Answer:
Ibn Battuta decided to travel because as a Muslim he should once a year realize the Pilgrimage to Mecca. This travel that every Muslim who has the means must make is the fifth pillar of Islam. Mecca is a city in today Saudi Arabia.
Explanation:
Ibn Battuta (1304 - 1368/9) is a famous traveler of the 14th century. He traveled for a period of almost thirty years thus his writings are an important source to know how the medieval world was like.
Battuta was a Moroccan scholar and explorer. During this trip, he covered around 75.000 miles and what are today 44 different countries. He traveled all around what were then territories governed by Muslim leaders and also a few non-Muslim lands.
