Ibn Jubayr sets out from Granada

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1. Ibn Jubayr sets out from Granada — 1183 CE · Safar 578 AH

   In Safar 578/1183 Ibn Jubayr left Granada for the hajj, crossing the sea by way of Ceuta and the west .

2. Ibn Jubayr reaches Alexandria — 1183 CE · 578 AH

   Ibn Jubayr reached Alexandria — its lighthouse, its colleges, the dar al-adl and Sultan Saladin .

3. Ibn Jubayr's hajj, 579 AH — c. June 1183 CE · Dhu al-Hijja 579 AH

   Ibn Jubayr performed the hajj of 579/1183, standing at Arafat and staying months at Mecca describing the Ka'ba, the tawaf and the sanctuary .

4. Ibn Jubayr in Baghdad — 1184 CE · 580 AH

   Ibn Jubayr stayed at Baghdad describing the Nizamiyya college, the quarter of Abd al-Qadir and its markets .

5. Ibn Jubayr visits Medina — c. 1184 CE · 580 AH

   Ibn Jubayr visited Medina describing the Prophet's mosque, the tomb, the Rawda and Quba .

6. Ibn Jubayr shipwrecked to Sicily — c. December 1184 CE · 580 AH

   The ship carrying Ibn Jubayr was wrecked off Sicily; King William II rescued the passengers and he landed at Palermo .

7. Ibn Jubayr returns to Granada — 1185 CE · 581 AH

   Ibn Jubayr returned to Granada in 581/1185 after two years' travel and wrote his rihla, the Tadhkira .