Life of IBN Battuta

Ibn Battuta was born in 1304 in Tangier, Morocco(Mckay.p.265). He was brought up as a Muslim. One thing that Muslims believed in was going on a pilgrimage, called a hajj, to the city of Mecca. When he was 21 years old, Ibn Battuta decided that it was time for his first pilgrimage. He set out for Mecca. Along the way he joined a group of other travelers for safety.
Ibn Battuta was a famous Muslim travelor who visited many different places more than 500 years ago. For 29 years he journeyed through much of the Dar al-Islam, or the World of Islam. …