Pengembaraan Ilmiah ke Mesir, Kajian terhadap Arah Kecenderungan al-Dzahabi dalam Aktivitas Belajar

Abstract

This article aims to identify the al-Dzahabi tendency direction in making Egypt as a destination for scientific odyssey in his study activities. To achieve that goal, the author uses historical method with an intellectual history approach. The historical method is used because this article is related to historical aspect. The intellectual history approach is used because scientific odyssey is thing that is usually discussed in intellectual history studies. The research result show the existence of factor that influence the al-Dzahabi tendency direction in that scientific odyssey. There is the factor of Egypt attractiveness as a scientific odyssey destination that lured al-Dzahabi to visit it in studying activities. In his time, Egypt has been able to role as a famous scientific odyssey destination for study activities, which is marked by the many scientists who become teachers in the country, and the many students who visit the country to study. There is another factor, namely the existence of al-Dzahabi high enthusiasm in studying, so he was able to undertake a scientific odyssey to Egypt. In conclusion, there is strong reason for al-Dzahabi in determining the  his tendency direction to choose Egypt as a destination for scientific odyssey in studying activities.