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| − | The Mawlawi Order, or the Mevlevilik or Mevleviye (Persian: مولويه - Mowlawīya) are a Sufi order founded in Konya (in present-day Turkey) by the followers of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-[ | + | The Mawlawi Order, or the Mevlevilik or Mevleviye (Persian: مولويه - Mowlawīya) are a Sufi order founded in Konya (in present-day Turkey) by the followers of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi Rumi], a 13th century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, and [[Theology|theologian]]. They are also known as the '''Whirling Dervishes''' due to their famous [[practice]] of whirling as a form of dhikr ([[remembrance]] of [[God]]). Dervish is a common term for an initiate of the Sufi path; the whirling is part of the [[formal]] Sema [[ceremony]] and the participants are properly known as semazens. |
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| − | The origin of Sema is credited to Rumi, Sufi master and creator of the Mawlawi's. The [[story]] of the [[creation]] of this [[unique]] form of dhikr is that Rumi was walking through the town marketplace one day when he heard the [[rhythm]]ic hammering of the goldbeaters. It is believed that Rumi heard the dhikr, "la elaha ella'llah" or in [[English]], "no god, but God" in the apprentices beating of the gold and so [[Trance|entranced]] in [[happiness]] he stretched out both of his arms and started spinning in a [[circle]]. With that the [[practice]] of Sema and the dervishes of the Mevlevi order were born.[ | + | The origin of Sema is credited to Rumi, Sufi master and creator of the Mawlawi's. The [[story]] of the [[creation]] of this [[unique]] form of dhikr is that Rumi was walking through the town marketplace one day when he heard the [[rhythm]]ic hammering of the goldbeaters. It is believed that Rumi heard the dhikr, "la elaha ella'llah" or in [[English]], "no god, but God" in the apprentices beating of the gold and so [[Trance|entranced]] in [[happiness]] he stretched out both of his arms and started spinning in a [[circle]]. With that the [[practice]] of Sema and the dervishes of the Mevlevi order were born.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirling_dervish] |
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Latest revision as of 02:41, 13 December 2020
The Mawlawi Order, or the Mevlevilik or Mevleviye (Persian: مولويه - Mowlawīya) are a Sufi order founded in Konya (in present-day Turkey) by the followers of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, and theologian. They are also known as the Whirling Dervishes due to their famous practice of whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of God). Dervish is a common term for an initiate of the Sufi path; the whirling is part of the formal Sema ceremony and the participants are properly known as semazens.
Origin
The origin of Sema is credited to Rumi, Sufi master and creator of the Mawlawi's. The story of the creation of this unique form of dhikr is that Rumi was walking through the town marketplace one day when he heard the rhythmic hammering of the goldbeaters. It is believed that Rumi heard the dhikr, "la elaha ella'llah" or in English, "no god, but God" in the apprentices beating of the gold and so entranced in happiness he stretched out both of his arms and started spinning in a circle. With that the practice of Sema and the dervishes of the Mevlevi order were born.[1]
