At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Sacred space and pilgrimageWorship and the pillars
Screening Room
- Format
- Documentary · About Islam
- Released
- 2009 CE · 1430 AH†
- Countries
- US · SA · MA
- Languages
- en (original) · ar (dubbed)
- Approach
- documentary
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battutaرحلة إلى مكة: على خطى ابن بطوطة
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Check it against the record:Ibn Battuta, Muhammad ibn Abd Allah · Hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca)
Overview
"Journey to Mecca" is a documentary released in 2009, produced in the United States, Saudi Arabia and Morocco, directed by None. Its leading performers include Shams al-Din Zinoun and Ben Kingsley. An IMAX documentary-drama representing Ibn Battuta's first pilgrimage in 1325, with real filming of the modern hajj rites inside the sanctuary. 1 2
Context and reception
This work deals with Ibn Battuta, Muhammad ibn Abd Allah, the hajj, and Mecca.
Connections
- About
- Ibn Battuta, Muhammad ibn Abd Allah· Hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca)
- Set in
- Mecca
- Features
- Q12219086· Ben Kingsley
- Directed by
- Bruce Neibaur
People and things also explored
Inside Mecca· Ibn Battuta completes his first pilgrimage· Muwatta 1046· Muwatta 1051· Muwatta 1053· Muwatta 1176· Muwatta 1200· Muwatta 1274
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Journey to Mecca”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/rihla-ila-makka-2009/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.