An Unthinkable Journey —thinking Battuta

The Times Magazine, which published the August 1 issue of this year on its website, chose not to cover many issues that are important in the political and economy worlds. It instead focused the attention on Ibn Battuta. The Times magazine published on August 1, this year, bypassed many political and economic topics of great concern to focus solely on the ancient Ibn Battuta. He was a Moroccan, a member of the Arab community. Battuta is a great example of a Western European traveler. Ibn Battuta was the inspiration for many streets, universities, parks, and shops. His travels are the reason for his reverence among Muslims. Battuta began his journey around the world after a Mecca pilgrimage at age 22. Battuta was destined to travel the world, but his journey is beyond what we can imagine. Many people believe that his success as a traveler was a mere coincidence. He believed he’d stay in his home town if not for the pilgrimage to Mecca. Battuta travelled to new places and changed his view of the world.

A map of antiquity changed the way his first idea was formed. Adris the director of Tangier Museum said that his journey was not for his own amusement, but rather to honour his predecessors. Bai Tutai and Idris were famous geographers who painted the first ancient globe map in 1142. His motivation was sparked by this ancient map. His desire to learn led him to travel. The Tangier Museum has a replica of the ancient map. It is a map that, just like the one at the time, will have the north and south upside down. Mecca, as can be seen on the map, is in the middle between Tangier and Beijing. Ibn Battuta was very attentive to the localities, adding a lot to his travel book and providing valuable information. Battuta travelled more than 40 year after the last Crusade. Battuta may not have visited Western Europe, where the Roman Catholic church is in charge, but he did meet many Greek Orthodox Christians living in Eastern Europe. The Eastern Roman Empire even has emperors. After Western Rome fell to “barbarians”, Eastern Rome retained its political system. The emperor is a fantasy to pagans who travel abroad. Because of this, many people do not believe that Marco Polo’s colleague Batuta has ever seen the Emperor from Yuan Dynasty. From his travel note, it is clear that he was able to see the records of Eastern Roman Empire Andronicus.

The second is a narrative of his travels and his experiences. The secretary had recorded this travel by calling it the “Ibn Battuta Notes”. The travels of Marco Polo are very similar to his. They both spent their youths in wealthy cities and were well educated. It is clear that neither Batata nor his friend is someone who is content with the status-quo. That is why they decided to leave their comfortable life behind and go towards the East. Batata felt that he needed to go to Mecca to take a vacation, and then he continued on to further east. The two were driven to travel the world, regardless of whether they were wealthy or not. They also had to leave their friends and family behind. Both of them, the third-shaped, had a strong relationship with the Mongol empire, which ruled the majority of the world during that time. Battuta and Andronicus met outside Saint Sophia’s gates. His grandson had taken him away. It was a similar experience to that of many Dali Emperors during the Song Dynasty. Our travelers and the emperor monks had a historic meeting that shaped Christian-Muslim exchanges. The emperor learned that Battuta had gone to Jerusalem after chatting with him. The emperor leaned forward and told the translator to tell the Muslims they must shake hands those who worship Holy Spirit. Battuta, terrified, described in great detail what he experienced in Jerusalem. Two talents separated reluctantly. The short but great dialogue occurred in a Christian and Muslim generation. Battuta notated the entire incident, capturing the emperor on the travel log recorded in a Christian monastery, and making him known throughout the Arab World. Some historians have expressed doubts and even believe that the emperor has never arrived. TheEuropean Middle Ages were dark, but the Islamic world lived on. Travel activities of all types could be traced back to the 7th-century AD. The stories of travelers in this article come from the Islamic region, and for now they will be called “Islamic travellers”, even though other cultures and religions have also participated.

Batuta wants to see the world, and his psychology is solid. In the early 1990s, there were roughly three main cultural circles. These included the Christian cultural sphere in Europe, Arab cultural sphere in North Africa & Middle East, & Mongolian-Chinese culture sphere in East. These three cultural rings are not made of iron. The three cultural circles were in sync. At the time, Muslims were gathered in Europe and Asia. Battuta admired “Allah the Great” and was helped by many Muslims along the way. At the end, he achieved his feat. He began his inspection with a tolerant and friendly perspective. Since then, he has become friends and colleagues of other faiths. He can carry out these tasks with calmness and peace of mind, whether in a pagan or Muslim country. Islam has a tradition that respects the exploration of knowledge. More than 6,500 Qur’anic verses are contained in this book. One-eighth is devoted to natural phenomenon, which encourages people study history and learn more about the world. He claimed that scientists have never been persecuted in Islam’s history. As true Muslims, they believe, we should seek knowledge in order to be closer to God. Some Muslims are misled into thinking that modern culture, science and technology are enemies of Islam. All knowledge is from God. This includes both humanities and science. Many people believe that Batata’s success as a traveler is a mere coincidence. He thought that, if not for the pilgrimage in Mecca, he could stay at home. This is a complete misunderstanding. Batata’s journey is enticed by an old map.

Adris, director of Tangier Museum in conclusion, said that Batuta was not traveling for his own amusement, but rather to honour the work done by his predecessors. Moroccan identity is what has made his descriptions of other places in the world come true. Idris is a well-known geographer, who designed the map that he used to realize his accounts. In 1142 AD, he traveled the world and painted the world’s first ancient map. Batata wanted to know more and this map sparked his desire. This ancient map is a replica, which can be found in the Tangier Museum. It was flipped upside down and has many loopholes, just like the original map. Battuta was not the only one whose mind was changed by this trip. The islamic world and its people were also affected in a way that had never been seen before.

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