Abstract :
What served to intensify my yearning for travel in quest of knowledge of every region was the statement of God Almighty in the Qurʹan: ‘Say: Journey throughout the world.’ [Qurʹan, Surah 29, v. 20]. Desire and command were thus united, and I found myself abroad, traveling the world. One life turned into many, and the days extended to become epochs. When I absented myself from a country for a month and then returned, I realized the extent of the space in-between, so replete was it with the things that I had witnessed. The world is an abode for human beings; not to be aware of that is a sign of weakness, as is skulking in a small segment of its space. Man should make it all his abode and residence; its people should be his. If he remains aloof from them, it is as though he is insulting his own relatives:
Earth and space are a book; So peruse it and take note!
It is through such perusals that people with both talent and aspiration have opened up natureʹs treasure-trove and unearthed priceless relics of the past. Existence is an uncomplex weave crafted by travel; life itself is a smooth page on which risk draws its designs. Mankind is just like a valuable coin: it gains value through transaction, whereas loss and alienation will result from hoarding and concealing it.
