* Ibn Batuta, iv.

Hobson-Jobson cites Ibn Batuta ( c. 1340 ) mentioning a dish of munj ( moong ) boiled with rice called Kishrī, and cites a recipe for Khichri from Ain-i-Akbari ( c. 1590 ).

Galle was known as Gimhathiththa ( although Ibn Batuta in the 14th century refers to it as Qali ) before the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century, when it was the main port on the island.

Ibn Batuta calls Kol " a fine town surrounded by mango groves ".

Similar references can be found in the notes of the Franciscan John of Montecorvino, first archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing at the early of 14th century, and the writings of Ibn Batuta, an Arabian envoy to the Mongol Empire in the middle of 14th century.

Ibn Batuta ( AD 1344 ) observed that more than 40 ships loaded with cowry shells were exported each year.

He died in Fez in 1357 two years after the completion of the Rihla of Ibn Batuta.

Alagakkonara is mentioned by Ibn Batuta as ruling in Kurunegala, but other sources indicate that he was the Bandara ( Guardian ) of Raigama Korale ( county ) in the modern Kalutara District.

Other visitors included Faxian, the Buddhist pilgrim and Ibn Batuta, writer and historian of Tangiers.

On his way to Sylhet, Ibn Batuta was greeted by several of Shah Jalal's disciples who had come to assist him on his journey many days before he had arrived.

Once in the presence of Shah Jalal, Ibn Batuta noted that Shah Jalal was tall and lean, fair in complexion and lived by the masjed in a cave, where his only item of value was a goat from which he extracted milk, butter, and yogurt.

In the 14th century, Ibn Batuta profusely praised the quality of cotton textiles of Sonargaon.

From Fuzhou he struck across the mountains into Zhejiang and visited Hangzhou, then renowned, under the name of Cansay, Khanzai, or Quinsai ( i. e. Kin gsze or royal residence ), as the greatest city in the world, of whose splendours Odoric, like Marco Polo, Marignolli, or Ibn Batuta, gives notable details.

According to Ibn Batuta, the people of Honnavar were Muslims of the Shafai or Arab sect, peaceful and religious.

* Ibn Batuta, 1304-1377 ( 1929 ), (), English translation by Gibb.

Ibn Batuta, during his 24-year sojourn in the 14th century, is reported to have mentioned about the Quilon port as one of the five ports for Chinese trade.

Rannamaari has two main versions, the traditional version and the one told by Ibn Batuta.

According to the Moroccan traveler Ibn Batuta, who visited the Maldives during his journeys through Asia,

According to Ibn Batuta, the Khiljis encouraged conversion to Islam by making it customary to have the convert presented to the sultan ( who would place a robe on him and reward him with gold bracelets ).

Medieval traveler Ibn Batuta visited Sijilmasa ( near Tafilalt ) in the fourteenth century on his journey from Fez to " the country of the blacks ".

14th century Moroccan traveller, Ibn Batuta, after visiting the capital in 1346, described Fakhruddin as " a distinguished sovereign who loved strangers, particularly the fakirs and sufis ".

Trade activities were mentioned by travelers like Ibn Batuta, Ma Huan and Ralph Fitch.

Its population as per the last census was 5667 and at present time its above 8000, all of the inhabitants are of Muslim, religion which is said to have been brought by Arab traveller Ibn Batuta.

The Pakpattan owes its sanctity and modern name, ' the holy ferry ', to the shrine of the great Muslim Sufi Fariduddin Ganjshakar Shaikh-ul-Islam, Farid-ul-Hakkwa-ud-Din, Shakar Ganj ( 1173 – 1265 ) which was visited by old great traveller and historian Ibn Batuta in 1334.

) Ibn Yasin's initial meetings with the Gudala people went poorly.

Ibn Battuta went further north into Assam, then turned around and continued with his original plan.

Ibn Battuta disapproved of the fact that female slaves, servants and even the daughters of the sultan went about completely naked.

Around the 970s an Arabic envoy Ibn Sulaym went to Dongola and wrote an account afterwards ; it is now our most important source for this period.

John's father, Sarjun ( Sergius ) or Ibn Mansur, went on to serve the Umayyad caliphs.

Al-Mu ' tamid went, however, considerably further in patronage of literature than his father, for he chose as his favourite and prime minister the poet Ibn Ammar.

Ibn ‘ Arabī was about sixteen when he went into seclusion.

Senussi went to Mecca, where he joined Ahmad Ibn Idris al-Fasi, the head of the Khadirites, a religious fraternity of Moroccan origin.

He went into exile when Hissein Habré took power on June 7, 1982 and joined the Democratic Revolutionary Council headed by Acheikh Ibn Oumar ; however, he did not return to Chad when Acheikh joined with Habré in 1988.

The French military mission of 1, 100 officers under Brémond established good relations with Hussein and especially with his sons, the Emirs Ali and Abdullah, and for this reason, most of the French effort went into assisting the Arab Southern Army commanded by the Emir Ali that was laying siege to Medina and the Eastern Army commanded by Abdullah that had the responsibility of protecting Ali's eastern flank from Ibn Rashid.

Desert Column's headquarters were established west of Karm Ibn Musleh, with the 5th Mounted Yeomanry Brigade in column reserve while a patrol of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment went to cut the telegraph line running east from Rafa towards Shellal, and Chauvel reconnoitred the El Magruntein defences.

Rahman studied Arabic at Punjab University, and went on to Oxford University where he wrote a dissertation on Ibn Sina.

Upon arrival in Afghanistan, ( Hicks was sent to Afghanistan by the LoT ) Hicks allegedly went to an al-Qaeda ( he did not know of the existence of al-Qaeda until he was interrogated by USA army personnel ) guest house where he met Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, a high ranking al Qaeda member.

He then passionately went into the readings of Ibn Arabi, Ibn El Fared, Suhrawardi, Rabaa El Adaweya and loved Al halag.

In December 1293, Al-Ashraf Khalil accompanied by Ibn al-Salus, Baydara and other Emirs went to Turug in northern Egypt on a bird-hunting expedition.

In answer to Ibn Habib's observation, that a sacred ordination must not proceed from learning alone, but from holiness also, Berab replied: " I never changed my name: in the midst of want and despair I went in God's way " ( Ibn Habib, " Responsa ," p. 298b ); thereby alluding to the fact that, when a youth, Ibn Habib had lived for a year in Portugal as a Christian under an assumed name.

Thereafter, Ibn Tumart went east to deepen his studies ( it is sometimes said that he undertook, or sought to undertake, the pilgrimage to Mecca, but did not do so at this point .).

( However, it is known that at this time, al-Ghazali was living in Damascus, suggesting that either Ibn Tumart also went there, or that this story is a mere legendary flourish, intimating Ibn Tumart's future career ; at any rate, al-Ghazali died in 1111, whereas Ibn Tumart did not return to the west until 1117 at the earliest.

During this period of his life his a number of al-Ash ' ari's students went on to propagate this theology under the newly founded Ash ' ari school of early Islamic philosophy and Kalam, however al-Ash ' ari himself is said to have left his stances in theology for a more textualist approach ( see Athari ) as according to Ibn Katheer, Nu ' maan al-Aloosi, Muhibb ud-Deen al-Khateeb, Imaam adh-Dhahabee in his " Siyar " and based on what is understood from al-Ash ' aris final book " al-Ibaanah ".