the king retorted: "O enemy of Allah

rejecting and supplementing material and reflecting upon the core themes of the book

it kept on growing value and importance

before he passed away)

The distinctive feature of this book is its simplicity

Travelling in the Pursuit of Knowledge the noble quran the king retorted: "O enemyBefore you is the English translation of the classical treatise al Rihla fi Talab al Hadeeth by the great scholar of the Shafii school of jurisprudence and the imam of his time, Khateeb al Baghdadi. His complete biography from Imam al Dhahabis voluminous work Siyaar Alaam al Nubala has also been translated and added herein. This treatise is essentially a gathering of powerful and insightful narrations (of the Companions, pious predecessors, and the