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15 Inspirational Muslim Travel Quotes

Islam encourages Muslims to travel and explore the world as it is seen as a way of gaining knowledge , experiencing different cultures, and growing both personally and spiritually.

Muslims have been travelling for centuries, exploring new lands , cultures, and ways of life. From the early days of Islam to the present, Muslim travellers have been driven by a sense of curiosity and adventure, as well as a desire to deepen their faith and connect with the global Muslim community. 

The Islamic pilgrimage, Hajj, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and requires Muslims to travel to Mecca at least once in their lifetime if they are financially and physically able.

In this post, I’ll share some of the best Muslim travel quotes that will inspire you to embark on your own journey of discovery and spiritual growth. 

These quotes remind us of the blessings of travel, the importance of gratitude and reflection, and the role of travel in expanding our understanding of Islam and ourselves.

While you’re here, please check out Islamic Duas for Travel , How to have a Vegan Eid Al-Adha and learn about the Islamic Museum of Australia here

TRAVEL QUOTES IN THE QURAN

It is He Who has made for you the stars that you may follow the right direction in the darkness of the land and the sea. We have indeed spelled out signs for the people who have knowledge. – Quran 6:97

And he cast mountains on the earth, lest it shifts with you; and rivers, and roads, so that you may be guided. – Quran 16:15

My lord, increase me in knowledge. – Quran 20:114

Have they not journeyed in the land, and had minds to reason with, or ears to listen with? It is not the eyes that go blind, but it is the hearts, within the chests, that go blind. – Quran 22:46

Travel throughout the land and see how He originated the creation, then Allah will bring it into being one more time. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything. – Quran 29:20

Between them and the towns We had blessed, We placed prominent towns, and We made the travel between them easy. “Travel between them by night and day, in safety.” – Quran 34:18

And He is with you wherever you are. – Quran 57:4

It is He who made the earth manageable for you, so travel its regions, and eat of His provisions. To Him is the Resurgence. – Quran 67:15

Check out this list of Islamic Duas for Travel

HADITH TRAVEL QUOTES

“Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a wayfarer.” – Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), reported by  Abdullah ibn Umar. Hadith 40.

If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise. The angels will lower their wings in their great pleasure with one who seeks knowledge, the inhabitants of the heavens and the Earth and the fish in the deep waters will ask forgiveness for the learned man. – Sunan Abi Dawud 3641

OTHER ISLAMIC TRAVEL QUOTES

Leave your country in search of loftiness and travel! For in travel there are five benefits: Relief of adversity, earning of livelihood, knowledge, etiquette, and noble companionship. – Imam as-Shafi

Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. – Ibn Battuta

Travel brings power and love back into your life. – Rumi

My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there. – Rumi 

What a joy to travel the way of the heart. – Rumi

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20 Amazing and Inspirational Islamic Quotes

There is much wisdom to be found in the words of great Muslim figures, such as the Companions of the Prophet (PBUH) and other saints or scholars. Such Islamic quotes, like the ones by by Hz Abu Bakr (RA), Hz Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA), Hz Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA) and other scholars, help us overcome obstacles in our daily lives and boost our faith. In fact, by paying heed to the wise Islamic quotes, we can transform our life and empower ourselves to become better persons.

If you are looking for Islamic quotes, you have come to the right place! This post lists 20 inspirational and motivational Islamic quotes and sayings in the form of images and pictures.

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Hz Abu-Bakr as-Siddique (RA)

It is difficult to be patient but to waste the rewards of patience is worse..

Hz Umar Ibn al-Khattab (RA)

Do not be fooled by the one who recites the quran. his recitation is but speech, but look to those who act according to it..

This is your world that you strive to gain and that you cry over.

Patience is a pillar of faith.

Stick to the Truth, even if the Truth kills you.

Hz Uthman ibn Affan (RA)

Your charity will not be accepted until you believe: “i need the reward more than the beggar needs the money.”.

Worrying about the world is a darkness in the heart, while worrying about the Hereafter is a light in the heart.

Hz Aisha bint Abu-Bakr (RA)

People are paying no attention to the best act of worship: humility..

Hz Ali Ibn Abi Talib (RA)

The wealth of a miser is as useless as a pebble..

Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety. It is only in the darkest nights that the stars shine more brilliantly.

A moment of patience in the moment of anger prevents thousands of moments of regret.

Imam al-Shafi’i (RA)

O allah you blessed me with islam and i didn’t ask you for it, o allah bless me with jannah and i am asking for it..

My sin had burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace, O Lord! Your Forgiveness came out greater.

Do not love the one who doesn’t love Allah. If they can leave Allah, they will leave you.

Knowledge is that which benefits not that which is memorized.

He who thinks that he is free from the criticism of people is a mad man, for even the Lord of the Worlds Himself has been wrongfully criticized.

Imam Ibn Taymiyyah (RA)

Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in the dark.

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (RA)

Sins destroy the heart the same way poison destroy the body..

Some people remain deprived of knowledge due to their poor ability to remain silent.

The one who is truely enslaved is the one who is a slave of his desires.

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Why You Should Travel, According To Islam

Shabana Khanam  •  Feb 09, 2017

[Updated: 26 March 2022]

“Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a wayfarer.” (Hadith 40)

We are all on this continuous journey, moving towards the gardens of Jannah in our hearts and in the heavens. This hadith conveys a strong notion of detachment. The Prophet (SallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) once said:  “What is the dunya for me. An example of me and the dunya is that of a traveller who naps under the shade of a tree, then departs and leaves it.” [Reported by Ahmad and Al-Tirmidhi].

With restrictions loosening in more countries, many of us might wish to travel, however you may be worried about travelling during the pandemic. But with just a little extra caution, you’ll have greater peace of mind and give you the confidence to travel without worries. Travelling acts as a reminder. This idea of being able to be detached from this dunya and not allowing it to become home – is essential to all Muslims. It subtly reminds you, living in this world should be a constant state of transit.

As we travel in the literal sense, be it plane, boat or foot, we automatically travel on a metaphysical and spiritual level. Travelling reminds us of our purpose on this earth and where we are ultimately striving to. Travelling through the world is symbolic of yourself. Your whole life is a process of journeying, whilst truly never arriving at a destination. Our existence “is a constant quest for mizan (balance) and harmony” , (Shaykh Fadhlalla). And as we inwardly travel for our spiritual growth, it is equally important we outwardly travel for the same purpose.

Travelling is perspective, which at times can only be achieved through the departure of our everyday surroundings. Travelling can, however, be a privileged experience. With an increasingly bordered world, geographically and socially constructed, it can at times feel inaccessible. I’m not saying book yourself flights to the furthest place across the ocean but go somewhere, maybe a different city or town and perhaps just for a few days, explore the  you,  away from the everyday 9-5 living.

As cliché as it may be when saying, “through travel you find yourself” , it holds truth. We often become a creature of habit and who we really are becomes somewhat lost. So venture the real  you  in different surroundings, where boundaries are pushed and routines escaped. At first, you may find yourself nervous, but eventually, you will become a little bit braver and a little less inhibited. Not trying to romanticize travelling, but it can provide you with renewed senses, like a child you want to taste, smell, touch and see everything. To smile and hold a conversation with everyone you meet. It becomes more of a rediscovery of yourself than a discovery of anywhere new.

Travelling is humbling and helps us practice humility. Often it provides you with that much needed spiritual renewal. When work, errands and surviving becomes your entire being, it becomes easy to miss the Divine beauty and lose touch and sight of His creation. When you travel you actively seek it all. You want to visit every mountain, forest, desert and sea; all emblematic of God’s vastness, Al-Wasi. And  nothing  is more humbling than when you realise how little humans occupy in comparison to the natural wonders of the world.

Rumi reminds us;

            “Witness His wonders, lose yourself in awe,

            When one beholds the wonders of God

             abandoning pride and the claims of the ego

            contemplating His work, you find your true station

             and fall into the silence concerning the Maker.

            Then you will say from the depths of your soul,

              “I cannot praise you enough”.

This spiritual journey that opens for you when you travel is unlike any other. When you come across places of new heights or tranquillity, the world almost stops –  just for you to say SubhanAllah . Through travel, you are continuously invited to have moments of remembrance and reflection of our connection with our Lord.

Travelling is ummah. The word ummah in loose definition means community. And I have never really felt the depth of the word until I travelled. From the moment you enter the airport and you see your fellow Muslims who are also waiting to be “randomly” checked. Or when you wait in the airport prayer rooms and exchange pleasantries with sisters from all over the world in broken languages and unifying smiles. From when you are sick and the Muslim aunties of the world, hug you, care for you and rub your stomach till you are better. Or the uncles who will drive you from A to Z, proudly showing off their motherland whilst passing on life advice as you sit in the back of their car, taxi, rickshaw. Imam as-Shafi echoes this when he states;  “Leave your country in search of loftiness and travel! For in travel there are five benefits: Relief of adversity, earning of livelihood, knowledge, etiquette, and noble companionship. ”   (Imam as-Shafi)

And indeed through travels, you will find noble companionship; strangers who will restore your faith in humanity; with their unconditional kindness and generosity

Travelling is the gift we give each other. For me, the most revolutionary form of dawah lies in you, your presence and your mannerism. Travel to places where Islam is limited or unknown. In times when Islam is overly represented for all the wrong reasons, it is crucial that we share its truest and purest form. Engage with street vendors or your Airbnb host, show and converse the beauty of your religion. Sharing and feeling the presence of Islam wherever you go, even in the most unexpected places becomes a blessing.

My parting words to you; let this year be the year of your travels. Venture to new places, engage with fellow wayfarers of life. Enjoy what the world has to offer and let there be infinite journeys of remembrance, reflection and re-discovery as you strive towards your final destination.

This post was written by guest blogger, Shabana. Find her online at Noormadic Ventures  | Instagram .

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65 Islamic and Muslim Quotes in 7 Categories

With the Quran as the central scripture, the Islamic faith holds many beautiful sayings and quotes. In this article, we present you with sayings from Islam and verses from the Koran to reflect – on various topics.

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The Quran does not have a fixed number of pages – in fact, this depends on the size, font and format of the book in question.

The Most Beautiful Quotes about Islam and Muslims

Within the Muslim faith, the Koran is regarded as an eternally valid revelation that is not to be questioned or interpreted historically – because the Koran is the word of God (Allah). For Muslims, the five pillars of Islam are fundamental.

They encompass:

• The profession of faith
• The social duty
• The pilgrimage to Mecca

Beautiful Quotes and Verses from the Quran about Life

The Quran contains many inspirational verses, some of which are presented below. If you want to give a good friend some strength, the sayings are particularly suitable.

• And do not turn your cheek contemptuously to men, and do not stride exuberantly (in arrogance) on earth; for Allah loves not conceited boasters. (Luqman 31:17)
• Certainly, you cannot guide whom you wish to guide. But Allah guides whom He wills. He knows the rightfully guided. (Al-Qasas 28:56)
• And as your Lord announced; if you are grateful, I will certainly show you more (favor). But if you are ungrateful, then my punishment is indeed severe. (Ibrahim 14:7)
• And after your Lord directs your desires. (As-Sarh 94:8)
• And do not become weak nor be sad, when you will have the upper hand if you are believers. (Ali 'Imran 3:139)
• And no soul acquires anything except for itself, and no transgressing soul bears the transgression of another. (Al-Anam 6:164)
• You are prescribed to fight even though it is repugnant to you. But perhaps something is repugnant to you while it is good for you, and perhaps something is dear to you while it is bad for you. Allah knows, but you do not know. (Al-Baqarah 2:216)
• Your Lord says, "Call upon me and I will hear you." (Gafir 40:60)
• It is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days and rose above the throne hereupon. He knows what enters the earth and what comes out of it, what descends from heaven and what ascends there. And He is with you wherever you are. And whatever you do, Allah sees well. (Al-Hadid 4:57)
• And conceal your utterance or disclose it, surely he is all-knowing about that in the breasts. (Al-Mulk 67:13)

Here you’ll find more inspirational quotes.

Allah Quotes from the Quran

In Islam, there is only one God – the believer Allah. As Creator God, Allah created the world but is not a part of it, but stands above it. Believers consider Allah to be omnipotent and omniscient. The formula "Allahu akbar" reflects this because, translated, it means as much as "God is as great (as no one else)."

• Rather, Allah is your Protector; and He is the best helper. (Ali 'Imran 3:150)
• Allah is well aware of your enemies, and Allah suffices as a protector, and Allah suffices as a helper. (An-Nisa 4:45)
• Whom Allah wills to do good, He tests. (Sahih al-Bukhari 5645)
• Allah sometimes removes a person from your life for your own good, don’t run after them. (Unknown)
• Allah loves the repentant, and He loves those who keep themselves pure. (Al-Baqarah 2:222)
• Those to whom the people said; "The people have already gathered (themselves) against you; therefore fear them." – But that (only) increased their faith, and they said; "Our sufficiency is Allah, and how excellent is the Administrator." (Ali 'Imran 3:173)
• If Allah guides you to remember him, it is a sign that Allah loves you. (Ali Ibn Abi Talib)
• The wisest among you is the one who feeds on the fear of Allah. (Umar Ibn Al-Khattab)
• Whoever does good deeds for the sake of the Hereafter, Allah will put his earthly affairs in order. (Unknown)
• Success is granted to me only by Allah (alone). On Him I rely, and to Him I turn repentantly. (Hud 11:88)
• And when you have made up your mind, then rely on Allah. Surely Allah loves those who rely (on Him). (Ali 'Imran 3:159)
• Allah makes the impossible possible. (Unknown)

Islamic and Muslim Sayings about Patience

The Koran refers to patience as a primary characteristic of wise people. Here are a few verses about it. The quotes are especially suitable if you want to give a loved one some strength, courage and significant perseverance on the way.

• O my servants who believe, fear your Lord. For those who do good in this world, good is (destined). And Allah’s earth is vast. Verily, to those who are patient, their reward will be granted (by Allah) without reckoning. (Az-Zumar 39:10)
• And help yourselves by patience and prayer; this is indeed hard except for the humble who foresee that they will meet their Lord and that they will return home to Him. (Al-Baqarah 2:45)
• And be patient, verily, Allah does not make the reward of the bodily disappear. (Hud 11:115)
• And among the prophets there are quite a few with whom many Ribbiyun also fought together. In the way of Allah, they did not slacken due to the things that hit them. They have not shown weakness and have not submitted. Allah loves those who are patient. (Ali 'Imran 3:146)
• Be patient and become owners of patience. (Ali 'Imran 3:200)
• O you who believe, seek help in steadfastness and prayer. Allah is with the steadfast. (Al-Baqarah 2:153)
• But give glad tidings to those who are patient, who, when calamity befalls them, say: We belong to Allah and to Him we will return. (Al-Baqarah 2:155-157)
• And verily, whoever is patient and forgiving – that is certainly a virtue of determination in all things. (Asura 42:43)
• […] And it is those who remain patient in the desire of their Lord’s pleasure, and establish prayer, and spend what we have given them in secret and in public, and ward off evil with good – these are they who shall have the reward of the Abode. (Ar-Ra’d 13:22)

More Islamic Sayings on the Subject of "Sabr”

Under the Arabic term "Sabr" (meaning "patience" or "ancient long-suffering"), the Islamic faith teaches one to remain spiritual and steadfast.

Thus, it is said those who are patient can live with their unfulfilled wishes and desires. Islam’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, describes patience as a kind of resistance – such as the urge to perform sinful acts.

• So be steadfast. Surely, Allah’s promise is true. And let not those who are not convinced cause you to waver. (Ar-Rum 30:60)
• And if you punish, punish in the same measure as you were punished. But if you are patient, that is truly better for the patient. (An-Nahl 16:126)
• Now Allah has made it easy for you. He knows that there is weakness in you. If there be among you a hundred stalwarts, they will conquer two hundred; and if there be among you a thousand, they will conquer two thousand, by Allah’s leave. Allah is with the steadfast. (An-Anfal 8:66)
• And we will certainly test you with a little fear and hunger and lack of possessions, souls and fruits. But proclaim glad tidings to the steadfast […]. (Al-Baqarah 2:156)
• The good deed and the bad deed are not the same. Repel (the bad) with a deed that is better, then the one between whom and you there is enmity becomes as if he were a warm-hearted friend. But this is offered only to those who are steadfast, indeed it is offered only to the one who has tremendous good fortune. (Fussilat 41:34-35)
• And obey Allah and His messengers, and do not quarrel with one another, or you would lose heart, and your strength would perish. And be steadfast. Surely Allah is with the steadfast. (An-Anfal 8:46)

Islamic Quotes about Ramadan

Ramadan is the month of fasting for Muslims. It is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Specifically, nothing may be eaten or drunk from sunrise to sunset. Fasting is seen as a sacred duty, during which much prayer is done.

• The month of Ramadan (is when) the Qur’an (Qur’an) has been sent down as guidance for people and as clear evidence of guidance and discernment. So whoever is present during this month, let him fast, but whoever is ill or on a journey, let him (fast) an (equal) number of other days. Allah wills for you ease; He wills for you not aggravation, – that ye may complete the number and praise Allah as the Greatest, for guiding you rightly, that ye may be grateful. (Al-Baqarah 2:185)
• After all, we sent him down on the night of destiny. And what makes you know what the night of destiny is? The night of destiny is better than a thousand months. The angels and the spirit come down in it with the permission of their Lord with every matter. Peace is until dawn. (Al-Qadr 97:1-5)
• When the month of Ramadan begins, the gates of heaven are opened and the gates of hell are closed, and the devils are put in chains. (Sahih al-Bukhari 1899)
• O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become God-fearing. (Al-Baqarah 2:183)
• And that you fast is better for you, if only you know. (Al-Baqarah 2:184)

Islamic Quotes around Dunya

Dunya or ad-Dunya describes the world of human experience in the Islamic faith. Put simply, dunya is this world – that is, the life in which we find ourselves. It is also mentioned in the Koran.

• And the Hereafter is truly better for you than this world. (Ad-Duha 93:4)
• These are the ones who have bought the life of this world for the hereafter. Therefore, their punishment will not be relieved and they will not be helped. (Al-Baqarah 2:86)
• It will be well with one who purifies himself and remembers the name of his Lord; so he prays. Nay. Rather, you prefer the life of this world, while the Hereafter is better and more enduring. (Al-Ala 87:14-17)
• But among them there are those who say, "Our Lord, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the punishment of the (Hell) Fire." (Al-Baqarah 2:201)
• Now as for those who disbelieve, I will punish them with severe punishment in this world and the hereafter; and they will have no helpers. (Ali 'Imran 3:56)
• It is not possible for any soul to die except with Allah’s permission (and) according to a temporary predestination. Whoever wants the reward of this world, we will give him (something) from it; and whoever wants the reward of the Hereafter, we will give him (something) from it. And we will repay (it) to the grateful. (Ali 'Imran 3:145)
• Whoever wants the reward of this world, with Allah is the reward of this world and the Hereafter. Allah is All-Hearing and All-Seeing. (An-Nisa 4:134)
• And we had given him good in this world, and in the Hereafter he is indeed of the righteous. (An-Nahl 16:122)

Verses from the Quran on the Theme of Hope

Keeping hope plays a vital role in the Koran. For example, it says whoever trusts Allah and hopes in him will be forgiven – regardless of his deeds. Below you will find verses from the Quran from which you can draw hope.

• And whoever does evil or wrongs himself and thereupon asks Allah for forgiveness, Allah will find all-forgiving and merciful. (An-Nisa 4:110)
• […] My mercy encompasses everything. I will appoint it for those who fear God and pay the tribute and who believe in our signs. (Al-Araf 7:156)
• The acceptance of repentance is incumbent upon Allah only for those who do evil in ignorance and repent thereupon in due time. Their repentance Allah accepts. And Allah is All-Knowing and All-Wise. (Al-Nisa 4:17)
• And whoever relies on Allah, he is his sufficiency. Allah will certainly accomplish (the execution of) his matter(s). Indeed, Allah establishes a measure for everything. (At-Talaq 65:3)
• And when my servants ask you for me, I am near; I hear the call of the supplicant when he calls upon me. So let them listen to me and believe in me, that they may act prudently. (Al-Baqarah 2:186)
• Allah does not impose on any soul more than it is able to perform. It is only given what it has earned, and it is only charged with what it has earned. (Al-Baqarah 2:286)

Here you will find more quotes about hope.

More Islamic and Muslim Sayings on Life

We’ve compiled a few more below if you still need to get enough Islamic sayings.

• Earthly life is short, so turn to Allah before returning to Allah. (Unknown)
• Never underestimate the power of Dua. (Unknown)
• Be like a diamond, precious and rare, not like a stone found everywhere. (Unknown)
• So certainly, with aggravation is relief. (As-Sarh 94:5)
• Speak only when your words are more beautiful than silence. (Unknown)
• The more you let go, the higher you rise. (Unknown)
• Allah tests us with what we love. (Unknown)
• A busy life makes prayer harder, but prayer makes a busy life easier. (Unknown)
• Forgive others as quickly as you expect Allah to forgive you. (Unknown)
• And lower for them out of mercy the wing of humility, and say; "My Lord, have mercy on them, as they brought me up when I was little." (As-Isra 17:24)
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From DIY pilgrimages to halal restaurant tips: how this travel blogger built a community of Muslim travelers

Jan 21, 2022 • 6 min read

Elena Nikolova (pictured) has spent years building a resource for Muslim travelers who are looking for relevant information and good deals. © Courtsey of Muslim Girl Travel

Elena Nikolova converted to Islam in 2009. Four years later, she channeled her wanderlust into a new endeavor: helping other Muslims travel the world.

On one of Elena Nikolova’s first trips as a Muslim, she realized travel for her had changed forever. Visiting Bulgaria from the United Kingdom , she saw how her new halal diet was at odds with her pork-heavy, Bulgarian-Greek upbringing. It wasn’t long before Nikolova also noticed she was getting extra checks at the airport and more attention once she landed because of her hijab.

“I realized that whether we wanted it or not, there is prejudice against those who wear a hijab,” Nikolova said. “I realized that kind of puts Muslims off traveling.” 

Since she converted to Islam in 2009, Nikolova has worked to make travel more accessible and comfortable for Muslims. A lover of deals, she began to share cheap fares and travel hacks on social media to encourage others in her new community to travel too. As a student in the UK, she often booked the longest layovers possible on her way back home to Greece just so she could explore new places. 

An online forum for advocating Muslim travel 

Upon the urging of a friend, Nikolova transformed her expertise into the blog Muslim Travel Girl in 2013, with the goal of helping Muslims travel while being confident in their identities and without breaking the bank. Right away, she started receiving questions related to airport security and whether certain countries were welcoming to Muslims. Her readers, mostly based in North America and Europe , were apprehensive. One of Muslim Travel Girl’s most popular videos , for example, is on navigating airports as a hijab-wearing Muslim woman.

Building a comfort zone

“Throughout the past seven years, we've gone through [issues with] the media and Muslims, and the hijab and problems with women traveling,” she said. “The whole point of a Muslim travel blog is to help and encourage those people, to give them the resources to actually find destination information.” 

While other resources exist, Nikolova says it was especially hard to find information that spoke directly to the experience of traveling as a Muslim when she started the blog. “Even though travel [for Muslims] in general is not so different, we have some differences, like [needing] places to pray or [specific] food to eat,” she said. “Not every Muslim needs these, but it should be there.”

A recent survey found  the availability of halal food and prayer facilities among the most cited faith-based needs of Muslim travelers. Since 9/11, many Muslim travelers say they’ve faced discrimination at airports and on airplanes, ranging from extra security searches and intense questioning by airport staff to unexplainable visa troubles and hostility from fellow passengers.

The 'halal tourism' boom

At the same time, the Muslim-friendly travel market, or “halal tourism” as some call it, has been booming. The industry caters to Muslim travelers looking for destinations that meet their faith-based needs, be it a place to pray, alcohol-free hotels or women-only pools and spas. Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it was estimated that by 2026, 230 million Muslim tourists would travel, locally and abroad, up from 98 million in 2010. By that time, Muslim travelers were expected to inject $300 billion into the global economy. With COVID-19, it’s now estimated it will take until 2023 to return to the same levels of Muslim tourists seen in 2019. 

Nikolova attributes this increase in Muslim travelers to the global aspirations of younger Muslims, more disposable income and the persuasive power of social media. With more travelers, she says, has also come more blogs on Muslim-friendly travel, more interest from big brands and companies, conferences on the topic, and travel agencies like Halalbooking.com . 

From credit card rewards to dinner recommendations

As the demographic makeup of Muslim travelers has changed, so has what Nikolova’s readers want. While initially some of Muslim Travel Girl’s most popular and requested posts were on the practicalities of traveling as a Muslim, she says now that more Muslims are traveling, the interest has shifted to what destinations to visit, insider travel tips and halal food recommendations in those places. One of their most popular topics is advice on DIY Umrah , so travelers can take the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca without using a travel agent or expensive tour package. 

Bassam Ansari, who is based in Saudi Arabia , first discovered Muslim Travel Girl in 2013 through a friend. He says he often visits the site for its hotel and flight deals and has saved significant money through the site’s advice, which he finds to be personable and genuine.

“Using her reviews and travel advice I have found the best possible hotel options in quite a few different destinations,” he said. For example, Ansari says he saved 70 percent on the cost of a standard hotel room in Mecca during Ramadan, finding a room for $300 instead of the usual $1,000, because of Nikolova’s advice on how to effectively buy and use hotel reward points.

Small changes that make a big difference

Nikolova, who splits her time between Saudi Arabia and the UK, says Muslim Travel Girl is now one of the largest Muslim-friendly blogs in the West. She works on it full-time and also offers consultancy services to hotels and resorts on how to be more accommodating to Muslim guests. Even simple changes like providing soft drinks, non-alcoholic wine or fresh fruit in a welcome package, instead of wine, which is customary in places like Greece, can make a big difference in making someone feel more comfortable, she says. 

“It's important to feel safe when you travel and that your needs as a Muslim traveler are taken care of. This is why I'm passionate about…working with hotels in the industry to provide more facilities and more knowledge for Muslims,” she said. “Every destination should be Muslim friendly.”

Having converted to Islam as an adult, Nikolova says she is able to identify with both non-Muslims and Muslims, and that sense of empathy helped in the initial stages of writing Muslim Travel Girl. She says her expertise hasn’t been questioned because she converted to the religion, instead of being born into it, though she can understand that point of view.

“When you are writing about something that is on a specific inclusivity, whether it's halal travel or whether it is accessibility travel, you have to have a basic understanding and principles in order to be accurate in your writing,” she said. “For me, I'm a Muslim, I'm a travel expert, and I have that knowledge because I've worked and lived that life for the past 10 years.” 

Travel opens your mindset

Part of why travel is so important, Nikolova says, is because it can counter misconceptions and prejudice. When she converted to Islam, for instance, her Greek Orthodox parents were not happy about it. But after she and her mother traveled to numerous countries together, including her mother spending a year in Doha, Qatar when Nikolova’s daughter was born, things changed. 

“It's one of the reasons why I'm so passionate about traveling and encouraging Muslims to travel, because you open your mindset,” Nikolova said. “Traveling brings us closer. You wouldn't know your neighbor if you didn’t talk to them. It's the same thing with going and exploring a different city; you wouldn't meet locals and talk to them if you didn't visit.” 

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A Journey of Success: Sunnahs of Travel

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The beautiful way of life of our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ–through everything he had done, said or admitted–is considered a Sunnah. By following the sunnahs, we can make the conscious choices of leading a more fruitful life of intention, success and rewards.

Upon travel, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ had simple habits he performed to make his journey more beneficial and connected to Allah swt. Here is a compilation of Hadith pertaining to travelling, which you can instill in your life to make it your vacation more meaningful and spiritually uplifting, inshallah.

Sunnahs of Travels:

• The neighbour before the house;
• The travelling companion before journey;
• Learned (aalim);
• Well-mannered (of good character);
• Soft natured;
• Stick for scratching the back;
• Reward of Sadaqah;
• Reward of Nafl fast;

As-taudi ‘ullaha Deenaka Wa Amaanataka Wa Khawaatiima ‘Amalika“I hand over to Allah your deen, your trustworthiness and your end result.” (Abu Dawud 2:266)

And he (the traveller) should reply with the follwing du’a:As-taudi ‘ukumul-laahal-ladhi La Tudii’u Wa Da’i ‘uhu“I entrust (hand) you to that Allah whose trust is not lost (ie, Who does not lose his trust) (SK 2:267)

Also read the following Du’a:

Allahumma Antas-saabihu Fis-safari Wal Khaleefatu Fil Ahli Allahumma Inna A’udhubika Minad-dubnati Fis-safari Wal Ka’bati Fil Munqalabi Allahhummaqbid Lana Arda Wa Hawwin ‘Alainas-safara “O Allah! You are my companion in my journey and (after me) my guardian of my family” “O Allah! I seek your protection from difficulty in the journey and an evil return” “O Allah! Shorten the earth (distance) for us and make the journey easy” (SK 2:261)

Thereafter one should read the following du’a: Subhanalladhi Sakharalana Haadhaa Wamaa Kunaa Lahu Muqrineen Wa Inna Ila Rabbinaa Lamunqaliboon “Purity belongs to Allah, who has subjected this conveyance for us and we were not capable of controlling it and, surely, to our Sustainer we are to return” (SK 2:269)

Thereafter one should read the following Istaghfar: Subhanaka Inni Zalamtu Nafsil Faghfirli Innahuu Laa Yaghfirudh-dhunaba Illa Anta

“Purity belongs to You. Surely I have wronged myself so forgive me. Indeed none forgives sins besides You.” (Mishkat 2:268)

Thereafter, read the following dua: Allahummar-zuqnaa Janaahaa Wa Habbibnaa Ilaa Ahlihaa Wa Habbib Saalihi Ahlihaa Ilainaa “O Allah! Bless us with its fruits and create our love in the hearts of its inhabitants and love for their pious in our hearts” (Majma ‘uz-Zawdid 2:279)

• Prophet Muhammad ﷺ would not leave out the 2 Rakats after Maghrib Salah and the 2 Rakats before the Fard of Fajr Salah, whether at home or on a journey (SK 2:219)

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10 Reasons Why Muslims Should Travel

Traveling is healthy for the body, mind, and spirit; Islam prescribes these exact reasons to why Muslims should travel.

If you’re looking for encouragement to plan your next adventure , here are eight wonderful benefits of traveling to help you decide.

1 – Create Meaningful Relationships 

Knowing and learning about others is part of our deen. Allah says in the Qur’an,

“O mankind, indeed we have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another […]” (Al-Hujurat 49:13)

Visiting, experiencing, and relating to new people and cultures helps improve both your social and communication skills. You’re always likely to make some new friends along the journey. Traveling to new places allows you to build new relationships . 

You can also use the challenges, experiences, and new knowledge about yourself to strengthen existing relationships . 

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2 – Shake Things Up

Travel keeps things interesting! If you are feeling confused, stagnant, or just plain bored in your life, taking a break from the ordinary can help you move forward . New experiences help you process old ones to make fresh, interesting connections in your brain. 

Traveling can also act as a muse to your creativity . It helps you gather and assimilate new, original, and creative thoughts. Anytime you are feeling stuck or need a change of pace, travel is the perfect solution. 

Travel also enhances and grows the amount of uncertainty you’re able to tolerate. And tolerance to change is a great skill to have when you head back to a more stable and settled life . Because no matter where you are, your days will always have unexpected challenges and hiccups: that’s life!  

3 – Prove Dreams Come True 

The whole experience of travel involves both planning and achieving your dreams . There is goal setting, itineraries, mapping out your experience, and waiting for the date. Travel is a new experience in space and time that usually requires both money-saving and pining for the experience. 

There is a deep sense of accomplishment during and after travel. You’ve proven to yourself that you can achieve any dreams and goals when you apply yourself to them.

4 – Gain Peace of Mind

While some people use travel as a temporary (or semi-permanent) escape. It can also give you a renewed sense of peace with yourself and your “regular” living environment. 

Travel — especially to drastically different cultures and faraway lands — can help you gain gratitude and appreciation for what you already have in your life. Travel inspires you to make peace with what you have and be grateful for your many privileges and blessings.

5 – Broaden Your Horizons

This travel reason is cliché but true. You don’t understand all that you don’t know until you’re exposed to it. Traveling helps you understand and see that you have a lot to learn . 

There is a mystery to unlock about you, others, and the world we all live in. Traveling throughout the land gives you a chance to expand your maps of how you move in the world and gain new perspectives. Travel can also help you connect to God, His creation, nature, and the universe in ways that you can’t when locked in a box of your own making.

Islam doesn’t want us to stay blind to the ways and cultures of others. In fact, quite the opposite. Allah commands us to travel:

“Say, [O Muhammad], ‘Travel through the land and observe how He began creation. Then Allah will produce the final creation. Indeed, Allah, over all things, is competent.’” ( Al-`Ankabut  29:20)

6 – Collect Cool Stories

Travel gives you a wealth of memories to last you a lifetime. While there will be some fun (and some harrowing) experiences, no matter what happens, it will always be an adventure. Traveling helps you loosen up and have a good time experiencing new places, cultures, and people. Travel creates feel-good memories that you can share with your friends and family, or recall whenever you need to go back to a “happy place.”

7 – Challenge Yourself

If you feel you’re stuck in a rut in your daily life, travel can help you break free. Travel pushes you to the limits of what you can tolerate and master. This helps you get to know yourself better . Getting in touch with yourself, your essence, and your uniqueness are some of the greatest gifts travel gives you. 

8 – Gain a Real-life Education

When you are on the ground in a new place, there is much learning to do in a short amount of time. You must work through puzzles and challenges on the fly. Traveling pushes you to develop new skills — even learn new languages — to both survive and thrive.

9 – Boost Your Confidence

Traveling, especially solo traveling, makes you trust yourself and become more self-reliant . It gives you a chance to understand and use your unique gifts to conquer new challenges. The more you practice traveling, the more your confidence builds and the easier it gets. This means that over time it will become easier to identify your fears and overcome them in new situations. 

10 – Food! (For Thought)

Last but not least, let’s not forget the new foods. We tie so much of our cultures into the foods we eat. The spices, the preparation, the ceremony of serving: food is a powerful way to understand others. 

When you understand the foods others eat and why they eat them, you get to know them on one of their most primal levels. We also can’t deny that most of the new foods you’ll taste on your travels are delicious!

Remember, you don’t have to go far to experience all these benefits of travel. Even a few hundred miles (or kilometers) out of your hometown can expose you to all the challenges, situations, and people who will help you grow. 

Where have you always wanted to visit? What’s stopping you other than yourself? Enough with the excuses: take the leap and start planning your next trip today.

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Here are 50 life-changing Islamic quotes that can inspire and provide guidance:

• “Verily, with hardship , there is relief.” – Quran 94:5
• “And We have certainly created man to be in hardship.” – Quran 90:4
• “The best among you is the one who learns the Quran and teaches it.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “When you want to talk to Allah, perform Salah (prayer); when you want Allah to talk to you, recite the Quran.” – Nouman Ali Khan
• “The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear.” – Quran 2:286
• “Do not lose hope, nor be sad.” – Quran 3:139
• “The believer’s shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his charity.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Actions are judged by intentions.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “The tongue is like a lion. If you let it loose, it will wound someone.” – Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
• “The best of people are those that bring the most benefit to the rest of mankind.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “The most beloved deeds to Allah are those done consistently, even if they are small.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Be like the flower that gives its fragrance even to the hand that crushes it.” – Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
• “Do not follow the footsteps of Satan.” – Quran 2:168
• “The best charity is to satisfy a hungry stomach.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Indeed, Allah is with the patient.” – Quran 2:153
• “A true Muslim is the one who avoids harming others with his tongue and hands.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.” – Fatima Zahra (may Allah be pleased with her)
• “The best jihad (struggle) is to speak the truth in the face of a tyrant.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Do good deeds properly, sincerely, and moderately.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Allah is with those who restrain themselves.” – Quran 16:128
• “If you want to destroy any nation without war, make adultery and nudity common in the next generation.” – Salahuddin Ayyubi
• “Hold firmly to the rope of Allah and do not become divided.” – Quran 3:103
• “The ink of scholars is more sacred than the blood of martyrs.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Whoever follows a path in the pursuit of knowledge, Allah will make a path to Paradise easy for him.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety; instead, let them drive you to make dua (supplication) and cry to Allah for help.” – Yasmin Mogahed
• “The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Be like a bee, which extracts only the goodness from flowers.” – Sheikh Saadi
• “The best of you is he who learns the Quran and teaches it.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “The best among you is the one who doesn’t harm others with his tongue and hands.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “There is no disease that Allah has created, except that He also has created its treatment.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Allah does not look at your appearances or your possessions, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Richness is not having many belongings, but richness is the richness of the soul.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “The best of you are those who are best to their wives.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “When you are in a position to help someone, be happy and grateful that Allah has given you that opportunity.” – Nouman Ali Khan
• “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak a good word or remain silent.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Knowledge is the key to all treasures.” – Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
• “The best way to achieve closeness to Allah is by being obedient to Him in the way that He has prescribed.” – Mufti Ismail Menk
• “Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves.” – Quran 2:222
• “Every soul shall taste death.” – Quran 3:185
• “The strongest among you is the one who controls his anger.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Do not despair of the mercy of Allah.” – Quran 39:53
• “The world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “A kind word is a form of charity.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Verily, Allah is with the patient.” – Quran 8:46
• “Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of Allah.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Smiling in the face of your brother is a charity.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
• “Patience is the key to paradise.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

These quotes encompass various aspects of life, including faith, character, patience, knowledge, and compassion. May they inspire you and have a positive impact on your life.

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With Covid-19 restrictions more or less lifted everywhere, I highly recommend Muslims make the habit of travelling!

I take off at every opportunity I can, be it with family, friends or alone, exploring, photographing and documenting interesting stuff in exotic destinations and taking the odd selfie to make friends jealous along the way (actually I rarely go to exotic destinations and am still struggling to work the ‘selfie’ feature on my phone – although my wife and daughters are usually on hand should the need arise!).

But as a   Muslim   Travel Writer living in challenging times, I’ve come to see travel in a completely different light; as an education and spiritually transformative experience. I also now understand why travel is encouraged by Islam – why else would we be able to collapse our prayers? But what I don’t understand is the lack of Muslims willing to travel. And before you bombard me with your messages and selfies from Dubai and Sharm, let’s just make clear that a package holiday to a touristic location geared to all your expectations and creature comforts is not ‘travel’. That would be a holiday. I believe all Muslims should   really   travel, the proper independent stuff and here are eleven reasons why (beyond just being able to collapse our daily prayers – so technically that’s 12!):

1.   The Hajj (or Umrah)  

Travel is integral to many ‘spiritual’ aspects of Islam. Most notably the pilgrimages of Hajj or Umrah, both of which require Muslims to travel to Makkah, a journey that has always been viewed as much a transformative experience as the Hajj or Umrah itself – something great Muslim travellers like Ibn Battuta and the Victorian explorer Richard Burton have testified in their memoirs. On top of this both the Hajj and Umrah involve numerous rituals of motion and travel, such as the tawafs (initial and farewell) around the Ka’ba, the walk between Saf’a and Mar’wah, and the (Hajj only) journeys to Mina, Mount Arafat and Muzdalifah. Each of these demands the pilgrim meditates and reflects whilst moving.

2.   The Prophet

Travel was openly encouraged by the Prophet Muhammad who saw it as an essential way to seek knowledge. Preserved narrations such as the oft-cited “seek knowledge even unto China” support this. Then there is the Prophet’s highly spiritual experience, the ‘night journey’ or Meraj in which he ascends through the Seven Heavens, meets the prophets of before and receives instructions from God about the daily prayers. This journey, which most scholars believe happened before his emigration to Medina, was intended to strengthen his resolve and inner belief about his own prophethood. Finally, much of the Prophet’s formative years were spent travelling with his family’s business caravans all over the Middle East. These travels later had a profound impact on his ability to respect difference and empathise with different cultures.

3.   A Travelling Tradition

Muslims come from a long line of famous travellers who were transformed irreversibly by their experiences. This includes the world’s most travelled man, Ibn Battuta who was born in Tangier, Morocco and travelled for 30 years after setting off for the Hajj in 1325 aged only 21 (one might say he was the first ‘gap’ year student!). Muslims scholars also deemed it important to travel and often covered great distances to acquire knowledge like the Sunni Muhaddith, Muhammad al-Bukhari. Finally there are many prophets who embarked on monumental spiritual journeys that transformed their character and strengthened their inner resolve. The most famous of these is Musa’s journey (Moses) alongside al-Khidr.

4.   The Spirituality of Travel

“Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler along a path”, this is a popular hadith about attachment to the material world and it is therefore no surprise that every spiritual tradition in Islam (and most other faiths) incorporates ‘wandering’ or ‘travel’ as part of the soul’s training. The wisdom behind this is to encourage detachment to the dunya (material world), i.e. make it ‘strange’ to the spirit, and thereby develop a greater appreciation of the hereafter. Following his spiritual crisis, the great medieval theologian Abu Hamed Muhammad ibn Muhammad al Ghazali – often called the ‘Proof of Islam’ – embarked on just such a journey.

5.   Love of God

Through travel we get to know God better, it’s that simple. I have had some of my most spiritual moments staring out across a mountain range, a desert, lake or even just humanity going about its daily existence. Travel makes the familiar unfamiliar to us and in doing so we come to better appreciate God’s creation. Throughout the Qur’an verses ask man to reflect on what has been created on earth and in the heavens – what better way to do that then through travel?

6.   The Death of Ignorance and Birth of Humility  

Nothing quite extinguishes ignorance like real life experiences. In an increasingly global world saturated by media, we find it easy to sit on one side of the world and judge people on the other. Using video, news articles and pictures it is easy to arrogantly believe we   know   a people or a place just by how media has represented them. Yet the very meaning of ‘media’ is that it is in the   middle   of reality and a mere representation of it. It is   not   the reality. Travelling to places we have judged or thought we knew is the best way to realise this, because it teaches us just how wrong we can be and addresses our ignorance. Travel makes us see that actually we know very little.

7. Know Thyself  

Talk to anyone who has ‘travelled’, especially solo travellers and you will be blown away by their self-confidence, open-mindedness and how well they seem to know themselves. Travel creates a better you, because it takes you out of your comfort zone and forces you to ask questions about who you are, why you are and what you are. As Muslims we believe there will come a time when we have to stand alone in front of our Creator and be cross examined. Travel allows you to cross examine yourself without the expectations of society, culture, religion and family. Those who have done this will tell you that nothing is more liberating than having only your own expectations. But be aware this can be quite scary the first time because you might suddenly realise that actually   you   don’t have that many expectations of your own .

8.   Experience Something ‘New’  

The world is an amazing place full of amazing experiences waiting to be had. To not enjoy any of them whilst you’re here seems such a waste. In an age where travel is becoming increasingly cheap and methods of income ‘on the road’ to fund those travels, increasingly flexible, few excuses remain to not go off and try to see the world at least once. Those who don’t will never see a sunrise over an ancient man-made masterpiece like Macchu Picchu; they won’t ever listen to the silence of a natural wonder like the Sahara desert; nor will they taste the sweetness of a star fruit freshly shaken from its tree by Bangladeshi village children, and they certainly won’t experience the joyous smells of a thousand spices as they stroll through a real Arabian bazaar .

9.   Appreciate What and Who You Have  

W e always take our parents, brothers, sisters and homes for granted but spend a few months on the road and then taste your mother’s home cooking or listen to your father’s boring stories of old. Come back after a month euro railing and see if your sister is actually as annoying as you thought or your older brother as overbearing as he seemed. ‘Absence makes the heart fond’ they say, but what that really means is you finally see what God has blessed you with.

10. Regain your Faith in Humanity

One day I am going to write a book about the kindness of strangers on my travels for those people who were also born into a ‘world’ that seemed difficult to trust. It was travel that regained my   faith   in humanity.

From the gypsies in the hills of Tuscany who drove my family and I up a mountain to catch the last bus to Omar, the Turkish man who we fell in love with after he spontaneously took us on a road trip through rural Turkey, I have had beautiful encounters with strangers all over the world and come to realise that actually people are amazing. Growing up in 1980s inner city London, that was difficult to imagine. I now know that the vast majority of human beings in the world are caring, wonderful and respectful people – the very embodiment of what it means to be ‘human’.

11. Islamic History

Head to my blog and check out the previously unheard of Islamic stories of Europe uncovered on my travels, like the discovery of a Muslim Dracula; the Christian island where the lingua franca is Arabic or the story of the Christian boy who grew up to rule the Ottoman empire and you will appreciate the vast amount of heritage just waiting to be unearthed (and this is just the tip of the iceberg). By travelling to places significant in Islamic history, whether it be Medina or Cordoba in Spain, we come closer to our roots, our past and our heritage. It is only by knowing where we came from, can we truly know where we are travelling to.

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The strong is not the one who is physically powerful, but indeed, the one who controls himself when angry.

Even a smile can be charity.

Happy are those who find fault with themselves instead of finding fault with others.

The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.

You will not enter paradise until you have faith. And you will not complete your faith until you love one another.

It is better to sit alone than in company with the bad, and it is better still to sit with the good than alone. It is better to speak to a seeker of knowledge than to remain silent, but silence is better than idle words.

Say the truth even if it may be bitter.

Wisdom and power follow endurance and patience.

Do not tell me how educated you are. Tell me how much you have traveled, and I will know how educated you are.

The best jihad is to speak a word of justice to an oppressive ruler.

Patience is the key to content.

When something weighs on your conscience, give it up.

Be persistent in good actions.

God enjoins you to treat women well, for they are your mothers, daughters, aunts.

Do you love your creator Love your fellow-beings first.

Contemplation for an hour is better than formal worship for sixty years.

Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.

Riches does not mean, having a great amount of property, but riches is self-contentment.

If you do not feel ashamed of anything, then you can do whatever you like

More harm is done by fools through foolishness than is done by evil-doers through wickedness.

Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by worshipping in the mornings, the nights.

If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise.

In Paradise there are things which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human mind has thought of.

The most excellent Jihad is that for the conquest of self.

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Inspiration from Past & Present

Adherence to Technical Rules

In reality, an overly strict adherence to technical rules is a sign of inability and ignorance.

—, al-Fawz al-Kabīr fī Uṣūl al-Tafsīr. Karachi, Pakistan: Dār al-Bushrā. 2010. Translation by Abu Zayd.

When your private (conduct) is the same as your public, then that is good character, when your privacy is better than your public appearance, then that is virtue, and when your public appearance is better than your private, then transgression.

—Sufyān b. ‘Uyaynah [d. 198H/813CE]

Tarikh Baghdad (13/173)

(Read on pg 230, Salahuddin Ali Abdul Mawjood, Imam Sufyan Ibn Uyaynah. Darussalam. Riyadh: 2006.)

Words of the Prophet versus Words of Men

أَنَائِمٌ أَنْتَ عَنْ كُتُبِ الْحَدِيثِ وَمَا     أَتَى عَنِ الْمُصْطَفَى فِيهَا مِنَ الدِّينِ  كَمُسْلِمٍ وَالْبُخَارِيِّ اللَّذَيْنِ هُمَا     شَدَّا عُرَى الدِّينِ فِي نَقْلٍ وَتَبْيِينِ  أَوْلَى بِأَجْرٍ وَتَعْظِيمٍ وَمَحْمَدَةٍ     مِنْ كُلِّ قَوْلٍ أَتَى مِنْ رَأْيِ سُحْنُونِ  يا مَنْ هَدَى بِهِمَا اجْعَلْنِي كَمِثْلِهِمَا     فِي نَصْرِ دِينِكَ مَحْضًا غَيْرَ مَفْتُونِ 

In slumber do you be, toward the books of ḥadīth which do. . . comprise the faith, that from the Chosen does ensue

Like Muslim and Bukhārī too, both of which who do . . . tie the bonds of faith, through report and explanation true

More worthy so of gain, and praise and honor too . . . than any word that rests, on Sahnoun the mortal’s view

O He who guides through them, do set me on their pattern . . . in service to religion, without the tribulation.

—Ibn Ḥazm of Andalus [d. 456H/1064CE], translated by Dr. Abu Zayd

The Richness of the Islamic Intellectual Tradition

To be sure, the Islamic intellectual tradition is a rich source of insights and wisdom articulated by a host of outstanding scholars and seers over the last fourteen centuries: insights and wisdom to which they were led in the course of their effort to understand the meaning of God’s message and the way of His last Messenger. Hence, it would not be surprising if a great many men and women of our time, who are baffled by the bewildering circumstances confronting them, will find a great deal in this tradition that will help them find a new, constructive orientation in their lives. It goes without saying that the way to benefit from the treasures of Islamic tradition is not to carbon copy the ideas of these great thinkers and blindly apply them. This tradition will yield the riches of its meaning only to persons with keen minds and genuine curiosities. It is only such persons who will discover valuable gems of wisdom in the writings of Muslim thinkers and savants that would either elude the grasp of the mediocre and the undiscerning, or would appear to them as utterly irrelevant to the problems of the age.

—Zafar Ishaq Ansari, Editor’s Note, Muḥammad al-Ghazali, The Socio-Political Thought of Shāh Walīullah . International Institute of Islamic Thought. Islamabad, Pakistan. 2001.

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There Is a Muslim Way to Travel and It’s Not What You Think

What do you think of when you hear the words ‘Muslim travel’? Do pilgrims clad in white robes and black abayas circling the Holy Kaaba come to mind? Do images of juicy lamb shawarmas and tandoori chicken make your mouth water? Do you picture your favorite hijabi influencer modeling a trendy outfit in the desert for the latest #VisitDubai Instagram ad?

These days, we often equate Muslim travel to one of two extremes: a deep religious obligation to perform Hajj and Umrah, or a surface-level focus on finding halal places to eat and rocking modest fashion in exotic locations.

Spoiler alert: It’s more than that.

The Mainstream Narrative on Muslim Travel is Missing Something Big

Browse the channels of mainstream Muslim travel bloggers, and you’ll see that the majority of content is about:

• How to prepare and save for a religious pilgrimage
• Top halal hotels and restaurant recommendations
• How to slay your vacation wardrobe and style your hijab for different climates

Do you sense a theme?

The current narrative around Muslim travel is overly centered on the planning process showing Muslims how to take care of their physical needs (eating, packing, lodging, dressing, shopping) while abroad. Obviously, this is super useful information because it makes travel more accessible and comfortable for Muslim travelers.

But this narrative is also lacking something crucial.

Muslim travel encompasses more than just Hajj, halal food, and hijabi-friendly outfits — it should also be about traveling purposefully to fulfill our spiritual needs . Ironically, what’s missing from the general conversation about Muslim travel is the Muslim part.

Let’s fix that.

Putting the ‘Muslim’ Back Into Muslim Travel

As a Muslim blogger and avid traveler , I wholeheartedly believe that there is an Islamic way to travel. It involves being more mindful of Allah, our history, and our planet.

1. Remember Allah by Observing His Creation

The first way to put the ‘Muslim’ back into Muslim travel is to take less selfies, in which the destination fades into the backdrop of another #OOTD post, and focus more on spirituality.

In the Quran [29:20], Allah gives us this guidance: 

“Say [Oh Muhammad], Travel through the land and observe how He began creation.”

In this verse, we are directed to travel so that we may discover the wonders that Allah has placed in this world. The simple, but powerful, underlying philosophy is that seeing is believing. When you leave the man-made urban jungle and visit places of breathtaking natural beauty — like the islands of the Maldives  (see above) —  you are left in awe.

When you pause and pay attention to the diversity of life — from the human race to the flora and fauna — you are left fascinated by how it exists in perfect harmony. These things are a reminder that this world did not spring up out of nowhere; it was created by Al-Khaliq, the Creator. We can only appreciate the Artist if we spend time admiring His work.  

So, lets travel to marvel at the mastery of our Maker, not solely to model in front of landmarks.

2. Learn About Islamic History

The second way to travel Islamically is to learn about a country’s culture and history so we can be thankful for how far we’ve come and see how we’ve changed the world along the way.

In a hadith narrated by AbudDarda in Sunan Abi Dawud, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

“If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise.”

This hadith suggests that the pursuit of knowledge is a path to paradise. Traveling is one of the best ways to learn about our Islamic roots and heritage. If we understand the impact our Muslim brothers and sisters who came before us had on different parts of the world, we can better connect to our past. If we study the struggles previous generations of Muslims faced, we can develop a greater gratitude for their sacrifices. And if we examine the victories and achievements of our Muslims ancestors, we can surely find lessons and inspiration.

For example, did you know that the Grand Mosque of Paris  (see above) was built as a token of gratitude for the Muslim warriors who fought against Germany in World War I? During the second world war, this mosque provided shelter and safe passage to European and Algerian Jews to protect them from persecution by German Nazis who had occupied Paris.

Let’s travel to feed our brains, not just stuff our bellies with halal food.

3. Protect the Planet

The third way to travel the Islamic way is to be eco-friendly, making an effort to preserve— not just photograph — the places we visit.

In a hadith narrated by Abu Sa’id Khudri in Sahih Muslim, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

“The world is sweet and green (alluring) and verily Allah is going to install you as vicegerent in it in order to see how you act.”

There are many Quranic verses and Prophetic sayings that emphasize our responsibility to take care of our planet. Allah has made us stewards and guardians of the good green Earth. Therefore we must travel through it gently, limiting waste and overconsumption, and minimizing our environmental footprint. For instance, the Algarve region of Portugal  (see above) is home to some of Europe’s most beautiful beaches. When you travel there, you can support sustainability initiatives by visiting beaches that are accredited with the environmentally-friendly Blue Flag label.

This God-given responsibility of protecting our planet extends to animals too. When you travel, don’t participate in touristy things that perpetuate animal cruelty, like the owl cafes of Japan .

Let’s be examples of ethical, not egotistical, travelers.

Elevating the Conversation Around Muslim Travel

The content around Muslim travel has become ‘itineraries and look-books from Muslims who travel’. We’ve forgotten that traveling is as much a means of deepening our connection to Allah, each other, and the Earth, as it is a vacation from our day-to-day stresses.

I want to elevate the conversation around Muslim travel and inspire you to travel more fully. For me, traveling has become an integral part of strengthening my faith. If you want to join me on this journey, you can follow my adventures at annum-munir.com . I blog about the places I’ve been, what I’ve learned, share tips and reflections from each experience…and I also include info about halal food and some cute outfits too.

But my first and foremost focus is on being a mindful Muslim traveler.

The 100 Most Inspirational Travel Quotes Of All Time

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• November 8, 2020 November 17, 2020
• 12 min read

If you’re planning a holiday, fighting post-trip blues, or just scrolling through instagram travel photos, you can be sure there’s a quote about traveling out there that hits the spot for you.

Travel quotes to discover yourself, travel quotes to motivate your next journey, fantastic travel quotes to drive you to live your best life and more. We can all relate to inspirational travel quotes, making them so fun to read.

In this article, I gathered some of the most popular travel quotes (and my personal favourites). I hope you’ll find these incredible travel quotes inspiring, and they’ll make you want to go out and see the world.

Famous travel quotes

1. “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”–Andre Gide

2. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all” – Helen Keller

3. “I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

4. “Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have travelled.” – Mohammed

5. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” –Mark Twain

6. “Surely, of all the wonders of the world, the horizon is the greatest.” – Freya Stark

7. “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” – Anthony Bourdain

8. “A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu 

9. “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign” – Robert Louis Stevenson

10. “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” –Saint Augustine

11. “Life is meant for good friends and great adventures” – Anonymous

12. “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” –Susan Sontag

13. “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by” —Robert Frost

14. “Once a year, go somewhere you have never been before.” –Dalai Lama

15. “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” –Tim Cahill

16. “Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”  – Anita Desai

17. “Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.”-Anonymous

18. “Take only memories, leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle

19. “Collect Moment, Not Things.”-Anonymous

20. “Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.” – Lovelle Drachman

21. “We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfilment.” — Hilaire Belloc

22. “For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

23. “I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met.” ― Melody Truong

24. “This wasn’t a strange place; it was a new one.” – Paulo Coelho

25. “If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet” – Rachel Wolchin

26. “Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.” – Michael Palin

27. “We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost.” – Ray Bradbury

28. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did.” ― Mark Twain

29. “People don’t take trips, trips take people.” – John Steinbeck

30. “Travel is never a matter of money but of courage.” – Paulo Coelho

31. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust

32. “I travel because it makes me realize how much I haven’t seen, how much I’m not going to see, and how much I still need to see.” – Carew Papritz

33. “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – John A. Shedd

34. “Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” – Terry Pratchett

35. “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller

36. “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

37. “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.”― David Mitchell

38. “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” – Aldous Huxley

39. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Lao Tzu

40. “Do you really want to look back on your life and see how wonderful it could have been had you not been afraid to live it?” – Caroline Myss

41. “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – Anonymous

42. “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” ― Jack Kerouac

43. “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

44. “Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret” – Oscar Wilde

45. “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous

46. “And then there is the most dangerous risk of all – the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.” –Randy Komisar

47. “I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on earth, then I ask myself the same question.” –Harun Yahya

48. “Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show.” –Unknown

49. “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” – Anthony Bourdain

50. “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

51. “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin

52. “No place is ever as bad as they tell you it’s going to be.” – Chuck Thompson

53. “I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

54. “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

55. “He who would travel happily must travel light.” – Antoine de St. Exupery

56. “To awaken alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” – Freya Stark

57. “The use of traveling is to regulate imagination with reality, and instead of thinking of how things may be, see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson

58. “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine

59. “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca

60. “With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding.” – Sandra Lake

61. “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – Anonymous

62. “Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions.” — Peter Hoeg

63. “You don’t have to be rich to travel well.” – Eugene Fodor

64. “When overseas you learn more about your own country, than you do the place you’re visiting.” – Clint Borgen

65. “The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” – Shirley MacLaine

66. “I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine.” – Caskie Stinnett

67. “Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” – Roy M. Goodman

68. “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost

69. “It is not down in any map; true places never are.” – Herman Melville

70. “For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

71. “Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” — Lawrence Block

72. “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” – Aldous Huxley

73. “Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” – Jack Kerouac

74. “Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comforts of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things — air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky. All things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” – Cesare Pavese

75. “And then there is the most dangerous risk of all — the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.” – Randy Komisar

76. “To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson

77. “To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen

78. “What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do — especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” – William Least Heat Moon

79. “Travel makes a wise man better but a fool worse.” – Thomas Fuller

80. “When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” – Susan Heller

81. “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” – David Mitchell

82. “Live your life by a compass, not a clock.” – Stephen Covey

83. “Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” – Anita Desai

84. “We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost.” – Ray Bradbury

85. “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca

86. “He who would travel happily must travel light.” -Antoine de St. Exupery

87. “And then there is the most dangerous risk of all — the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.” – Randy Komisar

88. No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang

89. “Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” -Jack Kerouac

90. “Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” -Benjamin Disraeli

91. “Own only what you can always carry with you: known languages, known countries, known people. Let your memory be your travel bag” -Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

92. “When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.”   -Susan Heller

93. “What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do – especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” – William Least Heat Moon

94. “Conventional wisdom tells us… we take our baggage with us. I’m not so sure. Travel, at its best, transforms us in ways that aren’t always apparent until we’re back home. Sometimes we do leave our baggage behind, or, even better, it’s misrouted to Cleveland and is never heard from again.”   -Eric Weiner

95. “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” -Robert Frost

96. “There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” – Jack Kerouac

97. “If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.” – Anthony Bourdain

98. “At its best, travel should challenge our preconceptions and most cherished views, cause us to rethink our assumptions, shake us a bit, make us broader minded and more understanding.” –Arthur Frommer

99. “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the train.” -Oscar Wilde

100. “Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret” -Oscar Wilde

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25 Travel Quotes for Couples: Embark on the Journey of Adventure Together

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Are you an adventurous couple seeking to explore the world hand in hand? Or perhaps you are looking for travel quotes for couples for inspiration to ignite the flames of wanderlust in your relationship? Look no further! We have curated a collection of 25 breathtaking travel quotes for couples that will ignite your passion for adventure and leave you longing to explore the world together. From renowned poets and adventurers to philosophers and writers, these couple travel quotes encapsulate the essence of love, exploration, and the beauty of travel.

“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on an old familiar pillow.” Lin Yutong

Travel Quotes for Couples

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Meaning: Love nourishes our souls, while travel adds sweetness and excitement to life, making it even more fulfilling and enjoyable.

Meaning: No matter how far you wander, the ultimate destination is returning to the arms of your beloved, where love and belonging reside.

Meaning: The real joy of travel lies not just in the destinations you visit but in the company of your partner, with whom every experience becomes meaningful.

Meaning: Love and adventure are the driving forces that propel us forward, taking our souls to new heights and experiences.

Meaning: The essence of a fulfilling journey lies in the companionship and shared experiences, which strengthen the bond between couples.

Meaning: Every great adventure starts with a small act, and it becomes even more enjoyable when you embark on it as a team.

Meaning: Exploring new horizons together leads to a deeper understanding and connection with each other, revealing unseen aspects of your partner’s personality.

Meaning: Traveling together enables you to savor every moment of life and create lasting memories, making each day more meaningful.

Meaning: Love serves as a guiding light, leading couples on their journey and ensuring they stay on course, no matter where they wander.

Meaning: The presence of your loved one makes even the farthest corners of the world feel like a warm and comforting home.

Meaning: Life’s journey becomes more meaningful when you have a partner to share its ups and downs, making the adventure all the more worthwhile.

Meaning : Love and travel are interconnected, as both empower and support each other, allowing your spirits to soar to new heights.

Meaning: As a couple, you craft your unique love story by venturing into uncharted territories and creating cherished memories together.

Meaning: Each new place you visit rekindles the excitement of falling in love, and each experience shared deepens the bond between you.

Meaning: The world holds endless wonders waiting to be discovered, and sharing these moments with your partner makes them all the more special.

Meaning: The most unforgettable and cherished adventures are those experienced with the person who holds a special place in your heart.

Meaning: The presence of your partner elevates even the most ordinary experiences, turning them into extraordinary moments.

Meaning: Every journey you embark on as a couple strengthens the love you share, reinforcing your connection and deepening your bond.

Meaning: The joy of travel is magnified when you experience the beauty of the world with your beloved, turning every place into a paradise.

Meaning: Love is the guiding force that leads couples through the exciting and unpredictable journey of life, ensuring they stay on course together.

Meaning : The quote suggests that both journeys and marriages are unpredictable, and attempting to control them entirely leads to mistakes.

Meaning: The experiences you share as you travel together become chapters in the beautiful love story you are writing as a couple.

Meaning: The love you share provides a sense of belonging and comfort, making you feel at home wherever you may be in the world.

Meaning: The most cherished and enduring memories are created when you venture out together, embracing the magic of the world around you.

Meaning: Your partner adds an element of celebration to every journey you undertake together, making it an unforgettable experience.

Meaning: The love between you and your partner is intertwined with every place you explore, enriching your journey and making it unforgettable.

Share these inspiring travel quotes for couples with your partner and ignite the flames of wanderlust and love. Embrace the beauty of exploration, and embark on unforgettable journeys hand in hand, as you weave your unique love story across the globe. Together, create memories that will last a lifetime and leave the world in awe of the love and adventure you share.

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