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Mevlevi 'Whirling Dervishes'.

The Mawlawi Order, or the Mevlevilik or Mevleviye are a Sufi order founded in Konya (in present-day Turkey) by the followers of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, and theologian. They are also known as the Whirling Dervishes due to their famous practice of whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of God). Vlas Mikhailovich Doroshevich, 1905.
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Mevlevi 'Whirling Dervishes'.
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The Mawlawi Order, or the Mevlevilik or Mevleviye are a Sufi order founded in Konya (in present-day Turkey) by the followers of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, and theologian. They are also known as the Whirling Dervishes due to their famous practice of whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of God). Vlas Mikhailovich Doroshevich, 1905.
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44.1 x 28.3 cm | 17.3 x 11.2 in (300 dpi)
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