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Abū Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abd Allāh Al-Lawātī (/ ˌ ɪ b ən b æ t ˈ t uː t ɑː /; 24 February 1304 – 1368/1369), commonly known as Ibn Battuta, was a Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar.
Ibn Battuta, medieval Muslim traveler and author of one of the most famous travel books, the Rihlah. His great work describes the people, places, and cultures he encountered in his journeys along some 75,000 miles (120,000 km) across and beyond the Islamic world.
Feb 7, 2019 · Ibn Battuta (l. 1304-1368/69) was a Moroccan explorer from Tangier whose expeditions took him further than any other traveler of his time and resulted in his famous work, The Rihla of Ibn Battuta. Scholar...
Ibn Battuta a Muslim Moroccan Scholar came to India during the rule of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. Get facts about Ibn Battuta's visit to India for UPSC Prelims. Download PDF notes on Muhammad Ibn Battuta and prepare with BYJU’S.
The Abode of Islam. During the life of Ibn Battuta (sometimes spelled Battutah), Islamic civilization stretched from the Atlantic coast of West Africa across northern Africa, the Middle East, and India to Southeast Asia. This constituted the Dar al-Islam, or “Abode of Islam.”
Jul 20, 2017 · Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta allegedly spent nearly 30 years wandering some 75,000 miles across Africa, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia.
Sep 28, 2018 · Ibn Battuta (1304–1368) was a scholar, theologian, adventurer, and traveler who, like Marco Polo fifty years earlier, wandered the world and wrote about it. Battuta sailed, rode camels and horses, and walked his way to 44 different modern countries, traveling an estimated 75,000 miles during a 29 year period.
Welcome to this tour of Ibn Battuta's medieval travels! You will be following in the footsteps of this famous 14th century Muslim traveler, exploring the places he visited and the people he encountered.
Ibn Battuta witnessed all the glories and setbacks of the sultan and his rule, fearing daily for his life as he saw many friends fall victim to the suspicious despot. His portrait of Muḥammad is an unusually fine piece of psychological insight and mirrors faithfully the author’s mixed feelings of terror and sympathy.
Ibn Battuta means ‘son of Battuta.’. His full name was Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta. It may have been a nickname. 'Battuta' means 'duckling'. Ibn Battuta was robbed and kidnapped several...
