Books by ibn battuta author of the travels of ibn battutah. The ruler of morocco wanted a record of ibn battutas travels and insisted that he tell the stories of his journeys to a scholar. 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. M4b audiobook 196mb download cover art download cd case insert. The adventures of ibn battuta, a muslim traveler of the. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. This book is a direct translation of ibn taymiyyahs book, under the same title and without any additions. The travels of ibn batuta by ibn battuta 4 68, translated by. The adventures of ibn battuta excerpts from the book by ross dunn on the san francisco unified school district site. Although ibn battuta full name being abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta alias shams ad din was born centuries before tennessee williams made this remark, it seems his life was guided by the same. Simply register for free to download this book and obtain more book.
Ibn battuta was born in tangier, part of modernday morocco, in 4. In 56, the sultan of morocco commissioned a young scholar of andalusian origin, muhammad ibn juzayy, to transcribe all of ibn battutas adventures. Under the arches of the great mosque of kilwa ibn battuta and the sultan prayed. Ibn battuta crater ibn battuta is a small lunar impact crater on the mare fecunditatis, a lunar mare in the eastern part of the moons near side. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known simply as ibn battuta. Ibn battutas most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah.
Make a timeline of ibn battuta s travels, including at least five events and their locations. The travels of ibn battuta by janet hardygould and multiple. Known as the greatest traveler of premodern times, abu abdallah ibn battuta was born in morocco in 4 and educated in islamic law. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta was a moroccan muslim scholar and traveler. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ibn battuta books online. Connections world traveler ibn battuta a reading a z level s leveled book word count. The great traveller long before plane or trains were invented, ibn battuta went on a remarkable 30year journey, including four trips to hajj, travelling over 100,000 kilometres. The full title of the book of his journeys is tuhfat alanzar fi gharaaib. Ibn battuta entered india through the high mountains of afghanistan, following the footsteps of turkish warriors who, a century earlier, had conquered the hindu farming people of india and established the. It is thought that he married again and had more children. Mogadishu in31 50s ibn battuta in 25, the young lawyer ibn battuta set out from his home in morocco on a pilgrimage to mecca.
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This 2 disc audiobook set covers over 2 and a half hours of stories featuring some of the worlds greatest explorers. In this audiobook, master storyteller jim weiss introduces young listeners to some of the most fascinating people and events of the middle ages. Ibn battuta biography childhood, life achievements. Ibn battuta visits kilwa as illustration of ibn battutas visit to kilwa some old pictures of kilwa. He travelled for nearly 30 years and covered most of the islamic world. This application is based on the book named dreams interpretation. It lies to the southwest of the crater lindbergh, and northeast of the prominent. Ibn battuta was commanded to dictate an account of the cities which he had seen in his travel, and of the interesting events which had clung to his memory, and that he should speak of those whom he had. Ibn battuta simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Explore books by ibn battuta with our selection at. Scholar douglas bullis notes that rihla is not the book s title, but genre the word rihla being arabic for journey and a rihla designating travel literature. The year of pluto new horizons documentary brings humanity closer to the edge of the solar system duration. In the 14th century, a juror named ibn battuta went on a three decade long journey around the world, covering different parts of africa, asia, and europe.
This port city on the coast of the atlantic ocean lies 45 miles west of the mediterranean sea. Read the travels of ibn battuta in the near east, asia and africa, 2554 by ibn battuta available from rakuten kobo. Ibn battuta 4 68 a moroccan explorer of berber descent. Tim mackintosh smith has done a great job with this book. To know more about his childhood, career, profile and timeline read on. Ibn battuta is a small lunar impact crater on the mare fecunditatis, a lunar mare in the eastern part of the moons near side. After his studying, he decided on making the journey to mecca, leaving his friends and family. The scholar wrote the accounts down and they became a famous travel book. Librivox recording of the travels of ibn batuta by ibn battuta.
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. It is a powerful, amazing retelling of and meditation on the travels of this remarkable 14th century vagabond. The travels of ibn battuta ebook by ibn battuta 9780486123042. Ross dunn here recounts the great travelers remarkab. At the age of twentyone, he left home to make the holy. He is known for the account of his journeys called the rihla voyage. The book s aim is to provide nonarabic speakers with.
Over a period of thirty years, ibn battuta visited most of the known. The travels of ibn batuta by ibn battuta read by various full. Ibnbattatu was born into a rich family in tangier, morocco. Ibn batuta was a famous explorer of the medieval era who chronicled his travel accounts spanning over three decades.