Ahmad ibn Fadlan ibn al-Abbas al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بن راشد بن حماد, romanized: Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān ibn al-ʿAbbās al-Baghdādī) or simply known as Ibn Fadlan, was a 10th-century traveler from Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, [a] famous for his account of his travels as a member of an embassy ...

In 921, the Arab traveler Ahmad ibn Fadlan (fl. 920s) went on a diplomatic mission to what is now Russia. There he encountered numerous Turkic peoples, among them the Khazars, one of the few groups in history outside of Israel to adopt Judaism.

Oct 19, 2021 · A concise introduction to and selection from Ahmad ibn Fadlan's description of his encounters with the Rus on the Volga river. Suitable for ancient civilization survey and courses on medieval history,…

Oct 13, 2023 · Ibn Fadlan is celebrated as one of the most significant medieval travel writers for his cross-cultural and civilizational insights and anecdotes. He is also credited with having played a role in the inception of ethnographic writing and the science of anthropology.

Ibn Fadlan was a non-Arab client of a high-ranking military official in the Abbasid court. He was a minor character in his own story and his own time; a diplomat sent to the frozen north by a dying polity, ostensibly to gain a weak ally.

Sep 27, 2010 · Ahmad ibn Fadlan ibn Al-Abbas 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. His account is most known for providing a description of the Volga …

A theologian in the court of the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir (fl. 908-932), Ahmad ibn Fadlan in the early 920s participated in a diplomatic mission from Baghdad to what is now Russia. Over the course of his journey, he encountered a number of Turkic peoples, as well another group that left a strong impression on him: the Vikings.

Jan 15, 2015 · In a new volume from the Library of Arabic Literature, James E. Montgomery re-translates the extraordinary story of Ibn Faḍlān’s Mission to the Volga: The singular narrative shares space with Tim Mackintosh-Smith’s translation of Abū …

Ibn Fadlan’s role was to read out the letter from the Caliph to the king, to present him with gifts. Ibn Fadlan kept a detailed record of the journey, describing the topography of the surrounding region and the various tribes which they encountered.

When we read Ibn Faḍlān, we must constantly be aware that we are reading an account of the Vikings through a Muslim lens. All their features, positive or negative, are constantly being positioned against Islam.