Two Qasidahs and a Tarkib Band in Praise of Hajj from the Safavid Era Mohammad Baqer Khalil Kashi (d. 1081)

Hajj is a worship which is sweet and at the same time laborious, and maybe for this very reason, Allah Almighty, has made it obligatory for a single time and for those who have the ability to perform it. Those days, people used to go on a long journey with a lot of trouble, but their enthusiasm for Kaba, always had a marvelous spiritual effect in the people. This journey and its spiritual consequences were very influential in Persian literature, and the rituals of Hajj, sacred places, sensations and emotions, especially traveling in the wilderness and passing through deserts, had a deep impact on Persian poetry. Many poets have said poems about this journey and have used the words related to Hajj in their poems. Some poems were actually written about the journey itself. Here are two examples of these poems from the Safavid era that have not been published before. The Safavid period, especially its recent era, was very active in Hajj affair, and a large number of people went to Hijaz every year through Najaf. In these poems, one can trace such a feeling and interest in Persian literature.