“Come, come, whoever you are. Wonderer, worshipper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vow a thousand times Come, yet again, come, come.” —Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkh, or Rumi (September 30, 1207 – December 17, 1273), was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic. Photograph by Intension, “Mawlānā’s Tomb,” Konya, Turkey 2007
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“Come, come, whoever you are.
Wonderer, worshipper, lover of leaving.
It doesn’t matter.
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come, even if you have broken your vow
a thousand times
Come, yet again, come, come.”

—Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkh, or Rumi (September 30, 1207 – December 17, 1273), was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic.

Photograph by Intension, “Mawlānā’s Tomb,” Konya, Turkey 2007

Followers of Mevlana perform the Sufi Dance in Istanbul. Mevlevi, known as Rumi in English, mixes Islam with Zoroastrian, Hindu and Shiite rituals. Many Sufi schools use movement and dance as part of their spiritual endeavors. In fact, it appears that all indigenous cultures have used sacred dance to reverence the Divine and to facilitate ecstatic states. Recent research indicates that Jesus taught the Apostles to dance to the Aramaic phrases of the Lord’s Prayer. No one knows exactly when Sufism began or who the first Sufi was, but tradition holds that Sufism can be traced back to the Egyptian mystery schools. There are many schools of Sufism; some have a universal approach (an honoring of the one Truth found in all religions), while others insist on adherence to the tenets of Islam. Regardless of differences, all Sufi orders share some common practices and beliefs. The belief in mystical unity is held by all, and all Sufis practice Zikr. Courtesy of findout. Photograph by Q. Sakamaki , “The Streets of Istanbul: Cultures co-exist in the storied ancient Turkish metropolis,” from TIME Photo
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Followers of Mevlana perform the Sufi Dance in Istanbul. Mevlevi, known as Rumi in English, mixes Islam with Zoroastrian, Hindu and Shiite rituals.

Many Sufi schools use movement and dance as part of their spiritual endeavors. In fact, it appears that all indigenous cultures have used sacred dance to reverence the Divine and to facilitate ecstatic states. Recent research indicates that Jesus taught the Apostles to dance to the Aramaic phrases of the Lord’s Prayer.

No one knows exactly when Sufism began or who the first Sufi was, but tradition holds that Sufism can be traced back to the Egyptian mystery schools. There are many schools of Sufism; some have a universal approach (an honoring of the one Truth found in all religions), while others insist on adherence to the tenets of Islam. Regardless of differences, all Sufi orders share some common practices and beliefs. The belief in mystical unity is held by all, and all Sufis practice Zikr.

Courtesy of findout.

Photograph by Q. Sakamaki , “The Streets of Istanbul: Cultures co-exist in the storied ancient Turkish metropolis,” from TIME Photo

Source: findout