Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta was a well known Arab traveler, and wrote of Islam in an African empire called Mali. Mali was first build when a group called the Mande conquered another group called the Kumbi. The Mande also took control of trade which increased their wealth and power. Islam was first introduced to Mali when the Mande accepted it, making it popular. When Ibn Battuta first visited Mali, he wrote of them fondly. Overall, Ibn Battuta’s writings give insight of how devoutly Islam was practiced during that

Ibn Battuta was one of the greatest travelers of ancient history. He was a Moroccan scholar who widely ventured the medieval world. Ibn Battuta's urge to travel was due to the interest of finding the best teachers and the best libraries, as well as making the pilgrimage to Mecca known as hajj, out of eagerness and devotion to his faith. His journey began in 1325 at just the age of 21, Ibn Battuta rode out of Tangier with a donkey unassisted with alms of gold and woolen cloth. During Ibn Battuta's

Ibn Battuta’s journey across the Sahara was, in one word, harsh. Ibn Battuta was a Muslim teacher and scholar who spreaded the religion of Islam and Muslim culture. Battuta traveled with a caravan of travelers. His journey began at the north edge of the Sahara desert, know as Sijilmasa. He had to travel across the dry desert in the caravan, with little to no water. People got lost in the desert, and then often died, without the resources that the caravan carried. A big part of the hardship

Source Evaluation The document 10-4 was written by IBN BATTUTA from Travels in Asia and Africa. This document was based on his impressions of the east coast of Africa, a description of his trip across the desert, and his thoughts on the Kingdom of Mali. The viewpoint of this document is from Ibn Battuta. It suggests to me that this document was biased, because it is only based on one person’s opinions and viewpoint. This passage was about how Ibn Battuta was a Muslim explorer who spent more than three

Ibn Battuta, who was both a Muslim teacher and traveler, went on a journey across the Sahara Desert which was both dangerous and challenging. His ultimate goal was to spread the religion of Islam and the Muslim culture all throughout West Africa, and he succeeded in doing that. An example of the the journey being dangerous is in paragraph two, where it states, “We spent three days there, under strain, for the water is brackish and it is the place with most flies.” This shows that they were

characters, cultural icons, travelers, and people of science became well known. Two of the many travelers and political characters became known which were Ibn Battuta and King Mansa Musa. Ibn Battuta was a famous Moroccan traveler who was raised in a family of scholars whom traveled thousand of miles starting at the age of twenty-one. Ibn Battuta started his journey at first with the goal of going to Mecca, and he ended up traveling over 40 countries. Mansa Musa was the first Muslim African King who

read for this summer assignment was The Adventures of Ibn Battuta (Revised edition) written by Ross E. Dunn. The predominant reason as to why I chose this book is because I am Moroccan descent and I had a strong desire to learn more about the rich cultures of the Arab world. I once read that those who had the last name Bencomo, which was orginally from the Canary Islands and written as Tehncomo were descendents of the Islamic traveler, Ibn Battuta. This sparked even more curiosity to learn about my

Ibn Battuta’s remarks of his travels say a great deal about his own culture and norms. Almost every place he travels to he brings up women and how they are treated, as well as what their status is in that society. He is also very amused with the décor of the buildings in terms of gold and silver decorations. It seems as though he does not come from a wealthy society or his family is not on the wealthy status level. Battuta also seems to bring up the cleanliness of each area he travels to. Ibn

After Ibn Battuta returned to Fez in 1354, Abu Inan Faris, the sultan of Morrocco, listened to his report on Mali as well as his other adventures and ordered him to stay in Fez. The sultan wanted to have these stories written down for the amusement of his family and others. So 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 of the rulers of countries whom he had met. The Sultan hired a

Donald Hitchcock REL 316 “The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century” Translation: Ross E. Dunn Ibn Batutta was a self-proclaimed scholar of the fourteenth century who traveled extensively throughout sub-Saharan Africa under the banner of Islam, and wrote of his travels in an autobiographical book entitled ‘The Travels of Ibn Battuta’. The financing for his ventures was derived from Muslim rulers inhabiting the cities he visited. His text regarding the