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Whirling Dervish |
Duration
Morning or Afternoon |
1
Hour |
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Departure |
All Year Round |
Sufism is a mystical Muslim school of
thought and aims to find love and knowledge through direct personal
experience of Allah. Sufism, often referred to as the mystical
dimension of Islam, was formerly understood in Orientalist scholarship
as a spiritual movement that reached its apogee during the medieval
period of Islamic history, with its crowning achievement being the
brilliant literary productions in Arabic and Persian that became the
classics of the Sufi tradition.
Many Sufi orders exist across the Muslim world. Sufis are "mystics" on
the path to the Beloved (God). Most Sufis are Muslims, followers of
the religion of Islam. Some Sufis (primarily in "the West") are
involved with other religions, or no formal religion -- as directed by
the higher source of wisdom within the human heart.
The name Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi
stands for Love and ecstatic flight into the infinite. Rumi is one of
the great spiritual masters and poetical geniuses of mankind and was
the founder of the Mevlevi Sufi order, a leading mystical brotherhood
of Islam.
Rumi was born on 30 September 1207 in Balkh in present day Afghanistan
to a family of learned theologians. Escaping the Mongol invasion and
destruction, Rumi and his family traveled extensively in the Muslim
lands, performed pilgrimage to Mecca and finally settled in Konya,
Anatolia, then part of Seljuk Empire. When his father Bahaduddin Valad
passed away, Rumi succeeded his father in 1231 as professor in
religious sciences. Rumi 24 years old, was an already accomplished
scholar in religious and positive sciences.The mevlevi brotherhood is
founded completely on love and tolerance. He died on 17 December 1273
in Konya in present day Turkey. He was laid to rest beside his father
and over his remains a splendid shrine was erected. The 13th century
Mevlana Mausoleum with its mosque, dance hall, dervish living
quarters, school and tombs of some leaders of the Mevlevi Order
continues to this day to draw pilgrims from all parts of the Muslim
and non-Muslim world.
GENERAL INFORMATION & CONDITIONS
We kindly request our guests to be ready 10 minutes before departure
time,
30% discount for children ander the age
15. 16 Euro. |
