It was from these ideas he founded the order of the Mevlevi, the "whirling" dervishes ... a sea followed by an ocean." He gave Rumi his Asrarnama, a book about the soul mixed up in the material ...

The Mevlevi Order, founded by Rumi’s followers ... wrote in his book. “Among these is the ceremony of the 'Whirling Dervishes or 'Les Derviches Tourneurs.” According to Feldman’s book ...

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN)-- "The Here and Now" might well be subtitled "Redeeming Rumi." As if to save us ... your head its stamping three-beat dervish, whirling joyously in your mind.

Canakkale, the northwestern Turkish city on the Dardanelles straits, is presumed to hold the historic city of Troy that ...

The tradition of the whirling dervish ceremony is said to have originated from the 13th-century philosopher and poet, Jalaluddin Rumi who was born in Afghanistan. He founded the ‘Mevlevi’ Sufi ...

Pilgrims and tourists from around the world have flocked to the shrine of the 13th century poet and Sufi mystic Rumi in Konya for hundreds of years. The dance of the whirling dervishes – as ...

Rumi's philosophy embodies the core of Sufism, advocating for universal acceptance and compassion. The article discusses how Sufism can address global conflicts by embracing diverse beliefs ...

Creened in several international film festivals as well as the Musée de LHomme in Paris this film takes viewers into a secret world rarely seen by outsiders Nearly eight centuries after his death ...

Pilgrims and tourists from around the world have flocked to the shrine of the 13th century poet and Sufi mystic Rumi in Konya for hundreds of years. The dance of the whirling dervishes – as ...