Istanbul Hosts Conference On Rumi
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Mevlana Jalaaladdin-i Rumi was remembered with various activities at his 732nd death anniversary in Istanbul.
On December 17th thousands of people went to going to Konya for Seb-i Aruz festivities and other activities are being arranged in the city.
The program named ''Rendezvous with Mevlana'' organized by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Turkish Women's Culture Association (TURKWCA) was held at Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall. The activity, in which many domestic and foreign academics participated, started with a short film on ''sama'' (the ceremony of whirling dervishes.
Presentations were made by Chicago University, Middle Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department faculty member Associate Professor Franklin Lewis's "Mevlana and Sems-i Tabrizi," Marmara University Faculty of Theology faculty member Professor Mahmud Erol Kilic's "Mevlana Jalaaddin-i Rumi's Mind,†Iran Institute of Philosophy Religious Researches and Sufism Department head Associate Professor Sehram Pazuki's "Mevlana; on Beauty and Art".
Rumi was influenced from an early age by Islamic mysticism and this element permeates his lyrical poetry. In 1244 he accepted the religious guidance of Shams ad-Din, a dervish living in Tabriz and hoped to devote his life to creating poetry expressing his feelings for this spiritual person. Shams ad-Din disappeared, without explanation, in 1247, and Rumi composed nearly 30,000 verses of grief at this loss. Later spiritual friendships again inspired him. This had an immense influence on Islamic literature and thought. In old age he became known as Mevlana (master) and after his death in 1273 his tomb became a place of pilgrimage. His lifetime interest in Dervishes led to a brotherhood who preached his teachings and beliefs, called the Mevlana Dervishes of the Arabian Nights, who vow perpetual travel. To this day they perform their ritual structured whirling dances on the day he died. |
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