The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi

This 5-minute documentary about whirling dervishes was created by Zain Dada and Jacob McDowell as a final project for a Learning Community (LCRM 200-LC-J) at Augustana College - Rock Island, IL.
The Learning Community consisted of two classes taught side-by-side. Dr. Cyrus Ali Zargar taught a course on "Sufi Literature" (RELG 378-LC) and Dr. Sarah Skrainka taught a course on "The Complete Works" by Michel de Montaigne (WLIT 326-LC2).
The aim of this short video is to provide a basic explanation behind the origin of Sufi whirling and how the ritual (known as a "Sema") is structured.

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It is said that Rumi invented whirling after he lost his dearest spirutal friend on earth. He was so grief stricken he had to create a new way to experience unity with the power of God's compassionate love and equanimity. Another story about Rumi tells about a time when he was imprisoned for spreading "heresy." In prison, all the prisoners were profoundly depressed or angry. Rumi taught them to whirl. The jailers soon set Rumi - and the prisoners, now ecstatically happy - free because no punishment is accomplished by prison when people know how to remain spiritually free! I can share a lesson on whirling taught by Reshad Field, a English teacher and author who was a protege of Sheik Suleiman Dede of the Mevlivi order, and taught in Los Angeles in 1975-76. The following, he taught, is a part of the meaning and technique of Sufi whirling (see note at the end on footwork): Do not allow your energy to be centered in your head or left hemisphere brain while whirling as you will become very dizzy. If you try to center your balance in your abdomen or gut, you will develop nausea. If you bring awareness fully into your heart, your compassionate heart, and keep it focused solely on God in your heart, allowing universal energy of God to flow in through your upturned hand, down through your heart, and out through your downturned hand in a gesture to pass God's blessing to all things on earth - without allowing your ego to grasp - a dynamic flow of divine love will oass through you and you will not become dizzy or tired. At the end of 5-30 minutes of whirling you can stop with feet and toes forward, and bow your head and torso low to the ground without dizzyness or falling over. During whirling, the ball of the left foot is the pivot point as the right foot and right leg turns inward in front of the left foot stepping across the body counterclockwise during each pivot of the body.. I took note at the time as a young student of spiritual wisdom and dance. I didn't practice whirling, but I always loved and never forgot the remarkable symbolism. Hopefully you find merit in this explanation. ❤ The technique of the footwork without any spiritual message is explained rather well by a teacher of poi in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX-6ipx5otegf8k )

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Thanks.

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Beauty, art & faith...... Sublime. Grtngs from Madrid Spain.

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God bless U!😊

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Wow! This was the most beautiful and enlightening 5 minutes on KZbin I’ve experienced! Thank you so much for creating and sharing this 🙏

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I love Rumi's poems

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Beautiful. Thank you for creating and sharing

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He looks like an angel spinning around like a whirlwind. I believe that's how the universe spins its energy-efficient. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I am so pleased. Baruch Hashem!

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Romani also spin and we have spun since before we were forced into Europe. Our cousins in India STILL spin.

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Para rodar rodar, rodar, rodar desse jeito o cara deve estar incorporado.....não é possível.....lindo demais ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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Most beautiful video of whirling dervish on KZbin

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Thank you thank you so much for all this information ❤️,

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The reed flute play from 1:43 to 2:06 is very heart touching.

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The intro of Rumi’s masterwork the Masnavi is about the reed flute and it’s ability to imitate the hearts yearning

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It is 'uyan ey gözlerim', this piece compsed by 17th century polish-ottoman composer Ali Ufik Bey. FIY.

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Many thanks to both of you. Have a good day.

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Magnifique et Divin !

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alhamdulillah... hopefully we can drift even deeper in the ocean of Allah's love

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Ameen😊

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Amazing :)

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❤❤❤ I love Rumi

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Mahshallahh, ShebiArus Mubarak!

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I learned much from your video, thank you!

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I came here after completing 'Millat e Ishq' ملت عشق book everyone should read this book then you could understand the origins of raqs e sama.

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Zain I don't suppose you know what the piece of music and who the artist is from beginning to about 25 seconds in? I've heard this beautiful piece before. If you know please tell me....thanks

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Youness you'll have to forgive my ignorance. who is the artist and what is the name of the music piece. many thanks.

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@@westfishos4276 I'm also looking for the name of the music, it made me feel strange..♥️🖤♥️🖤

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Shamas of Tabraiz❤️

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Al Wahid , Al -Samad, Great Rumi, God bless you☪️

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... sublime ...

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This touches my soul.

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Thankyou.

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SubhanAllah

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I can assure you after 1 minute you can feel the rotation of the planets..................speaking from experience. Just try yourself first time just 30 second spinning...................( not drink or eat before )

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Beautiful

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i like the flute part. whats the full version of it

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The Name is "uyan ey gözlerim (wake Up my eyes)" . Composed by 17. Century polish-ottoman Composer Ali Ufki Bey. You can find it Here on KZbin.

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divine

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Why don't you show the recitation of Quran on the screen?

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What is the track used in the beginning?

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Subahanallah

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Eli Shafak - 40 Rules of Love ❤️

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Belíssimo!

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Can you let us know about the music used in this documentary

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Naat Sharif is praise for rasool not allah

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لا إله إلا الله

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Rumi (meaning "the Roman") was a Christian force-converted under Ottoman rule.

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Muhammed Celâleddîn-i Rumi, veya kısaca bilinen adıyla Mevlânâ, 13. yüzyılda yaşamış Fars Sünni Müslüman şair, fâkih, âlim, ilahiyatçı ve Sûfi mutasavvıf. Vikipedi Doğum tarihi: 30 Eylül 1207, Belh, Afganistan Ölüm tarihi ve yeri: 17 Aralık 1273, Konya Eşi: Kira Hatun (e. ?-1273) Defnedildiği yer: Mevlana Müzesi, Konya

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Ottoman was founded after rumi's death.rumi was born to a muslim family in afganistan.after childhood with his family he settled in turkey which was being ruled by seljuks then(not ottomans).you should study history not to spread false knowledge. içimden bir ses türk olduğunu söylüyor.malesef bilgi sahibi olmadan yorum yapmayı çok seviyoruz

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@@melikegocmen4172 Rumi means THE ROMAN. His family FLED muslim expansion. Historians say in those days he would have been referred to as RUMI (the Roman) because that was the name given to Roman Catholic communities that remained after Islamic takeover of Turkey. Like many people of other faiths he was clearly force-converted into Islam. That's why he quotes both Christianity and Islam in his poems.

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@@mmxxivi102 if you search his biography you will learn the truth.by the way rumi not only means roman catholic. Rumi means " of or belongs to the land of rums ( including minor asia)". He was called rumi because he reached his fame and spent almost all his life in minor asia( anatolia).His tomb is there as well.But he and his family is originally from afganistan.His father is a respected islamic scholar as well.by the way islam accepts and respects all the prophets mentioned in the Bible.of course we know prophet joseph's , jacob's and other prophets biograpies.if you read the holly Kuran you can understand this.

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Astagfirullah

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They brainwashed to those are suffered something in their life then use meditation in order to control their subconscious

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Dance Traditionnelles I Isrêl ,,,

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eres bidaa shaiatin

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Astahfir ALLAҺ bidaa.

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Bidayat

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This doesn't look peaceful or GODLY...

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I can understand the trance one would experience in conducting such a "dance" but this looks, to me, as silly as Catholic priests walking around with a smoke-pots swaying puffs of smoke in different directions. The funny, silly things humans do on this planet.

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I can't imagine thinking this way I hope you find peace

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David the Jew king invented this. God bless Israel!

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Maybe yes he did but to praise the only God ALLAH subhanahou wa Talata not to worship a messenger from allah David "dawud" may peace be upon him or inventing other god from no where just to satisfy your believers and desires .

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@@hisworkmanship7258 The Creator of the universe is LORD and LORD of LORDS, not a man.

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Muhammed Celâleddîn-i Rumi, veya kısaca bilinen adıyla Mevlânâ, 13. yüzyılda yaşamış Fars Sünni Müslüman şair, fâkih, âlim, ilahiyatçı ve Sûfi mutasavvıf. Vikipedi Doğum tarihi: 30 Eylül 1207, Belh, Afganistan Ölüm tarihi ve yeri: 17 Aralık 1273, Konya Eşi: Kira Hatun (e. ?-1273) Defnedildiği yer: Mevlana Müzesi, Konya

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Alhamdulillaah am salafiyyun am not sufi... This is devil worship ways and not pray for ALLAAH

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@@noellebazzi5618 you know nothing 🤣🤣🤣

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04:40 The words "come, come, whoever you are ..." are not from Rumi but from Abul Khayr en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Sa%27id_Abu%27l-Khayr

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SubhanAllah