“Mystical Interpretations of Verses about Hajj, from Seveth to Ninth Hegira” (Elements and Attributes)

Being comprehensive, thorough, effective and life-saving worship, Hajj has a special status in Islam and is one of the signs for spiritual transcendence of Muslims. Therefore, it has many Considerable wisdoms and secrets. This subject has been taken into consideration by mystic interpretations and has attracted their esoteric and epistemic views. Kashf al-Asrar, Arayes al-Bayan and Mohit al-Aazam are those of the most effective and important books in related to interpretation. Some authors of these interpretations such as Rouzbehan Baghali and Meibodi with an approach to a practical Mysticism and some others like Ebn Arabi and Amoli with an approach to a theoretical Mysticism believe that Verses related to Haj, are boundless ocean of knowledge and mystical, moral, and structural topics. They believe that these topics and knowledge can be achieved through inner and spiritual scrutiny and reflection. Since each of the rites and rituals of Hajj is a stage of spiritual journey (sayr and suluk), it is possible to reach the real heart of the Kaaba (that is epitome of excellence) by traversing and smoothing tough desert and sensual vicissitudes and devilish temptations. This paper attempts to explain mystical and spiritual revelations of secrets and mysteries of Hajj from the views of interpretations between seventh and ninth century of Hegira. These interpretations include Rashid al-Din Meiboudi’s, Rouzbahan Baghali’s, Ebn Arabi’s and Seyed Heidar Amoli’s.