He won the hearts of many, so much so that a man like Imran bin Baraka tried to accompany him, but Ibn al-Sanusi asked him to wait until he sent for him. He also got to know the Al-Muntasir family in Tripoli and many other families. Upon his return, he received a grand welcome. It seems that while he was in Mecca, he remained in contact with them.

The phenomenon of travel appears to be evident in the history of reformers who emerged in the Islamic world. We see it in the history of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab, al-Sanusi, then Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, and others. There is no doubt that the journeys of these reformers provided them with experiences and knowledge. It also seems that the reason for their journeys was related to the nature of the elite individual, characterized by movement, enthusiasm, and not being content with the status quo.

We would also like to point out that Ibn al-Sanusi experienced marriage during this phase. He married at what, in his opinion, was a rather late age for his era and environment, as he was around thirty-four years old. It seems that marriage, in his life plan, did not change his inclination towards travel, nor did it convince him to settle in his homeland. When he sensed from his wife her lack of willingness to accompany him on his travels and knew that he might be away for a long time, he divorced her. This type of divorce is common among Muslims, as it is considered better than keeping the wife in limbo for a long time, making her like a suspended person.

In Cairo, Ibn al-Sanusi reached Cairo with the intention of staying there for some time to learn from its great scholars and to get acquainted with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, which had been a pilgrimage for knowledge seekers among Muslims for centuries. We do not expect that he intended to stay there for a long time, as his goal was Mecca the Honored. Therefore, it appears that he shortened his stay in Cairo, and this is what the historians of the Sanusiya agree upon, and he hastened his departure from it to the Hijaz.

It is observed that the history of Ibn al-Sanusi during the period he spent in Cairo is obscure, as...