Dec 08, 2019 ahmad ibn fadlan chronicled the voyage of an embassy sent from ibn fadlans risalah is considered the only extant firsthand account of the. Ahmad ibn fadlan ibn alabbas ibn rasid ibn hammad en arabe. Today, the old iranian arya remains in ethnolinguistic names such as iran, alan, ir, in the iranian languages, the gentilic is attested as a selfidentifier included in ancient inscriptions and the literature of avesta. Worldcat is the worlds largest library catalog, helping you find library materials. Hes separated from ahmad ibn fadlan by about 200 years, and more of an adventurer than a traveller, but theres some great stuff in there as well. Jul 29, 2017 ahmad ibn fadlan ahmad ibn fadlan ibn alabbas ibn rashid ibn hammad was a 10th century muslim arab writer and traveller who led an embassy to the king of the volga bulgars. Arabic wikisource has original text related to this article. His account is most known for providing a description of the volga vikings, including an eyewitness account of a ship burial. Ahmad ibn fadlan chronicled the voyage of an embassy sent from ibn fadlan s risalah is considered the only extant firsthand account of the. An arab among the vikings of russiaoverviewin, the arab traveler ahmad ibn fadlan fl. May 20, 2019 some features of worldcat will not be available. Jun 21, 2019 ibn fadlans reisebericht pdf ibn fadlans reisebericht.
Ibn fadlan and the land of darkness pdf siddiqui 1 ibn fadlan and the land of darkness. Ahmad ibn fadlan lived near the city of baghdad in what is now iraq during the early 900s. A theologian in the court of the abbasid caliph almuqtadir fl. Luo 9 0 jjb 4 scjjf 4jlc plgaajf ic 4j jdd oli ji u plj 4jf jccjf jujb 4 jjj jllajlji 4g l. In 922, ibn fadlan recorded sacrifices and mortuary customs among the rus. A viking burial described by arab writer ahmad ibn fadlan. List of historians topic this is a list of historians. Ibn fadlan and other visitors to the west from islamic lands. Other than the fact that he was both a traveler and a theologian in service of the abbasid caliphate, little is known about ahmad ibn fadlan prior to and his selfreported travels.
One noteworthy aspect of the volga bulgars that ibn fadlan focused on was their religion and the institution of islam in these territories. Time, place and peoples a 10thcentury arab expert in islamic. Ahmad ibn fadlan honour sam mustafa publishing llc. Pdf ibn fadlan s journey to russia a tenth century traveler. Arab travellers in the far north a short essay ahmed ibn fadlan was an arab traveller from baghdad. First were embassies, then the teaching of islam, trade, and finally curiosity, or seeking adventure. Frye add that nothing can be said with certainty about his origin, his ethnicity, his education, or even the dates of his birth and death. Arab travellers in the far north penguin classics ibn fadlan, lunde, paul, stone, caroline, lunde, paul, stone, caroline on. Ibn fadlan and the rusiyyah university of new mexico. His chronicle called risala includes detailed information and observations about them. This is a book of ahmad ibn fadlan ibn al abbas ibn rashid ibn hammad, a servant 1 of muhammad ibn sulaiman, the.
Research ahmad ibn fadlan explorers and discoverers. The oseberg ship, a wellpreserved viking ship discovered in a large burial mound at the oseberg farm near tonsberg in vestfold county, photo. Ibn fadlan in th warrior movie source with a page from ibn fadlans journal. Can i get my hands on a translation of ahmad ibn fadlans. Islamic concepts of inclusion and exclusion in ibn fadlans account. In this colorful documentary from the tenth century, the enigmatic ibn fadlan relates his experiences as part of an embassy sent by caliph. Ahmad ibn fadlan chronicled the voyage of an embassy sent from baghdad by the caliph almuqtadir to the capital of a finnougric khanate located on the upper reaches of the volga, a locale that had recently converted to islam. Sep 27, 2010 ahmad ibn fadlan ibn alabbas ibn rashid ibn hammad was a 10 th century muslim arab writer and traveller who led an embassy to the king of the volga bulgars. The world of ibn fadlan jmu scholarly commons james.
May 25, 2019 ahmad ibn fadlan chronicled the voyage of an embassy sent from ibn fadlans risalah is considered the only extant firsthand account of the. Pdf ibn fadlans role in the islamisation of bulghar society. At one time, i was a poet in the greatest city in the world. Ibn fadlans reisebericht pdf ibn fadlans reisebericht. But the most important eyewitness account of the rus is of ahmed ibn fadlan, a writer about whom little is known, but. Ibn fadlan served as the groups religious advisor and lead counselor for islamic religious doctrine and law. A tenthcentury traveler from baghad to the volga river. Ibn fadlan was employed by the abbasid caliph in baghdad when he was accused of an illicit love affair that would ruin his reputation and his career.
Saadi in a rose garden, from a mughal manuscript of his work gulistan, c. In that, his account contrasts with that of the persian traveler ibn rustahwhose impressions of the rus were more favourable. Get ibn fadlan and the land of darkness arab travellers in far north ahmad pdf file for free from our online library. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. This is a book of ahmad ibn fadlan ibn alabbas ibn rashid ibn hammad, a servant 1 of muhammad ibn sulaiman, the ambassador 2 of almuktadir to the malik of kipchaks where he tells what he saw in the country of the turks, khazars, ruses, kipchaks, bashkir and other peoples, the distinctions of their faiths, history of their maliks, status of many of their affairs a. Ahmad ibn majid was one of the greatest and most illustrious arab navigators and cartographers of all times. A tenthcentury traveler from baghad to the volga river without we recognize teach the one who looking at it. For an alternative interpretation of these customs by a viking specialist, see g. Ibn fadlan has been described as a keen observer and good narrator, and the risala contains valuable ethnographic accounts of early europe. Ibn al abbas ibn rasid ibn hammad, charged with affirming the sup port of the abassid. This risala is of great value as a history, although it is clear in some places that inaccuracies and ibn fadlan s own. This is a book of ahmad ibnfadlan ibnal abbas ibnrashid ibnhammad, a servant 1 of muhammad ibnsulaiman, the. In 921922 ce, the muslim emissary ibn fadlan ahmad ibn fadlan. Ibn fadlan and the land of darkness iah 211 d hassan ibn fadlan.
The travels of ibn fadlan muslim heritagemuslim heritage. Scholar of medieval islam richard frye published his own translation and commentary. Ahmad ibn fadlan was described as an arab in contemporaneous sources. His wide knowledge of the seas greatly impressed the portuguese and, in their writings, they referred to him as the master of astrological. May 21, 2015 each man has an axe, a sword, and a knife and keeps each by him at all times. It was such trading raiders from the rus that ibn fadlan met along the ahmad ibn fadlan chronicled the voyage of an embassy sent from. Ahmad ibn fadlan met with the vikings in volga bulgaria. New and old issues in ibn fadlans mission to the volga preprint december 2017 with 385 reads. May 12, 2012 home culture a viking burial described by arab writer ahmad ibn fadlan.
Frye early travelers from the lands of islam may be divided into four categories, some overlapping. Nothing is known about ibn fadlan other than what can be inferred from his risala. Dec 30, 2019 ibn fadlan and the land of darkness pdf siddiqui 1 ibn fadlan and the land of darkness. He agreed to leave town on a mission to open diplomacy with the bulgars, as a way of getting out of the public eye, and out of possible scandal. Although not an arab himself, ibn fadlan was an islamic scholar, and he served the caliph the islamic ruler of the city, which was a center of commercial and religious importance. A viking burial described by arab writer ahmad ibn fadlan by thornews on may 12, 2012 7. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Ibn fadlan wrote an account of his journeys with the embassy, called a risala. The islamisation of the bulghar society is relevant to the role played by ahmad ibn fadlan, the ambassador of the abbasid government based in baghdad. If youre looking for pleasure reading, a public domain copy of the memoir of usama ibn munqidh is available on. A tenthcentury traveler from baghad to the volga river ibn fadlan, ahmad on.