A Statement for the Illustrious Historians Regarding the Innocence of Ibn Majid

The document is a manuscript of the diaries of Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India, a copy of which is preserved in the Public Library in the Portuguese city of Oporto.
The document was translated from Arabic to Spanish and is a documented historical fact that led to the investigation of "the innocence of Ibn Majid" from the accusations of guiding the Portuguese to India, a case that has been the subject of research by historians and researchers for years, who have disagreed, agreed, and diverged. The researcher points out in his introduction the different views on Portuguese navigation to India, especially Vasco da Gama's travel diaries, which appeared in more than one memorandum or diary.
Through his own efforts, the researcher Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi undertook the presentation and translation of the document. He traveled in search of the truth to the city of Oporto, where its public library allowed him to examine the original manuscript copy of the diaries "which consists of 87 pages numbered with two different numbers," indicating that there is a numbering for every two pages together and a numbering for each single page. In these documents, the text contains what guides the researcher to "the innocence."
Al Qasimi, as a scientific and knowledgeable researcher, proves that the Portuguese text of Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India began in 1497. Therefore, this book, available in Arabic, English, and Russian, is rich in knowledge and facts for a global audience of readers, both Arab and international.