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Quotation from The Travels of Ibn Battuta by Ibn Battuta
“I was astonished at what he said, and determined with myself to visit those countries : nor did I give up my purpose till I had met all the three mentioned by him, and presented his compliments to them.”
The Travels of Ibn Battuta, Chapter II (Alexandria), trans. Samuel Lee (1829)
Burhan al-Din tells the young pilgrim to greet his brothers in India, Sind and China, setting the course of the travels.
Citation: "I was astonished at what he said, and determined with myself to visit those countries : nor did I give up my purpose till I had met all the three mentioned by him, and presented his compliments to them." — Ibn Battuta, The Travels of Ibn Battuta, Chapter II (Alexandria), trans. Samuel Lee (1829). (id ibn-battuta-travels-q1)
Portrait: Découverte de la Terre 023, Léon Benett, Public domain.
