Ibn Battuta
In Said Hamdun and Noel King's book Ibn Battuta in Black Africa, they point out some especially important contributions still lasting to modern day studies of society. In the year 1331 c.e, the world's major civilizations were in fact growing and advancing at an astonishing rate. Historians know quite a bit about a few cultures and empires of this time. These societies such as the Romans, Greeks, and Chinese to name a few kept written records of daily life and events. Accounts of these societies, for example, are also briefly stated in records in societies of which they interacted. In Ibn Battutas' travels, he not only visited the known societies but the unknown as well. Travelers such as Marco Polo did the same, but not to the extent that Ibn Battuta did. Without the journals of Battuta, we in modern times would know far less than we do now about "less" publicized cultures such as the ones he visited in East and West Africa. In his writings, he not only breaks light on many previously unknown cultures but he in doing so becomes one of the first of his kind to do it in a personal way. He thus sheds light to his own in retrospect to the rest of the world. In this paper I would not only like to point out s
Often he received money or what was then called mithquals from places he visited often going far out of his way barely stopping at blackmail in order to receive these rich donations. Likewise, the people he encountered remained the same as well. There were customs that he did enjoy though aside from dinners that didn't reach his expectation. When he came upon other followers of Islam, he unknowingly gives us a good interpretation as to how certain customs should and shouldn't be. When there he went to the house of Ibn Badda, for whom he claimed was an excellent man. Although he saw much that he did not approve of he always maintained his composure remaining tolerant. , Princeton: Marcus Wiener Publishers, 1994. Upon his arrival, as it was customary, he and his caravan were invited to a warm reception where they would eat and be entertained. Many of the places he visited would still be a mystery today had it not been for him and his travels of which to this day remain to be a staggering feat. For example, there was his recount of his visit to the town of Iwalatan. This sharing in the world of Islam meant that he could travel without money or without fear of being without a place to stay. "He laughed and wondered a lot at their weakness of mind and their magnifying of the insignificant (Hamdun "and" Noel 45). Nonetheless, he accepted these gifts and like wise was generous to others and sensitive to their feelings whatever the case. Being able to walk without fear of robbery and the local people's custom of forcing children to learn the Koran by heart.
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