Feb 22, 2017 the travels of ibn jubayr by william wright, 9780906094457, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. His travels took him across the mediterranean, reaching alexandria in spring 1183. Sep 16, 2016 ibn jubayr, also written ibn jubair, ibn jobair, and ibn djubayr, was a geographer, traveler and poet from alandalus. The following year jubayr left for a hajj pilgrimage to mecca. This is a translated, annotated, and illustrated version of ibn jubayr s 12thcentury travel narrative, oriented towards a general audience with an interest in the history of the medieval middle east. Said is held in the highest esteem by scholars of the shia and sunni islamic tradition and was considered one of the leading jurists of the time. Jul 22, 2018 this theme has been generally adopted by muslim scholars in the last century. His travel chronicle describes the pilgrimage he made to mecca from 1183 to 1185, in the years preceding the third crusade. Ibn jubayr explicitly says the muslim community bewails the injustice of a landlord of its own faith, and applauds the conduct of its opponent and enemy, the frankish landlord, and is accustomed to justice from him page 317. The effects of spirituality in shaping the human behaviour. Start studying voyages of world history chapter 11.
His chronicle describes saladins domains in egypt and the levant which he. The larger of the two main islamic groups that formed after alis death. Abu hussain muhammed ibn ahmad ibn jubayr or jubair alkenani was born around 1145 in valencia, then a thriving region of moorish spain, and by 1182 was high secretary for the emir of granada. Ashurs influential book on the history of the crusades, published in 1963, and in ahmad halwanis 1991 popular book that examines the role of ibn. The travels of ibn jubayr the e j w gibb memorial trust. The extracts that follow are from the english version of his travels. Ibn jubayr studied in the town of jativa where his father worked as a civil servant. He was regarded as one of the leading members of the tabiin d. Written more than eight hundred years ago and now translated into english, this is the firsthand account of a wise and scholarly spanish mulsim. Ibn jubayr performed two more pilgrimages, his second came upon hearing the news of salah eldins reconquest of alquds jerusalem, and the third after the death of his beloved wife. The travels of ibn jubayr are not as exciting as those of ibn battuta and this translation isnt very well done, making it a difficult read. Muslim travelers, such as ibn jubayr 11451217 and ibn battuta 468, on their pilgrimages to mecca, and young english elites travelling around europe, in the 17th and 18th centuries, to expand their knowledge of its languages, architecture, geography, and to learn more about its culture.
The travels of ibn jubayr is a somewhat hyperbolic account of the curiosities he encountered. There are other problems with the chain and the text, which ibn asakir addresses in bayan alwahm. It is strange how such a garbled story reached ibn jubayr. He travelled widely, offering good accounts of the life of muslims and their surroundings throughout the known world. Gubayr, muhammad ibn ahmad ibn jubayr, schiapparelli full view 1906.
Ibn jubayr, description of sicily, 1184 napa valley college. This paper analyzes ibn jubayrs travelogue, or rihla, which he wrote about his journey from moorish spain to mecca. The main part of the book covers eight months spent in mecca and gives one of the fullest early descriptions of the city and its ritual. Both imam alfakhr arraziyy in his explanation of the quran, volume 30, page 94 and imam albayhaqiyy in his books, alasma wassifat, page 245 and fathulbari, volume, page 428 related this explanation from ibn abbas. The travels of ibn jubayr 1907 edition open library. Jansen, joanna drell, and frances andrews philadelphia. Voyages of world history chapter 11 flashcards quizlet. Ibn qulayb also related that about said ibn jubayr who took his knowledge from abdullah ibn abbas and ibn umar. Under the early abbasid caliphs, who ruled from 7501250 ce, the mosque around the kaaba was expanded and modified several times. Yet, the mushabbihah insist on taking the literal meaning and attribute the shin to allah, by saying saq literally means shin. The order in which the verses of the quran were revealedthat the chapters and verses were not revealed in one place but rather in stages over a period of twentythree years during the prophets mission is authenticated not only by historical evidence but also from evidence from the various verses. Ibn jubayrs travel narrative abulhusayn muhammad ibn ahmad ibn jubayr was born to a welltodo family in 1145 ce, in valencia, spain. He took up work as a secretary at the court of nearby granada, where, in 1182, a dreadful bit of peer pressure from his boss sent him sailing halfway across the known world. Over the course of his pilgrimage, the traveler was irrevocably changed by what he saw and experienced, and this personal development provides a 1muhammad ibn ahmad ibn jubayr, the travels of ibn jubayr, being the chronicles of a mediaeval spanish moor concerning his.
The travels of ibn jubayr ibn jubair ronald broadhurst on. Travels of ibn jubayr by muhammad ibn ahmad ibn jubayr. Fathalbari, volume, page 428 related this explanation from ibn abbas. May 01, 2011 the travels of ibn jubair was wrights first publication, made when he was only 23 years old. The journey of the hajj, one of the five pillars of islam, links together not only muslims of different nationalities but also muslims across time.
In this essay we will follow the journeys of two celebrated muslim travellers, ibn jubayr and evliya celebi whilst documenting their travels. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. It is important to note that while we might transliterate his name into hebrew as ibn gevirol or ibn gavirol, the family name is most likely a combination of the arabic ibn jubayr b sound, no v sound in arabic with the spanish suffix ol. His travel chronicle describes the pilgrimage he made to mecca from 1183 to. Like ibn kh q n or perhaps the previous year, and died in and ibn bass m, ibn alim m travelled alexandria in. The travels of ibn jubair muslim heritagemuslim heritage. Ibn jubayr, originally from an arab family in spain, is best known for the account he wrote of his journey to the east. Nonetheless, ibn jubayr lived during an important time in history, it was a few decades before spain fell to the christians. So, he sent his private messanger khalid bin abdullah alqasry to makkah. The travels of ibn jubayr work by ibn jubayr britannica.
Ibn jubayr, originally from an arab family in spain, is best known for the. Ruins delivering messages in fact, as in fiction, ruins were read as messages by pious and thoughtful muslims. Ibn jubayr, description of sicily, in medieval italy. According to travel writers, such as the ibn jubayr who saw the kaaba in 1183 ce, it retained the eighth century abbasid form for several centuries.
He ended up back in alexandria where he stayed until his death on the 30 th of shaaban, 614 ah november 30, 1217 ce. Our seminar will embark on a journey around the mediterranean with ibn jubayr, a twelfth century spanish muslim who recorded his experiences during his pilgrimage to mecca and medina in a remarkably lively and detailed first hand account. Ibn jubayr, spanish muslim known for a book recounting his pilgrimage to mecca. Basic structures and signs of alienation in the ri. The son of a civil servant, ibn jubayr became secretary to the almohad governor of granada, but he left that post for his pilgrimage, which was begun in 1183 and ended with his return to granada in 1185. Sunnis, meaning the people of custom and the community, holds that the leader of islam should be chosen by consensus and that legitimate claims to descent are only through the male line. In the introduction we are reminded of the reasons for ibn jubairs travels.
Abid almalik was even more spiteful than alhajjaj with saeed. All in all, ibn jubayrs journey took two years and two months, him and his friend returned safely to granada on the 22 nd of muharram, 581 ah april 25, 1185 ce, and not too long after that, he sat down and gave us the very first travelogue in the history of travel writing. Understanding the crusades from an islamic perspective. The andalusi muslim secretary to the almohad governor of granada, ibn jubayr, wrote. The son of a civil servant, ibn jubayr became secretary to the. Viaggio in ispagna, sicilia, siria e palestina, mesopotamia, arabia, egitto. The effects of spirituality in shaping the human behaviour an islamic perspective. Ibn jubayrs account of his journey from his home in then islamic spain to the holy cities of mecca and medina, syria, the crusader kingdoms and ultimately. He chose a valley near makkah so as no one would know him. He was a descendant of abdalsalam ibn jabayr who in 740 had accompanied an army sent by the caliph of damascus to put down a berber uprising in his spanish provinces. The travels of ibn jubair1907 wikisource, the free online. This exhibit maps the journey of the twelfth century traveler, ibn jubayr, following the route of his pilgrimage to mecca and medina, beginning and ending at his home in granada, spain. Jun 07, 2012 author of the travels of ibn jubayr, ri. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
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