Sufi Collection (page 2)

Wandering Dervish - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sahin (Sajahin) a Wandering Dervish from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Morocco - Fez - Mosque and Mausoleum of Mawlana Ahmad ibn Mohammed Tijani al-Hassani al-Magribi (1785-1815) - founder of the Sufi Tijaniyya Tariqa. Date: circa 1930

Iran. Mahan. Mausoleum of the great sufi leader Shah Ne emat Ollah-e-Vali (1330-1431). Built by Ahmad Shah Kani. Detail of Minaret covered with turquoise tiles. 15th century

Ukraine. Yevpatoria. Dervish Tekke
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Yevpatoria. Dervish Tekke monastery. 15th century. Exterior

Dance of the Sufi dervishes. 19th century. Colored engraving

Fakirs in India
Fakirs (Muslim Sufi ascetics) in India, some with whitened faces. Date: circa 1890s

Gujarat, India - Garba or Circular Gujarat Dance
Garba - a form of dance which originated in Gujarat, India. The name is derived from the Sanskrit term Garbha (womb) and Deep (a small earthenware lamp)

The grave of a sheikh, Damascus, Syria
Card to commemorate the visit by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to Damascus, Syria in 1898 - The grave of a sheikh (Sufi Saint). Date: 1898

Dervish Meeting House at Eskisehir, Turkey
Dervish Meeting House (Tekke) at Eskisehir, Turkey. In Latin it was known as Dorylaeum. Founded by the Phrygians in c.1000 BC

The Throne of Muhammed / Tahti Muhammet in the Meydan in Haji
A small throne of three steps, originally holding twelve or more candles. Among these candles, in front of them was a tall candle with a top shaped like a the crown of the Bektashi dervish

Alevi Semah in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey
" Alevi-Bektashi spiritual ritual dance performance called " semah" which has the meaning of sky, in the second courtyard of the Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey." Date

Haji Bektash Veli Cultural Centre
Haji Bektash Veli Cultural Center designed by Ozkaragoz in 1994 which is used for Alevi semah performances at the weekends. Date: 2012

Haji Bektash Veli Statue in Haji Bektash Village in Nevsehir
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

Haci Bektash Veli Cultural Centre in Nevsehir Turkey
Haji Bektash Veli Cultural Center designed by Ozkaragoz in 1994 which is used for Alevi semah performances at the weekends. Date: 2012

Pool in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey
The second courtyard of the Haji Bektash Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Ceiling of the second Bektashi Meydan in Haji Bektash Veli M

Ceiling of the Bektashi Meydan in Haji Bektash Veli Museum i

The mosque in Haci Bektash Veli Museum
In 1826 Sultan Mahmud the Second decided to close all the Bektashi Tekkes because the Janissary were all followers of Haji Bektash and several times had removed the sultan

Detail from the door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir
Detail of the top of the door called Akkapi ( white marble entranceway) with typical Selcuk motifs including a double-headed eagle

The door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey
Looking from the second courtyard to the third courtyard and to the tomb of Haci Bektash Veli and the Meydan of the Forty. Date: 2012

Detail from the Fountain Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehi
The fountain is situated in the second courtyard of Haji Bektash Veli Museum, which is called the courtyard of the dervishes

Fountain in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey
The fountain is situated in the second courtyard of Haji Bektash Veli Museum, which is called the courtyard of the dervishes

Detail from the mosque in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevseh
Decorative detail from the mosque in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Entry of Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey
The second courtyard of the Haji Bektash Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

The main door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum
The threshold of the dervish monestry is called the sky threshold, a spiritual journey within oneself begins with this exoteric door. Date: 2012

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping