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Turkey s Whirling Dervishes Mark The 747th Anniversary of Rumi s Passing Published December 20th, 2020 - 08:48 GMT
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He also stressed the importance of trying to understand, explain, and live the teachings of Mevlana.
Turkey s whirling dervishes, followers of the 13th-century Islamic scholar, poet, and Sufi mystic, Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi, performed their Sema dance on Thursday to mark the 747th anniversary of his passing without any audience this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Turkey, Rumi is fondly remembered by his followers as Mevlana which means scholar. He is buried in Konya, a Turkish city visited by millions of pilgrims every year.