling. Sep 28, 2018 a sunni muslim trained in the maliki tradition of islamic law, ibn battuta left his home at the age of 22 to begin his rihla, or voyage. The ruler of morocco wanted a record of ibn battutas travels and insisted that he tell the stories of his journeys to a scholar. Rihla is one of four forms of travel encouraged by islam, the best known of which is hajj, the pilgrimage to mecca and medina. The king agreed to send him as an ambassador to china.
Ibn battutah was just 21 when he set out in 25 from. His contemporaries traveled for practical reasons such as trade, pilgrimage, and education, but ibn battuta did it for its own sake, for. He travelled for nearly 30 years and covered most of the islamic world. Ibn battutas most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. Ibn battuta and his men drove them off, killing of the thieves.
Ibn battuta narrated the tale of his journeys to ibn juzay and the result was the nowfamous rihla of ibn battuta. He was to put the stories into the proper form of a travel book, called a rihla. Ibn battuta has 46 books on goodreads with 8444 ratings. May 21, 2015 ibn battuta describes in the rihla that it was first from a passing man in pakpattan, now in pakistan, that he was first told of sati, the suicide of a hindu widow on the pyre of her husband. I left tangier, my birthplace, on thursday, 2nd rajab 725 june 14, 25, being at that time twentytwo years of age 22 lunar years. He tended towards greater openmindedness while moving within the dar alislam, where the multitude of differing cultures and. Ibn battuta was left destitute, having lost a child in the disaster. Tim mackintosh smith has done a great job with this book especially with the notes section at the back that explains a lot of things even further.
In the course of 29 years, he travelled across the eastern. Scholar douglas bullis notes that rihla is not the books title, but genre the word rihla being arabic for journey and a rihla designating travel. Ibn battuta started on his travels when he was 20 years old in 25. Illustration by leon benett from book by jules verne, 1878. Ez a szocikk reszben vagy egeszben az ibn battuta cimu angol wikipediaszocikk forditasan alapul.
He also listened to ibn battuta s other adventures, and ordered him to stay in fez. Ibn battuta biography childhood, life achievements. Moroccan traveler ibn battuta allegedly spent nearly 30 years wandering some. 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. 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. The significance of his travels have changed different parts of the world very dearly. The arab equivalent of marco polo, sheikh ibn battuta 477 set out as a. The journey of ibn battuta is a medieval book which recounts the journey of the 14thcentury moroccan scholar and traveler ibn battuta. Ibn battuta was born on february 25, 4 in tangier, morocco.
Today we can easily read the travelling stories of ibn battuta in rihla my travels, which was written on the insist of the sultan of morocco. He was known for his traveling and undertaking excursions called the rihla. The moroccan explorer ibn battuta traveled over 75,000 miles throughout the muslim world and beyond in the 14th century. What book did ibn battuta write 4 days ago ibn battuta, medieval muslim traveler and author of one of the most muslim explorer and writer the author of one of the most famous travel books, the ri. This is a descriptive work that does not attempt to present his itinerary in a rigidly detailed fashion, so some of. Following the completion of the rihla, ibn battuta all but vanished from the historical record. After ibn battuta wrote his book he worked as a judge. Ibn battuta left his home at the age of 22 to begin his rihla. Ibn battuta is important to historians because he was one of the most welltravelled men of the medieval world. Ibn battuta, also known as shams addin february 25, 468 or 69, a muslim moroccan explore. The travels of ibn battutah, abridged and annotated.
Abode of islam, was the real focus of therihla of ibn battuta. The critical attitudes in his book were levelled mostly at peoples whom he considered to be unbelievers, such as the chinese. His main reason to travel was to go on a hajj, or a pilgrimage to mecca, as all good muslims want to do. To know more about his childhood, career, profile and timeline read on. Ibn battuta is an important historical figure because he was one of the most welltravelled men. Near the end of ibn battuta s own 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 story called rihla my travels.
Much of it is fascinating, but some of it seems to be made up and even is inaccurate about places we know about. Propelled by the quest for adventure and knowledge, ibn battuta set out on this. Modern day countries such as morocco did not exist in the fourteenth century. His journeys lasted for a period of almost thirty years, covering nearly the whole of the known islamic world and beyond. He is believed to have worked as a judge in morocco and. He also explored west africa, southern and eastern europe, south asia, central asia, southeast asia and china. 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.
Afraid of returning to tughluq, he sailed for the maldive islands in the indian ocean, 400 miles southwest of sri lanka, where he was befriended by queen khadija. 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. Life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer. His work was translated into french by defremey and sanguinetty, a translation usefully accompanied by the arabic version. Ibn battuta was a curious observer interested in the ways of life in various. He is believed to have worked as a judge in morocco and died sometime around 68, but little else.
They extended from north africa, west africa, southern europe and. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta was a moroccan muslim scholar and traveler. After ibn battuta returned to fez in 54, the sultan of morocco listened to his report on mali. Ibn battuta has 46 books on goodreads with 8400 ratings. Ibn battuta describes in the rihla that it was first from a passing man in pakpattan, now in pakistan, that he was first told of sati, the suicide of a hindu widow on the pyre of her husband. Ibn battuta returns to the steppe kingdom of uzbeg khan, from where he journeys on deeper into central asia and then to india, java, and china. 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 battuta s rihla rihla means journey. His family belonged to a berber tribe known as the lawata. A travel narrative set in east africa from 29 to 31 and in west africa from 52 to 54.
The sheikh ibn batuta, the author of these travels, left his native city, tanjiers. Az eredeti cikk szerkesztoit annak laptortenete sorolja fel. Working with ibn juzayy on the rihla in fez, morocco. Ibn battuta s most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah.
The adventures of ibn battuta and over 8 million other books are available for. A muslim traveler of the fourteenth century by ross e. He also listened to ibn battutas other adventures, and ordered him to stay in fez. Not much is known about his personal life since the only source of information about ibn battuta is his book rihla and according to the book, battuta got married to the royal family in maldives when he was working there as a judge. Ibn battuta was one of the great travelers in human history, and had a thirst for knowledge. The life and journeys of ibn battuta free stories online.
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