Title:
Rihlah Ibnu Jubair: Reportase Menakjubkan Perjalanan Menuju Tanah Suci,
Potret Timur Tengah Abad Ke 12.
Author:
Ibn Jubayr.
Publisher:
Alvabet.
Publish
Year: 2024.
Pages:
384.
Genre:
Islamic History, Travel.
This
book, tell us about journey from Ibn Jubayr (1144-1217 AD), Spanish Muslim
Scholar who went for doing Hajj ( Islamic pilgrim to Mecca). He went for Hajj
with ship and at Hajj and when back to Spain from Hajj, he seeing many Muslims
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At
this memoir, Ibn Jubayr tell us about lands that he visit when journey to
Mecca. Not only discuss about list of lands that he visit, Ibn Jubayr also give
explained about condition at this lands, socio cultures, and other. It is make
this book lifed and reader feel bringed at Ibn Jubayr s voyages. Ibn Jubayr
describe Islamic Lands at North Africa, Italy, Syria, Palestine, and of course,
Mecca and Medina.
Ibn
Jubayr, as author, and of course, voyager , illustrated Hajj Tradition at 12 TH Century. Example, at this
time, Hajj Pilgrims usually went to several tombs of pious for search bless. Ibn Jubayr also
illustrated, Pilgrims at this era, love kiss
Hajar al Aswad (black rock at side of Kaba, Mecca). According Ibn
Jubayr, kiss Hajar al Aswad make mouth felt fresh and weat. And, also,
at this time, Hajj Pilgrims usually crowded at hot when want doing one rituals.
Until, according Ibn Jubayr, skin from several womens ripe because hot air and
crowded moment.
Not
only Mecca and Medina, when back to Spain, Ibn Jubayr also visit several
Islamic States, such as Abbasid Caliphate at
his capital, Baghdad and Ayyubid Dynasty s territories at Syria. When
describe Baghdad, Ibn Jubayr said many
people at Baghdad leave good attitude and became arrogant mens. He also described several sects that exist at
Syria, such as Nushairid ( now mentioned at Alawites) and also Sunni, that
became majority at this territories. Uniquely, Ibn Jubayr also described
relation beetwen Muslims at Syria and Palestine with Crusader that at this
time, occupied several territories at Syria, Jordan, Palestine, and Lebanon.
According Ibn Jubayr, at several territories that occupied by Crusaders, such
as Acre, Palestine, Muslims and Christiants can life side by side. City,
occupied by Crusaders, but villages at this territories handled by Muslim
Civilians. At this territories, Muslims and Christiants can hunt together, and
managed territories side by side. It is one humanity side from Crusade.
According
Ibn Jubayr, it is happened because Muslims at Islamic Territories at this age,
feel injustice from their rulers. Because this, they more choosed Crusaders
territories that more justice according them. Not only this, Ibn Jubayr also
give description about Sicily, Island at Italy that have big Muslim Populations,
but lead by Christiant King, Guglielmo/William of Sicily.
Description
from lands that visited by Ibn Jubayr so details and make reader feel seeing
direct story at this book. And, minus value from this book is sometime, several
narration at this book contained private sentiments from writer about one lands.
Such as, commentar Ibn Jubayr about several Muslims who more choose stay at
Crusader s Territories as disaster. And, also commentar from Ibn Jubayr about
one Crusader s territories, Acre, at
Palestine, that according Ibn Jubayr
many sins and crimes. All sentiments at this book, of course, must read
according his age.
For
get this book, you can access this link: Rihlah
Ibnu Jubair
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