After ibn battuta returned to fez in 54, the sultan of morocco listened to his report on mali. Read download the travels of ibn battuta pdf pdf download. Ibn battuta was one of the bestknown muslim travelers of his time. Full text of the rehla of ibn battuta internet archive. This port city on the coast of the atlantic ocean lies 45 miles west of the mediterranean sea. Le rihla dibn battuta bibliotheque numerique mondiale.
The event which celebrates the legacy of ibn battuta will take place at the city of tangier in morocco on november 912, 2017. There are a couple options on amazon but im not sure what to look for in a good translation. The book was dictated to ibn juzayy on orders from the marinid sultan abu inan faris who was impressed by the story and travels of ibn battuta. His journeys lasted for a period of almost thirty years, covering nearly the whole of the known islamic world and beyond. Ibn battuta was born in tangier, part of modernday morocco, in 4. Prices are calculated as of 16032020 based on a checkin date of 29032020. As ibn battuta rode through syria, a terrible disease was descending upon his world. This person decided to make a trip specifically in the footsteps of ibn battuta. Ibn battuta and his men drove them off, killing of the thieves. Ibn battutas interesting description of india rihla. He then remained in morocco and worked as a judge until he died around the year 69.
Procedures and strategies in the translation into malay of cultural elements of rihlat ibn battuta. The photograph comes from the blog of a modern traveller the current version of the type of rihla that ibn battuta produced in the 14th century. Prosedur peminjaman dan elemen sosiobudaya dalam terjemahan rihlat ibn battuta the procedure of borrowing and the sociocultural elements in the translation of rihlat ibn battuta. He journeyed farther than his near contemporary marco polo, though muslim scholar ibn battuta 4c. Every year, a different board leads ibn battuta, by coordinating the association, all its bodies, and events. This image of the inside of ibn battutas tomb, comes from a different travellers blog. Ibn battutas journey to egypt adgeco group holding.
May 27, 2007 ibn battutas learner profiles we think that ibn battuta was a risk taker because he travelled to lots of places by sea and land. No other medieval traveler is known to have journeyed so. Working with ibn juzayy on the rihla in fez, morocco. Ibn battuta biography childhood, life achievements. Acceptability in the translation of rihlat ibn battutah 5 in this framework, holmes differentiates between pure translation research, which contains two major classifications theoretical and descriptive, and applied translation studies pp. As ibn battuta traveled to the court in delhi, 82 hindu bandits attacked his group of 22.
The ruler of morocco wanted a record of ibn battutas travels and insisted that he tell the stories of his journeys to a scholar. Welcome to the page of the 59th board of ibn battuta. Abu abdallah muhammad ibn ibrahim allawati ibn battuta syntyi tangerin kaupungissa marinidien dynastian hallitsemassa marokossa vuonna 4 islamilaisen lainoppineiden sukuun, joka polveutui lawatanimisesta berberiheimosta. Marco polos name appearedin history books everywhere, and he became famous. Ibn battuta describes in the rihla that it was first from a passing man in pakpattan, now in pakistan, that he was first told of sati, the suicide of a hindu widow on the pyre of her husband. The travels of ibn batuta 2554 translated by reverend samuel lee, 1829 chapter i north africa in the name of the compassionate and merciful god praise be ascribed to god the lord of worlds. Ibn battuta duisenberg building, zernike campus nettelbosje 2 room 5414.
His travel account, written after his return home to tangier in 55, offers historians insight into social, political, economic and cultural context of the 14th century. He also listened to ibn battuta s other adventures, and ordered him to stay in fez. 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. This chapter uses one section of ibn battutas rihla to search out a different, more gritty, and uncomfortable cosmopolitanism than was the cosmopolitan fantasy of affable detachment by which postimperial western subjects declared themselves citizens of the world. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known simply as ibn battuta 4circa 77 ad was a berber muslim scholar and traveler, who was born in tangier, morocco.
Acceptability in the translation into malay of rihlat ibn. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that large parts of ibn battutas description of his travels in palestine were in fact copied, with certain abbreviations and deletions, from the records of another muslim traveller, muhammad b. Together with the many committees, the board organizes a great deal of activities for all members to join. The scholar wrote the accounts down and they became a famous travel book known as the rihla, which means journey. Get to know more about ibn battutas inspiring travel stories at the second edition of international festival of ibn battuta organized by the moroccan association of ibn battuta. In this lesson students read from the rihla, a book of ibn battutas travels, and a presentday historians account to answer the question. Hamilton alexander rosskeen gibb notes that ibn battuta believed that the great wall of china was built by dhulqarnayn to contain gog and magog as mentioned in the quran.
Arabic travel literature of rihlat ibn battutah into the malay language. Ibn battuta is a traveller of historical importance whose memoirs went a long way in providing a clear account of the numerous countries that he visited. 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. Ibn battutas rihla part 1 moroccan explorer ibn battuta is known for his extensive travels throughout the middle east, africa and asia. I left tangier, my birthplace, on thursday, 2nd rajab 725 june 14, 25, being at that time twentytwo years of age 22 lunar years. 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. Ibn battuta stayed in constantinople for more than a month.
Although ibn battuta was an accomplished and welldocumented explorer, his. He is considered one of the greatest travelers of all time, and is well known for the account of his travels and excursions. Ibn battutasta tiedetaan hanen matkoistaan kertovan kirjan ulkopuolelta vain suhteellisen vahan. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, mais conhecido simplesmente como ibn battuta entre 4 e 77 d. Ibn battuta was born on february 25, 4 in tangier, morocco. He was known for his traveling and undertaking excursions called the rihla. The study investigated the concept of acceptability in the translation of cultural elements such as fooddrink, clothing and religious items found in the 14th century text in its modern malay translation pengembaraan ibn battutah. In this lesson students read from the rihla, a book of ibn battuta s travels, and a presentday historians account to answer the question. Voyageur ecrivain marocain ouasti, boussif et des millions.
On his last day in calcutta, ibn battuta attended friday prayers in the city. Delhi, ibn battuta sought an official career from the muslim king of india, muhammad tughluq. Ibn battuta also wrote he had heard of the rampart of yajuj and majuj that was sixty days travel from the city of zeitun quanzhou. The travels of ibn battutah by ibn battuta goodreads. At the age of twentyone, he left home to make the holy pilgrimage to mecca. The full title of the book of his journeys is tuhfat alanzar fi gharaaib alamsar wa. Its tiny streets were occupied with locals, donkeys, and camels along the hundreds of stores and markets. Acceptability in the translation into malay of rihlat ibn battuta. May 21, 2015 abu abd allah muhammad ibn batutah, known as ibn battuta or sometimes battuta, was born to a berber family of islamic legal scholars in tangier, morocco. The best known rihla manuscript is a masterpiece to those who contemplate the wonders of cities and the marvels of travelling. Movenpick ibn battuta gate hotel dubai tripadvisor. Ibn battuta describes noticing later processions of individual hindu women on horseback, followed by both muslims and infidels on the way to funerals. Hisjourneys and his accomplishments were similar to another person thatyou have probably heard of marco polo.
He is known for the extent of his travels over 30 years, setting the record for distance journeyed by an individual until the advent of the steam age 450 years later. But battuta s story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by british orientalist rev. Thus, ibn battutas urge to travel was spurred by interest in finding the best teachers and the best libraries, which were then in alexandria, cairo, and damascus. Ibn battuta was set to sail from calcutta with a large ship holding the goods for the chinese emperor. Dunns book on ibn battuta and found it all quite fascinating and would like to read and english translation of the source material.
Ibn battutas account is engaging in many ways, but one significant point of interest is the fact that his return trip coincided with the spread of the bubonic plague from central asia to the mediterranean and into europe and north africa. We also think that he was an inquirer because he visited so many places he would probably be interested in learning more things. He told the story of his adventures to a scholar who wrote it all down in a book called the rihla. Ibn battutas interesting description of india rihla uluq. Known as the greatest traveler of premodern times, abu abdallah ibn battuta was born in morocco in 4 and educated in islamic law. He asked ibn battuta to take shiploads of goods to the yuan emperor. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta was a moroccan muslim scholar and traveler. Ibn battuta was a traveler and a writer back in the middle ages. Ibn battuta crater ibn battuta is a small lunar impact crater on the mare fecunditatis, a lunar mare in the eastern part of the moons near side. After traveling about 75 days they arrived in constantinople. The full title of the book of his journeys is tuhfat alanzar fi gharaaib alamsar wa ajaaib alasfar. Ibn battuta est le plus celebre des voyageurs arabes, auteur dune inestimable rilha.
Crowds of merchants and sellers also filled the streets. A month in cairo ibn battuta illustrated how life inside the walled city of cairo was, it was very much populated and busy. The men in ibn battutas family were legal scholars and he was raised with a focus on education. Complete translations or representative selections. He wanted to have these stories written down for the amusement of his family and others. Travels in asia and africa 2554 here begins ibn battuta s travels p. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, mieux connu simplement comme ibn battuta 477 apr.
The king of india made a practice of appointing foreigners as ministers and judges. The animated series the adventures of ibn battuta is a 2010 malaysian part historical animated series which was aired in tv2. 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. 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 highly respected religious judges and educated as a. To know more about his childhood, career, profile and timeline read on. The moroccan explorer ibn battuta traveled over 75,000 miles throughout the muslim world and beyond in the 14th century. He was born to a scholarly family, and he began his travels primarily for religious p. Ibn battuta asked the khan if he could go along and also got permission. Ibn battuta and the royal escorts returned to the steppe just as the terrible asian winter was beginning.
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