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This book presents a unique 18th-century journey by a Damascene scholar who traveled to Istanbul to protest the misconduct of a corrupt judge. What began as a legal mission evolved into a rare document of political and administrative critique within the Ottoman Empire. Published here for the first time from the author's sole draft, the text reveals center-periphery tensions, the role of Arab scholars, and travel as a form of symbolic protest. Blending travel narrative, autobiography, and political insight, it offers a bold, personal reflection on justice, corruption, and the lived experience of state institutions from the margins.