The Odyssey of Ibn Battuta: Uncommon Tales of a Medieval AdventurerIbn Battuta was, without doubt, one of the worlds truly great travelers. Born in fourteenth century Morocco, and a contemporary of Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta left an account in his own words of his remarkable journeys, punctuated by adventure and peril, throughout the Islamic world and beyond. Whether sojourning in Delhi and the Maldives, wandering through the mazy streets of Cairo and Damascus, or contesting with pirates and shipwreck, the indefatigable

and outbreaks of violence

the author continues through the second juz'(two ḥizbs) of Sūrat al-Baqarah

the battles of the Camel and Siffin

Islamic manners and the history of Islamic consultation and leadership to provide a simple

It will open the door to asking better questions of our Muslim neighbors

and through the creative lives of people who give a human face to the beauty at the core of both faiths

the seven readings

Publisher:‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

and it comes in every color

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1871031690

Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers

Adapted from Murad al-Adnani's book of litanies and translated from the Arabic by Ribaat's own Nishat Lal