Travels of Ibn Batutah (Coursework Sample)

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Travels of Ibn Battutah

Literature Review
The travels of Ibn Battutah to the corners of the world present the people with an understanding about early life in Islam that varied from region to region. The people in early Islamic history had differing lifestyles influenced by their regional settings that vary of broad spectrum. The book by Smith relays the events that occurred during the travels of Ibn Battutah during his visit to Maldives and Africa (Mackintosh-Smith, pp. 231-295). The story narrates the array of events and hospitality that Ibn Battutah witnessed as well as the differing cultural values followed by the people. The book narrates the lack of fellowship of Islam as well as the lack of Islamic practices in variety of things. The book describes Battutah’s experiences in the contrasting regions and the difference in hospitalities offered to him.
Travel to Maldives
Maldives is comprised up of many islands ruled by a sultan whose authority was over all the islands in the region. The land of Maldives was abundant in coco-palms and was among the primary sources of food apart from fish. The people of Maldives were pious people who practiced Islam believing in Allah and His Prophet Muhammad (Mackintosh-Smith, pp. 231-295). The people of Maldives were highly hospitable and had high regards for people that travelled to the area. The people of Maldives got introduced to Islam by a previous explorer that visited the region and came across the custom followed by the people of Maldives that required to offer a virgin female to the Jinn that haunted the place once every month. The explorer ward off the Jinn by reciting verses of the Quran. The people of Maldives quickly accepted Islam in order to safeguard themselves from the evil spirit and destroyed the idols in the budkhanah (Mackintosh-Smith, pp. 231-295). The people of Maldives, however, had a weird practice, as the women in Maldives did not cover their upper bodies while in public. Ibn Battutah tried to end the prevalent practice of the people but his efforts were in vain. Similarly, another peculiar habit of the people in Maldives was that the wives never ate with their husbands. Similarly, the women of the tribe were prohibited from leaving the island and the husbands leaving the island were required to divorce their wives (Mackintosh-Smith, pp. 231-295).
Travel to Africa
Battutah’s travel to African region was filled with challenges and risks during which, he witnessed various encounters of death and malice. Batt...