The spread of his book "Ihya Ulum al-Din" reached there and caused a great storm, as the jurists condemned and opposed it, and revolted against it due to its criticisms of the jurists of the branches and their sharp criticism. Although the peak of tension in this matter, which was the burning of Al-Ghazali's books, was not witnessed by Ibn Tumart, as it occurred in the year 503 AH / 1109 AD after he left the Maghreb for the East, he undoubtedly witnessed other positions that preceded this stage, represented by the debate that arose regarding Al-Ghazali himself and his writings, and the attacks against him by the jurists in particular.

This opposition to an Eastern scholar by the Maghrebi jurists, and their heirs to political authority, represents a striking point for those souls who are determined to travel in search of knowledge, especially those who observed the Maghrebi political and social reality, which gave rise to suspicion and planted the seeds of rejection, as was the case for Ibn Tumart.

Could this be among the reasons that prompted him to undertake his journey project and strengthen his resolve to achieve it, so that he could connect there with the source of this revolution and directly learn the origins from which it stemmed, in order to mature what had been brewing in his mind of rejection and acquire the means and tools that would guarantee his success if he ever intended to embark on change?

Undoubtedly, along with these reasons, the longing for Hajj must have stirred his soul, clarified the soundness of his intention to travel in his mind, and sharpened his will to begin its implementation. When these motives ripened in his mind and the path became clear to him, he found himself initially heading east.

The journey: 11 Despite the ambiguity that still surrounds Ibn Tumart's life on his journey east, See this incident and its sources in this research, page 43. The Maghrebis triumphed over Al-Ghazali and his supporters, and the jurists argued with him. And... Al-Istiqsa' by Al-Salawi, 398, 349. Al-Ibtihaj by Ahmad Baba: 129. 604