Sufi Collection (#5)

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

The tomb of Uftade Haz. in Bursa, Turkey
The tomb of Kutbul Arifin Gavsul Vasilin Hazreti Mehmed Muhyiddin Uftade Kaddesellahu Sirrahu- a famous author, sufi and public poet from Bursa Province

A detail from the Osman Gazi Tomb in Bursa, Turkey
A detail from the tomb of Osman Gazi who is one of the original founders of the Ottoman state. The Bursa earthquake in 1855 completely destroyed the original tomb

Windows of the Green Mosque in Bursa, Turkey
The Green Mosque (Yesil Camii) is one of the most important pieces of early Ottoman architecture, which carried many elements from the Selcuk architecture

Ceramics of the Green Mosque in Bursa, Turkey
The Green Mosque (Yesil Camii) is one of the most important pieces of early Ottoman architecture, which carried many elements from the Selcuk architecture

Entrance of the Green Mosque in Bursa, Turkey
The Green Mosque (Yesil Camii) is one of the most important pieces of early Ottoman architecture, which carried many elements from the Selcuk architecture

Door of the Green Mosque in Bursa, Turkey
The Green Mosque (Yesil Camii) - one of the most important pieces of early Ottoman architecture, which carried many elements from the Selcuk architecture

Haji Bektash Veli Tomb in Nevsehir Turkey
" Guvenc Abdal Turbesi (Tomb of Guvenc Abdal), (Haci Bektash) at Hac?bektas, formerly Karahuyuk, a town and district of Nevsehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey

Hall of Private Audience, Fatehpur Sikri, India
Hall of Private Audience, Fatehpur Sikri, in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Fatehpur Sikri was constructed by Mughal emperor Akbar beginning in 1570

Arab Sufi - Egypt, North Africa
Arab Sheikh (in the spiritual sense - a sufi) with his (long) hair down - Egypt, North Africa Date: circa 1910s

Whirling Derviches - Constantinople. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) mystic and poet

Muslims praying at Tomb / funeral of a local Sufi
Muslims praying at Tomb or funeral of a local Sufi in Istanbul, Turkey

Salonica - Group of Whirling Dervishes with ney player and Koranic reciter (reader). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Constantinople - Whirling Dervish Group with ney players, zither player and Koranic reciter. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Ney player - Salonica - Mevlevi Dervish
Ney player - Salonica. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Dervishes young and old with ney player - Smyrna. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Mevlevi Whirling Dervish turning. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Whirling Dervishes - young and old (Constantinople). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Caucasus, Young Circassian Dervishes with ney player. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Ottoman Empire - Dervish Musicians - including two ney players, a zither player and Koranic reader (seated on beautiful carpet). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

The Dervishes of Aleppo with ney player
The Dervishes of Aleppo, Syria with ney player. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Three Mevlevi Dervishes outside ancient buildings
Balkans - Three Mevlevi Dervishes outside ancient buildings. Elaborate decorative doors. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Constantinople - Young child practising whirling with Father playing the Ney. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

North African Dervishes (French Exhibition)
North African Dervishes displaying at a French Exhibition. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273)

Medressa (religious school) & 2 Mevlevi Dervishes
Medressa (religious school - studying Koran) and two Mevlevi Dervishes. The Sheikh holds a tesbih (string of 99 prayer beads). Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Turkish ney player (Mevlevi Dervish)
Turkish Ney player. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Salonica - Mevlevi Mosque (Meyla-Hani)
Salonica - Mevlevi Mosque (Mayla-Hani). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Whirling Dervishes with instruments - Urfa
Whirling Dervishes with instruments, a sheikh, children and men in uniform at Urfa (Orfa), Turkey (formerly Edessa, Mesopotamia - the birthplace of Abraham)

Konya - Rumis Mosque and Tomb Complex from Dervish Graveyard and the Azize Mosque. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Religious ceremony at Tomb of Rumi (Konya)
Rare postcard showing a religious ceremony at Tomb of Rumi (Konya), with Dervishes, officials and Dervishes in military uniform (left). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Egypt - Group of Mevlevi Dervishes with ney players and drummer. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273)

Whirling Dervish - Constantinople (portrait). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

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