Ibn battuta was born into a family of muslim legal scholars in tangier, morocco, in 4 during the era of the marinid dynasty. Buy travels of ibn battuta book online at low prices in india. 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. Like the trip to mecca, giving alms is a pillar of islam. Travel maps battuta was born in tangier and left for his long journey at twenty one years old. 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. Ibn battuta was the greatest traveler of the medieval. 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. 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.
Listen to the travels of ibn battuta by janet hardygould,multiple narrators for free with a 30 day free trial. Ibn battuta february 25, 4 68 or 69, was a moroccan explorer of berber descent. The arab equivalent of marco polo, sheikh ibn battuta 477 set out as a young man on a pilgrimage to mecca that end. Buy travels of ibn battuta book online at low prices in. Read the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure book. Ibn battuta tells of eunuchs in the service of amirs, shaikhs and sultans in egypt, india, and china.
In the course of 29 years, he travelled across the eastern. See all books authored by ibn battuta, including ibn batutta in black africa, and amazing adventures of ibn battuta, and more on. Listen to the travels of ibn battuta audiobook by janet. 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 batuta ibn batuta ihbuhn battootah also spelled ibn batutta or ibn battutah was an arab born in what is today morocco. The travels of ibn battuta by ibn battuta overdrive. The men in ibn battutas family were legal scholars, and he was raised with a. 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. This 2 disc audiobook set covers over 2 and a half hours of stories featuring some of the worlds greatest explorers. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Listen to ibn battuta audiobook by david angus, narrated by frances jeater, sam dastor, kerry shale. Feb 28, 2015 the travels of marco polo by marco polo audiobook. Continued from second series 117, with continuous pagination.
Battuta s memoirs frequently shortage detail, so dunn has speculate his. 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. A guided reader is a unique arabic literature and history textbook for students at the high intermediate to advanced level. 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.
In addition to africa and the kingdoms of the middle east, he use instructional. The travels of ibn battuta ebook by ibn battuta 9780486123042. Ibn battuta was a 14th century muslim scholar who became one of the greatest travelers of all time when he embarked on a journey across the islamic world, guided by a desire for knowledge and an. He crossed the continent africa and reached cairo the capital of egypt. 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.
Travels in asia and africa 2554 here begins ibn battutas travels p. A muslim traveler of the fourteenth century dunn, ross e. Travels of ibn battuta a 75,000 mile travel of 44 countries. Over a period of thirty years, ibn battuta visited most of the known islamic world as well as many nonmuslim lands. Of the multitude of histories and and biographies of medieval islam there is no book more instinct with life than that of ibn battuta. The travels is a medieval book which recounts the journey of the 14thcentury moroccan scholar and traveler ibn battuta. May 16, 2020 the travels of ibn batuta ibn battuta 4 68, translated by samuel lee 1783 1852 ibn battuta 4 ca.
The arab equivalent of marco polo, sheikh ibn battuta 477. Dec 21, 2002 the travels of ibn battutahedited by tim mackintoshsmith 325pp, picador. Librivox recording of the travels of ibn batuta by ibn battuta. Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia and africa on the eve of the. A muslim traveler of the fourteenth century by ross e. His work presents a descriptive account of muhammadan society in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, which illustrates, among other things. Travels of ibn battuta compared to marco polo travel literature, ibn battuta, kunming. Listen to the travels of ibn battuta audiobook by janet hardy. Complete the travels of ibn batuta by ibn batuta tg librivox. The travels of ibn batuta ibn battuta 4 68, translated by samuel lee 1783 1852 ibn battuta 4 ca. Buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure book online at best prices in india on. You will be following in the footsteps of this famous 14th century muslim traveler, exploring the places he. The dar alislam means the abode of islam, the part of the world where islam is in the. Ibn battutas journey to mecca and mecca 1178 words cram.
The scholar wrote the accounts down and they became a famous travel book known as the rihla, which means journey. Dunn recounts the journey rihla of ibn battuta throughout the islamic world. Battuta s memoirs frequently shortage detail, so dunn has speculate his travels in context by bringing in outside information. Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia and africa on the eve of the black death. Explain the concept of dar alislam based on ibn battutas travels. 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. Obstensibly, ibn battuta left tangier to undertake his. 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. The travels of marco polo is the classic account of marco polos journey to china from venice, and his discoveries as an emissary to the great kublai khan. If youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. The adventures of ibn battuta is an extremely interesting book, and i advocate it highly to anyone interested in world history. Ibn battuta was born on february 25, 4 in tangier, morocco. It was one of several large online resource units nick constructed during the early days of curriculum on the internet. Their journeys are placed within their historical context, but also contain the words of the men themselves.
Read the travels of ibn battuta in the near east, asia and africa, 2554 by ibn battuta available from rakuten kobo. Although ibn battuta was an accomplished and welldocumented explorer, his. The travels of ibn batuta by ibn battuta read by various full audio book. The travels of marco polo by marco polo audiobook youtube. Listen to the travels of ibn battuta audiobook by janet hardygould. What makes this deuteronomy in particular fascinating is the appearance it provides into muslim society.
This book provides a descriptive account of muslim society in the second. 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. The governor of one city gave him alms gifts of gold and woolen cloth. Ibn battuta if youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. 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. The men in ibn battutas family were legal scholars, and he was raised with a focus on education. Ibn battuta books list of books by author ibn battuta. The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim mackintosh. 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. 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. Welcome to this tour of ibn battutas medieval travels. But battuta s story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by british orientalist rev. Travels in asia and africa 2554 here begins ibn battuta s travels p.
In 30 years ibn batuta visited every muslim land as well as many parts of the world beyond. This book provides a descriptive account of muslim society in the second quarter of the 14th century. Read and learn for free about the following article. Polo explores everywhere from baghdad, armenia and russia to the caspian sea, the gobi desert and the small fishing villages of china, describing the geography, architecture and customs of. 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. If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. The travels of ibn batuta by ibn battuta read by various full.
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. He journeyed farther than his near contemporary marco polo, though muslim scholar ibn battuta 4c. Selections from the travels of ibn battuta battuta, ibn trans. Buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel. The adventures of ibn battuta, a muslim traveler of the. Travel maps battuta was born in tangier and left for his long journey at twenty one. Yet the author of the muqaddima, the most important study of history ever produced in the islamic world, is not as well known as he should be, and his ideas are widely. 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 khaldun 321406 is generally regarded as the greatest intellectual ever to have appeared in the arab world a genius who ranks as one of the worlds great minds. Excerpts from travels in asia and africa 2554, translated and edited by h.
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