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
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what Ibn Battuta did. When you think of how hard (and dangerous!) it was to tour flanker in those days‚ it is just amazing. What makes this Deuteronomy in particular fascinating is the appearance it provides into Muslim society. Here was a man who journeyed thousands of miles over many‚ many eon except who nothing except very rarely felt himself to be a stranger in a strange land. In unspecified places Islam was in the majority and in unspecified places it was the minority except Ibn Battuta was always
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Mackenzie Schultz Mrs. Linn AP World History 1 September 2012 Ibn Battuta and the Five Pillars In Ross E. Dunn’s novel‚ The Adventures of Ibn Battuta‚ Ibn‚ a 14th century Muslim traveler‚ is influenced by The Five Pillars of Islam in different ways (Dunn 1). The Five Pillars of Islam are Faith (shahada)‚ Prayer (salat)‚ Charity (zakat)‚ Fast‚ and Pilgrimage (hajj). Shahada is the declaration of faith‚ i.e. the professing that there is only one God (Allah) and that Muhammad is God’s messenger
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The Biography of Ibn- Battuta 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
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Ibn Battuta Ibn Battuta was a Muslim Moroccan explorer‚ known for his extensive travels. Over a period of thirty years‚ he visited most of the known Islamic world as well as many non-Muslim lands; his journeys included trips to North Africa‚ the Horn of Africa‚ West Africa‚ Southern Europe and Eastern Europe in the West‚ and to the Middle East‚ South Asia‚ Central Asia‚ Southeast Asia and China in the East. He is considered one of the greatest travellers of all time. He journeyed more than 75
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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
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The Adventures of Ibn Battuta The Adventure of Ibn Battuta gives a historical account by Ross Dunn concerning the Islam world during the 1400s. The report is based on the coeval book created concerning the journey of Ibn Battuta. Ibn Battuta hailed from the Province of Tangier in Morocco in which he had education in legal matters. The travels of this young scholar spanned some countries and regions; Sub-Saharan Africa; the Northern parts of Africa; the Middle East; Palestine; Persia; China; and India
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I. Race and Gender A. Ibn Battuta’s Mali (1352) B. Michel Montaigne’s Of Cannibals (1575) C. Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz’s The Poet’s Answer to the Most Illustrious Sor Filotea De La Cruz (1691) D. Lady Mary Montague’s The Turkish Embassy Letters E. Mary Wollstonecraft’s Chapter 13 from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman II. Explanation A. The readings listed above are all pertinent to either race or gender. What sets these apart‚ though‚ is the overall tone of the authors. All of these
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Ibn Battuta Biography Ibn Battuta was born on February 25‚ 1304 in Tangier Morocco. 64 years later‚ he died in 1368. Ibn Battuta was a muslim scholar and traveler‚ known for for his traveling and a excursion called the Rihla (journey). At the age of 21 Ibn Battuta set out on his journey‚ originally intending to go on the hajj (the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year‚ and that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime) to Mecca‚ he ended
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Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta Centuries ago the world of traveling over sea was something un known to man. It was seen as crazy because only the bravest of brave did it. The reasons were because you put your life and health at risk. The possibilities of dying were too high‚ and most just didn’t travel over sea because of that simple fact. Two of the most famous world travelers in the pre-modern period were Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta. Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta were both European Explorers who sailed
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