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Whirling Dervishes Ceremony at Istanbul’s Sirkeci Train Station ( Kizlaragasi Medresesi in Sultanahmet )
Experience a Sufi music concert and Whirling Dervishes ceremony first-hand at Istanbul’s Sirkeci Train Station.( Kizlaragasi Medresesi in Sultanahmet)
Duration 1 hours
Private tour pricing from 25 EUR per person
Group tour available in English, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, French, Estonian, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Portuguese
The room is beautiful and confortable. Tea was served before the show. Musicians were good.
But there were only 3 "dancers". One of them was really good, the other one was only "ok" and the last one was VERY young and was not able to do all de movements.
Highlights
Enjoy a Sufi music concert
Experience a Whirling Dervishes ceremony first-hand
sufism mevlana sems tebrizi
Description
The origins of Sufism lie in the life and practices of the Prophet of Islam and the Quran. Sufism embraces a well-founded and thorough interpretation of Islam that focuses on love, tolerance, worship of God, and community development through self-discipline and personal responsibility. A Sufi way of life is to love and be of service to people.
Known to the west as the Whirling Dervishes, the Mevlevi Order was founded by Mevlana Rumi in the 13th century. The Order wrote of tolerance, forgiveness, and enlightenment. Today, they survive as a cultural brotherhood. Their practises are not theatrical spectacles, but sacred rituals.
The ceremony of the Mevlevi Order, known as the sema, is a serious religious ritual performed by Muslim priests in a prayer-induced trance. Mevlevi believe that during the sema the soul is released from earthly ties and able to freely and jubilantly commune with the divine. Dervish literally means ‘doorway’, representing an entrance from the material world to the spiritual, heavenly world.
Known to the west as the Whirling Dervishes, the Mevlevi Order was founded by Mevlana Rumi in the 13th century. The Order wrote of tolerance, forgiveness, and enlightenment. Today, they survive as a cultural brotherhood. Their practises are not theatrical spectacles, but sacred rituals.
The ceremony of the Mevlevi Order, known as the sema, is a serious religious ritual performed by Muslim priests in a prayer-induced trance. Mevlevi believe that during the sema the soul is released from earthly ties and able to freely and jubilantly commune with the divine. Dervish literally means ‘doorway’, representing an entrance from the material world to the spiritual, heavenly world.
What’s included & not included
Ticket to the show
Tea service
Meeting point
Sirkeci Train Station ( Kizlaragasi Medresesi in Sultanahmet )
Istanbul
Sirkeci Train Station ( Kizlaragasi Medresesi in Sultanahmet )+905337385862
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