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 24 february 4, during the reign of the marinid dynasty. Over 100,000 english translations of italian words and phrases. After ibn battuta returned to fez in 54, the sultan of morocco listened to his report on mali. He also listened to ibn battutas other adventures, and ordered him to stay in fez. His travel account, written after his return home to tangier in 55, offers historians insight into social, political, economic and cultural context of the 14th century.
Over a period of thirty years, ibn battuta visited most of the known islamic world as well as many nonmuslim lands. Synopsis ibn battuta recounts his voyage to the east african coast, and a. Complete translations or representative selections. A translation and notes from the arabic rihla of ibn battuta. In one of the mosques in turkistan, ibn battuta witnessed a large whip. He also explored west africa, southern and eastern europe, south asia, central asia, southeast asia and china. This is made clear from the back cover of the dover publication of rev. No other medieval traveler is known to have journeyed so extensively. James buchan is enthralled by tim mackintoshsmiths edition of the travels of ibn battutah, a moroccan view of the 14thcentury world james buchan sat 21 dec 2002 18. Abu abdullah ibn battuta abu abdullah, son of battuta was born in tangiers in present day morocco in 4. Ibn battuta was commanded to dictate an account of the cities which he had seen in his. Ibn battuta february 25, 4 68 or 69, was a moroccan explorer of berber descent he is known for his extensive travels, accounts of which were published in the rihla lit.
However, the book is often simply referred to as the rihla, or the. The best known rihla manuscript is a masterpiece to those who contemplate the wonders of cities and the marvels of travelling. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known simply as ibn battuta 4circa 77 ad was a berber muslim scholar and traveler, who was born in tangier, morocco. Working with ibn juzayy on the rihla in fez, morocco. Dunns book on ibn battuta and found it all quite fascinating and would like to. His work was translated into french by defremey and sanguinetty, a translation usefully accompanied by the arabic version. Ibn battutas rihla 11 is an account of his travels that took him from tangiers through over forty countries. February 25, 4 68 or 69 was a moroccan scholar who widely. The fourth and final part is still being translated by professor c. Rihla is one of four forms of travel encouraged by islam, the best known of which is hajj, the pilgrimage to mecca and medina.
In this lesson students read from the rihla, a book of ibn battutas travels, and a presentday historians account to answer the question. Full text of the rehla of ibn battuta internet archive. English translation of battuta collins italianenglish. One can say that, along the rihla of battuta, there are many records regarding the. Ibn battuta simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In ishqiya, ibnebatuta simply means the moroccan muslim scholar called ibnebatuta or ibnbatuta who used to travel and write extensively about his journeys. The animated series the adventures of ibn battuta is a 2010 malaysian part historical animated series which was aired in tv2. Ibn battutas rihla part 1 moroccan explorer ibn battuta is known for his extensive travels throughout the middle east, africa and asia. 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. Editions of the travels of ibn battutah by ibn battuta. Ibn battuta was set to sail from calcutta with a large ship holding the goods for the chinese emperor. He is considered one of the greatest travelers of all time, and is well known for the account of his travels and excursions.
English translation of battuta the official collins italianenglish dictionary online. It was the brainchild of the marinid sultan of fez, who saw reason to record what ibn battuta had experiencedor, at least, what ibn battuta was able and willing to recall of his experiences. Ibn battuta synonyms, ibn battuta pronunciation, ibn battuta translation, english dictionary definition of ibn battuta. 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.
Ibnebatuta literally means son of batuta, but frankly, that meaning has nothing to do with the song of ishqiya. The series was based on the biography of medieval world traveller ibn battuta, who. The plural being formed in the english manner by adding v, the transliteration marks are. He asked ibn battuta to take shiploads of goods to the yuan emperor. His family belonged to a berber tribe known as the lawata. Ibn battuta rihla pdf of the rehla had said, thib 1 i. 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 travels and journals of ibn battuta hofstra people. The full title of the book of his journeys is tuhfat alanzar fi gharaaib alamsar wa ajaaib alasfar. He is known for the account of his journeys called the rihla voyage. He travelled for nearly 30 years and covered most of the islamic world.
Much like the household in which he was born, he studied law at a young age and became a muslim lawyer who invested the 2nd quarter of the fourteenth century crisscrossing the eastern hemisphere and writing a substantially long account of what he had seen and did with the help. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known simply as ibn battuta 4circa 77 ad was a berber muslim scholar and traveler, who. Ibn battutas most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. Ibn battuta english biography pakistani social media. The king agreed to send him as an ambassador to china. Ibn battuta describes noticing later processions of individual hindu women on horseback, followed by both muslims and infidels on the way to funerals. Life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer. Complete translations or representative selections in. It is also a form of travel literature based upon the experiences of the travelers. Abu abdullah ibn battuta was born in 4 in a household of muslims in tangier, morocco during the marinid dynasty. Books by ibn battuta author of the travels of ibn battutah. Pdf the intricacies of translating the travel of ibn battutah from.
Ironically, when the rihla was finally resurrected in the nineteenth century, it was by westerners, and the book was soon translated into french, german, and english. In ibn battutas epitome of his journeys, the genre of alrihla or adab al rihla. Ibn battuta article about ibn battuta by the free dictionary. About the same time, the mongol military rulers of persia and west central asia converted to islam. Rihla project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read.
Ibn battuta definition of ibn battuta by the free dictionary. As an adulthood, ibn battuta was able to travel widely under the protection of the islamic religion. The moroccan explorer ibn battuta traveled over 75,000 miles throughout the muslim world and beyond in the 14th century. Excerpts from travels in asia and africa 2554, translated and edited by h. Given this fact, and the duration and complexity of ibn battutas sojourns, his many. Shahadet the tree of testimony, darakht meaning tree.
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