...and thus the journey of return lasted no less than four years. This is not surprising, considering the many events that punctuated these years. We do not know the exact place from which he began his return, but it is likely that Mecca was the starting point, where he concluded his stay in the East with a pilgrimage or 'umrah, taking spiritual provisions to help him with the hardships he intended to face in the future. He may have begun in Mecca to enjoin good and forbid evil. His first difficulties began with the people of the city, who ordered his expulsion. He found himself at the beginning of the road to his country, which is what Ibn al-Imad alluded to when he said: "He first began to condemn in Mecca. So they harmed him." He then came to Egypt...

In Egypt: Egypt was the first stage on the return journey. He may have passed through it in the year 1117 AH/1705 AD, according to some accounts. It is likely that his stay there did not exceed a few months, most of which he spent in Alexandria, after he had been harmed and expelled from other cities before it, due to his exaggeration in condemning their people. He may have been accompanied by some followers and admirers. Abu al-Qasim al-Masri mentioned the names of a large number of them, wanting to show the early influence of Ibn Tumart's call and to demonstrate that he was known "east and west." ...

... Ibn al-Qalanisi, Dhayl Tarikh Dimashq: 91. ... See also: Abdullah Allam, Al-Da'wah al-Muwahhidiyyah bil-Maghrib: 70/4. Ibn al-Imad, Shadharat al-Dhahab: 92. ... Al-Salawi, Al-Istiqsa': 93. ... Contrary to what de Provencal indicated, that this stay was extended by the allure of flourishing sciences and continued until the year 94. This is an erroneous view. See: Islam in the Maghreb and Andalusia: 30-31. ... Quoted from Al-Ansab - Abu al-Qasim al-Masri: 95. ... Al-Tartushi's book titled "Al-Hawadith wal-Bid'ah": 96.