Mevleviyya

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Mevleviyya is a prominent Sufi order best known for its whirling dervish ceremonies and spiritual practices inspired by the teachings of the Persian poet and mystic Rumi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious order
Sufi order
tariqa
alternativeName Mawlawiyya
Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
associatedPoet Jalal al-Din Rumi
linked to: Rumi
associatedText Masnavi
associatedWith Anatolia
Konya
basedOn Sufism
coreConcept annihilation of the self
love of God
remembrance of God
countryOfOrigin Turkey
emphasizes music as spiritual practice
poetry as spiritual practice
spiritual discipline
foundedBy Jalal al-Din Rumi
linked to: Rumi
hasMemberTitle dervish
semazen
sheikh
historicalOrigin 13th century
inspiredBy teachings of Jalal al-Din Rumi
languageOfEarlyTexts Persian
mainRitual Sema ceremony
notablePractice dhikr
music in worship
poetry recitation
whirling dervish dance
orientation mystical Islam
regionOfActivity Anatolia
Balkans
Middle East
religion Islam
ritualDress black cloak
tall felt hat
white robe
scripturalBasis Hadith
Quran
spiritualGoal union with God
spiritualLineageFrom Jalal al-Din Rumi
linked to: Rumi

Sultan Walad
tradition Sunni Islam
UNESCOElement Mevlevi Sema ceremony
linked to: Mevleviyya
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2008
UNESCOStatus Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
usesInstrument kudum drum
ney flute

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Sufism hasOrder Mevleviyya
Konya knownFor Whirling Dervishes
linked to: Mevleviyya
Konya associatedWith Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Konya associatedWith Whirling Dervishes
linked to: Mevleviyya
Rumi influenced Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Rumi founderOf Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Mevleviyya alternativeName Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Mevleviyya UNESCOElement Mevlevi Sema ceremony
linked to: Mevleviyya
Yunus Emre religiousOrder Mevlevi order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Ottoman culture hasReligiousOrder Mevlevi order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Mevlana Museum heritage Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Mevlana Museum associatedWith Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Şems-i Tebrizi Mosque and Tomb associatedWith Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Masnavi associatedWith Mevlevi order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Mathnawi associatedWith Mevlevi order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Fihi Ma Fihi associatedWith Mevlevi order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Makatib associatedWith Mevlevi order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi associatedWith Mevlevi order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Majalis-e Sab'a associatedWith Mevlevi order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Jalāl al-Dīn alsoKnownAs Mevlânâ
linked to: Mevleviyya
Jalāl al-Dīn movement Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Jalāl al-Dīn inspired Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Molana linkedTo Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Sema ceremony associatedOrder Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Sema ceremony performedBy Mevlevi dervishes
linked to: Mevleviyya
Sema ceremony performedAt Mevlevihane (Mevlevi lodge)
linked to: Mevleviyya
Sema ceremony alsoKnownAs Mevlevi Sema
linked to: Mevleviyya
Sultan Walad associatedWithOrder Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Sultan Walad spiritualLineage Mevlevi Sufi tradition
linked to: Mevleviyya
Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi associatedWith Konya Sufi circles
linked to: Mevleviyya
Mawlawiyya hasAlternativeName Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya
Sufi orders include Mevleviyya
ney usedInGenre Mevlevi music
linked to: Mevleviyya
ney usedInTradition Mevlevi whirling ceremony
linked to: Mevleviyya