islamic empire

An illustrated biography of Ibn Battuta that describes his nearly thirty years of traveling throughout the Islamic Empire during the 1300s, as recorded in a book about his travels, the Rihla.

"In 1325, a young Muslim man named Ibn Battuta set out on a religious pilgrimage to Mecca. It would be nearly thirty years before he returned home. Ibn Battuta was a fourteenth-century pilgrim, traveler, scholar, and writer. He walked, sailed, and rode some seventy-five thousand miles across the medieval Muslim world, covering the equivalent of forty-four modern-day countries. This volume details the fascinating cultures Battuta experienced: the people he met, the foods he ate, the dangers he faced, plus his viewpoints on family, religion, and slavery. Learn how the legacy of this medieval traveler still resonates today.".

Chronicles Arab explorer Sheikh Ibn Battuta's twenty-five-year pilgrimage to Mecca in 1325, describing his travels to the lands of every Muslim ruler of his time, including East Africa, Byzantium, Iraq, southern Russia, India, Ceylon, and China.

A biography of Avicenna, Muslim Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist, considered to be one of the greatest of the medieval Islamic physicians, discussing his childhood and the emergence of Islam.

Chronicles the life and career of Ibn Battuta, a fourteenth-century Moroccan adventurer and religious scholar who traveled extensively along the Silk Road.

A collection of essays in which leading authorities examine the legal and cultural oppression of non-Muslims in Islamic societies.

Examines the contributions Muslims around the world have made to the study and advancement of science, medicine, and technology.

Discusses the extraordinary scientific discoveries and advancements in the Islamic world after the birth of Muhammed in 570 and their impact on Western civilization in subsequent centuries and today.

A biography of Avicenna, Muslim Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist, considered to be one of the greatest of the medieval Islamic physicians, discussing his childhood and the emergence of Islam.

Illustrations and text provide a detailed overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, focusing on the development of numerous regional centers of art in Spain, North Africa, Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, Iraq, and Yemen as well as the western and northeastern provinces of Iran.