Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Importance of Travel in Religion July 28, 2024

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Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2699
Hadith and Quran on the true purpose of travel
“A traveler seeking knowledge finds his path to paradise eased.”
Quran 29:20 · Al-Ankabut
Hadith and Quran on the true purpose of travel
“A traveler seeking knowledge finds his path to paradise eased.”
Quran 9:112 · At-Tawbah
The Quranic purpose of travel is spreading God's message
“Islam Islamizes travel — it's not just for fun or work.”
Quran 66:5 · At-Tahrim
The Quranic purpose of travel is spreading God's message
“Islam Islamizes travel — it's not just for fun or work.”
Quran 14:37 · Ibrahim
“It was a very difficult period, and then God commanded him to travel, and he traveled to different lands. He even left his family in an uncultivable area, purely on the trust of God. So, what are the lessons that we learn from his travels?”
Quran 29:24 · Al-Ankabut
Prophet Ibrahim's life of constant travel and the Kaaba
“Ibrahim never stayed in one place — he kept spreading God's message.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 3364
Prophet Ibrahim's life of constant travel and the Kaaba
“Ibrahim never stayed in one place — he kept spreading God's message.”
Quran 28:7 · Al-Qasas
Prophet Moses lived as a refugee from birth
“Moses had to live a traveler's life from the moment he was born.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 2411
Prophet Moses lived as a refugee from birth
“Moses had to live a traveler's life from the moment he was born.”
Quran 28:19 · Al-Qasas
Moses flees to Midian, meets God, and confronts Pharaoh
“Moses fled quietly after accidentally killing an Egyptian man.”
Quran 20:43 · Ta-Ha
Moses flees to Midian, meets God, and confronts Pharaoh
“Moses fled quietly after accidentally killing an Egyptian man.”
Quran 44:23 · Ad-Dukhan
Moses flees to Midian, meets God, and confronts Pharaoh
“Moses fled quietly after accidentally killing an Egyptian man.”
Quran 5:24 · Al-Ma'idah
Why the Israelites wandered the desert for forty years
“They told Moses: you and your God go fight, we'll watch.”
Quran 19:29 · Maryam
Jesus's humble birth and his baptism awakening
“They were so poor, his birth sacrifice was just two pigeons.”
Matthew, 21:43
Jesus in the wilderness and his Kingdom of God message
“Nearly every prophet, it turns out, once herded goats.”
Matthew, 23:27
Why Jewish leaders turned the Roman governor against Jesus
“Jesus once called the hypocritical leaders whitewashed tombs.”
Quran 4:157 · An-Nisa
Why Jewish leaders turned the Roman governor against Jesus
“Jesus once called the hypocritical leaders whitewashed tombs.”
Matthew, 21:43
How Paul's travels spread Christianity worldwide
“For forty days after, he kept visiting his grieving disciples.”
Tarikh Baghdad by al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, vol. 10, p. 498 Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith no. 4169
How Alexander's conquests preserved Greek knowledge for humanity
“If Greek knowledge had stayed in Greece, it would have died there.”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 1795
The Prophet's hardest day, stoned at Taif
“He told Aisha: my hardest day ever was at Taif.”
Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra by Ibn Sa'd, vol. 1, p. 201
How Mecca was conquered through peace, not war
“Wherever people gathered, the Prophet went straight to them.”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 2036
How the Prophet's companions spread across the entire world
“Wherever a companion's camel stopped, that's where he settled.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 2788-2789
Umm Haram: the companion buried on a sea expedition
“A dream foretold it, and she asked to be part of it.”