Books by ibn battuta author of the travels of ibn battutah. 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 adventures of ibn battuta, a muslim traveler of the. The first seven years of ibn battutas travels took him to alexandria, mecca, medina, and kilwa kiswani. The travels of ibn battuta by ibn battuta, 9780486437651, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He sees many strange and wonderful things, has many funny and frightening experiences, and meets many different people along the way.
Ibn battuta travels in asia and africa 2554 by h a r gibb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Even though the journey was dangerous, pious muslim. In this book he recalls his amazing journey and the fascinating people. 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. Ibn battuta has 46 books on goodreads with 8354 ratings. Known as the greatest traveler of premodern times, abu abdallah ibn battuta was born in morocco in 4 and educated in islamic law. The travels of ibn battuta by janet hardygould goodreads. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. It was one of several large online resource units nick constructed during the early days of curriculum on the internet. Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia. 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. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta project gutenberg self. In writing his rihla or book of travels at the behest of sultan abu inan, the marinid ruler of morocco, ibn battuta was aided by ibn.
But battutas story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by british orientalist rev. The travels of ibn battuta abebooks shop for books. Oxford english for cambridge primary student book 3 international primary. It was thirty years before he returned home, having seen much of the world. His many journeys take him to new and interesting places far from home. Read download the travels of ibn battuta pdf pdf download. The travels of ibn battuta by janet hardygould and multiple. Ibn battuta was a 14th century explorer during a time when. Teaching idea create an overhead and make copies for students of instructional master 24, the empires of ghana, mali, and songhai. The travels of ibn battuta by azzam, abd alrahman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Recent reprint of the 1929 classic detailing the journeys and travelogues of one ibn battuta, the famous muslim explorer. Embarking upon what would eventually be a 27year pilgrimage, battuta. Dominoes 1 travels of ibn battuta ebook united states. Arab travellers in the far north penguin classics ibn fadlan, lunde, paul, stone, caroline, lunde, paul, stone, caroline on. The governor of one city gave him alms gifts of gold and woolen cloth. An educators guide to the amazing travels of ibn battuta. The omission of reference to ibn battutas contribution in geography books is not an isolated example.
Gibb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The maldive islands are a tiny nation located in the indian ocean southwest of india and sri lanka. Buy the travels of ibn battutah macmillan collectors library reprints by battutah, ibn, mackintoshsmith, tim isbn. Write a postcard home to your family describing your experiences at one of the places you visited. Full text of the rehla of ibn battuta internet archive. No other medieval traveler is known to have journeyed so extensively. This book provides a descriptive account of muslim society in the second quarter of the 14th century.
Tim mackintoshsmith has lived in sanathe yemeni capitalfor the last twenty years. Ibn battuta stayed at madrassas religious schools and at sufi hospices as he made his way to tunis, the capital of tunisia. Along the way, ibn battuta stayed at madrassas religious schools. Social studies make a timeline of ibn battuta s travels, including at least five events and their locations. Biography nonfiction, 1,307 words, level v grade 4, lexile 980l multilevel book also available in levels p and s many people have heard of marco polo, but far fewer people have heard of ibn battuta, the greatest traveler of the middle ages. 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. Listen to the travels of ibn battuta by janet hardygould, multiple narrators for free. One of the most fascinating travel books of all time times literary supplement he could not have been more modern if he had been born in the twentieth century evening standard 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. Wikipedia users setting off ibn battutas journey began from tangier on june 14, 25. I got on a donkey and said goodbye to my parents in tangier when i was 21. In this way ibn battuta, one of the greatest travelers in the world, begins telling his story to his nephew, ahmed. The country is an archipelago of 26 small atolls these islands rise only a few feet above the surface of the sea and stretch for about 475 miles like a white pearl necklace. 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.
Dominoes one the travels of ibn battuta teenagers oxford. Ibn battuta travels in asia and africa 25 54 by gibb h. But battuta s story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by british orientalist rev. The interiors of the ibn battuta mall in dubai, united arab emirates, inaugurated in 2005, are inspired by the travels of ibn battuta, and carries the theme throughout the building the 2007 bbc television documentary travels with a tangerine, hosted by classicist tim mackintoshsmith, traces ibn battutas journey from tangier to china. Ibn battutas most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. About the amazing travels of ibn battuta written by fatima sharafeddine illustrated by intelaq mohammed ali in 25, when ibn battuta was just twentyone, he bid farewell to his parents in tangier, morocco, and embarked on a pilgrimage to mecca. Buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure book online at best prices in india on. Educators guide th mazin ravel b attut by fatima sherafeddine the amazing travels of ibn battuta 1 an educators guide to the amazing travels of ibn battuta written by fatima sherafeddine. Connections world traveler ibn battuta a reading a z level s leveled book. In this way ibn battuta, one of the greatest travellers in the world, begins telling his story to his nephew, ahmed. With this edition by tim mackintoshsmith, the travels of ibn battutah takes its place alongside other indestructible masterpieces of the travelwriting genre. 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. The travels of ibn battuta janet hardygould 4247726 ibn battuta dd 3 7710 15.
She has written a number of books, including henry viii and his six wives, and king arthur in the oxford bookworms series, and the great fire of london, sinbad, mulan, hercules, and an adaptation of sherlock holmes. A journey in the footnotes of ibn battutah won him a thomas cookdaily telegraph travel book award. Life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer. The travels of ibn battutah macmillan collectors library. Ibn battutas contribution to geography is unquestionably as great as that of any geographer yet the accounts of his travels are not easily accessible except to the specialist. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. On a separate voyage he crossed the sahara to the muslim lands of west africa. Like the trip to mecca, giving alms is a pillar of islam.
His family belonged to a berber tribe known as the lawata. The travels of ibn battutah by ibn battutah librarything. The journey of ibn battuta, 2554, published houghton mifflin. 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. Published credits of janet hardygould include king arthur and the knights of the round table oxford bookworms starters, henry viii and his six wives oxford.
The governor of one city gave him alms, or gifts, of gold and woolen cloth. 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 25 february 4, during the reign of the marinid dynasty. A muslim traveler of the fourteenth century ross e. World traveler ibn battuta world traveler ibn battuta. World traveler leveled book s ibn battuta world traveler. Ibn battuta travels to egypt, syria and arabia at the age of 21, ibn battuta left tangier to make the hajj. Complete translations or representative selections. Escape from delhi to the maldive islands and sri lanka. Buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel. Rumford talked with seventh graders about his book traveling man. Buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure by ibn battuta isbn. He wrote of his travels, and comes across as a superb ethnographer, biographer, anecdotal historian and occasional botanist and gastronome. 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 subsaharan africa across northern africa to the middle east, persia, palestine, india and china.
He journeyed farther than his near contemporary marco polo, though muslim scholar ibn battuta 4c. Published october 10th 2010 by oxford university press, usa first published september 1st 2010. An educators guide for grades 2, 3 and 4 prepared by we love childrens books about the book. Ibn battutas timeline 20 joined the haji 4 ibn battuta was born in tangier, morocco on the 24 th of february 22 met andronicus 25 visited mecca 41 met king mansa suleyman 51 farther died in battle of illness 69 ibn battuta died in fez, morocco of black death 11. Like the trip to mecca, almsgiving is a pillar of islam. The travels of ibn battuta by ibn battuta, paperback. Originally intending to make a pilgrimage to mecca and medina, by the time he reached alexandria in egypt, where the lighthouse was still standing, he. I goodword books the travels of ibn batutta h a r gibb the. Travel maps battuta was born in tangier and left for his long journey at twenty one years old.
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