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. 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. He was to put the stories into the proper form of a travel book, called a rihla. Read and learn for free about the following article. Over a period of thirty years, ibn battuta visited most of the known islamic world as well as many nonmuslim lands. 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. The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim mackintosh. Desperately seeking the jewish kingdom of ethiopia. He traversed the heartlands of eurasia, the arabian peninsula, the bay of bengal, and even reached coastal china.
After his travels he returned to morocco and gave his account of the experience to ibn juzay. A journey in the footnotes of ibn battutah won him a thomas cookdaily telegraph travel book award. 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. This book is dedicated to all the people of the world that have interests in the life of ibn battuta and his voyages.
See all books authored by ibn battuta, including ibn batutta in black africa, and amazing adventures of ibn battuta, and more on. Ibn battuta books list of books by author ibn battuta. Ibn battuta s contribution to geography is unquestionably as great as that of any geographer yet the accounts of his travels are not easily accessible except to the specialist. In 25, at age 21, he left his homeland for the middle east. The arab equivalent of marco polo, sheikh ibn battuta 477 set out as a young man on a. The governor of one city gave him alms, or gifts, of gold and woolen cloth. But battutas story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by british orientalist rev.
Benjamin of tudela, spain, a famous world traveler of the 12th century 1173 c. The travels of ibn battuta by azzam, abd alrahman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I mean, i teach about marco polo and ibn battuta and they hit the road. It is a powerful, amazing retelling of and meditation on the travels of this remarkable 14th century vagabond. Rihla means voyage in arabic and it was a genre type of arab literature that combined a description of travel travelogue with commentary on the people and practices of islam throughout the muslim world. Ibn battuta biography, facts and pictures famous scientists. With this edition by mackintoshsmith, battutas travels takes its place alongside other indestructible masterpieces of the travelwriting genre. The travels of ibn batuta by ibn battuta 4 68, translated by samuel lee 1783 1852 genres. Tancred, or the new crusade ebook by benjamin disraeli.
He is often compared to marco polo, who died a year before ibn battuta left home. He journeyed farther than his near contemporary marco polo, though muslim scholar ibn battuta 4c. Read download the travels of ibn battuta pdf pdf download. 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. The book he wrote is called safer hamassaot book of travelsa lively report, written in an easy.
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. 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. With this edition by mackintoshsmith, battuta s travels takes its place alongside other indestructible masterpieces of the. Ibn battuta ibn battuta time in india and later journeys. I mean, i teach about marco polo and ibn battuta and they hit the road not too much. Ibn battuta joined the sultan of honavar in a temporarily successful attack on goa, and then went to the maldives, which had not long been converted to islam by another north african. The travels and journals of ibn battuta laroues online. 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. Ibn battutas next stop was tunis, the capital of tunisia.
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. Ibn battuta travels to egypt, syria and arabia at the age of 21, ibn battuta left tangier to make the hajj. This book is an absolute work of art quite literally, as it merges calligraphy in multiple languages with images of ibn battuta s travels and maps from the time period. Life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer. Books by ibn battuta author of the travels of ibn battutah. In this lesson, well explore his journey across the islamic world in the 14th century. In order to provide a comprehensive description of places in the muslim world, ibn battuta probably relied on hearsay evidence and made extensive use of accounts by earlier travelers. Feb 25, 2005 buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure by ibn battuta isbn. Introduction abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known by his surname ibn battuta, was a great medieval traveler and explorer. The governor of one city gave him alms gifts of gold and woolen cloth. Ibn battuta was born in the 14th century in what is modernday morocco. He received the traditional juristic and literary education in his native town of tangier. The travels of ibn battuta by ibn battuta, paperback barnes.
The only books you are required to acquire are the following two primary sources in. He wrote this based on his travels from 25 till 54. Ibn battuta s rihla 11 is an account of his travels that took him from tangiers through over forty countries. Abu abdallah ibn battuta was a north african intellectual who recorded his vast number of travels throughout biladalislam the islamic world during the 14th century. Ibn juzayy added poetry here and there, but generally he kept to ibn battuta s telling. The title of historys most famous traveler usually goes to marco polo. The editor of the travels, ibn juzayy, notes that he was born at tangier on 24th february, 4, and from a brief reference in a later book of biographies we know that after his return to morocco. Gibb with an introduction and notes oriental books reprint corporation. His work was translated into french by defremey and sanguinetty, a translation usefully accompanied by the arabic version. The book s aim is to provide nonarabic speakers with access to taymiyyahs thoughts and perspectives. 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. Additionally, in moroccan time an occasion that took place in one part of africa or eurasia could resound its results in spite of the thousand miles range.
Gibb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ibn battuta was from a family that produced a number of muslim judges. He also described the customs of the local population, both jewish and non. It was one of several large online resource units nick constructed during the early days of curriculum on the internet. Its an elegant illustration of his journey with the caveat that this means the book is probably best suited for older children, since young children may have trouble. The travels of ibn battutah macmillan collectors library. Click download or read online button to get ibn battuta book now.
Analysis of three medieval muslim travel accounts cscanada. According to ibn battuta s book of journeys, interconnection webs extended from china to spain and from tanzania to kazakhstan. A view of the 14thcentury world nchs fourteenth century islamic civilization in southwest asia and north africa played a pivotal role in integrating. Jun 06, 2003 buy the travels of ibn battutah macmillan collectors library reprints by battutah, ibn, mackintoshsmith, tim isbn. But unlike polo, ibn battuta traveled mostly to and within muslim regions. Like the trip to mecca, almsgiving is a pillar of islam. I was leery of this book when i realized it wasnt an actual translation of ibn battuta, but a summary of ibn battuta, however ross dunn is an extraordinary scholar completely at ease with his subject and his period.
The significance of his travels have changed different parts of the world very dearly. This book details the travels of benjamin of tudela, in his quest to see. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The book begins by speaking of common ailments of the heart and how they affect us, similar to how an illness affects the body. 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. Portrait of ibn battuta on an interactive display in ibn battuta mall in dubai, united arab emirates. Ibn jubayr is famous for his book of travel, rihla, based upon his first. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. He described his years abroad in a book, the travels of benjamin, masaot binyamin, also known. Buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure book online at best prices in india on. In 25, at the age of 21, he started his travels by undertaking the pilgrimage hajj to mecca. The travels of ibn battuta, first edition abebooks. To this day, ibn taymiyyah has a vast and essential influence on the muslim world.
Medieval travelers benjamin of tudela and ibn battuta. Born in tangier, morocco, ibn battuta came of age in a family of islamic judges. Tim mackintoshsmith has lived in sanathe yemeni capitalfor the last twenty years. Ibn juzayys account of ibn battutas trip follows typical conventions for the genre. 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. The trip by land from tangier to mecca was a 3,000 mile journey across the coastal plains, deserts, and mountains of mediterranean africa. This book contains the reports of rabbi benjamin, the son of jonah, of blessed memory, 1 of tudela, in the kingdom of navarre. Uri shulevitz wrote and illustrated the travels of benjamin of tudela. 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. Benjamin of tudela was a medieval jewish traveler who visited europe, asia, and africa in the.
He left delhi without regrets, but his journey was full of other dangers. 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. Ibn battuta time in india and later journeys britannica. The travels of ibn battutah edition 1 by ibn battutah.
He wrote of his travels, and comes across as a superb ethnographer, biographer, anecdotal historian, and occasional botanist and gastronome. The travels of ibn battuta janet hardygould 4247726 ibn battuta dd 3 7710 15. Ibn battuta has 46 books on goodreads with 8390 ratings. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Even though the journey was dangerous, pious muslim. Bivar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The omission of reference to ibn battuta s contribution in geography books is not an isolated example. His family belonged to a berber tribe known as the lawata. Along the way, ibn battuta stayed at madrassas religious schools. Read the travels of ibn battuta in the near east, asia and africa. But battuta s story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by british orientalist rev. Readinging new ibn battuta travels in asia and africa 2554 the broadway travellers nakiyey.
Buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel. It is questionable whether ibn battuta visited all the places that he described. The wellknown israeli poet nathan alterman wrote a poem about benjamin of tudela, which was set to music by naomi shemer and was often heard on the israeli radio. Ibn battuta stayed at madrassas religious schools and at sufi hospices as he made his way to tunis, the capital of tunisia. Through three continents in the twelfth century in 2005. This was a time when the fastest way to travel was by ship, if you were lucky. 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. Ibn juzayy must have been excited about such a task. 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. He described his years abroad in a book, the travels of benjamin, masaot binyamin, also known as, sefer hamasaot, the book of travels, which describes the countries he visited, with an emphasis on the jewish communities, including their total populations and the names of notable community leaders. He told the story of his adventures to a scholar who wrote it all down in a book called the rihla. Ibn battutas most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah.
Sep 16, 2017 during that three decade period, battuta, a well educated islamic scholar from a wealthy family, had travelled across the entirety of the muslim world, and even beyond, to the eastern roman. The travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure. Imre solt introduction abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known by his surname ibn battuta, was a great medieval traveler and explorer. The travels of ibn battuta ebook by ibn battuta 9780486123042. Benjamins book the sefer massaot or book of travels. Distributed by munshiram manoharlal publishers new delhi. Battuta took notes during the journey but admitted that he lost some of them along the way. 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. The book begins by speaking of common ailments of the heart and how they affect us. By that time ibn battuta was already a man of some importance and fame, with a large train of attendants and followers and also with his own harem of legal wives and concubines. Embarking upon what would eventually be a 27year pilgrimage, battuta.
Ibn battuta was one of the great travelers in human history, and had a thirst for knowledge. Here he functioned as a judge, married into the ruling elite, and became involved in a plot to bring the islands under the authority of a bloodthirsty sultan in. He had been fascinated by ibn battuta s stories earlier, and as a young writer, this job was one that could earn him respect. The travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure ibn battuta isbn. 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. This man traveled through many and distant countries, as related in the following account, and took down in writing in each place what he saw or what. Ibn battuta the greatest explorer of all time kj vids duration. Dec 21, 2002 the travels of ibn battutahedited by tim mackintoshsmith 325pp, picador. Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia and africa on the eve of the black death. He then remained in morocco and worked as a judge until he died around the year 69. The travels of ibn batuta by ibn battuta read by various. Like the trip to mecca, giving alms is a pillar of islam. Full text of the rehla of ibn battuta internet archive.
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