Sufi Collection (#4)

The six point star diagram on the Fountain of the Three in H
The six point star diagram, Star of David or Solomon, on the Fountain of the Three (Uclar Cemsesi), as Irene Melikoff, a great scholar of the Bektashi who the Bektashi accepted

Detail of the door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey Date: 2012

Fountain
" The fountain of the Three (Ucler Cesmesi) in the first courtyard of the Haji Bektash Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. It was built by Haji Feyzullah Baba who was the head of the dervish monastry in

Post from Bektashi Meydan
" In the meydan (" sacred space" ) of the Bektashi Sufi order are 12 " posts" ( Turkish meaning usually a skin, normally a sheepskin)

The door of Balim Sultan Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in
Decorative detail from the tomb of Balim Sultan Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

The second door of Balim Sultan Tomb
" The second door of Balim Sultans Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehit Turkey. Balim Sultan is known amongst the Bektashi as the second founder of the order (Turkish Pir Thani)

Grave Stone of a Bektashi Baba s
Tomb of a great Dedebaba or a Baba on the right approaching the entrance of Balim Sultan Tomb. Date: 2012

The tree in front of Balim Sultan Tomb
Outside the door of the Balim Sultan Tomb, there is a black mulberry tree said to have been thrown as a burning brand from Horosan by Ahmet Yesevi, which determined where Haji Bektash was to go

The Graveyard next to Balim Sultan Tomb
Bektashi graveyard next to Balim Sultans Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Balim Sultan Tomb Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turke
" Balim Sultan is known amongst the Bektashi as the second founder of the order (Turkish Pir Thani). The present-day initiation service of a Bektashi is sometimes called " The Method of

Door of Haci Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey
The main entrance of the Meydan of The Forty (Kirklar Meydani) and the tomb of Haji Bektash. Under this threshold is the staff of Uways-l Karani. Date: 2012

Detail from Guvenc Abdal Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in
Decorative detail from the tomb of Guvenc Abdal in Haji Bektash Tomb Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Detail from the door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum
Detail from the tomb of Haji Bektash Veli in Nevsehir Turkey Date: 2012

Deatil from Haji Bektash Veli Museums door in Nevsehir Turk
The detail from the entrance of Haji Bektash Velis Tomb from the Meydan of the Forty (Kirklar Meydani). Date: 2012

Hz. Alis Handwriting in Haji Bektash Veli Museum
In the Meydan of the Forty (Kirklar Meydani), Secde sura of the Koran written in Kufic script on gazelle skin by Caliph Ali. Date: 2012

The sufi art work of ceiling rose of Karatay Medrese Museum
Karatay Medrese is a medrese (a school with a frequently but not absolutely religious focus) built in Konya, Turkey, in 1251 by the Emir of the city Celaleddin Karatay, serving the Seljuk sultan

The ebony minbar in the Alaeddin Mosque in Konya, Turkey
On the site originally there was a Christian Basilica which was converted to a mosque. This minbar was within this converted mosque

Detail from Alaeddin Mosque in Konya, Turkey
On the site originally there was a Christian Basilica which was converted to a mosque. This minbar was within this converted mosque

The piers and ceramic work of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Is
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) in Istanbul, Turkey, capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning

The ceiling rose of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Turk
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) in Istanbul, Turkey, capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning

Inside of the Grand Mosque - Ulu Cami in Bursa, Turkey
Ulu Cami - the largest mosque in Bursa and a landmark of early Ottoman architecture which used many elements from the Seljuk architecture

Detail from the door of the Grand Mosque - Ulu Cami in Bursa
Ulu Cami - the largest mosque in Bursa and a landmark of early Ottoman architecture which used many elements from the Seljuk architecture

Detail from the Grand Mosque - Ulu Cami in Bursa, Turkey
Ulu Cami - the largest mosque in Bursa and a landmark of early Ottoman architecture which used many elements from the Seljuk architecture

A calligraphy from the Grand Mosque - Ulu Cami in Bursa, Tur
Ulu Cami - the largest mosque in Bursa and a landmark of early Ottoman architecture which used many elements from the Seljuk architecture

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