Liber XVII · Islam
Chapter VIII
Sufi Orders & Saints
7 min readRumi and the Mevlevi Order: The Masnavi and Whirling DervishesRumi and the Mevlevi order explained: the poet's life in Konya, Shams of Tabriz, the Masnavi and Divan, and the sema ceremony of the whirling dervishes.7 min readSufi Orders and Saints: Tariqas, Shaykhs and Shrines in IslamSufi orders and saints explained: how the tariqas formed, the Qadiri, Chishti, Naqshbandi, Mevlevi and Tijani orders, Islamic sainthood and shrine pilgrimage.