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  1. Whirling Dervishesnoun

    Sufis of an ascetic order whose ritual religious observances involve mystical poetry of Mevlana (Jelaleddin al-Rumi, sometimes called "Rumi" popularly), music, and a whirling dance. Centered in Turkey but widespread internationally.

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    The Mevlevi Order or Mawlawiyya (Turkish: Mevlevilik or Mevleviyye; Persian: طریقت مولویه) is a Sufi order that originated in Konya (a city now in Turkey; formerly capital of the Seljuk Sultanate) and which was founded by the followers of Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, Sufi mystic, and Islamic theologian. The Mevlevis are also known as the "whirling dervishes" due to their famous practice of whirling while performing dhikr (remembrance of God). Dervish is a common term for an initiate of the Sufi path; whirling is part of the formal sema ceremony and the participants are properly known as semazens.In 2008, UNESCO confirmed "The Mevlevi Sema Ceremony" as amongst the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Whirling Dervishes in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Whirling Dervishes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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