I have to hand it to this guy. He set out on his own to do something that most "adventurers" and learned men alike needed financial backing and a whole lot of help in order to accomplish. And he did it all on a whim. I find it very interesting to think that for some of the villages that he had visited, he was the first outsider to come through in a looooooong time. I do believe that his recordings should be preserved for future generations, on account of their insight into understanding mans unique differences of opinion and worship. That being said, why do you think that Ibn Battuta did not try and convert everyone he came across?