Writers in Mecca

The atlas holds 4 people and 8 moments here, from 600 to 1387. The most recorded lives are Ibn Battuta, Ali ibn Abi Talib and Ibn Khaldun.

Notable people

1. Ibn Battuta

   from 1326 to 1348

   3 moments here

   Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…

2. Ali ibn Abi Talib

   from 600 to 630

   3 moments here

   Ali ibn Abi Talib was the fourth Rashidun caliph (656–661), cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, and first Shia Imam.…

3. Ibn Khaldun

   in 1387

   1 moment here

   Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…

4. Al-Ghazali

   in 1096

   1 moment here

   Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Sunni jurist, theologian, philosopher, logician, and mystic.…

Moments

1. 600 Traditional birth at the Kaaba Ali ibn Abi Talib
2. 622 Stayed in Mecca as Muhammad's decoy Ali ibn Abi Talib
3. 630 Announced Quranic message in Mecca Ali ibn Abi Talib
4. 1096 Pilgrimage at Mecca Al-Ghazali
5. 1326 Completes first hajj Ibn Battuta
6. 1327 Extended residence in Mecca Ibn Battuta
7. 1348 Makes his final recorded hajj Ibn Battuta
8. 1387 Pilgrimage to Mecca Ibn Khaldun

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