What did Ibn Battuta see in Makkah?
Ibn Battuta performed Hajj on four different journeys. His first account, written from fresh memory, describes the sacred city before the 20th-century reshaping of the Ḥaram.
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
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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"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.
More on Imam al-Ghazali →
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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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