Ibn Battuta part 23
Ibn Battuta leaves Basra by boat
At Basra I embarked in a sumbuq, that is a small boat, for Ubulla, which lies ten miles distant....
Ibn Battuta part 22
After the night prayer they began to recite their litany. A number of loads of wood had been brought in and kindled into a...
Ibn Battuta part 21
Another good habit of theirs is this. The orphan children sit in the bazaar, each with two baskets, one large and one small. When...
Ibn Battuta part 20
On this journey, our stay at Medina lasted four days. We used to spend every night in the illustrious mosque, where the people, after...
Ibn Battuta part 19
From Tabuk the caravan travels with great speed night and day, for fear of this desert. Halfway through is the valley of al-Ukhaydir, which...
Ibn Battuta part 18
Funeral customs
The Damascenes observe an admirable order in funeral processions. They walk in front of the bier while reciters intone the Koran in beautiful...
Ibn Battuta part 17
The story of a slave who broke a valuable dish
Besides these there are endowments for other charitable purposes. One day as I went along...
Ibn Battuta part 16
The footprints from which it derives its name are certain footprints impressed upon a rock there, which are said to be the mark of...
Ibn Battuta part 15
A controversial theologian
One of the principal Hanbalite doctors at Damascus was Taqi ad-Din Ibn Taymiya, a man of great ability and wide learning, but...
Ibn Battuta part 14
The eastern door, called the Jayrun door, is the largest of the doors of the mosque. It also has a large passage, leading out...
