Ibn Battuta was born in 1304 in Tangier, Morocco(Mckay.p.265). He was brought up as a Muslim. One thing that Muslims believed in was going on a pilgrimage, called a hajj, to the city of Mecca. When he was 21 years old, Ibn Battuta decided that it was time for his first pilgrimage. He set out for Mecca. Along the way he joined a group of other travelers for safety. Ibn Battuta was a famous Muslim …showed first 75 words of 823 total…

…showed last 75 words of 823 total…Battuta/Ibn_Battuta_Rihla.html) Ibn told his many adventures to a writer who turned the events into a Travel Book. How Ibn Battuta spent the remaining years of his life is unknown. He died in Fez around 1369. Work Cited 1*Travels of IBN Batutta, website. http://www.ummah.net/history/scholars/ibn_battuta/ 2*WebEncyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Battuta 3* McKay. Sixth edition. A History of World Societies 4*Ibn in Mecca and Medina.website. http