Mawlawiyya

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Mawlawiyya is a 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
basedOnTeachingsOf Rumi
surface form: Jalal al-Din Rumi
countryOfOrigin Turkey
emphasizesConcept divine love
spiritual ecstasy
union with God
emphasizesPractice dhikr
music
poetry recitation
followsBranch Sufism
followsReligion Islam
followsSchool Sunni Islam
foundedInCentury 13th century
geographicDistribution Balkans
North America
Syria
Turkey
Western Europe
hasAlternativeName Mawlawi Order
Mevleviyya
surface form: Mevlevi Order
hasEthnicCulturalContext Persian
Turkish
hasMajorSite Mevlana Museum
Rumi's mausoleum in Konya
hasNotablePracticeStatus Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Mevlevi Sema ceremony)
hasOrganizationalUnit dergah
tekke
hasSpiritualCenter Konya
hasSpiritualLeaderTitle chelebi
shaykh
influencedBy Masnavi
surface form: Jalal al-Din Rumi's Divan-e Shams

Masnavi
surface form: Jalal al-Din Rumi's Masnavi
influences Islamic mysticism
Ottoman culture
Turkish classical music
placeOfOrigin Konya
practicesRitual Sema
whirling dervish ceremony
reveresAsSpiritualFounder Rumi
surface form: Jalal al-Din Rumi
usesInstrument kudum drum
ney flute
usesLanguage Arabic
Persian
Turkish
wearsGarmentInRitual tall felt hat
white robe

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Mevleviyya alternativeName Mawlawiyya