Turkish Press - Plymouth, MI, U.S.A.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
A commemoration ceremony took place at the Congress Library building in Washington D.C. to mark the 800th anniversary of the birthday of Jalal ud-din Rumi, also known as Mevlana.
U.S. Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes, Turkish MPs Vahit Erdem, Egemen Bagis, Reha Denemec, Bihlun Tamayligil and Ersin Arioglu; Turkish Ambassador to the United States Nabi Sensoy, and leading Turkish businessman Rahmi Koc were in attendance at the ceremony sponsored by the Koc Holding.
Wirling dervishes performed their dance and music ceremony called "sema" representing man's ascent through mind and love to the "Perfect".
Turkish singer Ahmet Ozhan also gave a concert during the ceremony.
Mevlana devoted himself to the pursuit of Sufi mysticism, in which he was justly regarded as the supreme master. He was the spiritual founder of the Mevlevi order of whirling dervishes.
His most important work, composed during the last ten years of his life, is the Mathnawi-i Manawi (Mesnevi). This comprises about thirty thousand couplets in six books, a vast compendium of Sufi lore and doctrine, interspersed with fables and anecdotes.
It is especially remarkable for its insight into the laws of physics and psychology.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared 2007 as the "International Rumi Year". This is intended for the commemoration of Rumi's 800th birthday anniversary and will be celebrated all over the world.
The Mevlana annual festival is held every year in Konya in December. It lasts for two weeks and its culminating point is the 17th December called Sheb-i Arus meaning "Nuptial Night", the night of the union of Mevlana with God.
"Come, come, whoever you are,
wanderer, idolater, worshipper of fire,
come even though you have broken your vows a thousand times,
come, and come yet again.
Ours is not a caravan of despair"
Mevlana calls on everyone.
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Ours is not a caravan of despair
Thursday, March 15, 2007
A commemoration ceremony took place at the Congress Library building in Washington D.C. to mark the 800th anniversary of the birthday of Jalal ud-din Rumi, also known as Mevlana.
U.S. Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes, Turkish MPs Vahit Erdem, Egemen Bagis, Reha Denemec, Bihlun Tamayligil and Ersin Arioglu; Turkish Ambassador to the United States Nabi Sensoy, and leading Turkish businessman Rahmi Koc were in attendance at the ceremony sponsored by the Koc Holding.
Wirling dervishes performed their dance and music ceremony called "sema" representing man's ascent through mind and love to the "Perfect".
Turkish singer Ahmet Ozhan also gave a concert during the ceremony.
Mevlana devoted himself to the pursuit of Sufi mysticism, in which he was justly regarded as the supreme master. He was the spiritual founder of the Mevlevi order of whirling dervishes.
His most important work, composed during the last ten years of his life, is the Mathnawi-i Manawi (Mesnevi). This comprises about thirty thousand couplets in six books, a vast compendium of Sufi lore and doctrine, interspersed with fables and anecdotes.
It is especially remarkable for its insight into the laws of physics and psychology.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared 2007 as the "International Rumi Year". This is intended for the commemoration of Rumi's 800th birthday anniversary and will be celebrated all over the world.
The Mevlana annual festival is held every year in Konya in December. It lasts for two weeks and its culminating point is the 17th December called Sheb-i Arus meaning "Nuptial Night", the night of the union of Mevlana with God.
"Come, come, whoever you are,
wanderer, idolater, worshipper of fire,
come even though you have broken your vows a thousand times,
come, and come yet again.
Ours is not a caravan of despair"
Mevlana calls on everyone.
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Turkish Press - Plymouth, MI, U.S.A.Thursday, March 15, 2007
A commemoration ceremony took place at the Congress Library building in Washington D.C. to mark the 800th anniversary of the birthday of Jalal ud-din Rumi, also known as Mevlana.
U.S. Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes, Turkish MPs Vahit Erdem, Egemen Bagis, Reha Denemec, Bihlun Tamayligil and Ersin Arioglu; Turkish Ambassador to the United States Nabi Sensoy, and leading Turkish businessman Rahmi Koc were in attendance at the ceremony sponsored by the Koc Holding.
Wirling dervishes performed their dance and music ceremony called "sema" representing man's ascent through mind and love to the "Perfect".
Turkish singer Ahmet Ozhan also gave a concert during the ceremony.
Mevlana devoted himself to the pursuit of Sufi mysticism, in which he was justly regarded as the supreme master. He was the spiritual founder of the Mevlevi order of whirling dervishes.
His most important work, composed during the last ten years of his life, is the Mathnawi-i Manawi (Mesnevi). This comprises about thirty thousand couplets in six books, a vast compendium of Sufi lore and doctrine, interspersed with fables and anecdotes.
It is especially remarkable for its insight into the laws of physics and psychology.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared 2007 as the "International Rumi Year". This is intended for the commemoration of Rumi's 800th birthday anniversary and will be celebrated all over the world.
The Mevlana annual festival is held every year in Konya in December. It lasts for two weeks and its culminating point is the 17th December called Sheb-i Arus meaning "Nuptial Night", the night of the union of Mevlana with God.
"Come, come, whoever you are,
wanderer, idolater, worshipper of fire,
come even though you have broken your vows a thousand times,
come, and come yet again.
Ours is not a caravan of despair"
Mevlana calls on everyone.
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