What did Ibn Battuta see in Makkah?
Ibn Battuta performed Ḥajj multiple times over thirty years of travel. His descriptions of the Sacred Mosque, the pilgrims, the scholars of Makkah, and the state of the Muslim world in the 14th century are an irreplaceable record.
3 passages from 3 books in the library
The classical approach.
These passages are drawn from 3 books by Imam al-Ghazali — part of the classical Sunni tradition that carries over a thousand years of reflection on the Qurʾān, the authentic Sunnah, and the consensus of the early community. Nothing below is a paraphrase. The words are the scholars' own, translated from the original Arabic manuscripts.
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
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"Regarding the night when the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, decided to leave Mecca due to the threat from the polytheists,"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"Who was sitting with women from Banu Kaab on the road to Mecca when the messenger of God peace be upon him passed by and asked"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
More on Imam al-Ghazali →
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"He then asked do you know that the messenger of Allah was on Thabir in Mecca with Abu Bakr Umar and me and the mountain shook"
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