Whirling Dervishes

The Whirling Dervishes are a sect of Islam taught to love everything. They dance while the musicians play. The Dervishes allow outsiders to view their religious ceremony. This was filmed at the Istanbul train depot (last stop of the Orient Express).

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Travel & Events

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• Travel
• Istanbul
• Turkey
• Whirling
• Dervishes

[totaldupe]

You spin me right round baby, right round..like a record baby

[tobesograteful]

i used to do this as a child.

[NickieRenee07]

How strange. So simple yet so beautiful.

[6thMessenger]

I saw these guys on ice. It was AWESOME.

[hapanue]

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk lol

[catdog02474]

Why are whirling dervishes men?

[leatherhunterxX]

i would throw up in 5 seconds

[BrianMChampion]

These appear to be the 45 rpm dervishes. Looking for the old school 78 rpm guys.

[bqureshi21]

If anyone wonders why exactly they spin, it's a symbol ~ they are imitating the planets that orbit the sun in perfect harmony. It is but a method of physical meditation, to escape the inner self and to reach the Greater Power, the Almighty Allah SWT. Sufism is not a sect at all, it is merely a way of thinking. It is the focus on the spiritual and mystical aspects of Islam, not falling in a "branch." They share the same beliefs, but focus on purifying to a greater extent.

[chuuxorz]

Remembers me of when i used to spin around as a kid.

Expect them to be massively dizzy when they stop spinning.

[niezerwazir]

Sufism(tasawwuf)is not a sect,it deals with purification of the self

[ayurveda1008]

Why not in a clockwise direction, I have heard and feel this is most beneficial