chelebi

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Chelebi is the honorific title traditionally given to the hereditary spiritual leader of the Mevlevi (Mawlawiyya) Sufi order founded by followers of Rumi.

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instanceOf honorific title ⓘ
alsoRomanizedAs Çelebi ⓘ
appliesToRole hereditary spiritual leader ⓘ
associatedOrderFounder Jalal al‑Din Rumi ⓘ
linked to: Rumi
associatedWithDynasty Rumi’s descendants ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Rumi ⓘ
culturalSphere Persianate Ottoman culture ⓘ
historicalContext post‑classical Islamic mysticism ⓘ
honorificCategory Islamic religious honorific ⓘ
Sufi honorific title ⓘ
honorificFor Mevlevi spiritual authority ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ
meaning gentleman ⓘ
well‑mannered person ⓘ
region Anatolia ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
relatedTo Konya ⓘ
Mevlevi Sema ceremony ⓘ
linked to: Sema ceremony
religiousFunction custodianship of Mevlevi traditions ⓘ
leadership of Mevlevi Sufi practices ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
Sufism ⓘ
successionType hereditary ⓘ
titleHolderOf head of the Mevlevi order ⓘ
titleScope head of Rumi’s lineage in the Mevlevi order ⓘ
usedAs honorific for educated or refined men in Ottoman society ⓘ
usedIn Mawlawiyya order ⓘ
linked to: Mawlawi Order

Mevlevi order ⓘ
linked to: Mevleviyya

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