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Why did Avicenna often have to move from place to place?

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Avicenna The title page of the 1556 edition of Avicenna's *The Canon of Medicine* (*Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb*). This edition (sometimes called the 1556 Basel edition) was translated by medieval scholar Gerard of Cremona.

Avicenna often had to move from place to place because he was frequently caught up in the tempestuous political and religious strife of his era. As a court physician, political counselor, and administrator to various dynastic rulers, his life was marked by a constant need to navigate a politically volatile world.123

Additionally, his personal conduct sometimes exacerbated his situation; while his brilliance won him many friends, his tendency to flout Islamic puritanical conventions earned him numerous enemies. These factors, combined with a persistent need for survival, meant that his scholarship was often hampered by the necessity of remaining on the move until he eventually found stability and security under the patronage of 'Alā al-Dawlah in Eṣfahān.31