What did Ibn Battuta see in Jerusalem?

"forms of humiliation against their will. There is also the place of Jesus' cradle, a site of blessing. The renowned scholars of Jerusalem. Among some of the distinguished scholars of Jerusalem is its judge, the learned Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Salim al-Ghazi, hailing from Gaza and one of its prominent figures. Also, there is its virtuous and eminent preacher, Imad al-Din al-Nabulsi, the Hadith scholar and Mufti, Shihab al-Din al-Tabari, the Maliki instructor, and the Sheikh of the esteemed Kanka Abu Abdullah ibn Muthbit al-Garnadi, a resident of Jerusalem. Among them is the ascetic Sheikh Abu Ali Hassan, known as al-Hajjub,"

"and its scholar was Alam al-Din ibn Salim. The ibn Salim family were the city's leaders, and among them was Shams al-Din, the judge of Jerusalem. I then traveled from Gaza to the city of Hebron. Peace and blessings be upon our prophet and upon him. It is a small city with significant stature, radiant in light, beautiful in appearance, and wonderful in what it holds, located in a valley. Its mosque is an elegant piece of work, exquisite in beauty, grand in height, built with hewn stone. In one of its corners there is a rock with sides measuring thirty-seven spans, and it is said that Solomon, peace be upon him, commanded the jinn to build it."

"I complied, and then approached him, greeted him, and he signaled for me to sit, which I declined. He asked me about Jerusalem, the sacred rock, the holy sepulchre, the cradle of Jesus, Bethlehem, the city of Hebron, Damascus, Egypt, Iraq, and the lands of the Byzantines, to which I responded. The Jew translated between us. The sultan was pleased with my conversation and instructed his children to honor me and assure my safety. He then bestowed upon me a robe of honor and granted me a saddled horse and a parasol, a symbol of amnesty. I requested someone accompany me daily around the city to observe and record"

"a sukun on the mim, and an open gayin means seal. All four of them rose to greet me as I entered, and they accompanied me inside. I greeted him, and he inquired about Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, may God honor them, and about the city of Hebron, peace be upon him, as well as Damascus, Egypt, the ruler Al-Nasir, Iraq and its ruler, and the lands of the non-Arabs, with the holder of the seal translating between us."

"I prayed in the blessed mosque, may Allah purify it and increase its reverence, and visited those in al-Baqi from the companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and may Allah be pleased with them. I met among the elders Abu Muhammad ibn Farhoun. Then we traveled from the noble city to al-Ula and Tabuk. Then to Jerusalem. Then to the city of Hebron, peace be upon him. Then to Gaza. Then to the desert dwellings previously mentioned."

"I also met Sheikh Suleiman al-Shirazi, who hosted me. I did not meet anyone in Syria or Egypt who had reached the stature of Adam, peace be upon him, aside from him. I continued my travels from Jerusalem, accompanied by the preacher and hadith scholar Sharf al-Din Suleiman al-Milyanin and the sheikh of the Maghreb in Jerusalem, the virtuous Sufi Talha al-Abdalwadi."

"He said to me, Yesterday I did not perform a funeral prayer, so I held the feast I vowed. All those I knew among the elders of Jerusalem had passed to God's mercy, leaving only a few behind, like the scholar Imam Salah al-Din Khalil ibn Kaykaldi al-Ala'i and the righteous Sharf al-Din al-Khashi, the sheikh of the mosque corner in al-Aqsa."

"the virtuous Sufi Talha al-Abdalwadi. We arrived in the city of Hebron and visited the tombs of the prophets, peace be upon them. Then we traveled to Gaza, which we found largely abandoned due to the high mortality rate from the plague. The city's judge informed us that out of 80 reputable witnesses, only a fourth remained, with daily deaths totaling 1,100."