About the Book
The origin and roots of Sufism lie in the life and practices of the Prophet of Islam and the Qur’an. Sufism espouses a well-founded and thoroughgoing interpretation of Islam, which focuses on love, tolerance, worship of God, community development, and personal development through self-discipline and responsibility. A Sufi’s way of life is to love and be of service to people, deserting the ego or false self and all illusion so that one can reach maturity and perfection, and finally reach Allah, the True, the Real.
Through the Whirling Dervishes program we hope to bring to you a hint of one of the remarkable ways of achieving this: the way of Rumi, the great Muslim mystic and poet.
The Order of the Whirling Dervishes is one branch of the vast Sufi tradition of Islam. The universal values of love and service shared by all Sufis are very much relevant to the social and political realities of today, and this ritual, which is only performed by the Order of the Whirling Dervishes, has come to symbolize these values in the hearts and minds of millions throughout the world.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Travel
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Project Option: Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
# of Pages: 42 -
Isbn
- Softcover: 9781320345842
- Publish Date: Jan 12, 2015
- Language English
- Keywords Naat-i Sherif, Sufism, Dervishes, sufi, Mevlana, mevlevi, sema, Allah, Sufi, Islam, islam, woman, Istanbul, Turkey, Religion, selam, spirituality, Fundamental, stage, love, God, ritual, celalettin, Rumi, Murat, Düzyol
About the Creator
Born in Iğdır in 1971. Studied Geography at İstanbul University. He worked as photojournalist at Cumhuriyet, Günaydın, Yeni Yüzyıl and Milliyet newspapers. Besides he made special projects for National Geographic Turkey and Geo magazines. His work named ‘Woman Dervishes’ had been cover page at National Geographic Turkey Magazine. ‘Woman Dervishes’ had been chosen ‘The Best National Geographic Cover’ that year and by this work he had been the first Turkish photographer. He has also worked for Lonely Planet which is one of the most important travel guides. His works have been publishing at the most prestigious newspapers and magazines in the world for 20 years. Murat Düzyol has also directed movies and documentaris named “Ali’nin Şişeleri” (2012-Short Film) ve “Cennetin Saklı Bahçesi Posof”” (2012-Documentary), “Olmak” (2013-Short film).