The book s aim is to provide nonarabic speakers with access to taymiyyahs thoughts and perspectives. Ibn battuta narrated the tale of his journeys to ibn juzay and the result was the nowfamous rihla of ibn battuta. Portrait of ibn battuta on an interactive display in ibn battuta mall in dubai, united arab emirates. The book is about ibn battuta a resident of tangiers morocco, which i never knew, who travels across the middleeast and all the way across india all the way to china and back. This book is a direct translation of ibn taymiyyahs book, under the same title and without any additions. The result was an eyeopening recitation from a learned man who participated in the affairs of the world. After returning to morocco in the 50s, he dictated an account of his many journeys at the request of the reigning marinid sultan there.
Ibn battuta books list of books by author ibn battuta. On the order of a king he made written all that information in his great travel book safarnama. Illustration by leon benett from book by jules verne, 1878. The travels of ibn battuta by ibn battuta, paperback barnes. A journey in the footnotes of ibn battutah won him a thomas cookdaily telegraph travel book award. Spend some time exploring the areas activities, including outlet. Ibn battuta, medieval muslim traveler and author of one of the most famous travel books, the rihlah. A travelogue of ibn battuta, the original traveler before love of travel became a virtue. The original travels of ibn battuta ranks high amongst the masterpieces of arabic geographical literature and is of great significance in the understanding of the history of. 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. Click download or read online button to get ibn battuta book now. The travels is a medieval book which recounts the journey of the 14thcentury moroccan scholar and traveler ibn battuta. Imre solt introduction abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known by his surname ibn battuta, was a great medieval traveler and explorer.
With this edition by mackintoshsmith, battuta s travels takes its place alongside other indestructible masterpieces of the. Even though the journey was dangerous, pious muslim. More people have downloaded the travels of ibn battuta. Boasting a shared lounge, this property also provides guests with an outdoor pool. Ibn battuta and the tatar princess the travels of ibn battuta by abd alrahman azzam and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Welcome to this tour of ibn battutas medieval travels. I left tangier, my birthplace, on thursday, 2nd rajab 725 june 14, 25, being at that time twentytwo years of age 22 lunar years. 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 subsaharan africa across northern africa to the middle east, persia, palestine, india and china. Ibn battuta travels to egypt, syria and arabia at the age of 21, ibn battuta left tangier to make the hajj. Moroccan traveler ibn battuta allegedly spent nearly 30 years wandering some. Simply register for free to download this book and obtain more book collections unlimited downloads.
James buchan is enthralled by tim mackintoshsmiths edition of the travels of ibn battutah, a moroccan view of the 14thcentury world. Ibn battuta recorded that while in bolghar he wanted to travel further north into the land of darkness. His great work describes his extensive travels covering some 75,000 miles 120,000 km in trips to almost all of the muslim countries and as far as china and sumatra now part of indonesia. Apr 20, 2018 ibn battuta, more formally abu abd allah muhammad ibn abd allah allawati altangi ibn batutah, was a 14th century legal scholar from tangier, morocco, and the foremost traveler of his day.
Bivar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book is an edited account of his travels spanning over 30 years which took him through africa, the middle east, india, pakistan, bangladesh, china, indonesia and the maldives among others. On a separate voyage he crossed the sahara to the muslim lands of west africa. Travel maps battuta was born in tangier and left for his long journey at twenty one years old. The original travels of ibn battuta ranks high amongst the masterpieces of arabic geographical literature and is of great significance in the understanding of the history of the peoples inhabiting the central asian states. 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 biography travels and life events book hut. He wrote of his travels, and comes across as a superb ethnographer, biographer, anecdotal historian, and occasional botanist and gastronome. His rihla book of travels, of which ibn battuta in black africa is an excerpt, remains one of the most important documents of a great age of travel, commerce, and exploration. He journeyed farther than his near contemporary marco polo, though muslim scholar ibn battuta 4c. The life and journeys of ibn battuta free stories online. Ibn battuta s most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. With this edition by mackintoshsmith, battutas travels takes its place alongside other indestructible masterpieces of the travelwriting genre.
Emirates golf club and skydive dubai are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those in the mood for shopping can visit ibn battuta mall and mall of the emirates. The publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Ibn juzayy added poetry here and there, but generally he kept to ibn battuta s telling. The sheikh ibn batuta, the author of these travels, left his native city, tanjiers. Located in dubai, premier inn dubai ibn battuta mall is connected to a shopping center. Oct 24, 2019 the travels of ibn batuta by ibn battuta 4 68, translated by samuel lee 1783 1852 genres. Ibn battuta was one of the great geographers and explorers of the 14th century and his book travels of ibn battuta is a treasure trove for anyone wishing to know more about asian trading routes and hubs of this era and the people and cultures that populated and surrounded them. 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. Between 24 and 54 he journeyed through north africa and asia minor and as far as china. Travels of ibn battuta a 75,000 mile travel of 44 countries. Ibn battuta, more formally abu abd allah muhammad ibn abd allah allawati altangi ibn batutah, was a 14th century legal scholar from tangier, morocco, and the foremost traveler of his day. 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.
Life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer. The travels of ibn battutah by ibn battuta goodreads. 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. It was one of several large online resource units nick constructed during the early days of curriculum on the internet. Read download the travels of ibn battuta pdf pdf download. The significance of his travels have changed different parts of the world very dearly. One manuscript containing just the second part of the work is dated 56 and is believed to be ibn juzayys autograph. During his whole travel, ibn battuta gathered valuable information about the world. Book illustration by leon benett published in 1878 showing ibn bau. One of the most fascinating travel books of all time times literary supplement he could not have been more modern if he had been born in the twentieth century evening standard ibn battuta was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the lands of every muhammadan ruler of his time and the extent of his journeys is estimated to be at least 75,000 miles.
His journeys included trips to north africa, west africa, the horn of africa, eastern europe, the middle east, south asia, central asia, southeast asia and china. To fill in gaps in ibn battuta s descriptions, ibn juzayy borrowed descriptions of mecca, medina and damascus from a twelfth century traveler named ibn jubayr, and perhaps descriptions of other places from other travelers, too. Sep 28, 2018 ibn battuta recounted tales of his travels throughout his voyage and when he returned home, but it was not until his association with ibn jazayy that the stories were committed to formal writing. His journeys included trips to north africa, west africa, the horn of africa. Books by ibn battuta author of the travels of ibn battutah. While on pilgrimage to mecca in his early 20s, he took. Ibn battuta was born on february 25, 4 in tangier, morocco. 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. Ibn battuta s travels in asia and africa, 2554in 54 the caliph of morocco commissioned a royal scribe to take down ibn battuta s account of his twentynine years of travels. Located in dubai, 1,000 feet from ibn battuta mall and 350 feet from the dubai metro, avani ibn battuta dubai hotel features accommodations with a restaurant, free private parking, a fitness center and a bar. The full title means the gift of the beholders on the peculiarities of the regions and the marvels of journeys. Ibn battuta was the greatest traveler of the medieval period, and his narrative provides an unmatched view of medieval civilization from spain to china, and from russia to mali.
A guided arabic reader book is great as well as hot reading currently. Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia and africa on the eve of the black death. He crossed the continent africa and reached cairo the capital of egypt. Following the dictation of his travels to ibn juzay, he vanishes from history but was most probably given a government post in the city by the sultan. Events in history at the time the account takes place the dar alislam. The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim mackintosh. In the 1830s, during the french occupation of algeria, the bibliotheque nationale bnf in paris acquired five manuscripts of ibn battutas travels, in which two were complete. The governor of one city gave him alms gifts of gold and woolen cloth.
Ibn battutah was just 21 when he set out in 25 from. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The travels of ibn battutah edition 1 by ibn battutah. 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. Buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure book online at best prices in india on. Aug 22, 2019 in the 14th century, the moroccan wanderer ibn battuta allegedly spent nearly 30 years traveling some 75,000 miles across africa, the middle east, india and southeast asia. With this edition by mackintoshsmith, battuta s travels takes its place alongside other indestructible masterpieces of the travelwriting genre. To this day, ibn taymiyyah has a vast and essential influence on the muslim world.
In this lesson, well explore his journey across the islamic world in the 14th century. Dec 21, 2002 the travels of ibn battutahedited by tim mackintoshsmith 325pp, picador. Mackintoshsmith, who lives in yemen, published a book last year of his own journeys along ibn battutahs tracks in the eastern islamic world, called travels with a. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Download pdf the travels of ibn battuta book full free. 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. Aquaventure and wild wadi water park are not to be missed.
Ibn battutas travelogue was written after he returned, and in it he stretched the conventions of the genre, including autobiography as well as some fictional elements from the adjaib or marvels traditions of islamic literature. The adventures of ibn battuta, a muslim traveler of the. The travels of ibn battuta, first edition abebooks. Over a period of thirty years, ibn battuta visited most of the known islamic world as well as many nonmuslim lands.
Like the trip to mecca, giving alms is a pillar of islam. The narrative was dictated in 53 to ibn juzayy, who. The scholar wrote the accounts down and they became a famous travel book known as the rihla, which means journey. The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim mackintoshsmith books. Ibn battuta the greatest explorer of all time kj vids duration. Ibn battuta was one of the great travelers in human history, and had a thirst for knowledge. 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 travels and journals of ibn battuta hofstra university. The travels of ibn batuta by ibn battuta read by various. This book is dedicated to all the people of the world that have interests in the life of ibn battuta and his voyages.
The travels of ibn battuta available for download and read online in other formats. Pdf the travels of ibn battuta download full pdf book. But battuta s story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by british orientalist rev. In the 14th century, the moroccan wanderer ibn battuta spent nearly 30 years traveling some 75,000 miles across africa, the middle east, india and southeast asia. Buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel. 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. Battuta took notes during the journey but admitted that he lost some of them along the way. The trip by land from tangier to mecca was a 3,000 mile journey across the coastal plains, deserts, and mountains of mediterranean africa. Ibn battutas most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. A guided reader is a unique arabic literature and history textbook for students at the high intermediate to advanced level. He wrote this based on his travels from 25 till 54. See all books authored by ibn battuta, including ibn batutta in black africa, and amazing adventures of ibn battuta, and more on.
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