Abstract
Food has a significant impact on the spiritual growth of the mystic. Therefore, the attention of Muslim mystics to food was not only because it is necessary for life, but they considered it to be one of the effective factors in the cognitive growth of the seeker, and they have shown great attention to it, which is itself an example of the cognitive subtleties of the path and in fact arises from a spiritual and esoteric view of food. The basis of the mystics for this esoteric attention to food and its aspects has been the Quran, narrations, and experiences of the mystics. This attention has caused food to have esoteric and cognitive aspects in the eyes of the mystics, in addition to external customs. The present study intends to address the spiritual and behavioral attention of Muslim mystics to food, which itself has subtleties and attractions that are explained under headings such as: spiritual attention to halal, haram, and suspicious food, cognitive view of the quantity and type of food, not seeing food as a goal, remembrance during meals, and the mystic's esoteric attention to public and private food customs.