The Apparent and Secret Aspects of Ziyarah (Pilgrimage) In the Words of Aayatullah Ibrahim Amini

Aayatullah Ibrahim Amini, the Temporary Friday prayer leader in qome is one of the jurists who are successful in both the arenas of knowledge and practice, while in addition to his plentiful scholarly writings, he remained side by side with the leader of uprising from the very first years of Imam Khumeini’s (r.a) movement and has served on various academic and administrational posts after the revolution. This writing is the outcome of a conversation with him regarding the pilgrimage of the holy Prophet (PBUHH) and the infallible Imams (a.s).
He believes that the worth of pilgrimage is as of the owner of that grave and as stronger the pilgrim establishes his relation with these chosen ones of Allah, in his heart. Likewise he divides the traditions in two parts; the traditions related with the absolute subject of pilgrimage of Masoomein (a.s) (the infallibles) and the traditions related with the philosophy and reasons of pilgrimage legislations. In the view of Aayatullah Amini, the philosophy of pilgrimage legislations is the establishment and fortification of the relations of Shias among them as well as with their Imam of the times.
Aayatullah Amini has delivered valuable statements especially in relation with; the rights of holy Prophet (PBUHH) and the infallible Imams (a.s) over the pilgrim, the way to access the spiritual condition of praise and pilgrimage, the conditions of acceptance of pilgrimage and the concepts considered in various Zyaratnamahs (the books of pilgrimage) which is discussed in detail in this writing.