Sufi whirling
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Sufi whirling is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufi groups, and which is still practiced by the Sufi dervishes of the Mevlevi order and other orders such as the
Whirling Dervishes in Istanbul, Turkey
Whirling Dervishes, at Rumi Fest 2007
Mevlevi dervishes whirling in Pera by Jean-Baptiste van Mour
Turkish whirling dervishes of Mevlevi Order, bowing in unison during the Sema ceremony
Mevlevi Order
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The Mevlevi Order or Mawlawiyya is a Sufi order that originated in Konya, Turkey and which was founded by the followers of Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, Sufi mystic, an
Sufi whirling
…Persian) is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufi groups, and which is still practiced by the Sufi dervishes of the Mevlevi order and other orders such as the Rifa'i-Marufi. It is a customary meditation practice performed within the sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes…
Whirling dervishes, illustrated in Le Livre d'Or des Voyages by Louis Mainard, c. 1890
Mevlevi whirling dervishes, 1887
Hodjapasha Culture Center is a restored Ottoman hamam (bathhouse) in Istanbul's Sirkeci district now used for performances of the Mevlevi (whirling dervish) sema.
Lālā Muṣṭafa Paşa ("Mustapha Pasha") visiting the Mevlânâ ("Rumi") tomb in Konya circa 1580, with whirling dervishes