WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was an Arab lawyer from Morocco who traveled throughout the Muslim world?
A
Ibn Battuta
B
Askia Muhammad
C
Ibn Kaldun
D
Muhammad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 14th century, the Moroccan wanderer Ibn Battuta spent nearly 30 years traveling some 75, 000 miles across Africa, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia. The title of “history’s most famous traveler” usually goes to Marco Polo, the great Venetian wayfarer who visited China in the 13th century.

Detailed explanation-2: -The answers are also relevant to decisions that will shape the 21st century. Ibn Battuta was born into a Moroccan family of Muslim legal scholars in 1304. After studying law, he left in 1325 for the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca required of Muslims who are financially and physically able to accomplish it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ibn Battuta (l. 1304-1368/69) was a Moroccan explorer from Tangier whose expeditions took him further than any other traveler of his time and resulted in his famous work, The Rihla of Ibn Battuta.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ibn Battuta learned about life and society throughout the Islamic world during his travels. He saw great religious sites in the Middle East, wealthy royal courts in India and China, met a number of powerful rulers, and toured the Christian city of Constantinople.

Detailed explanation-5: -Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan Muslim scholar and traveler. He was known for his traveling and undertaking excursions called the Rihla. His journeys lasted for a period of almost thirty years, covering nearly the whole of the known Islamic world and beyond.

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