Ibn Battuta - The Great Traveler - Extra History - Part 1

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  • @laminbarrow
    @laminbarrow 4 роки тому +5426

    Correction: Muslims do not bow down to the footprints of Abraham near the Kabba. Instead, they pray and bow down to the God of Abraham near the Kaaba

    • @SharjeelZahid1
      @SharjeelZahid1 4 роки тому +178

      Yes I was about to point out this correction myself

    • @bosbanon3452
      @bosbanon3452 4 роки тому +118

      Near the kaaba? Our god does not resoded here it's his house but doesn't mean he live here

    • @malikfaisal416
      @malikfaisal416 4 роки тому +195

      @@bosbanon3452 I understand what he meant, wrong choice of words probably

    • @ExcelonTheFourthAvalonHeirs
      @ExcelonTheFourthAvalonHeirs 4 роки тому +33

      @@bosbanon3452
      No one said that.

    • @leftadnan007
      @leftadnan007 4 роки тому +126

      Yes, agree. Thank you for pointing this out. We muslims only saw the footprint as a monument. Kabba meanwhile only serves as a main center point for our prayer to god.

  • @coolground
    @coolground 4 роки тому +2331

    I'd like to point out that Hajj isn't only an Islamic duty of men but also women

  • @alfyanrauf6616
    @alfyanrauf6616 2 роки тому +420

    "Curiosity and the seeking of knowledge is considered a religious duty" A great quote, and a forgotten one to many muslims today. Thanks for bringing it up.

    • @malif1279
      @malif1279 2 роки тому +33

      "Seek knowledge even unto China" is still a great commonly referred to quote in some Islamic lectures here fortunately

    • @meowiguess903
      @meowiguess903 Рік тому +7

      ​@@malif1279If I'm not wrong, it's a false hadith but hey, it works to motivate people 😁

    • @Yesterdaywas17
      @Yesterdaywas17 4 місяці тому +1

      ​False hadeeth?
      ​@@meowiguess903
      You mean weak hadith
      No body knows
      It could be true or false hadith
      So don't just make plain claim

    • @golamsarower109
      @golamsarower109 Місяць тому

      @@Yesterdaywas17 NO ITS A MANMADE HADITH....BECAUSE,HADITH IS CHECKED BY THE ORDER OF THE RABIS(WHO IS THE TELLER OF THE HADITH).IN THIS HADITH THE ORDER OF THAT HADITH IS NOT MATCHED...SO ITS A FALSE HADITH.

    • @KaKa-ij9zz
      @KaKa-ij9zz 22 дні тому

      ​@@Yesterdaywas17there things called false Hadith meaning "موضوع" pronounced "Mo-du" which means false

  • @johncao6516
    @johncao6516 4 роки тому +2702

    Ibn Battuta: is a judge.
    Also Ibn Battuta: is very judgemental.
    That makes sense.

    • @aziz00181
      @aziz00181 4 роки тому +63

      Yes, interesting remark.

    • @Cleeon
      @Cleeon 4 роки тому +47

      That's match his career 😂🤔

    • @aiesyahsyahirah4717
      @aiesyahsyahirah4717 4 роки тому +89

      It’s his job to be judgmental😂😂

    • @strixgaming4271
      @strixgaming4271 4 роки тому +9

      If I see U doing wrong by god law is that make me judgemental

    • @2MeterLP
      @2MeterLP 4 роки тому +41

      I guess he kinda has to be. What kind of judge would he be if he didnt do everything to enforce the law? Cant just let things go on a whim.

  • @Kickysan
    @Kickysan 4 роки тому +590

    3:09 Islam also considers seeking knowledge as part of good deeds, because its for towards self betterment and advancement.

    • @judicatorhurayth1927
      @judicatorhurayth1927 3 роки тому +9

      Yup

    • @Kickysan
      @Kickysan 3 роки тому +8

      @@judicatorhurayth1927 Salam brother, yes : ]

    • @awaisjamil9956
      @awaisjamil9956 3 роки тому +1

      And betterment of others as well

    • @91YEHNAH
      @91YEHNAH 3 роки тому +6

      @@judicatorhurayth1927 ironic when you see Muslim fundamentalists... The Arab world was a beacon for science until circa 1500...
      In the words of a certain orangutan: Sad.

    • @ensis8716
      @ensis8716 3 роки тому +1

      @@91YEHNAH Care to say the name of the "orangutan"?

  • @DragoniteSpam
    @DragoniteSpam 4 роки тому +3753

    "in addition to descriptions of food, agriculture, religious life and court processions, he often remarked on how attractive he found the local ladies"
    Good grief, history stole _another_ trope from anime.

  • @_MrPixel_
    @_MrPixel_ 4 роки тому +3008

    This guy's life sounds like a D&D campaign

  • @embasorangiratina36
    @embasorangiratina36 4 роки тому +4686

    Ibn Battuta: Has 10 divorces
    Henry VIII: Finally a worthy opponent!

    • @fatimaalaa2659
      @fatimaalaa2659 4 роки тому +648

      I'm not sure Henry VIII's divorces were as peaceful and mutual as ibn battuta

    • @mdmq6076
      @mdmq6076 4 роки тому +35

      😂

    • @Anonymous-wu5el
      @Anonymous-wu5el 4 роки тому +151

      @@fatimaalaa2659 abandoned in the desert as a divorce. They mightve all died shunned by their communities. We know nothing of them. Calling them mutual is a but presumtuous, no?

    • @dargondude2375
      @dargondude2375 4 роки тому +255

      He didn't chop their heads off

    • @DuranmanX
      @DuranmanX 4 роки тому +59

      Solomon: You are all found wanting

  • @therainbowwillow4453
    @therainbowwillow4453 4 роки тому +1125

    “I’ll be back in two years”
    *24 years later*

    • @gasahmad7835
      @gasahmad7835 4 роки тому +18

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Cleeon
      @Cleeon 4 роки тому +43

      Sad, for anyone expect his return within 2 years

    • @adammahmoudi8814
      @adammahmoudi8814 4 роки тому +67

      @@Cleeon Yeah but he return as the greatest traveller of all time he still Tangier N1 icon (I live in Tangier)

    • @RIFIANBOY
      @RIFIANBOY 4 роки тому +26

      @juba gamer true. 5 minutes is 2 hours in Morocco lol

    • @mesterinfinix4591
      @mesterinfinix4591 4 роки тому +6

      That's sound like interstellar

  • @abdelazizboudabia5044
    @abdelazizboudabia5044 4 роки тому +1785

    Ibn Battuta 24 years later : "kids I brought the milk"

    • @xxafthabxx9346
      @xxafthabxx9346 4 роки тому +7

      lmao

    • @HaghiaShovya
      @HaghiaShovya 3 роки тому +60

      Kids be like,
      "Who are you anyway weather bois?"

    • @fran3116
      @fran3116 3 роки тому +5

      @@HaghiaShovya lmfao

    • @mdhasiburrahmantuhin00787
      @mdhasiburrahmantuhin00787 3 роки тому +29

      Meanwhile kids after 24 years have their own kids

    • @nouraalajmi8465
      @nouraalajmi8465 3 роки тому +2

      Yes, Ibn Battuta wanted to have milk for you, and no, but you died from crying a lot

  • @Boltizar49
    @Boltizar49 4 роки тому +1729

    “Went to Cairo... Moved down the Nile.”
    Wouldn’t that be UP the Nile?

    • @R2robot
      @R2robot 4 роки тому +118

      I was trying to resist saying this, but since you did.. I'll join in. :D

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin 4 роки тому +28

      Welp, we have our first entry for Lies...

    • @deckeroful
      @deckeroful 4 роки тому +24

      FINALLY

    • @deusmiles9340
      @deusmiles9340 4 роки тому +86

      The down probably refers to the "down" on the map.

    • @asdaasd123
      @asdaasd123 4 роки тому +1

      i agree

  • @seabase3362
    @seabase3362 4 роки тому +848

    He has been mentioned so many times in Extra History, glad to finally learn about him!

    • @theragingnerdz1348
      @theragingnerdz1348 4 роки тому +30

      Hes the second Robert Walpole of the series

    • @redornament3248
      @redornament3248 4 роки тому +8

      Basically Walpole 2.0

    • @adriennegormley9358
      @adriennegormley9358 4 роки тому +78

      @@redornament3248 Actually, since Ibn Batuta lived BEFORE Walpole, then Walpole is Ibn Batuta 2.0

    • @ibnbattuta7031
      @ibnbattuta7031 4 роки тому +3

      truer words have never been spoken.

    • @IamNolanNorth
      @IamNolanNorth 4 роки тому +2

      Which episodes was he mentioned in besides Mali?

  • @AbsolXGuardian
    @AbsolXGuardian 4 роки тому +1645

    So Ibn Batattua was basically funded his travels by being traveling lawyer? Interesting

    • @instanttregret
      @instanttregret 4 роки тому +129

      I smell a phoenix wright adventure-spin off

    • @AbsolXGuardian
      @AbsolXGuardian 4 роки тому +69

      @@instanttregret Actually that would make a fun game, although it would probably play more like We The Revolution. A game where the main mechanic is mediating disputes. We start off with simple cases, and by the end the player is either very familar with Islamic law, or the fictional law code of the fantasy world if this isn't a Travels of Ibn Battuta game. The other part of the game would be a walking sim with RPG elements, as you explore cities and experience the overarching plot.

    • @mmahfw
      @mmahfw 4 роки тому +90

      Not exactly he was a travelling judge in a time when 99% of the laws in islamic countries were coran verses and holy scriptures.

    • @internetperson3436
      @internetperson3436 4 роки тому +6

      I need to be able to that

    • @muhammadfahresyalfariz9974
      @muhammadfahresyalfariz9974 4 роки тому +47

      No. He was more like a judge.

  • @riadechahbouni
    @riadechahbouni 4 роки тому +51

    Ah Ibn batuta, one of the greatest historical figures of my country Morocco, God bless him.

  • @beaumartinez8705
    @beaumartinez8705 4 роки тому +250

    Yes Ibn Buttuta! He was my history teachers favorite person. We had to do a 5 page essay on him. He was very fun to learn about. Can wait to watch the rest of videos.

    • @goobin9125
      @goobin9125 3 роки тому +5

      no way what country you live in? I would love to have that in school.

  • @huzaifa8665
    @huzaifa8665 4 роки тому +231

    Correction:
    At 7:40 there's no bowing to the footprints in Hajj.

    • @kamikaze9576
      @kamikaze9576 4 роки тому +6

      yeah is it not like to just as in "here you are, witness it yourself one piece of the past history of Ibrahim/Abraham his search and quest of Allah"
      not a place to worship of Abraham.

    • @kamikaze9576
      @kamikaze9576 4 роки тому +5

      but i guess in this video context and creator intent maybe bowing as in paying respect to the dead and not as a bowing worship type ? i guess the earlier one was correct.

    • @12mjk21
      @12mjk21 4 роки тому +14

      probably they mean the sunna prayer after the tawaf, which is usually behind the foot prints

    • @Scipiworld
      @Scipiworld 4 роки тому +3

      @@12mjk21 yes, it is recommended, though not required, to pray from behind maqam ibrahim after completing tawaf. I'm not 100% sure on how historical it is because I seem to remember the fatwa declaring such was issued in the 20th century. I could be wrong though, Islam theology is not my expertise.

    • @dervvy
      @dervvy 4 роки тому +3

      Don't worry brother, hopefully it will be corrected in the "Lies" video

  • @infernosgaming8942
    @infernosgaming8942 4 роки тому +37

    Studied this guy for Geography last year, this guy is insane. If anyone ever went to the end of world and back, it’s this guy.

  • @thefbi1947
    @thefbi1947 4 роки тому +772

    I'd been wondering when you'd talk about him since the Empire of Mali series.

    • @limeboiler
      @limeboiler 4 роки тому +2

      dan flashbacks :(

    • @CaptBackwards
      @CaptBackwards 4 роки тому +24

      FBI would like to know Extra Credits location

    • @CaptBackwards
      @CaptBackwards 4 роки тому

      @NSA NSA getting old in their old age. Need to be quicker. LOL

    • @akasrkin9366
      @akasrkin9366 4 роки тому +3

      Where’s the CIA?

    • @gameslayer404
      @gameslayer404 4 роки тому +2

      yeah I remember him mentioning him

  • @tariqibnzayed3959
    @tariqibnzayed3959 4 роки тому +309

    The funniest thing I found in his book, about his travels.
    That he's shocked about The Chinese cuisine😂😂

  • @NadDew
    @NadDew 4 роки тому +938

    Ibn mean "son of" so ibn batutta mean "son of batutta" and it's a nickname his real name was...
    wait for it.....
    Shams al-Dīn ʾAbū ʿAbd al-Lāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Lāh l-Lawātī ṭ-Ṭanǧī ibn Baṭūṭah

    • @idndyzgaming
      @idndyzgaming 4 роки тому +212

      or to read: Syamsuddin Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Lawati at-Tanji ibn Batutah. *al-Lawati* means Lawata, his tribe; *at-Tanji* means Tangiers.

    • @dengajing2015
      @dengajing2015 4 роки тому +15

      Gods light. pretty sure that's his first name right? Or heavenly light 'sun'

    • @malikfaisal416
      @malikfaisal416 4 роки тому +43

      @@dengajing2015 Syams means Sun, and Din means Religion in Arabic, if I'm not mistaken

    • @jasleensethi3814
      @jasleensethi3814 4 роки тому +19

      Since ‘Ibn’ is mentioned twice in the full name, so was Batutta the name of his grandpa?

    • @user-om3zl1ny3g
      @user-om3zl1ny3g 4 роки тому +5

      Just call him shams

  • @Pikazilla
    @Pikazilla 4 роки тому +518

    "Devastated city of Baghdad"
    :|

    • @aakashjain4569
      @aakashjain4569 4 роки тому +59

      Too soon

    • @pedrosampaio7349
      @pedrosampaio7349 4 роки тому +130

      Bruh, Baghdad? More like 'Where's-my-dad-also-mom-got-skewered-by-mongol-arrows-and-I-think-I'm-an-orphan-now'

    • @brandonbohr.7301
      @brandonbohr.7301 4 роки тому +57

      The mongols...

    • @vinny9868
      @vinny9868 4 роки тому +153

      History has not been kind to Baghdad.

    • @internetperson3436
      @internetperson3436 4 роки тому +44

      @@vinny9868 baghdad always attracts nations that love war don't they? *murca/mongol noises*

  • @auroramoon_draws16
    @auroramoon_draws16 4 роки тому +547

    I heard of “I’d walk 1,000 miles” but this is ridiculous

    • @grayscribe1342
      @grayscribe1342 4 роки тому +38

      You want ridiculous?
      Marco Polo: "I'm going to see China. It will be a long and dangerous journey."
      Ibn Batattua: "Have fun on your little stroll."

    • @zvimur
      @zvimur 4 роки тому +60

      To be fair, walking was done by donkeys, horses, or camels.

    • @auroramoon_draws16
      @auroramoon_draws16 4 роки тому +1

      Zvi mur huh... that works too XD

    • @safe-keeper1042
      @safe-keeper1042 4 роки тому +21

      I would if there were so many ladies involved :3

    • @auroramoon_draws16
      @auroramoon_draws16 4 роки тому +9

      Midgard Eagle honestly same

  • @salahddinebensebane8429
    @salahddinebensebane8429 4 роки тому +1185

    Oh get ready boys after this Marco polo will look like dora

    • @inserisciunnome
      @inserisciunnome 4 роки тому +30

      Well, at least Marco did some techonogical advancemants, this guy? Dang, he was drugged of travel!

    • @Redhamer759
      @Redhamer759 4 роки тому +16

      Facts!!!

    • @alimohammad1934
      @alimohammad1934 4 роки тому +96

      Newer evidence though state that Marco Polo did not reach China. Instead only in India. One reason is thAT HE NEVER MENTIONED ABOUT THE GREAT WALL WHICH IS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE HIS CLAIM IN REACHING THE ORIENT.

    • @safe-keeper1042
      @safe-keeper1042 4 роки тому +1

      xD

    • @sion8
      @sion8 4 роки тому +5

      @@alimohammad1934
      Source?

  • @elmido2664
    @elmido2664 4 роки тому +136

    Correction : Tangier is not in the middle of desert

    • @mohammedyassine9263
      @mohammedyassine9263 3 роки тому +7

      North africa ain't desert

    • @Safi-qi3fe
      @Safi-qi3fe 3 роки тому +1

      Its in morocco

    • @zm_headhunter
      @zm_headhunter 6 місяців тому

      I was just about to write that glad you did it four years before me

  • @MrSparta12
    @MrSparta12 4 роки тому +322

    Fun fact: "Ibn Battuta" literally translates into "son of a duck"

    • @belalabusultan5911
      @belalabusultan5911 4 роки тому +119

      son of a Duckling is the best I can think of.

    • @Umayyadazi
      @Umayyadazi 3 роки тому +15

      @@belalabusultan5911 Yeah that's much accurate

    • @gigachad622
      @gigachad622 3 роки тому

      @@Umayyadazi ايييه يا النازي

    • @xdskiller3509
      @xdskiller3509 3 роки тому +39

      Welp caling a woman a duck is like saying she is beautiful with Arab like me so his name is a compliment for his mother

    • @TOBAPNW_
      @TOBAPNW_ 3 роки тому +7

      @@xdskiller3509 that's very interesting! Thanks for the context.

  • @eagleschest611
    @eagleschest611 4 роки тому +296

    3:16 that saying is still taught to kindergarten kids in Islamic countries.

    • @ibraced1243
      @ibraced1243 4 роки тому +83

      It's not just a saying, it's prophet Muhammad's own words as back then China was seeing as the furthest and hardest place anyone can go.

    • @taufiqutomo
      @taufiqutomo 4 роки тому +2

      @@ibraced1243 Is it sahih, though?

    • @solehsolehsoleh
      @solehsolehsoleh 4 роки тому +37

      Sorry but it's a fabricated hadith. It does not came from the Prophet.

    • @ottovonbismarckboi9112
      @ottovonbismarckboi9112 4 роки тому +3

      Lol ur a pigeon

    • @eagleschest611
      @eagleschest611 4 роки тому +13

      @@ottovonbismarckboi9112 yeah bro, soo by the way I have a change in my body and now my chest is like a pigeon soo I think it's a good name

  • @FeyTheBin
    @FeyTheBin 4 роки тому +66

    Oh yes! He finally got his own series!
    Been expecting this since the Mansa Musa's series. That mad lad traveled everywhere, even around what is now my place.

  • @dimitrijejovanovic5939
    @dimitrijejovanovic5939 4 роки тому +366

    "Because Ibn Battuta"
    EH got its new running gag

    • @robertwalpole360
      @robertwalpole360 4 роки тому +42

      *Drops from the sky* There's no greater EH running gag than me.

    • @internetperson3436
      @internetperson3436 4 роки тому +42

      @@robertwalpole360 but bismark wasn't going to let walpole take his spot. No, Bismarck had a plan, Bismarck always had a plan

    • @zerolantern5794
      @zerolantern5794 4 роки тому +13

      However, Bismarck knows nothing compared to John Snow- wait, no, John Snow knows nothing. You know nothing, John Snow!

    • @MALEMization
      @MALEMization 4 роки тому +2

      @@robertwalpole360 Sorry Walpole, but your gag is in another timeline! GET IT?!

    • @sobanvohra8586
      @sobanvohra8586 4 роки тому +1

      @Cross Van Dust Joan's plan worked, but Admiral Yi who was leading the charge, was demoted.

  • @louayker4249
    @louayker4249 4 роки тому +381

    Dont know why you are portraying Tangier (a big city in North of Morocco) where Ibn Battuta was born, as a desertic/arid area ? Check your facts, that region of Morocco is green and full of forests and water.

    • @abderrahmanezzafati2310
      @abderrahmanezzafati2310 4 роки тому +18

      Haha Damn right!

    • @farhanmizra
      @farhanmizra 4 роки тому +9

      No wonder the animation said:
      "Hey....."

    • @imaknicksandarsenalfanplea7033
      @imaknicksandarsenalfanplea7033 4 роки тому +68

      Americans what do you expect

    • @tareqbk1870
      @tareqbk1870 3 роки тому +34

      dont take the americans srsly haha they cant even name 5 countries in asia

    • @detriadh
      @detriadh 3 роки тому +27

      @@tareqbk1870 all I know is, when American heard of Asians, they probably only know china and japan

  • @chrislong3224
    @chrislong3224 4 роки тому +35

    I think this channel was actually my inspiration for reading "The Travels" last year. Really glad to see Ibn Battuta is getting covered more thoroughly!

  • @LuizaKaramelle
    @LuizaKaramelle 4 роки тому +69

    Wow, I'm so happy and surprised this channel made a series of this man! His journal is my subject of research for my graduation thesis and I fell in love with his story and journey, but no one ever heard about him. He was a pioneer and a great traveller just as Marco Polo was, if not more.
    Congratulations on the video and research on the topic!

  • @SomeGuy1117
    @SomeGuy1117 4 роки тому +401

    I'd love to see The Travels done like the Justinian series. With multiple sets of videos.

    • @jeffbenton6183
      @jeffbenton6183 4 роки тому +24

      They still haven't gotten back to Bismark, yet...

    • @archmeasterjackimer6217
      @archmeasterjackimer6217 4 роки тому +8

      Which I for one, am quite looking forward to

    • @jeffbenton6183
      @jeffbenton6183 4 роки тому +1

      @@archmeasterjackimer6217 We must get the Patreon supporters to vote for it!

    • @Boxygirl96
      @Boxygirl96 4 роки тому +2

      Then I’d recommend joining the Patreon so as to fund such an endeavor

  • @D7EEEMA
    @D7EEEMA 4 роки тому +108

    The mosque of the prophet even though it now includes the prophet’s tomb it wasn’t built over it. It just merely came to include it after expanding it.
    The grave started as a room in his wife’s house.

    • @chariouibouchaib4416
      @chariouibouchaib4416 3 роки тому +3

      Yes I was up to write this may people correct this information

  • @OneVoiceOneTruth
    @OneVoiceOneTruth 4 роки тому +237

    "Bismark always had a plan"
    "It was walpole"
    "Why let ___ get in the way of a good crusade?"
    "GET EMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!"
    "Because Ibn Batutta "
    I need shirts of all of these!

    • @JamesSarantidis
      @JamesSarantidis 4 роки тому +7

      Can somebody provide links with all of these? :P

    • @MrAhkmid
      @MrAhkmid 4 роки тому +4

      @@JamesSarantidis look up the extra history series for Bismarck, the crusades, this video, and Joan of Arc
      I don't remember where the Walpole thing comes from, I think it might be the south sea bubble or the great northern war? Don't quote me on that though.

    • @Paveway-chan
      @Paveway-chan 4 роки тому +3

      @@JamesSarantidis 1. The Bismarck extra history series, it's mentioned several times
      2. The South Sea bubble extra history series is where it started but it is a running gag at this point
      3. The Crusades extra history series
      4. The Joan d'arc extra history series, it's mentioned several times
      5. This series

    • @dpbowers1
      @dpbowers1 4 роки тому +5

      Bismark: store.dftba.com/collections/extracredits/products/always-have-a-plan-shirt
      Walpole: store.dftba.com/collections/extracredits/products/it-was-walpole-shirt
      The others I don't think have been done yet :)

  • @samhoyle5556
    @samhoyle5556 4 роки тому +47

    I beg everyone to read the book itself, it's so interesting to go through - they said can't cover everything, but you can read the rest

    • @mustafam956
      @mustafam956 4 роки тому +2

      Can you recommend a certain translation?

    • @avery.a5948
      @avery.a5948 6 місяців тому

      What’s the book called

  • @huzaifa8665
    @huzaifa8665 4 роки тому +30

    Yessss!! I've been waiting for this since the majahapit series

  • @BurritoToonz
    @BurritoToonz 4 роки тому +77

    Ibn Battuta: far from home

  • @Fantomato
    @Fantomato 4 роки тому +328

    7:20 That isnt the correct location of Mecca , Mecca is way closer to Medina on the map

    • @zebimicio5204
      @zebimicio5204 4 роки тому +79

      Yeah. He showed Mecca at Yemen for some reason.

    • @theoutlook55
      @theoutlook55 4 роки тому +11

      Honestly, I picked up on that too. Still. The maps aren't exactly supposed to be to scale.

    • @averageperson8274
      @averageperson8274 4 роки тому +1

      It is placed where Sa'na would be.

    • @ibraced1243
      @ibraced1243 4 роки тому +25

      Guys relax it's a cartoonish map, did you see how they massacred my boy "Morocco" though.

    • @ibraced1243
      @ibraced1243 4 роки тому +4

      @@medmed-wz4vy barely known ??the

  • @cometmoon4485
    @cometmoon4485 4 роки тому +16

    I've been looking forward to this series! I love learning about famous Muslim historical figures.

  • @MemeMeow6
    @MemeMeow6 4 роки тому +85

    "The city of Medina"
    Medina means city in arabic, so, that means:
    مدينة المدينة.

    • @ahmedakrimi2193
      @ahmedakrimi2193 4 роки тому +29

      you should've said : so that means city city

    • @Nashmi-JO
      @Nashmi-JO 4 роки тому +12

      its al-madina al-monawara in arabic
      the shining city i think😅

    • @amirmohamadpezeshki5351
      @amirmohamadpezeshki5351 4 роки тому +3

      Medina is short for madinatan naby or the city of the prophet

    • @amerlad
      @amerlad 3 роки тому +2

      its the same with the ''sahara'' desert.
      which means sahara sahara...

    • @Yesterdaywas17
      @Yesterdaywas17 4 місяці тому +1

      Or
      Sharia law
      Meaning
      Law law

  • @amsn7240
    @amsn7240 4 роки тому +36

    Can we just appreciate the artists of extra credit for the details in simple panels like 7:30

    • @stephenflint3640
      @stephenflint3640 4 роки тому +2

      Have to appreciate the flex. That is some seriously fine and gorgeous work.

    • @aluminiumknight4038
      @aluminiumknight4038 4 роки тому

      They do one and copy it lol

  • @zakariaalami1491
    @zakariaalami1491 4 роки тому +4

    As a moroccan i've been waiting for this for so long thanks man

    • @RikidikiNowYEET
      @RikidikiNowYEET 4 роки тому +1

      Same dude. But the way he says battuta is so funny. Great to see another Moroccan here!

    • @zakariaalami1491
      @zakariaalami1491 4 роки тому +1

      @@RikidikiNowYEET thanks bro same here

  • @ymirishere7108
    @ymirishere7108 4 роки тому +8

    Been waiting for this series since the Mali videos! So excited!

  • @xaar124
    @xaar124 3 місяці тому

    Alhamdulillah how far has Islam come, from a small tribe in Mecca now to a whopping 2 billion followers, and inshallah more believers will come to the light of Allah one day ameen.

  • @alyarmedina23
    @alyarmedina23 4 роки тому +10

    Finally i find the right youtube channel to studying about history without gettin bored

  • @amehak1922
    @amehak1922 4 роки тому +132

    I'm writing my own star trek stories. The central starship is called the uss ibn battuta.

    • @iluan_
      @iluan_ 4 роки тому +2

      That sounds cool. Which quadrant are they exploring? Is it in the prime universe? Is it set after the Dominion wars?

    • @imaxstingray
      @imaxstingray 4 роки тому +3

      Ameha K sounds cool

    • @averageperson8274
      @averageperson8274 4 роки тому +4

      Yes pls.

    • @qweadd6987
      @qweadd6987 4 роки тому +3

      yyeeessss

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin 4 роки тому

      I bet it's awkward when the starship divorced the Federation, but that everyone felt better when it divorced the Klingons, the Romulans, the Cardassians, and the Borg.

  • @BLGStudios
    @BLGStudios 4 роки тому +7

    One of the greatest travelers of the Muslim world finally has a video, this does bring joy to my heart

  • @Volnas97
    @Volnas97 4 роки тому +82

    Karen Ibn Battuta wants to see your manager.

  • @pac-ice-tan806
    @pac-ice-tan806 4 роки тому +841

    If anybody have 10 wifes
    Western people: ewww
    If anybody have 10 girlfriends
    Western people: wow

    • @playroid1
      @playroid1 4 роки тому +104

      @@aishatarver193 i think he meant in a good way...also you are right that ibn battuta didn't have 10 wives at once he just got married 10 times in his lifetime.

    • @satriorama4118
      @satriorama4118 4 роки тому +32

      @@aishatarver193 Tell that to Ottoman Sultan for generation. Tho i refuse to say that Ottoman Sultans are religious to begin with.

    • @defencebangladesh4068
      @defencebangladesh4068 4 роки тому +17

      @@satriorama4118 yep
      they weren't

    • @Greta97_
      @Greta97_ 4 роки тому +26

      You can merry 4 wife not 10 in Islam

    • @ichaa3tech
      @ichaa3tech 4 роки тому +37

      Just My grandfather married 6 wives in his life lol . after my grandmother died he married 2 . my father now has 2 wives and m gonna have 2 or 3 inchaallah .

  • @souhi7863
    @souhi7863 2 роки тому +56

    I'm Moroccan, and i am impressed by ibn battuta.

    • @leobuscaglia5576
      @leobuscaglia5576 Рік тому +4

      Yes... That's why Ibn Battuta travelled the world, to impress you. 😁

    • @rayanetube3275
      @rayanetube3275 Рік тому +2

      ​@@leobuscaglia5576he is moroccan

  • @albertotorresmangual251
    @albertotorresmangual251 4 роки тому +16

    Thank you so much!!
    I'm currently writing a story about traveling merchants and was looking information on islamic culture for inspiration. Loved the video keep on the good work!!

  • @davidegaruti2582
    @davidegaruti2582 4 роки тому +289

    Ibn Battuta :*stays away from home for 24 years*
    Marco Polo: finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary .
    Fun fact : his second name in italian means "Joke"

    • @AbbeyRoadkill1
      @AbbeyRoadkill1 4 роки тому +75

      In terms of kilometers traveled Ibn Battuta wins easily-- he traveled more than twice as far as Marco Polo did.

    • @Cby0530
      @Cby0530 4 роки тому +14

      He may be called a joke, but his journey is not one.

    • @ilmanfakhrizky660
      @ilmanfakhrizky660 4 роки тому +20

      *Our travel will be legendary

    • @davidegaruti2582
      @davidegaruti2582 4 роки тому +7

      @@AbbeyRoadkill1 yeah , but imo in therms of influence within one's culture Marco takes the cake : he re-ignited the intrest in the east and started the age of exploration which lead to ... We all know

    • @Brahmdagh
      @Brahmdagh 4 роки тому +17

      Marco Polo's narration is probably a combination of stories he heard.

  • @thutch93
    @thutch93 4 роки тому +7

    I’ve been waiting for this story for months

  • @Jaydoggy531
    @Jaydoggy531 4 роки тому +2

    YAAAAASSS. This dude had by far one of the most interesting lives I am excited for this series

  • @MapleNyte
    @MapleNyte 4 роки тому +2

    Eyyy another Islamic story! My parents always tell me about how great Ibn Battuta is, so I'm glad you're gonna try to make a series on him. thanks, been a fan since before dan left by a couple months!

  • @DampZombieNugget
    @DampZombieNugget 4 роки тому +7

    "Seek knowlage even unto China" are the words of Prophet Muhammad. Just to clarify, great video!

    • @SabirKhan-wu6je
      @SabirKhan-wu6je 4 роки тому +3

      Incorrect, that is a weak hadith. Low chance of it being the Prophet (saw) words. The meaning however is accepted.

  • @TheGeekyHippie
    @TheGeekyHippie 4 роки тому +7

    oh I have _eagerly_ been anticipating this one!

  • @mraj8372
    @mraj8372 4 роки тому +4

    This is going to help me....EC - Your videos, the narrator are amazing, I suffer from extremely bad anxiety and right now going through some real, real bad stuff, not sure I want to wake up tomorrow type stuff. But this will offer me a 9 minute respite from that feeling. - Thank You.

    • @qweadd6987
      @qweadd6987 4 роки тому

      "GET UP,STAND UP,DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT"--A song whose name I forgot.

  • @sheepbeeps3369
    @sheepbeeps3369 4 роки тому +73

    You know all I can think of is the opening of pokemon played by a persian band.
    "I will travel across the land... searching faaaar and wiiiiiiiiide!..."

    • @MapleNyte
      @MapleNyte 4 роки тому +5

      for the college to understand, the islamic law thats inside
      IBN BATTUTA
      gotta learn it all!
      Its mah donkey and me, i know its our destiny
      ....

    • @rudrasingh6354
      @rudrasingh6354 4 роки тому +7

      "Each place, to understand, the knowledge thats inside!"

    • @samyebeid4534
      @samyebeid4534 4 роки тому +2

      I need to see this

  • @twitchlite398
    @twitchlite398 4 роки тому +9

    Ibn battouta the pride of Moorish berbers (Moroccans)
    greeting from morocco the country of ibn battouta.

  • @JoeyAltieri
    @JoeyAltieri 4 роки тому +106

    At my school we’re beginning to look into the history of Islam ☪️

    • @Chino56751
      @Chino56751 4 роки тому +28

      There is MUCH to cover. Truly facinating

    • @amaama2537
      @amaama2537 4 роки тому +16

      Tell your school to do in depth Islamic research because many people don't do enough research

    • @JoeyAltieri
      @JoeyAltieri 4 роки тому +9

      Ama Ama I’ll try, but I don’t know if they’ll listen

    • @Chino56751
      @Chino56751 4 роки тому +2

      @@JoeyAltieri If they don't, then I advise you to

    • @a.h.s.3006
      @a.h.s.3006 4 роки тому +1

      @@amaama2537 You shouldn't expect much, it is more likely a tangent to the main topic studying specific aspects of the history of Islam and not Islamic research, that's a university level topic honestly, or a part of philosophy at least.

  • @influenza3736
    @influenza3736 4 роки тому +122

    I didn't know Bart Simpson was around in the 14th century

    • @wikiuser92
      @wikiuser92 4 роки тому +19

      Skinner was probably making steamed hams in the African heat.

    • @Jaydoggy531
      @Jaydoggy531 4 роки тому +6

      @@wikiuser92 Strange, those steamed hams look to be grilled...

    • @ArkadiBolschek
      @ArkadiBolschek 4 роки тому +12

      He went by Ibn Bartto back then.

    • @wikiuser92
      @wikiuser92 4 роки тому +5

      @@Jaydoggy531 Uh... Eh... You know, the... One thing I should... Excuse me for one second.
      *travels the world for 20+ years*

  • @Humza_3.14
    @Humza_3.14 4 роки тому +354

    Ah yes. Traveling back when you didn't need Passports and visas. Those were the days of true freedom.

    • @Hagashager
      @Hagashager 4 роки тому +48

      Not entirely correct.
      Many of these places had border outposts that rigidly enforced who came and went. The video itself even points out he had to meet with the Turkish Slave Empire (The Mamluks).
      To be fair though, this was mostly due to regulating material. Some stuff was taxed heavily while other things were illegal to bring in entirely.

    • @zebimicio5204
      @zebimicio5204 3 роки тому +13

      @@Hagashager True. Then again they don't really need much of a paperwork to settle in said "country" like we do nowadays

    • @amerlad
      @amerlad 3 роки тому +12

      ah yes, back when the world was so lawless that literally every other kilometer there were cutthroats, robbers, murderers, renegades, wild animals, war, famine, chaos and of course psychotic rulers.
      those were the days indeed... -_-

    • @razeeem9154
      @razeeem9154 3 роки тому +1

      And also under tyrant rulers

    • @Humza_3.14
      @Humza_3.14 3 роки тому +2

      @@amerlad Speaking purely in the context of travel paperwork, there were basically no restrictions on immigration. That's all I meant.

  • @MalayanFrog
    @MalayanFrog 5 місяців тому +1

    i came here from one of the ancient Egypt's documentaries where they mentioned Ibn Battuta's record of the Pharos and now I got stuck here. Side trip!!!

  • @yasmineyasser4623
    @yasmineyasser4623 4 роки тому +13

    I'm Muslim and this is quite accurate religiously and historically, thank you so much for the efforts you put in this video.

  • @morgansanderson9923
    @morgansanderson9923 4 роки тому +238

    "Ibn Battuta was a narc"
    Me "I believe the word you're looking for is snitch"

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin 4 роки тому +42

      But Ibn Battuta was...sort of...a law agent.

    • @morgansanderson9923
      @morgansanderson9923 4 роки тому +9

      roguishpaladin fair enough, but that bath house stuff is like the cop who pulls a guy over for going 1 km over the speed limit

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf 4 роки тому +4

      @@roguishpaladin I think we need some Iranians to set us straight on proper nick names for nosy agents of religious law

    • @salehashahid5716
      @salehashahid5716 4 роки тому +5

      @@Carewolf 'haram police' the people who constantly shame people on sinning or doing something wrong

    • @ashharhasan3120
      @ashharhasan3120 4 роки тому

      @@salehashahid5716
      😂😂😂 Oh hell yeah!

  • @abthedragon4921
    @abthedragon4921 4 роки тому +24

    Ah, Ibn Battuta, one of the World's most famous tourists. Lol
    But seriously, I thank this guy for traveling so much and documenting all the places he went to so we can still study them today.

  • @ibnbattuta7031
    @ibnbattuta7031 4 роки тому +16

    Finally, my friends! I have been given the greatest honour!
    MY OWN SERIES!
    I AM FINALLY COMPLETE!

    • @DatuReyu215
      @DatuReyu215 2 роки тому

      Assalamualaikum ibn battuta

  • @sadnessofwildgoats
    @sadnessofwildgoats 4 роки тому +1

    In my history class in school we did a unit on Islam and are currently working on a unit about west Africa so Ibn Buttuta was mentioned, but not gone into detail. Thanks so much for doing an episode on him!

  • @mxdxz
    @mxdxz 4 роки тому

    oh my god, you actually made episodes for ibn batuta. bless this channel 🙏

  • @thepaperboy5017
    @thepaperboy5017 4 роки тому +15

    The man gets his own series

  • @brandonchavez6315
    @brandonchavez6315 4 роки тому +5

    I've waited for this since I discover this series

  • @tiikos8821
    @tiikos8821 4 роки тому +80

    A lot of misleading...
    -The mosque was built BEFORE the death of The prophet.
    -Hajj is obligatory for men and woman.

    • @edei4987
      @edei4987 4 роки тому +6

      for El hajj not really ,
      من الأركان
      الحج لمن إستطاع إليه سبيلة
      meaning who ever who can if you have money and not sick then you're then obligatory to visit if you don't meet those conditions then you can't

    • @nonethewiser1694
      @nonethewiser1694 4 роки тому +2

      @@edei4987 women can be healthy and have money. If they are healthy and have money then they are required to go.

    • @bloodhound6848
      @bloodhound6848 4 роки тому

      -It’s not Obligatory if one cannot afford the price for the journey, or if one is not in good health(Sick)

    • @agzzradface3113
      @agzzradface3113 4 роки тому

      @@nonethewiser1694 yes thats EXCACTLY what he just said :/

  • @thejayrajshetty
    @thejayrajshetty 4 роки тому +1

    A series I cannot wait for.... I love this guy

  • @philipl.7188
    @philipl.7188 4 роки тому +4

    I appreciate this channels professionalism and attention to detail. I also want to thank you for pointing out that in islam, science and the search for knowledge is a fundamental part of life. Most forget this and judge muslims. I cannot blame most because of certain events and the truth is most definitely not reflected in today's societies and peoples including Islam's.

  • @foxpro3002
    @foxpro3002 4 роки тому +18

    I always imagined that earth is a book series about famous people though out history and ibn batuda is one of these characters

  • @JunkPhuJP
    @JunkPhuJP 4 роки тому +8

    “Name’s Battuta. Ibn Battuta. How yOU doin’?” Man’s an ancient James Bond, or Joey.

  • @youravaragetoxicmasculinem9508
    @youravaragetoxicmasculinem9508 3 роки тому +7

    Virgin Marco Polo vs Chad ibn Battuta

  • @angelb69
    @angelb69 4 роки тому +1

    This series would have been so helpful for my 9th year history class, but whatever, I’ll take what I can get, and I can’t get enough of these history videos!

  • @MultiSciGeek
    @MultiSciGeek 4 роки тому +1

    I'm kind of in a similar point in life as Ibn Batattuta at his start. This is very inspiring!

  • @nazmunnahar1163
    @nazmunnahar1163 4 роки тому +7

    Are we going to ignore how adorable Ibn Batuta looks in the animation?

  • @MrMasterLoulou
    @MrMasterLoulou 4 роки тому +13

    Extra Credits: *makes an Ibn Battuta series*
    Me...a Moroccan living near Tangier: "I KNOW THAT GUY!"

  • @masontrinh6880
    @masontrinh6880 4 роки тому +65

    No one:
    Suspicious sun: 7:13

  • @Rinku588
    @Rinku588 4 роки тому

    Once again, another Middle Eastern/Muslim story I’ve never heard of. Thanks guys

  • @vevolander
    @vevolander 4 роки тому

    oh no! this is the first video that i need to wait for the second episodes. cries. please keep up the good work!

  • @zvimur
    @zvimur 4 роки тому +44

    2:28 "Yeah, well the English speaking world named a fruit variety after us".

    • @salmon1426
      @salmon1426 4 роки тому +3

      oooh tangerines??!

    • @zvimur
      @zvimur 4 роки тому +5

      @@salmon1426 aka mandarin oranges. Wiki as source.

  • @rafaelmarkos4489
    @rafaelmarkos4489 4 роки тому +69

    Okay, I'd like to be early and preemptively call that "Because Ibn Battuta" is becoming another one of EH's memefied lines.

    • @internetperson3436
      @internetperson3436 4 роки тому +1

      Idk, maybe when he proves to be very EXTRA in this EXTRA history series, sure. And he seems pretty extra, so maybe that line might be memed

  • @shawnheatherly
    @shawnheatherly 4 роки тому +5

    Finally! So happy this series has begun. I want to see how crazy this traveler's story gets.

  • @rexcorvorum4262
    @rexcorvorum4262 4 роки тому +1

    Finally, this is what we’ve been waiting for

  • @ayoubkhalil1
    @ayoubkhalil1 4 роки тому

    Wow really wasn't expecting a series on ibn Battuta! Most certainly caught me by surprise, can't wait to watch it all!

  • @coffee-vk2tv
    @coffee-vk2tv 4 роки тому +7

    Ibn Battuta was mentioned in my history textbook,but all I learned was that he travelled in Africa and Asia.I'm really excited to take an in depth look at his journey.Great choice of subjects!

  • @roarthunder8583
    @roarthunder8583 4 роки тому +3

    Great serie

  • @hutauruk_andika
    @hutauruk_andika 4 роки тому +28

    I am waiting for the story where he misspelled "Samudra Pasai" Kingdom as "Sumatera". The origin of Sumatera Island - Indonesia.

  • @ademali8199
    @ademali8199 7 місяців тому +1

    Was nice back in the day as a Muslim you can travel 🧳 with out restrictions all over the Muslim world 🌎 thanks for the video

  • @MariaVosa
    @MariaVosa 4 роки тому

    Been eagerly awaiting this series!

  • @omartanji9911
    @omartanji9911 4 роки тому +3

    I’m happy we share the same name ‘Tanji’ and we’re from the same country and also we have the same birthday’02/24’.

  • @dylangoodman1867
    @dylangoodman1867 4 роки тому +3

    Ooooooh yeah, this is gonna be a Good one!

  • @ZOOMTheGamer
    @ZOOMTheGamer 4 роки тому +5

    Wtf, I just watched the Mansa Musa series. It got me curious to read about Ibn Battutas journeys which I did, and now this comes out. What a pleasant surprise!

  • @hamzaferoz6162
    @hamzaferoz6162 4 роки тому

    Man the Art of this series is top notch. From the Prophet Mosque to the Kaaba. What a art.

  • @duffy6542
    @duffy6542 4 роки тому +2

    OH YES! Today I was at Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai, it's designed to showcase all his travels and makes you travel through it. While walking in the mall, I thought of the Mali episode. Then I was like "Why isn't there an episode on Ibn Battuta" and I come home to this.