MEVLANA

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MEVLANA

• Mevlânâ Celâleddîn Muhammed

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Who is Mevlana?

• Mevlana was born on 30 September 1207 in Balkh in
  present day Afghanistan. He died on 17 December
  1273 in Konya in present day Turkey.
• The name Mevlânâ means our master and president
  and implies the love of people for him.
• The name Rûmî (pertaining to Anatolia) was given
  to him as he lived in Konya.
• .

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Mevlana'nin Eserleri

• Masnavi i Ma'navi
• The Masnavi
• Divan-i Shams-i Tabriz
• Writings Mektûbât (Letters)
• Discourses of Rumi
• Mecâlis-i Seb'a (Seven Meetings )

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Mevlanas Sayings

• Come, come again, whoever you are, come!
• Heathen, fire worshipper or idolatrous, come!
• Come even if you broke your penitence a
  hundred times,
• Ours is the portal of hope, come as you are."

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Mevlanas Sayings

• Either exist as you are
• or be as you look
• Hz. Mevlana

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Mevlanas Sayings

• Seven advice of RUMI
• 1-In generosity and helping other be like a
  river
• 2-In compassion and grace be like a sun
• 3-In concealing other's faults be like night
• 4-In anger and fury be like dead
• 5-In modesty and humility be like earth
• 6-In tolerance be like a sea
• 7-Either exist as you are or be as you look

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Activities

• -800th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF RUMI
• - During the anniversary,there are
  activities
• such as
• -sema ceremony (whirling dance)
• -Konya Mystic Music Festival
• -exhibitions
• -conferences
• -panels
• -films
• -theatre

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Rumi Mevlevi Music ve Sema Association

• The association have been founded with the aim of
  introducing and performing Classical Turkish
  Music, especially Sufi (Tasavvuf) Music, by
  sticking to its original style and its
  performance characteristic and with the aim of
  making observations on this area.

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Sema Ensemble

• SEMÂ The "dance" of the Whirling Dervishes is
  called Sema

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• Sema is a part of the inspiration of Mevlana as
  well as part of the Turkish custom, history,
  beliefs and culture.

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Sema Ensemble
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Whirling Dervish Mevlevi Sema Ceremony
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The President Republic of TURKEY said

• 'Whenever I'm to come to this city I feel
  excitement inside. The thoughts of Mevlana
  envelope me. He was a great genius, an innovator
  for all ages.'

M. Kemal ATATÜRK
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MEVLANA FOTO GALERY

• Mevlânâ Celâleddîn Muhammed

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Mevlanas Grave
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Mevlanas Grave