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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 (born February 24, 1304, Tangier, Morocco—died 1368/69 or 1377, Morocco) was the greatest medieval Muslim traveler and the author of one of the most famous travel books, the Riḥlah ( Travels ). His great work describes his extensive travels covering some 75,000 miles (120,000 km) in trips to almost all of the Muslim countries ...
Feb 7, 2019 · Ibn Battuta (l. 1304-1368/69) was a Moroccan Explorer from Tangiers who traveled more widely than anyone of his day, covering 75,000 miles (120,000 km) between 1325 - c. 1352. What is Ibn Battuta famous for? Ibn Battuta is famous for his work The Rihla of Ibn Battuta, the story of his travels between 1325-c. 1352.
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.
Jul 20, 2017 · Home. Topics. Middle Ages. Why Moroccan Scholar Ibn Battuta May Be the Greatest Explorer of all Time. In the 14th century, the Moroccan wanderer Ibn Battuta spent nearly 30 years traveling...
Muslim Traveling Judge. A 1605 painting of a young holy man © Stapleton Collection/CORBIS. By Cynthia Stokes Brown. The account of the travels of the Muslim legal scholar Ibn Battuta in the first half of the 14th century reveals the wide scope of the Muslim world at that time.
Ibn Battuta started on his travels in 1325, when he was 20 years old. His main reason to travel was to go on a Hajj, or a Pilgrimage to Mecca, to fulfill the fifth pillar of Isla.. But his traveling went on for around 29 years and he covered about 75,000 miles visiting the equivalent of 44 modern countries which were then mostly under the ...
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