الرحـلة البكريَّة مصـدرًا معرفيًّا في القرن الثامن عشر الميلادي

Abstract

This research is based on the study of the nomadic text as a rich literary and cognitive text, it carries everything that is weird, strange and amazing for reality of the era and its events at the time of writing the journey, among these nomadic texts - of interest - is the journey of the sufi's writer "Mustafa Al-Bakri Al-Siddiqi" (Date: 1162 HJ / 1749 AD) called "Victorious Bee in the Egyptian Journey", which is distinguished by its literature and privacy, and its impressions, observations and cultural contents: literary, narrative, historical, geographical, medical, religious and various aspects of Ottoman Egypt in the eighteenth century AD, we may not find it in other historical blogs about that era, which had a direct impact on individuals and countries.

Therefore, the choice fell on that trip; because it depicts multiple aspects of a period of time that was unknown to us, and some called it decadence and retreat, In addition to the fact that its author is one of the personalities who won a prestigious position between the public and the private, being one of the founders of the Khalwatiyyah method of Sufism and having the credit for its spread and fame, he toured the Egyptian villages and cities, even photographing its various aspects, and was creative in photographing them, like a painting drawn by an artist who loves this country.

The research relied on the descriptive approach in describing the journey, revealing its space, and the inclusive culture of Ottoman Egypt in the eighteenth-century AD.

The research came in an introduction, eight axes, and a conclusion, and it was proven by sources and references.

The introduction, it dealt with the importance of the virgin journey, and the first axis: the space of the journey, the second axis: the motives and purpose of the journey, the third axis: the temptation of the vision, the fourth axis: the life aspects of the journey (religious, social and urban), the fifth axis: the literary nomadic text, and the sixth axis: the geography of the journey (line Itinerary), and the seventh axis: Mustafa AL-Bakri: the sufi's traveler, and the last axis: AL-Bakri, the authority, and the promotion of the Khalwatiyyah method. The conclusion of the research, it included the results.

Key words:

Journey, Ottoman Egypt, Mustafa AL-Bakri AL-Siddiqi, Temptation of Vision, Space of Journey