Renowned Persian poet Rumi, a 13th-century mystic, reminds us that beauty surrounds us, often unnoticed until we cultivate ...

Rumi’s teachings inspired the Mevlevi order, known for the whirling dervish ceremony symbolizing spiritual ascent. Today, he remains one of the most widely read poets in the world, quoted for his ...

In Leilat El-Tagali El-Mawlawy (The Night of Mevlevi Transfiguration), Hussein Soliman, head of the Egyptian Mevlevi Order, creates a sacred atmosphere. He invites everyone to explore their inner ...

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Through an intensified programme during the month of Ramadan, Mevlevi whirling dervish Hussein Soliman presents evenings of Sufi dance and chanting, inviting audiences into a deeper spiritual ...

Hussein Soliman holds the Guinness World Record for the longest Mevlevi rotation, exactly one hundred and ninety minutes of continuous turning. Three hours and ten minutes without pause, the body ...

Hussein Soliman holds the Guinness World Record for the longest Mevlevi rotation, exactly one hundred and ninety minutes of continuous turning. Three hours and ten minutes without pause, the body ...

Two museums in Afyonkarahisar have exhibits that allow the visitor an insight into the life and history in the city of the Mevlevi Order, which is best known for its whirling dervishes From Nov. 11 ...

What voice in this world To my ear has come Save the voice of Love Was a tapped drum. Yet for that drumtap From the world of All Into this perishing land I did fall . . . So Persia’s great poet, Jalal ...

Sema is a sacred ritual performed by Turkey’s whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi Sufi order, founded nearly 800 years ago by followers of the mystic poet Jalaluddin Rumi. More than a dance, it is a ...

Sema is a sacred ritual performed by Turkey's whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi Sufi order, founded nearly 800 years ago by followers of the mystic poet Jalaluddin Rumi. 5 common morning habits that ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order performed Sheb-i Arus ceremonies in Istanbul, Turkey, to commemorate the death of 13th-century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin ...