Question

Who wrote the travelogue in which the writer described the lives of Muslims’?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Lai Bahadur Shastri
(c) Ibn. Battuta
(d) Indira Gandhi

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (c) Ibn, Battuta is the correct option. Ibn. Batutta wrote the travelogue in which he described the lives of Muslims.

Explanation:

• A Muslim scholar & traveler of Moroccan descent called Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Batutta wrote a travelogue known as Rihla in which he documented his travels and exploration done by him in his lifetime.

• According to his account, it is estimated that he covered approx. 70,000 miles or 110,000 kilometres.
• The beginning is around the year 1325 when battuta set out on his hajj at the age of 21 years, he traveled from Morocco to Mecca which takes about one and half years, after that he visited the entire Islamic world in 2 decades.
• He contributed to the Dar-al-Islam( a movement) and maintained the influence of Islam worldwide.

Answer 2

Ibn. Battuta wrote the travelogue in which the writer described the lives of Muslims.

Explanation:

• Moroccan Muslim scholar and explorer Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta was well-known for his frequent travels and Rihla expeditions.
• Ibn Battuta set off from his village in June 1325, at the age of twenty-one, on a hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca, a voyage that would normally take sixteen months.
• Ibn Battuta, who visited here about 700 years ago, wrote a travelogue in which he depicts the lives of Muslims and claims that they were a highly regarded community.