The travels in search for knowledge in the medieval islamic world [Ortacag Islâm Dünyasinda Ilmi Seyahatler]

Abstract

In the medieval Islamic world*the leading actors of the phenomenon of traveling in search for knowledge*were muhaddiths (traditionists) who sought to reach the hadiths of the Prophet. However*this tradition became a valid basis for both religious and rational sciences due to the conditions of the period and the scattered knowledge. Therefore*science enthusiasts (seekers) of knowledge had to go to distant lands in order to meet with information carriers (scholars) to learn information directly from them. It was also necessary to obtain a license from them in order to pass on the knowledge they had learned. For this*they were willing to leave their families*friends*their homeland*to be exposed to fatigue*hunger*thirst*various dangers*and even to sacrifice their property and wealth. This article will focus on the travels in search for knowledge*which is a tradition peculiar to the Medieval Islamic World*in the context of necessity of travel*promoting travel*difficulties of travel*age of travel*travels as a means of collecting information and travels as a means of circulating information. © 2021 Applied Science and Engineering Progress.