How did Ibn Battuta Explore the World?

Ibn Battuta was a man of Berber descent born in Tangier under the reign of the Marinid dynasty in February of 1304. He’s family was made up of Islamic legal scholars who belonged to the Lawata Berber tribe. Ibn Battuta himself would likely have studied at a Sunni Maliki school and was offered a job as a religious judge, but he would soon realize that his heart yearned for much, much more…
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[Jairo Souza]

This guy deserves a tv show with 10 seasons. He is definitely the greatest explorer in the whole world.

[BunnyRabbit]

If he's a Muslim, then probably most people in the Film industry won't allow it. You know, it will showcase Islam religion and some people hate that😑

[Adi Sj]

yeah, this isnt exaggerated at all.

[TheKingMapper]

Exactly

[double AA]

The Muslims didn’t get fair credit for their contribution to inventions and explores

[stalin1909]

I made it a mission upon myself,to visit Ibn Batuta’s Tomb in the Old town of Tangier , Morocco. It took me serious traveling to get there . But I’m glad I did . I did it to pay respect and Admiration to one of the Greatest travelers who ever lived .

[Pickled dolphin meat with horseradish and mustard™]

@R. L. that's a real word...

[TheKingMapper]

Welcome to Morocco

[Repent and believe in Jesus Christ]

Repent to Jesus Christ “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

[Fatima-Ezzahra Kouar]

@luvhott قال بلي تعجبو ان بطوطة وكفاش تسارا العالم كامل ودار وعد مع راسو يسافر لطنجة باش يزور الضريح ديالو وبصح جا المغرب وزارو وعجباتو طنجة والمغرب

[luvhott]

​@jalilvj chnou gal afak mafhmtch mezyane

[SheikhHashashin]

It's really sad, he didn't have the chance to tell his mom about his journey and the wonders of the world :"(

[Hamza Iaaza]

that is the most saddest thing in his story

[Rabbi Shmuel Shekelbaum]

tracelling back then you never knew if youd see your family again

[Rabbi Shmuel Shekelbaum]

@The Palestinian Leftist palestinian leftist? dont shame us like that bro

[Ahmad Hasif]

They can meet in hereafter, share stories

[Ashton Franklin]

Yeah because he went back to Morocco after traveling to the mongol Court in China, he traveled back home to Morocco where he discovered his parents died and he later goes into Spain where he serves as an Islamic judge and traveled into the Mali empire where he settled in Timbuktu as a scholar and made it back to his hometown if Morocco where he was told by the sultan to record his discoveries and adventures after traveling all over the world and in his text he's said to travel all across Eurasia

[Adnan Egal]

"Who lives sees, but who travels sees more". -Ibn Battuta

[Mount Blanc]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ did Jesus peace upon him say this??

[Repent and believe in Jesus Christ]

Repent to Jesus Christ “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

[Hedwig]

@Emmanuel Rossi who's that

[Emmanuel Rossi]

Chesterton would disagree.

[Shina]

Yup that true

[Annu Kim]

Ibn battouta is too popular in japan and South Korea as well (my husband's homeland). I am Japanese and I remember reading his stories as a kid and at school as well. He was such a great inspiration for me to travel the world and live his adventures.

[Mount Blanc]

This man (ibnu batutah) is very popular in Indonesia 🇮🇩 too

[RespectFul]

LoL

[Oumaima]

@Sa hi I'm from Canada

[Sa]

Really? I'm a Moroccan in Korea and they barely know about Morocco

[Oumaima]

Omg even in japan ! Wow, I read his books, and next time, when I travel to morroco, I'll go to tangier my favorite city

[serendipity]

Not taught at all in schools in the UK. I introduced him to my children. What a shame how many countries in Europe and here in the UK totally skip anything to do with anyone with links to Islam.

[illy billie]

​@Oujbou Aicha this is true

[chuckichas]

Hello from Canada. Ibn Battuta is my hero.

[ART AND KNOWLEDGE by Abubakar Ziyaan Tabassum]

​@Oujbou Aicha because your school system based on colonial powers like France Britain

[Dxxxxxv]

I mean you cant teach everything in school you need to break it down to the most important things And the most important things for a european should be first his own countries history and then the history of europe Also here in germany we didnt skip anything with islam, we def. learned about the middle east and islam

[S-ko-bar]

"Traveling leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller" (Ibn Battuta)

[Repent and believe in Jesus Christ]

Repent to Jesus Christ “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ ht

[KANII]

@Talha 27 welp you would need to take lots of food and resources with you that would for sure need lots of money and it would be completely exhausting and of course don't forget that it would take months to reach your destination sooo yeah not that easy

[Syafiq Nik]

Is it he said?

[Talha 27]

But in past time we don't need to pay money for travel

[Md Kasim]

His frequent travel to Mecca clearly defines how much he is Strong believer

[The Dedro]

​@Bhargav what do you believe in??

[Ken Kaneki]

@Bhargav He is a walking internet, he traveled all over the world yet his Islam was strong.

[Bhargav]

@Yassine Rifai See rates of apostasy too.

[Tarik Jahid]

As moroccan we feel so proud of him he was not only a traveller but also a Moroccan Ambassador

[Mohamed Nafs Zakiya]

@Samir Mochimas Morocco did not exist at the time of the small Idriss Emirate. The Regency of Algiers defeated the Spaniards and the Portuguese in the battle of the three kings, following which it put the Saadian dynasty, which was its vassal, in power, until the Spaniards and the Portuguese took over Morocco, and Spain is still present in Morocco until today. Numidia was not Muslim but it is our Algerian ancestors regardless of their religion the blood ties of our Numidian ancestors are the most important for us.

[Mohamed Nafs Zakiya]

@Samir Mochimas I know the myth of the imaginary Moroccan empire by heart. There's no need to tell me your bedtime stories. None of the people you mentioned was Moroccan nor has ever designated himself as being Moroccan for the simple reason that Morocco did not yet exist at that time. The concept of nation-state is a recent concept which was only introduced in the Maghreb in the last century. Any nationalist myth is based precisely on the national nationalist novel that the French have created for you to legitimize their colonial creation in Morocco.

[Samir Mochimas]

@Bat Minton stay mad, u dont want to say your country because surely your country doesn't have an history and was created by some other country😂. Keep trying, we are happy with our BIG history☪️🇲🇦♓

[Samir Mochimas]

@Mohamed Nafs Zakiya We are also the only country who identify themself as berbers because we are the countrie with most berbers.

[Sheg]

as a Maldivian i deeply thank God for sending this man to us, he is the one who made us Muslim, we were a people who worshiped idols, his arrival n teachings made the king a Muslim n it spread like fire when people started learning about Islam, n thnks to God n him today i am proud to say we are the only 100% Muslim country in the world

[illy billie]

Subhanallah

[Mohammad Afroz]

May Allah bless people of Maldives and keep them firm on Emaan

[Amir Syazley]

Alhamdulillah, may Allah bless all of us Muslims

[Rino]

Masha Allah

[Aga Ilham]

From my school book, the name "Sumatera" in Indonesia can be counted as the legacy from Ibn Battuta. When he visited Samudera Pasai Sultanate during his journey to China, he wrote the word "Sumatrah" for that place in his journal (maybe from the misspelling from the "Samudera" word). The word "Sumatrah" become the international name for the region and then for the island as well until today.

[Adi Abdillah]

@someone _ this is similar to the name of Korea and Japan, both misspelled by Portuguese and British

[Inez Y]

Samudera in English would mean ocean if I'm not mistaken.

[someone _]

Thats so cool, imagine misspelling a name only for that name to become the official name of a region, shows how much influence his journey and book was

[AHMED S]

Great information, thanks for sharing

[Ali Zein]

in Indonesia Sumatera island also called Andalas island (maybe also means Andalus).

[كنوز السفر]

What a spectacular voyager. I like his character. He never gave up and was always looking for new places and cultures. I'm proud that I visited his tomb in Tangier, Morocco, on 31.12.2015

[Hennaa Hananee]

محضوض مع انه انا من المغرب مزال مجاتني الفرصة

[G Hadari]

Ibn Battuta was probably the only explorer/traveler who’s was motivated but the thirst of knowledge and exploring and not by greed

[Pohorex]

@Sabona Channel discover also entails bringing knowledge of said object or place to where you are from. Leif Erickson did not do that, therefore he didn’t discover anything. He just traveled

[Pohorex]

@Mashayekh Mashriquee he discovered it for Europeans. He brought knowledge of a land that Europeans did not know about. That is what discover means.

[unanimous cat]

@Nizar Nizar can I know the name of the book?

[P.]

@Dhruva Drhu impecable logick. Americans speak english so any american citisen is an englishman - even if his ancestors came from Germany. What a time to use logic.

[Leesha Haneef]

He even arrived in Maldives, even now it’s hard for us to get out because we are disconnected from main continental lands, our only options are to fly, hardly locals use passenger ships, I can imagine how his journey would be back then. It’s stated that he was here around 9 months and served as a judge. Even though the journey was hard, he never had to apply for a Visa back then. In today’s age, he would have to apply to many Visas.

[Annu Kim]

@A Series Of Triangles We Call Triangles you probably never been to Maldives so you have no idea what you're talking about. Ibn batouta is too popular in Maldives just like in Asia and other parts of the world. You have to read his books also meet locals from those countries and hear from them.

[Rabbi Shmuel Shekelbaum]

@Richard Westwood jelous, FUARK

[Richard Westwood]

@Rabbi Shmuel Shekelbaum he did, there is a tribe in Turkey and another one in Afghanistan that claim to be his direct descendants.

[Rabbi Shmuel Shekelbaum]

@Richard Westwood probably left kids all over the world

[Richard Westwood]

@Van-S X love hurts

[Jelly Fish]

We Bangladeshis 🇧🇩 know Ibn Battuta well as he is studied in our education curriculum. So, as a Bangladeshi and particularly Chittagongian, I got goosebumps when on 12:20, the narrator takes the name of Chittagong, then Sylhet. I love Hazrat Shah Jalal Rahmat Ullah Alai. Surely that was the time when Muslims were having their golden time with political, intellectual and spiritual dominance.

[bindaas boi]

Lol you should say Indian system Bangladesh was born way b4 🤣 knowledge less

[Ken Kaneki]

In India a golden time but in the rest of the world Mongols were in the process of converting to Islam and making the Mongol empire into Islamic states. Delhi Sultanate was not destroyed by Mongols thats why it thrived.

[idolsair x]

As a moroccan, seeing this amazing figure of our history getting recognised, makes me genuinely super happy. Ibn Battuta was not only a great traveler, but also an incredibly kindhearted person!! He has witnessed many great cultures of the 14th century and has walked around the earth with a passion to never give up on your dreams. Alhumdulilah i am very happy we have had amazing people like him!!!

[Fatima-Ezzahra Kouar]

Me too I feel so proud to have ancestors like him, he's the real legend ❤️

[Muryani Cikgu]

Can you imagine how Ibnu Batutah travel around the world at that time? With camels or horses...not using modern transportation like car or plane. I think no one can beat his journey until now👍👍

[Satrio Rama]

​@Mario Prawirosudiro At that time Islam were spreading fast. Even if the local lords doesn't want to convert, they have heard of Islam. Ibn batuta most likely introduced himself to local lords as pilgrim on mission to travel all around the world. Anyone in great power always interested in story of far and beyond places. Those stories alone worth tens gold coins, and if he also introduced himself as Islamic judge, the lords definitely want to hire him to introduce Islamic laws in their lands.

[Aeropolitan Flan]

He had patreon patrons, nah but local rulers would act as patrons. In that age anyone able to travel those distances and make it in one piece was a bona fide adventurer, a valuable one.

[Cassidy J-C]

@muryani cikgu - There is currently someone travelling around the world, without flying! He's not trying to 'outdo' Ibn Battuta, (In fact he states Ibn is his most favourite traveler of all time) he's just simply trying to prove that you can still travel the world - 203 countries (and he explains how 'countries' are defined) - without the necessity of flying. Thor from Denmark - also known as 'onceuponasaga'. I have just welcomed him to speak to school students in Samoa (his 198th country) last week - and he is a completely humble world extraordinaire traveler.

[Hezron Dawson]

He was Rich

[Starman]

@Mario Prawirosudiro many rulers gracefully received travelers and merchants with all sorts of gifts. They would later sell those gifts for a quick buck and continue traveling.

[Ultimate Truth]

What’s draw my attention is how many rules have used him to be the judge in their towns. Tells a lot about his character.

[chuckichas]

@Annu Kim IMPRESSIVE. What a quest. The fact that is was written down - our great fortune. Thanks for the information. I am now Googling first university in the world. So much to learn.

[Sufian Mustafa]

@Diae i love his style indeed 😊, i fail to imagine how many languages he'd speak lol.

[Deez]

He was a wise man due to his experiences and meeting different human kinds

[Annu Kim]

He was a highly educated man, At that time, the world's scientists were traveling to Morocco to study and do not forget that the first university built in the world is in Morocco ( The country of Ibn Battuta). So he had a great value and a deep respect from people in the world at that time. He was a wise thinker and philosopher as well.

[Diae]

He also was studying under great scholars of Islam on his way. mostly when you hear he stayed for few months he was furthering his knowledge and getting more certifications. That along with being already a certified judge from a family of judges made rulers want to use him and many times he would struggle to leave. If I remember right they would even get him married to locals to tie him. But staying wasn't his style I guess :D

[Saber]

Ibn Battutah really was the main character of life he did all the side quests and the main story 😂❤️

[SUNSHINEWHITE]

Definitely 😁

[Lucas]

a true Genshin Impact traveler imagine if they made character Ibn battutah in GI

[Universal Facts]

He Just missed to see Rome

[Wavez]

Yes 😂

[Elly Ruslim]

Remarkable ibn Bhatuta👍👏💪

[abcd efg]

Such an underrated man. I remember reading his book every day on a balcony in Catalunya (Spain) having a view on the lower pyrenees while the sun was shining brightly and the natural smell of the cows and grass were roaming around the countryside . Oh man... the feels!

[Mereo]

Because we live in a European centric world. Everyone knows Marco Polo, but few know Ibn Batuta

[Geert Wilders]

I want a movie about him. A long movie. This guy literally lived an adventure

[Apuspeak]

Not a chance for Hollywood production unless the rich Gulf countries financed it and make use of local talents from all the places he visited. But positive image on muslim is a no-no, so they'll add gossips and made up accounts instead.

[McAtlas]

@Amar Saleem he-he-he Character building movies maybe not encouraged in Hollywood

[Geert Wilders]

@Amar Saleem lol

[Amar Saleem]

No.. But that would promote positive image about Muslims.. we can't have that...

[Kazi Rakib Ahmed]

I plan to visit Morocco and pay my respect to this extraordinary adventurer and traveller one day in sha Allah. From Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇻🇳

[Guedira Abdellatif]

Welcome in Morocco 🙏

[Rania ❤]

Welcome to Morocco 🇲🇦

[Kazi Nahian]

@ismash 😂lol. Maybe he is colour blind. 🇧🇩🇲🇦♥️

[‏قناة القرآن حجة]

🇲🇦

[Harun]

ibn batuta visited Bangladesh in 1345/46, we love, and respect him.. ❤️

[ArianitOnline]

I have read some paper from a historian professor, that the muslim sailors helped columbus during his sailing, and even guided him towards america. this paper goes much deeper, explaining that south america was visited many times by arab speaking people long before the spaniards went there. and it makes sense when we look at people like ibn battuta. also worth mentioning. ibn battuta was a scientist. he wrote about the universe, solar system, and other physical laws. some can say he inspired people like galile and newton

[x_NuT]

Ibn Battuta quotes: “ Traveling - gives you a home in a thousand strange places, then leaves you a stranger in your own land ( Home ) “ “ He who lives sees, and he who travels sees more “ “ Traveling-it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller “ “ Traveling- it offers you a hundred roads to adventure, and gives your heart wings! “ “ Virtue is by reason and literature, not by origin and lineage “

[Lilac]

In India, we often have stories of Ibn Battuta in our Hindi literature school textbooks in the lower grades.

[perplex 30]

Indians book or histories represent him as a looter and dishonest man. And also there was a hindi song that mocked him badly ..

[Aditya chauhan]

@Jam 1244 chal nikal bachche

[Jam 1244]

@Aditya chauhan phone scammer.

[Jam 1244]

@Aditya chauhan oh so you are phone scammer that is your religion. Just like in the story you were stealing then

[Turan Kubuş]

I have read his 1300-pages book. His journey is amazing

[Rete Guy]

I'd really love to read his complete travellogue, but sadly i can't find his book online for free.

[Annu Kim]

His books inspired me to travel all the road from my hometown (Kobe) in japan, to his hometown (Tanger) in Morocco.

[Azel Von Azrael]

@Sani Perkasa Muhammad "A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling" or as commonly know as "the rihla"

[Sani Perkasa Muhammad]

What is it called?

[Waleed Kahn]

I feel like because we grew up in the west, a lot of these historical figures and stories are pushed to the side, so glad this internet era is helping us discover the other side of the world's history!

[HAKIM THEORY]

@Waleed Kahn Sweet! Have a pleasant reading :)

[Waleed Kahn]

@HAKIM THEORY I've just bought "Lost Islamic History", heard good stuff about it, I'll check that out next, thanks!

[HAKIM THEORY]

Get this book. 1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization

[Brian Messemer]

Agreed well said

[Mohamed Jaffar]

Ibn Battuta is one of my favourite historical personalities. I have collected some very interesting books on and about his historical voyages around the globe. He was a brave, daring, and determined person to have successfully explored the world and to put down in his diary all the people, culture, and experiences he had learned during his sojourn. No one before or after Ibn Battuta had explored the world single-handedly and returned home safe. My prayers for his soul and for the parents he had lost.

[ZJO]

This is so mind blowing taking into consideration the amount of logistics, energy, courage and perseverance needed for such an incredible journey, this guy deserves all our respect. Btw how did he communicate with the people he met ?

[ⴰⵏⵣⴰⵔ]

@Annu Kim hahaha you made me laugh. We Moroccans do speak many languages. I myself (aged 26) speak 5 languages and understand 7 languages. And know 3 writing systems/alphabets (Latin, Arabic and Tifinagh).

[Annu Kim]

@Sadiq Rahman you're so wrong. He was placed as a judge in many countries he went to even Spain and some Asian countries who weren't represented to Islam yet. That guy was too smart and educated so I don't rule out that he was fluent in many foreign languages. Just travel to Morocco and you will see how many languages those people speak. I as a Japanese was surprised when I went to Marrakesh. They spoke to me in Japanese.

[ISHD ISHDINA]

@Mario Prawirosudiro it was more common to join a caravan, and it was more common that people were nice to travelers. Horses didnt either cost much and they dont need that much fuel anyway, and if you see, one of his journeys alone took 2 years.

[kiwin]

how did he manage to travel such long distances through forests and deserts under harsh conditions by foot

[Meganthropus Magericus]

@Mario Prawirosudiro He is basically a travelling lawyer. A certified expert at islamic law are really sought after at that times because, well, high education is not as widespread as it is today. There is a reason why local rulers keep inviting him, someone like him are too good to let through. He got paid and acomodation in return for his services.

[Rashka Paschaeff]

in the most of middle eastern countries his legacy is still greatly revered! I studied in Azerbaijan and i still remember our history books have hundreds of references to his travel notes as they provide an invaluable window to the middle ages of Azerbaijani history, shahs, cities, poets and life. He described Tabriz - Southern Azerbaijan in great details and talked about the ancient empires who ruled Azerbaijan. His travels and life was an inspiration for a lot of us when we were kids, we all dreamt about travelling far and beyond like him. Maybe thats why i ended up here in Australia now 10 years later, 10k km away from Azerbaijan. This Video is amazing btw, thank you so much!

[Khana with karan]

If he had a camera he could've become the world's first travel vlogger 😂

[Tetra]

Just imagine seeing the Qadi of Delhi sitting with the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate swimming in gold on Instagram. He would most likely have like 5 million followers. (Instagram followers, not the other type of followers)

[M T]

He write a book of his yourney better 1000 times than camera

[Annu Kim]

You can't be comparing the great ibn battouta who traveled in foots to today's travelers who use plans, cars and steamboats.

[Snow Moon]

Lol

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well if anyone from history got a camera they could be the world first anything

[Dis Happah]

Wish he posted these amazing travels on KZbin.

[rahasia]

even transistors didn't exist at that time🔌

[printmedia14]

SLM vis...ibn batuta I tried and got it straight on yt

[printmedia14]

@Pineapple on Pizza SLM vids

[printmedia14]

@Pineapple on Pizza try ibn batuta....then choose clip with oriental scenes they are in three parts...45 minutes average....if you dont get send whatsup conract...l will forward direct

[Pineapple on Pizza]

@printmedia14 it doesnt show up in YT my bro

[Kookie]

As a Moroccan 🇲🇦🇲🇦, I love seeing my country's history getting recognition ❤🇲🇦❤🇲🇦❤🇲🇦

[Adam]

@Adam Azerr Algerian from the moon 🤣.

[Adam Azerr]

@Cecilia هو جزائري من عين تقبة

[Cecilia]

@Adam Azerr 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 اسمه عبد الله الطنجي على اسم طنجة،و المعروف بابن بطوطة غير أنه مكان ازدياده معروف و ضريحه معروف و موجود يا أمة ضحكت من جهلها الأمم، غير أنه الجزائر وليدة فرنسا دولة عمرها ستين سنة لا تاريخ لها، كفاكم سرقة من الشعوب لأنها لن تجدي نفعا تجعلنا نضحك عليكم فقط

[Adam Azerr]

@Kookie غلط، جزائري من عين دفلة

[Adam Azerr]

@Kookie غلط، جزائري من عين دفلة

[Muhammad Shariful Alam Saad 1831428649]

Ibn Batuta still remains the most famous traveler in the subcontinent because of his stories.

[xain M]

He made such an incredible impact on the maldives with his time here too , truly an incredible person

[E. R.]

@Draden Haven look up ibn battuta story about maldives , and how the country became a muslim country

[Draden Haven]

Can you elaborate please ?

[CyberLx]

May Allah have mercy on his soul. I’m so proud that he visited my hometown. Big respect for my Moroccan 🇲🇦 brothers and sisters. Love from Somalia 🇸🇴 .

[lerneanlion]

Indeed, this is true. His joruney across the known world is greatly underrated! More likes for Ibn Battuta!

[Abdullah]

@Dean Bergen ok dean enough internet for you today. go do your homeworl and sont forget the dishes!

[Ryan Marlin]

Reinhard nope, I'm quite real.

[Ryan Marlin]

@Robert Mitchell hater

[Ryan Marlin]

@Jyue An he was an Islamic judge.

[Hafizh Ilman Aziz]

It was impossible to not mention his name in history book. Even in Indonesia, when it seems like he just had a short transit, he is able to somehow manage to meet important people and store everything (well, most of it) perfectly in his mind, and write it down in a book.

[Mouad EL jaouhari]

I feel so proud after watching this video, I honestly never recognised how much greatness he has achieved before as a Moroccan I could not be more thankful for introducing our icon to the world viewers, we are so thankful for the efforts made to make this amazing video ❤️

[Awadh Inho]

The moment Mombasa my home town was mentioned my heart melted and tears dropped from my eyes. This man was destined to explore the world. He was the real explorer, a man alone with trust in God Almighty. Exploring not for greed.

[ibec69]

This guy was a major hustler. How he managed to do all that travelling and stay alive is a testament to that.

[ibec69]

@Tri Ilman A. F I know but it was still probably pretty dangerous to travel around. According to the video he got kidnapped a few times but he managed to get out of it.

[Tri Ilman A. F]

he lived in a time when science was developing in the Islamic world, especially medicine. not like the west in those days.

[Amina]

As an Amazigh Moroccan, I’m so proud that this man is a part of our culture ❤️❤️❤️

[OUTLANDISH PERSONNEL]

This man has written the book titled "Kitabul Rohela". He is not underrated in Bangladesh as in Bangladeshi educational institutions he must be studied in every history class.

[Lam]

@Oujbou Aicha it's the same in Bangladesh.... They will always teach us pre Islamic Bengal.... But they will never teach us long history of Islamic rule in Bengal..

[Oujbou Aicha]

Wait what !!!! Omg that's amazing !! But I feel so sad even us as Moroccans we have nothing related to him in our history classes which is truly a shame.. our educational system sucks

[OUTLANDISH PERSONNEL]

@Moyurbird @moyurbird Hello, actually I'm not that kind of knowledgeable. 😄 You can search on internet. If you still need any further help then you can mail me. I'll try to help. 😇 Best wishes for you and your son. 🙂

[Moyurbird]

@OUTLANDISH PERSONNEL I'm so happy the great traveller visited my 🇧🇩 . We searched how 🇧🇩 because Muslims ☪️ & I epuld ❤️ to know who is buried in my bari (sylhet, osmaninogor, Tajpur Khazirgow) the bari ppl say its domeone important in the "mukam".can u help plz? U seem extremely knowledgeable

[Tikn]

He reached the port of Chittagong in modern-day Bangladesh intending to travel to Sylhet to meet Shah Jalal, who became so renowned that Ibn Battuta, then in Chittagong, made a one-month journey through the mountains of Kamaru near Sylhet to meet him.

[Mega Magikarp]

​@Stark Gamerwhat's an indian sylheti?

[AJ JAHABi]

From Chittagong

[Full Time Travelers (FTT)]

@Nahin There is, people from Silchar which is India speaks pure Sylheti.

[Nahin]

@Stark Gamer I didnt know there is anything called Indian sylheti

[Stark Gamer]

As an Indian sylheti,I was always told about Ibn battuta and Shah Jalal stories in my childhood.

[Said Xplore]

As a Moroccan traveler myself, Ibn battuta is definitely an inspiration

[Amar Saleem]

@Said Xplore 💜

[Said Xplore]

@Amar Saleem Thanks man, same thing. Many of my close friends are from Pakistan and I hope to visit them soon. May Allah help you overcome the floods

[Amar Saleem]

Much love for morocco from Pakistan.. I have many close friends from your country.. Great people..

[Ishthiyaque Ahmed]

Ibn Batuta entered Sri Lanka through the lagoon port of my hometown Puttalam and he mentioned the name of the city in his book. Also, he has visited the famous Adam's peak mountain in the central province as a part of his itinerary

[Antikseyyah]

Great traveller, visited his tomb in Tangier back in 2017. I read his notes before my travels. Huge respect!

[Artemis Moonbow]

I remember having to read his traveler's tales as an undergrad longer ago than I wish to admit. I remember being entranced by him, then exhausted by him, then sorry for him, and then I forgot about him. Enough of my own travels later I see this and see him differently. There is an Odinic quality to his seeking and that spirit moves me too. I wonder in an age of global communications and map completion is the journey that needs exploring is the one within? I'm sure now, with miles under my feet, that the inner journey is the point, and now I wonder if the inner journey was always possible from the start? I'm happy to hear the name of the traveler Ibn Battuta again.

[Nenenin Donu]

Ibn Battuta lived in such an interesting period when most of Asia was recovering from the Mongol conquests going through cultural transmissions and architectural development

[MyChannel]

@The Pilgrim 1581 actually "jesus" is nothing,the bible just got manipulated by some people

[Ryan Marlin]

@The Pilgrim 1581 I'll pray as any Muslim prays

[The Pilgrim 1581]

@Ryan Marlin 'Only in the name of JESUS CHRIST'. Amen 🙏

[The Pilgrim 1581]

@Ryan Marlin Praying for you. 🙏 JESUS loves you. Amen

[Ramio1983]

Ibn Battuta was unapologetically himself, i really admire that about him. Even though his amazing travels are what makes him famous and well loved- there are aspects of him that will trigger you- that's not to say he was a bad man by any stretch of the imagination, but his encounters and opinions were brutally honest. He DID expect gifts from the Elite and got upset when he didn't get any, he DID expect good food and a lavish care upon him upon his arrival, he DID take advantage of his status and had wives and kids that he knew he would abandon, he DID get offended at the sight of naked tribes and church bells ringing- but that's what i love about him- his honesty in his adventures, he really let the World know who he truly was- a remarkable traveller that had a taste of the good life and really couldn't get enough of it :)

[Great Expectations]

That is an honest man with pride and dignity.

[الطير الحر]

120000 kms and books of memories.

[Learn Moroccan Darja with Samir and Judit]

As a Moroccan it’s something inside us we just love travelling, I am grown up in a very poor area but yet I always had the dream to travel around the world, I studied hard and got a good job and now I visited, Malta, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Tunisia, UK, Netherlands, and Now living in Hungary, planning to continue the journey after that to the Middle East, u see it’s just something in us

[Kaoutar Taki]

We as Moroccans and Amazighs are proud of the great traveler Ibn Battuta 🇲🇦 ⵣ ♥ What a breathtaking trip ♥♥

[Adam]

@- Moroccan nationalism is good, it is pretty pro-islam; arab, turkish, iranian, afghani, indonesian nationalisms are bads becasue they are very socialists and secularists. As moroccans history made us learn nationalism, we were not nationalists but when we have been kicked from Andalusia we developed our own nationalism, to defend our particularities from the iberian barbar christians at the north and the turks at the est (our "brothers" who didn't helped us during the war against the spaniards). Our nationalism led us to beat the christians when they tried to conquer us in the battle of Alcácer Quibir. I can assure you that we developed nationalism for self-defence, arab countries (like Syria, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia) didn't developed nationalism because they are surrounded by muslim nations, we did because we bordered at the north the christian kingdoms, if we had no nationalism today all of North Africa (not only Morocco) would have been christian: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4PIcq2hZs2Cl5I this is what our nationalism has done for Islam.

[Kaoutar Taki]

@almora @mimaash My dear compatriots don't waste your time with a hater ...People all over the world are proud of the history , the civilization and symbols of their countries...but unfortunately the hate that it holds in his heart pushed him to say funny and insane things , anyone reading his comment will just laugh at him.

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@almora what will i not understand ? does being morocoon makes your mind think different ?

[almora]

@- You won't understand cuz ur not Moroccan close the topic "big minded"

[emma]

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[Vishnu Sankaran]

I had seen multiple references of him in my Indian textbooks. And had wondered how he has travelled to so many places. Didn't know he was from Morocco ❤️⚽❇️

[mastersensie]

His tomb is in Tangier city, Morocco

[Nina Bessaiah]

I'm so glad that ibn-battuta has written down his magnificent story so people like us could learn from his journey, as an Algerian a Morocco neighbor country we started learning about him since elementary school with small text as "IBN_Battuta on his journey to Hadj" which every Algerian is familiar with, but also dived into some of his stories in different regions in middle school's history and french/English classes

[Aakash Dwivedi]

In India his legacy still lives on, his adventures and experiences were introduced to us as kids through our school textbooks and we even have poems and songs about him here. Its quite fascinating really, the impact a solitary man can have

[[A]nurag]

@بريطانيا بعيون حافظة there is not to be honest haha. The guys making claim by himself, in fact majority doesn't even know him, India is not what it's shown in map, we had war between hindu ruler vs muslim ruler all the time. Not sure of ibn batuta, his view on india . We never had single empire, who conquer whole india, throughout history.

[بريطانيا بعيون حافظة]

im moroccan can you tell us the songs india made about him?

[Noxious Maddy]

@facto shala 😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣

[Snow Moon]

praveen I doubt it sis.

[Alan Charles]

I wish I had sought out more about Ibn Firnas while I was in Baghdad 1980-85. I apologise if I missed a part of this piece that referred to Baghdad, I only know that there was a statue of the brave genius there. I did love hearing your immaculate pronunciation of the Arabic words! It took me back!

[Byzantine Tales]

There are many people who may have followed a similar itinerary. Ibn Batuta was lucky to write about it and at the same time write his name in history.

[MrxGamex]

Crazy how one can travel around the globe on foot in a lifetime. Respect to Ibn Batuta

[Haider Alnaser]

My dad (who is a shiek himself) has a copy of his book (الرحلة) in his library And as one who read the book in its entirety I have to say you did a great job Bless

[A random zoomer]

That’s an amazing life. I’m so glad he wrote all these travels down for us to read about

[MH VALUE]

ibn Battuta is not underrated in Muslim world.I read books of him in my child hood edit: omg to many likes thank you all.

[بريطانيا بعيون حافظة]

@Devansh Gupta. thank you ,can u put all song please

[Sweden Elias]

His house is in Morocco, visitors come to see it, and his grave is in Morocco, too, visitors come to visit him, and he left a beautiful book that we studied in the secondary school in Morocco.

[Devansh Gupta.]

@RamessesXVIII 🤣🤣 i didn't notice it mentions Japan.

[Tsubame Sanjo]

@Devansh Gupta. Japan!? If the translation is correct, the lyrics say that his shoes went to Japan. I am Japanese. I was surprised that Japan appeared in the song. Since when is this song sung? I would like to know more. Unfortunately, Ibn Battutah is not very famous in Japan. It may be because he never visit to Japan. It can't be helped because it's farther than Beijing. I'm happy that his shoes came to Japan🥲 Thank you for making this song. I was moved by the bond between the great traveler and people of the countries he visited, who are still connected by him. What a great traveler.

[RamessesXVIII]

Right I remember learning about him in school I lived in Damascus 2004-2012

[Aditia Maulana]

pure explorer and traveler without any bad motive (golden, glory & gospel)

[Halim Hadi]

Such a will and vision from a 21 years old to set afoot throughout the globe alone. What a huge character this man was

[omar ezzaoua]

I am heading to Tangiers to visit his tomb. His legacy is an inspiration to the world not just Moroccans

[Jadido7]

@omar ezzaoua i just googled it, thanks

[omar ezzaoua]

It is indeed in Tangiers. You can google its location.

[Jadido7]

He died in Marrakesh, but I don’t think his tomb is known

[H H]

I’m so glad to see this video on him. My mom would always tell me stories about him when I was a child. She told me when she was in school in Lebanon they learned about him. On a side note, I love how everywhere he went he was welcomed by a king, a high ranking government official, or a wealthy and influential person. I feel like if I made that trek and I showed up I’d probably look homeless at which point they’d kick me out loll

[Real Hades]

As a Moroccan, I love seeing my country's history getting recognition

[Moe Hayouni]

@Real Hades only one of the two things concerning religion in Morocco, you are a muslim or a jew, since you said you dont like to live in a muslim country, you ask your parent about your culture, Moroccan culture, identify youself as such woiuld ease the minds.

[gracefull lady]

@Ran but it doesn't mean he's from middle east or whatever

[gracefull lady]

@Maryam morocco is for everyone this coutry was always paeceful with all the religions muslim or not it doesn't matter you don't like you leave it

[Ran]

@Ohe referred himself as a muslim, so are a lot of Muslim figures they don’t accept racism, plus nationalities haven’t existed back then so yeah

[Maryam]

it does not matter "Im not muslim" you live in a muslim country and nation respect it or LEAVE.

[Aliff]

He was such a fiery, crazy dude for doing what he did yet respectable due to his knowledge. I would love to host and chat with him if he is alive today. To travel and be accepted in many nations shows that he is humble yet accommodating every new culture he encountered. Sure, he got paid for jobs he took around the nation and received gifts due to being guest of important people but how he maintained all that through different culture, that is magnificent. Man got skills!

[Shaikh Azam]

I've seen a documentary of many hours on Ibn Batuta and believe me thats one of the most epic real travel stories I've ever seen. The guy has seen everything

[عطر السفر و التأمل Scents of Travel & Meditation]

Ibn Batuta completed all side quests in game of life & unlocked trophy level 100 😂

[Smd]

Birds killed: 199/200

[aï siran]

As a Moroccan, I love people knowing more about our history. This man has traveled so much and had a lot of knowledge.

[I-am-Ali]

The world was a very big place back then. Imagine living there and traveling in that time. The stories you could tell, the people you would meet, the dangers.. Just marvelous!

[Broken Bridge]

A movie should be made about this man's life n journey's to distant lands. He would likely become very popular. Great video.

[adamnesico]

Movie? He deserves at least a 60 chapter series.

[RamessesXVIII]

He is very popular just not outside of Arabia

[Dr PK]

A series of movies even cartoons. Marco Polo was nothing compared to him. Although many say Marco Polo was an imaginary story.

[Snow Moon]

Well who ll make a series on his life? Muslims dont ve time it seems.Hollywood can...but they wont i think.

[Kal Hussain]

It's incredible the amount of leaders and local dignitaries that would welcome and then host him. He must've had some presence and a great back story to afford him such hospitality!

[Ahmad Hussain]

I read his book Safarnama (biography) in urdu language in early 90s very interesting. Specially when he went to india and saw "satti* a widow burnt alive with her died husband after seeing this ibni batuta said in his biography that he fall and unconscious for hours there, when he woke up he saw only dust of burnt woods.

[mastersensie]

@Zafar ظفر it's ibn fadlan who traveled to viking land

[Zafar ظفر]

The same I have heard about a Muslim traveller who has similar name to ibn battuta Idk it was in Viking land where a girl was burned alongside an old man or woman who died of natural causes and they claimed it to be their ritual

[Yunu]

He stayed for a while in my ancestors home in Chaliyam at Calicut while he visited India. Hope someone will guide me to take look at travel history in Calicut. He especially mentioned in it as the information I got from 4 generation before.

[Hooman Adnan]

What a adventurous & interesting life he lived 🙌🏼❤️ MashaAllah ❤️ From Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[Haru khan]

I have read Ibn Battuta book about his travelling experience, the book contains nearly 600 pages. If anybody read this book be will be amaze how he faces so many problem and overcome it.

[Red Moor]

Ibn battuta is so underrated, he deserves more recognition. Anyway, he is still the pride of Morocco ❤🇲🇦

[SUNSHINEWHITE]

He is not underatted in Aceh

[3M LONEL]

@تيكشبيلا توليولا شفت قلتي حتا الهنود باغين يسرقونا واش قالو ابن بطوطة هندي ولا شنو ؟😂

[تيكشبيلا توليولا]

@3M LONEL تكلموا على رحلات ابن بطوطة والزعبي كان مغامر ع ربي حفظه مايقتلوه بعض الشعوب المتوحشة احيانا يلقي بنفسه التهلكة في مرة قريت انه مشى لشعوب متوحشة ماخلا ل الهند ولا باكستان هنا في هد الفيديو مشى لسمرقند حدا إيران وازريبيدجان واوزبيكيستان وقالوا انه اختطف وسرق من طرف هنود والله يرحمه غامر يحسن عوانو فكرني في مغامرات بنو هلال مساكن رحلة طويلة قاموا بها مليئة بالمشاكل والحروب وأيام وشهور في العداب والغربة

[3M LONEL]

@تيكشبيلا توليولا شنو قالو ؟

[Kal Mon]

@UCPgPgvYp28rJqqZwYEnOxPw والله و النعم منكم الف و نتشرف فأهل المغرب كله من الأدنى الى الأقصى 💙 للأسف نشروا الفتنة لدرجة تلاقي ابناء بلد الواحد صاروا كارهين بعض و يدوروا عاليفرقهم بدل الدين و التاريخ الطويل و المشرف الي يجمعهم،، ما بقول الا الله يلعن الإستعمار الي زرع بذور هالفرقة و القومية العمياء سواء وطنية او عرقية.. و على فكرة فالشام في كثير عائلات من أصول مغاربية و حتى فالقدس حي المغاربة تسمى نسبة للمغرابة الي سكنوه ايام صلاح الدين. و في بلدتنا في عائلة المغربي و اصولهم شمال افريقيا. و كثير من الناس الي كانت تسافر الحج ثم تقدس حجها بمعنى تمر على الاقصى في طريق عودتها من الحج، كانت تستقر فالمنطقة بطريقة او بأخرى. و هذا الكلام حتى فترة قريبة جدا، مثلا ياسين بقوش الي انشهر في مسلسل غوار كان اصله ليبي و ابوه مرض فرجعته من الحج و استقر في دمشق و ما عرف عن اصوله حتى تواصلت معه عمته بعد ما طلع عالتلفزيون فكل الوطن العربي. هذا غير العشائر و القبائل الي لها وجود فالشام و فالمغرب العربي طبعا

[HIKARI]

He explored the world without a passport what a legend 🙌

[Taher93]

My Origin is from Sylhet, Bangladesh, though I live in England, Shah Jalal is a widely known religious figure in my country, and to know that he received Ibn Battuta makes me very happy.

[nico raka]

" i braced my resolution to quit my dear ones, female and male, and forsook my home as birds forsake their nest" is indeed a message from a person that would go far away for a long long time

[Tina Braxton]

This is fascinating. I had never learned much about Ibn Battuta, except in various histories that state he was here or there.

[The Green world 🌍]

Oh man what a life he lived centuries ago, Really amazing to imagine 💯

[chris]

What an awesome episode! Great to learn of Ibn Battuta incredible legacy. Wow, much love and respect to Morocco. 🇺🇸🇲🇦

[El Shanks]

@Cergun 💀💀💀💀💀💀

[Cergun]

Man really called him “Ibn” 💀

[chris]

@H3w4 🇺🇸🇲🇦

[H3w4]

Don't put the Amertiard flag next to Morocco

[Ari Haqi]

ibn means "son (of)"

[HD joker]

As a Moroccan, I am extremely proud of this greatest traveler of all time, Cheers to you my grandfather

[XXX YYY]

Yes we are, he's a hero in which we take great pride as Moroccans!

[Labeed Abdul]

What an incredible life.. A man who travelled for 24 years... I have not known anyone who would have done this

[JavaoftheLava]

Ibn Battuta is a hero of mine. I’ve always had wanderlust and it wasn’t until I was 22 that I listened to the little voice telling me to go and wandered around for 3 years. It was the best decision I ever made.

[Romeo November Echo]

What a character he was....Hats off

[awaaljowder]

I learned about him in grades 1 to 6 in my Arabic classes Thank you for the childhood memories I really remembered a lot of grade 2 rn 💔

[Abheeth Podinilame]

He was a great explorer no doubt about that but imagine his parents waited nearly 24 years to see his son coming back home even though couldn't make it and that's heartbreaking,

[Shakir Sohail]

@Justina Musyoka no he didn't have wife and kids, set out at 21, also he was a great Islamic judge/ qadhi, a very strong Islamic believer,in islam you cannot have relationship without a marriage, so either he lived single,or married on his return...there is no other way

[Snow Moon]

@M Horrible..esp in ectreme weathers.

[M]

That was the 14th century. I assume it was quite common back then. We cannot imagine what traveling was like during those times.

[AA]

@Aditya Saxena I wouldn't feel anything

[Snow Moon]

True...he should ve been in touch with them.

[Faizan Alam]

Thank you for making such a detailed video of his journeys and accomplishments and giving him the spotlight he deserves.

[S.P]

This man I can see had been driven by curiosity, and had it not been for the sultan calling him back to Morocco, I’m pretty sure he potentially could have explored the rest of Africa regardless of religion or doctrine. Very interesting man 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[Ser Rico]

WoW this guy is incredible. Thanks for making this vid, I am saddened by the dislike some have on explorers. Some were less than stellar BUT one cannot deny their adventurous spirit.

[Islombek]

I can confidently say that one of the biggest milestone which i ever had was to decide to learn English language I never heard of that person but thanks to this channel I now have idea about this prominent explorer I don't think that i can find better KZbin channel that makes a historical video content better than you do "Knowledgia" team Good luck

[justaguy]

The others great famus explorer traveling by their groups of people and follow by haundred ships but this guy just by himself exploring the known world using his knowledge and diplomacy was something else you know. I can say he is the greatest explorer in that criteria.

[The Emperor Of ManKind]

Inn Battuta: Refuses a regular 5 to 9 job Decides to go abroad exploring Goes on a pilgrimage to mecca 3 times just cause he can Explores the entire Muslim world Returns back Makes his biography Dies in year 69 Refuses to elaborate Absolute mad lad

[Ahmad Hafis]

Everyone : Would you elaborate? Him : No, I don't think I would...

[Xayaatuu]

Next level.

[Les chroniques financières de Younal]

So proud to be 🇲🇦. So inspiring heritage. So many kilometers

[Mr. King Kitty]

As a person who wants to travel the world, this is inspiring!

[Alok Narain]

A very well researched text , wonderfully narrated and a very clear explanatory map showing Ibn Batuta's journeys . Hoping for more such knowledgeable videos in future Thank you.

[Chill]

If there’s not already one, there should be a movie made about his life. Insane.