Mevleviyya

E28289
Islamic religious order Sufi order tariqa

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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Mevlevi Order 4
Mevlevi order 2
Whirling Dervishes 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious order ⓘ
Sufi order ⓘ
tariqa ⓘ
alternativeName Mawlawiyya ⓘ
Mevleviyya ⓘ
surface form: Mevlevi Order
associatedPoet Rumi ⓘ
surface form: Jalal al-Din 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 Rumi ⓘ
surface form: Jalal al-Din 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 Rumi ⓘ
surface form: Jalal al-Din Rumi

Sultan Walad ⓘ
tradition Sunni Islam ⓘ
UNESCOElement Mevleviyya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mevlevi Sema ceremony
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2008 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
usesInstrument kudum drum ⓘ
ney flute ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mevleviyya → UNESCOElement → Mevleviyya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mevlevi Sema ceremony
Mevleviyya → alternativeName → Mevleviyya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mevlevi Order
Konya → associatedWith → Mevleviyya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mevlevi Order
Konya → associatedWith → Mevleviyya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whirling Dervishes
Rumi → founderOf → Mevleviyya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mevlevi Order
Sufism → hasOrder → Mevleviyya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mevlevi order
Rumi → influenced → Mevleviyya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mevlevi Order
Konya → knownFor → Mevleviyya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whirling Dervishes
Yunus Emre → religiousOrder → Mevleviyya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mevlevi order