The true story of a fourteenth-century traveler, whose journeys
through the Islamic world and beyond were extraordinary for his
time. In 1325, when Ibn Battuta was just twenty-one, he bid
farewell to his parents in Tangier, Morocco, and embarked on a
pilgrimage to Mecca. It was thirty years before he returned home,
having seen much of the world. In this book he recalls his amazing
journey and the fascinating people, cultures and places he
encountered. After his pilgrimage to Mecca, Ibn Battuta was filled
with a desire to see more of the world. He traveled extensively,
throughout Islamic lands and beyond — from the Middle East to
Africa to Europe to Asia. Travelers were uncommon in those days,
and when Ibn Battuta arrived in a new city he would introduce
himself to the governor or religious leaders, and they in turn
would provide him with gifts, a place to stay and study, and
sometimes they even gave him money to continue his journey. Some of
the highlights of his travels included seeing the stunning Dome of
the Rock shrine in Jerusalem; witnessing the hundreds of women who
gathered to pray at the mosque in Shiraz; visiting the public baths
in Baghdad; and meeting the Mogul emperor of India, who made him a
judge and eventually sent him to China as an ambassador. Ibn
Battuta kept a diary of his travels, and even though he lost it
many times and had to recall and rewrite what he had seen, he kept
a remarkable record of his years away. His adventurous spirit, keen
mind and meticulous observations, as retold here by Fatima
Sharafeddine, give us a remarkable picture of what it was like to
be a traveler nearly seven hundred years ago. The book is
beautifully illustrated by Intelaq Mohammed Ali, with maps and
travel routes forming the backdrop for many richly painted scenes.
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language
Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a
text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing
inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.3 Explain events,
procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or
technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific
information in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3 Explain the
relationships or interactions between two or more individuals,
events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or
technical text based on specific information in the text.
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