WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -He came from a Muslim family of legal scholars and judges. Like them, he studied the Sharia, the sacred law of the Muslims based on the Koran and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. This prepared him to become a qadi, a Muslim judge. In 1325, at age 21, Ibn Battuta left his parents to go on a hajj.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ibn Battuta’s wanderings stretched from Fez to Beijing, and although he resolved not to travel the same path more than once, he made four Hajj pilgrimages to Makkah, in addition to crossing what, on a modern map, would be more than 40 countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indeed, Ibn Battuta was far ahead of his time; he was a true global citizen. Journey to Mecca dramatizes the 5, 000-mile journey Ibn Battuta made in 1325 and 1326 from his hometown of Tangier, Morocco, to reach Mecca, in what is now the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to perform the Hajj.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alexandria and Damascus were two highlights on the part of the trip that followed. Ibn Battuta entered Mecca in mid-October 1326, a year and four months after leaving home. He stayed a month, taking part in all the ritual experiences and talking with diverse people from every Islamic land.