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Ibn Battuta in the East. Carl Ernst Introduction to Islamic Civilization. Events en route. Embassy to China Bad law and order situation Near-death experience Calicut Conversion legend 230 Dress codes 235. The itinerary. Adam’s Peak – Sri Lanka (241). Pilgrims to the Footprint of Adam*.
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Ibn Battuta in the East Carl Ernst Introduction to Islamic Civilization
Events en route Embassy to China Bad law and order situation Near-death experience Calicut Conversion legend 230 Dress codes 235
Pilgrims to the Footprint of Adam* Ibn Battuta in 1347 16th-cent. onward – Sufi pilgrims barred by Portuguese Azad Bilgrami in 1750 (The Coral Rosary of Indian Antiquities) *or the Buddha, or Shiva
Adam’s Peak Adam’s peak in Serendip (Ceylon) -- a European view
The Mosque of al-Khidr Kathirkamam (http://kataragama.org/islamic.htm)
Further journeys Muslim settlements in Malay straits and China Skepticism over China section Skips Delhi to avoid execution Plague in Damascus