Medina to Mecca on the Syrian pilgrimage road

من المدينة إلى مكة على درب الركب الشامي

Ibn Battuta's road from Medina to Mecca on his first pilgrimage, with the Syrian caravan: he left Medina and stopped near Dhu al-Hulayfa, where he entered the state of ihram for the pilgrimage; then al-Rawha, al-Safra and Badr; then al-Bazwa, Rabigh, Khulays, 'Usfan and Batn Marr, until he entered Mecca in the morning. The book names the stations with what he encounters at each.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Arabia
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Stations

Overview

Ibn Battuta's route from Medina to Mecca on his first pilgrimage, with the Syrian caravan, as he recounts it in his journey 1.

The route

He left Medina for Mecca, and near Dhu al-Hulayfa he entered ihram for the Hajj alone, then alighted at al-Rawha 2.

From al-Rawha to Badr, passing al-Safra, a valley with water, palm trees and a fortress 2.

From Badr to al-Buzwa, then the valley of Rabigh. From there it was three stages to Khulays, then the ascent of al-Suwayq, 'Asfan and Batn Marr, and he reached Mecca at dawn 1.

Notes on pagination

The page numbers are the printed numbers of the 1958 edition. The scanned copy used in preparing this page adds one to the printed page number in the file.

Sources

Sources

  1. Rihla of Ibn Battuta (Tuhfat al-nuzzar), Arabic edition 1958 , pp.78–79
  2. Rihla of Ibn Battuta (Tuhfat al-nuzzar), Arabic edition 1958 , p.78
  3. Rihla of Ibn Battuta (Tuhfat al-nuzzar), Arabic edition 1958
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