Why travel?

Reflect over the following ayat of the Quran:

Say: ‘Go all over the earth and see how God has originated His creation in the first instance; and then He will certainly bring about the second life. Most certainly, God has the power over all things. ( Al Anqabut 29:20)

The question may be asked:

Why ask for travel over the earth, while Allah’s creation is everywhere manifested?

Answer: It is human psychology!!

A beautiful explanation is given in Fi Zilalil Quran Tafsir:

"Travelling opens people’s hearts to new and unfamiliar vistas. It awakens their senses and minds. By contrast, the place where one lives very often holds no attraction or excitement because of over-familiarity. Yet to return home after a period away often rekindles passion and enthusiasm for what once seemed dull and unremarkable. This, thus, leads to new interaction and appreciation of one’s immediate environs. All glory is to God, who has bestowed the Qur’ān from on high and who has full knowledge of how people’s hearts and minds function and interact with their surroundings."