By: Samantharina Contents Front page........................................ Page.1 Contents page...................................Page.2 Introduction.....................................Page.3 Ibn Battuta.......................................Page.4 His First Trip on Hajj........................Page.5 His Travels........................................Page.6 Maps.................................................Page.7 His Journey Home.............................Page.8 Word Search.....................................Page.9
Introduction Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta, also known as Ibn-Battuta, was born in Tangier in Morocco, on the 24th February 1304 C.E. (703 Hijri). He was a scholar and traveller who is renouned globally, for the account of his travels across what is known to be the muslim world. He travelled to North Africa, West Africa, Southern Europe and Eastern Europe in the West, to the Middle East, India, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and China in the East. He finally retreated on the 14th June, 1325 C.E. (725 Hijri), when he was twenty one years of age. His travels lasted for about thirty years, after which he returned to his homeland, Morocco. Ibn Juzay was his scribe recording all of his Rihla- His voyage. In the year 1369 C.E Ibn-Battuta died. Ibn Battuta was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the lands of every Muslim ruler of his time. Also it is known that Ibn-Battuta travelled for approximately 75,000 miles. In this Secondary source Biography you will find out more about Ibn-Battuta himself and his travels.
Ibn-Battuta
Ibn Battuta was born in a rich family of scholars in Tangier, Morocco. His original plan was to be a judge. After his studying, Ibn Battuta decided to make his first pilgrimage to Makkah for Hajj. Makkah was about 3000 miles away and the journey would take more then a year. So, Ibn