Muhаmmаd Ibn Bаttutа or Ibn Bаṭūṭаh (February 25, 1304 – 1368 оr 1369), fullу ʾAbū ʿAbd al-Lāh Muḥаmmаd ibn ʿAbd аl-Lāh l-Lаwātī ṭ-Ṭanǧī ibn Bаṭūṭаh, was a mеdiеvаl Moroccan trаvеlеr аnd scholar...
He then firmly grasped the knife, and its sharpness and the force with which he urged it were such, that he severed his head from his body, and it fell on the ground. Ibn Battuta
He then firmly grasped the knife, and its sharpness and the force with which he urged it were such, that he severed his head from his body, and it fell on the ground.
I one day saw, in the assembly of this prince, a man with a knife in his hand, which he placed upon his own neck; he then made a long speech, not a word of which I could understand. Ibn Battuta
I one day saw, in the assembly of this prince, a man with a knife in his hand, which he placed upon his own neck; he then made a long speech, not a word of which I could understand.
Their men are of the same form with ourselves, except that their mouths are like those of dogs ;6 but the women have mouths like other folks. Ibn Battuta
Their men are of the same form with ourselves, except that their mouths are like those of dogs ;6 but the women have mouths like other folks.
I proceeded, therefore, and after a voyage of fifty days, came to the countries of the hBarahnakār,5 a people who have mouths like those of dogs. This is a vile race. Ibn Battuta
I proceeded, therefore, and after a voyage of fifty days, came to the countries of the hBarahnakār,5 a people who have mouths like those of dogs. This is a vile race.
They have no religion, neither that of the Hindoos nor any other. They live in houses made of reeds upon the sea-shore. Their trees are those of the ibanana, the kfawfel and the lbetel-nut. Ibn Battuta
They have no religion, neither that of the Hindoos nor any other. They live in houses made of reeds upon the sea-shore. Their trees are those of the ibanana, the kfawfel and the lbetel-nut.
Who lives sees, but who travels sees more. Ibn Battuta
Who lives sees, but who travels sees more.
But God, in his goodness, gave us a good wind, and we steered our course in a direction from him, so that we saw no more of him; nor had we any knowledge of the particulars of his shape. Ibn Battuta
But God, in his goodness, gave us a good wind, and we steered our course in a direction from him, so that we saw no more of him; nor had we any knowledge of the particulars of his shape.
They said, What we supposed to be a mountain, is really a Rokh,1 and if he sees us, we shall assuredly perish, there being now between us and him a distance of ten miles only. Ibn Battuta
They said, What we supposed to be a mountain, is really a Rokh,1 and if he sees us, we shall assuredly perish, there being now between us and him a distance of ten miles only.
I was much astonished at this: but, seeing the sailors in the utmost perturbation, and bidding farewell to one another, I said, Pray what is the matter? Ibn Battuta
I was much astonished at this: but, seeing the sailors in the utmost perturbation, and bidding farewell to one another, I said, Pray what is the matter?
The wind then became calmed in some degree: when, after sun-rise, we perceived that the mountain we had seen was in the air, and that we could see light between it and the sea. Ibn Battuta
The wind then became calmed in some degree: when, after sun-rise, we perceived that the mountain we had seen was in the air, and that we could see light between it and the sea.
Traveling - it gives you home in thousand strange places, then leaves you a stranger in your own land. Ibn Battuta
Traveling - it gives you home in thousand strange places, then leaves you a stranger in your own land.
Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. Ibn Battuta
Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.