Whirling Dervish

[lancetop]

The modern American body piercing movement was born from a man in North Dakota looking back to ancient Sufi traditions.

[eruanion]

Mevlevi dervishes follow the example of Hazreti Mevlana Celaluddin Rumi al-Balkhi, the father of the founder of the order. Mevlana Rumi learned to whirl from his teacher and dearest friend Shamsi Tabriz, and after the death of Shams, Rumi went into periods of endless ecstatic whirling, while reciting the poetry we all know of today! Rumi was muslim, and the mevlevi order has traditionally been muslim, but in the end the followers of mevlana are the ashki, the lovers

[DYNODRUM]

Beautiful Vocals and Harmonies ; appreciate it also from a reverance point : Music in the U.S. -Is going to the scrap yard no-one can even sing or write audible meaningful ,linking words or poetry anymore. This is an Ancient ,rite and deservedly so..been here a Long Time Maybe Jesus should have whirled more ...

[DeathNest94]

astai bun de manelist de-al nostru .... doamne ce tampenie au mai scos si tganii astia sa se inspire din cultura orientala k sa creeze niste ritmuri si tonalitati muzicale ....

[kaltersi]

Ne bu sacma sapan bir sey ya??????? Nerde varmis dinimizde boyle insanlara egilmek insanlara kul olmak? BU TEMIZ SIRK VE BIDAT YA insanlar. Ne bu aptal aptal donmek. Peygamberimiz boyle mi dondu? Peygamber bunu mu emretti? Bunu mu ogretti? Ya insanlar! Allah Kuran'da ne dediise onu yapin, Peygamber sunnetinde ne varsa onu yapin. Deli olmayin ya? Bir de muslimanmissiniz.... SIZ YENI BIR SUNNET VEYA YENI BIR DIN MI GETIRMEK ISTIYORSUNUZ??? Allah dogru yolla getirsin sizi ya.

[baracuda3133]

GOOD BROTHER THANK YOU FROM TURKEY

[Larinum]

Arabic Gay Dance hahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[baracuda3133]

@Larinum shut up

[clearwaterjjs]

What a wonderful clip. Thank for sharing it!

[body1453]

masallah

[mabon1603]

It is not stated in the Quran that you Salsaa66 is responding in the name of all muslims.

Nothing scary to praise the Mighty one with songs and joy!!! Islam is about love of God! It is also not forbidden by the Quran to sing for GOD. Islam is light and this goes through music and songs!

[dudette201]

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I'm glad guildwars replaces the hats with hoods..

[phoenix1333]

Vabbian armor is this!

[keithapolin]

You say Islam is about love of god? Look at all those innocent women and children that get blown up everyday and tell their friends and family it's about love of god.

[dudette201]

Typical American is typical.

[mqtrance]

hey we have respect for god more than you do. God(jesus) to you is beaten and got humilated by humans.

[keithapolin]

Number one Jesus was not god he was Gods son. I repeat Jesus was gods son not Jehovah God. O but wait you muslims don't believe in the bible so I won't lecture you on that, Read the bible first then debate me on what the bible says. Jesus died as a sacrifice for all humans. I won't go into reasons why he had to die. Most muslims are illiterate anyway. Thats why they go blowing each other up and killing for allah who is nothing more than Satan the devil. But they do it all in the name of allah.

[mqtrance]

son of the lion is a lion.son of the rat is a rat.son of the cat is a cat.son of the human is a human.son of god is.......non god??????????????????????if jesus is not god then you are muslim because we believe the same thing.

[keithapolin]

I assure you (LOL) I am definitely not a muslim nor will I ever be, because I know the truth. I have been reading my bible since I was a child and I gurantee you Jesus is not Jehovah God, Yahweh, YHWH, etc. Jesus said himself "I am Gods son" and Jesus often refers to Jehovah as his father, so how can he be both the father and the son. I am christian not a muslim. You should read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John it will open your eyes and you will see where certain passages in the koran came from.

[mqtrance]

i swear to god that you know the truth.There are no issues there are lots and lots of bible which means that they are changed.but we have lots of islamic branches but only onnnnnee quraan

[Herndonboy14]

who do think is blowing them up

[paintbasstard]

What does this have to do with the board?

wait...What does the board have to do with this!?!

[shinofanatic382]

its not just a board its class on guild wars and its also a relgion or relgious practice dont know which

[santir13]

wow

[SynthetikGretyl89]

Can this specific song be found online somewhere? I kinda REALLY like it...

[danielgustavoparedes]

can u explain the ceremony to me please?

[CatKaryna]

The Whirling Dervishes I believe are Sufis. Some Muslims don't like Sufism because of its Mysticism. Anyway, they whirl to engage into a deep trance to be one with Allah(God) . Imagine it as a person who in Hinduism recites a Mantra to get into a point in their mind that they can separate from their body. Well this is kind of like that, with the difference they want to separate from the Body to be close to God :)

[87Timbuktu]

@CatKaryna From Muawiyah (RA). Rasulullah asked in a group of meeting:

"What is this gathering for?" They replied: "We gathered to do dhikr for God's guidance & hidayah." Then he asked: "Is it true that all of you gathered just for this?" They replied: "Yes, we had this gathering nothing more than dhikr to remember Him, Rasulullah." He said: "I came here not to correct you, but to inform you that Gabriel told me that God has sent Angels down to join the dhikr with you all in this meeting."

[snpgtsfckd]

they have some pretty whirling techniques out there :P kidding. Selam Aleykum!

[groovegreenfrog]

LINDO

obrigado!

(beautfull, thanks)

Brasil

[tujjortoshkandiy]

awsome, thanks!

[ussbashaw]

look at those bastards whirl!

[pballer765]

y cant u appreciate other cultures? sigh....

[Mevlevi1207]

Beautiful!

[rindy07]

I was just recently in Turkey and went to a Dervishes Ceremony performed by members a convent of theirs... This is different from what they did in their ceremony and if you do some research u will find this is different. Im not too sure what exactly this Ceremony on here is, perhaps the Arabs have their own one I dont know.

[blerimg]

this is Digression

I take than respons saying that this is not islam.

there is not any argument that muhammet .a.s did something like this

[akickinthenuts]

im disapointed....i expected them to fly

[almujtabah]

this is not a dance

this is a religion

[legaltweak]

That would make me dizzy.

[emreLAX]

What the hack is this? Mevlana,whirling dervishes are nothing to do with araps. This is a stolen version of whirling dervishes. They are TURK and TURKS are not arab...

[alhallaj]

One for All, for All is One..

[alhallaj]

would all of you stop quarelling & start contemplating on the Truth, the Reality behind our lives? sheeeeshhhh~ One Love, One Life, One Earth, One Breath, One World, One Universe.. One for All.. For All is One..

[paerarru]

Who is saying ONLY this is what Islam is about, xohxthexshamex? You are. That guy says this isn't Islam at all, and you hear this is all Islam is, and you say no, so what you're really saying is that this isn't Islam either, just like he says. You are wrong. Again, YES, THIS is Islam. Islam is to live your life for Allah.

[almashuq]

really amazing. remembering and surrendering with body, mind and soul. great!

[troopmovment]

anyone viewing this DONT GET MIXED UP WITH A CULTURAL PRATICE this has nothing to do with islam,these are misguided muslims following something other than islam.

[paerarru]

If this is not Islam then what is Islam? Strapping a bomb on yourself and blowing up a bus full of children, would that be Islam? Stoning people to death or decapitating them for their sins, is that it? THIS is Islam. Islam is Surrender.

[xohxthexshamex]

Hey there.. look.. this is not ONLY what Islam is about. This is a part of Sufism, which means great love of Allah. Sufism is like when you love Allah to such an extent that the wordly things don't matter to you at all. Islam is the religion itself, but Sufism is greater love of God. A person should be a perfect Muslim first before getting into Sufism because the self-control and the love that it requires, an ordinary person might not adhere to it. I hope you understand what it means.

[xohxthexshamex]

Hey there.. look.. this is not ONLY what Islam is about. This is a part of Sufism, which means great love of Allah. Sufism is like when you love Allah to such an extent that the wordly things don't matter to you at all. Islam is the religion itself, but Sufism is greater love of God. A person should be a perfect Muslim first before getting into Sufism because the self-control and the love that it requires, an ordinary person might not adhere to it. I hope you understand what it means.

[paerarru]

Who is saying that ONLY this is what Islam is about? You are. That guy says this is not Islam at all and you say this is all Islam is. So really, you are also saying this is not Islam. You are wrong. Again, THIS is Islam. Islam is to live your life for Allah.

[apollodionysus7]

Reading the comments, it is so great to see the sense of wonder and beauty inspired by this, and it is bewildering to see the anger brought out in some. Why do we still insist that we have a more perfect understanding than our fellow human beings, and that they are worthy of scorn and hate because of it? Bless all people, all creatures, not just those who are members of our little group. Love and blessings to ALL of us.

[silkmagician]

Those robes are so cool

How do those robes get that much air to go up?

Saw this on somthing on tv, i was wondering what this was, found out then typed it here and found it.

[drpapa26]

Wow... This is amazing to watch. I would crash on the ground and barf in a corner after 10 seconds from dizziness =). Don't know how they do this...

[MJKam11]

yulah ha jababa

[turbobobski]

wat does alawiyya mean?more to the point,who gives a flying fuck?it aint me,thats for sure.allllllllaaaaababbbbbball­laaaaaaa.

[HOSSEINIorYAZIDI]

alawiyya is a tribe or large community belonging to ALAVI

[Templarium]

What's the name of this chant? Alawiyyah? What does that mean?

[ionutreturns]

WTF?? i got to this video by browsing for skating videos !!!!

[peeclvjewel]

hahaha me too

[hkucukel]

Just fuck you ingnorent guys . Dermek means collecting and there is nothing beetwen derwishes and iran or stupied arabic pop . this fucking stuff totaly turkish and it will be forever. fuck stupied arapic pop

[AndreaMends]

is this part of the islamic religion? What are they singing about?

[SynthetikGretyl89]

it's an islamic sect called sufism. they're into cool mystical things to get closer to god, like doing this ritual...it's really cool.

if i'm wrong at all, someone please tell me! i don't wanna get bashed for saying something wrong....^_^

[almujtabah]

this is not suffism

suffism is worst

this is dermastagist

[lightleake]

We need to find a way Now to educate the ignorant of the Beauty of Iran.Say a National Geographic Special....Now, Before it's too Late.

[SynthetikGretyl]

This is really amazing...

They've got some skill.

[jimbreaks]

Why don't you all drop conceptions & attitudes and simply see if this makes an impression on you ? - talking of conceptions: they dance to replicate the movement of the planets and life around the source, the Sun. One hand is raised to Heaven to receive Grace and the other is directed to Earth to distribute Grace. They mean harm to no-one and spend a life of dedication, prayer and dance for the benefit of all humanity. What do you do with your lives ?

[mirsad7]

he didnt move side to side or jump, or turn around. those are all new things im telling you that cause its the truth, im an dervish myself. but there is no hadith nor does it say in the quran to do dhikr in these ways.

[mirsad7]

Esselamu Alejkum

what are you people talking about. It is a beautiful video. And first comes islam then comes sufism. sufism and hindoe kafir have nothing to do with each other. sufis belive in one GOD and hindoes belive in animal headed beings. youre insulting islam in that way. and another thing sufism isnt a separate thing of islam its a part of it this sema dhikr/tasawwuf is beautifull but our prophet s.a.v.s. didn't do any of these things.

[Sunathaerux]

The song and dance are beautiful, even if I do not understand the words of the music. That someone would claim such a thing is inappropriate sorrows me deeply.

As a person deeply interested in theology, I am curious as to the significance of the positioning of the arms during the dance. The spinning has definite symbolism, but do the arms?

Peace be with you, and thank you for sharing this beautiful part of your beliefs with us.

[koldjgdaro]

Talking 'bout the symbolism of the hands. As to me it looks like openeness to God, "Oh, please dear God come to me". "Pope's welcome" and praising gesture, giving self to God, and many simmilar, humble associations around it. Also more uncontrolled hand positions can be associated with trance state and selflessnes.

Very nice and interesting vid :)

Allah akhbar!

[vampirepsycho85]

i really liked this video epically around the 6 minuet mark where it picked up..

[surgicalx]

this reminds me of my childhood in Damascus when I used to see such things around eid aliftr and eid aladha

[opthendo]

why oh why is this video tagged??? its absolutely beautiful!

[sulaymanf]

It's beautiful. It saddens me that people would flag the video, I guess they have too much hatred in their hearts against Islam.

[sebin1]

There is no true Sufism without Islam, and there is no true Islam without Sufism. In fact, the essence or the heart, of Islam , is Sufism. He who puts on the pretentious Sufi cloak, is just putting on a cloak; his mark is concealed exoterism and his heart unsound. Logic dictates that there is no esoterism without exoterism, and metaphysics affirm that they are both necessary facets of the one reality.

[hellophoenix]

I agree with you; it's only when Sufism came to the West it was seperated from Islam. It's interesting who it's only "Rumi", what happened to Muhammad in his name

[virtualviper]

Great!

[handofgod111]

One does not need to be a muslim to be a Sufi, a Sufi is simply put is someone who lives with his Heart, it can be anyone.

[alhallaj]

yeah.. thats right..

[GurbetciGenc100]

this sufi is turkish from mevlana/konya but this video and song is arabisch.

[nakqarib]

they are the group whom do what theirs God want and really love HE with theirs hand and heart

[handofgod111]

"I" am Him in the measure that Him is "I". It is the best way I can answer the issue on the Will of the Beloved.

[bwoyface]

Pure essence of love!

[Inanna1971]

BEAUTIFUL AND UP LIFTING!!! even fron a non muslim point of view

[elye02]

Beautiful and spiritual. I read Rumi poetry and I visited Istanbul. Thanks a lot for this video.

[antipax]

How in hell did anyone flag this video?

[baivab03]

Sufism is not a religion..it's the essence of Islam. More precisely it's the essence of all religions as it comprehends them all. All comes from the Eternal...so there are resemblances in all of them! Praised be Him the self Subsistent!

[attigabi]

As a non-Muslim I find this video to be fascinating and beautiful. Honestly, I cannot believe why someone would have flagged this as inappropriate. It is anything but...

[contactpdx]

It's fascinating that someone flagged this video as 'inappropriate', as it shows a group of men beautifully expressing their relationship with the divine. Anyone threatened by this enough to flag it must have a very small and desparate faith in Allah, and no faith whatsoever in humanity.

[dontneedfriends]

firstly you do not know who flagged this.

second someone with faith in allah cannot be described as small or desperate by someone with none.

spammed/downed

[farhan00]

This is one of my first times seeing the religion Sufism. It resembles certain Hindu practices. Are Hinduism and Sufism related?

[empeemp]

Idiot! Hindu = Kafir! Sufism = Muslim! All Bidah ul Hassanah (Good innovation to islam)

[alhallaj]

peace be upon you... brother its not nice to call people kafir.. u can't even gurantee urself to be a muslim.. doesn't mean u say shahadah, u are a true muslim.. u can be a munafiq.. & being a kafir is better than being a munafiq.. :) peace be upon all creations..

[vessel1973]

Alhallaj, peace be upon you. If only everyone shared your veiw there could be peace in this world. But sadly this is not the case. God is great

[saharkaraj]

Thank you Alhallaj, for this truth, "u can't even guarantee urself to be a muslim." God wants the heart, not only the word and outward deed and God knows the heart and motive.

[POBox1999]

Peace and Blessings to all beleivers.

The Sufi heart is seated in the heart of the Compassionate (Al Rahman). Farhan00 has the wisdom to see the common spirit in Hinduism and Sufism. Hindus and Sufis are related through their Love for the Almighty. Ultimately, there is only one "Ultimately Supreme" being. Those who worship this One in and from their heart - their true qibla, are true beleivers. Allah's Mercy and Compassion are endless.

[Sparven77]

All religion have a spectrum of expression and practice. It is part of human being.

I suggest you do some resarch. www.wikipedia.com is a good start.- Peace! :-)

[Hudhaifah]

sufism, or rather tassawuf means to purify the heart. Cleaning with with the rememberance of ALLAH-his names and attributes. Either out loud or silent-from the heart. In the sense of meditation, reflecting on ALLAH and his attributes, and looking into self and tryin to better self-killing the ego-that's how you could say its similar. But that's it. No idol, no associating partners (i.e. objects, people, or deities) with GOD.

[khemarb]

Wish that there are more Sufi videos out there.

[khemarb]

Cool!