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    Rumi, mystic and poet

    Message of love: Qantara series on the 750th anniversary of Rumi's death

    Even after seven and a half centuries, Rumi's verses have lost nothing of their depth and transformative power. A series of articles by Qantara.de marking the 750th anniversary of the death of the Persian poet Rumi

  • Dervishes on a ceiling painting in a cultural centre in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
    750th anniversary of Rumi’s death – Part 7

    "Light your beacon!"

    In Rumi's lifetime, too, people were frightened by war and uncertainty. His poetry has much to teach us about human nature

  • Dancing dervishes from the Mevlana Order
    750th anniversary of Rumi's death – Part 6

    Academic research and spiritual exploration

    No Islamic mystic in the past two centuries has touched literary figures and academics in both East and West as much as Rumi. A look at the history of research into this hugely influential spiritual teacher

  • A girl waits on the threshold of the mausoleum of Sheikh Ahmad e-Jam in the north-east Iranian city of Torbat e-Jam
    750th anniversary of Rumi's death – Part 5

    Iranians seek refuge in Rumi

    For centuries, Rumi’s verses have been part of Persia’s spiritual heritage. In these uncertain times, Iranians are increasingly turning to the Sufi poet

  • Reminding people of the close ties that once bound Muslims and Jews in Iran and elsewhere, American-Iranian vocalist and songwriter Galeet Dardashti's "Monajat" travels through time to transcend seemingly impassable geographical and cultural borders.
    Galeet Dardashti's "Monajat"

    Dedicated to Muslims and Jews everywhere

    Reminding people of the close ties that once bound Muslims and Jews in Iran and elsewhere, American-Iranian vocalist and songwriter Galeet Dardashti's "Monajat" travels through time to transcend seemingly impassable geographical and cultural borders. By Richard Marcus

  • How can Rumi's teachings be lived in the context of European culture? Marian Brehmer spoke to Peter Huseyin Cunz, Sheikh of the Mevlevi order in Switzerland for 24 years
    750th anniversary of Rumi's death – Part 4

    Islam's enormous variety

    Based in Switzerland, retired electrical engineer Peter Huseyin Cunz has been a Mevlevi sheikh for 24 years. Marian Brehmer spoke to him about Rumi's teachings in a European context

  • 750th anniversary of Rumi's death – Part 3

    On Rumi's trail in Afghanistan

    During Ramadan 2019, Marian Brehmer travelled to Rumi's birthplace, Balkh in northern Afghanistan, in search of the roots of the great Sufi master. His visit there left a lasting impression on him

  • Islam thrives on diversity, something that is particularly apparent within its body of mystic practice, known as Sufism. In his new book, Marian Brehmer introduces us to the many forms of Islamic mysticism.
    Introducing Sufism

    A longing deep within us

    Islam thrives on diversity, something that is particularly apparent within its body of mystic practice, known as Sufism. In his new book, Marian Brehmer introduces us to the many forms of Islamic mysticism. By Lisa Neal

  • How is Rumi’s legacy preserved in the Mevlevi order today? An interview with Sufi Master Hayat Nur Artiran from Istanbul.
    750th anniversary of Rumi’s death – Part 2

    A message of love, tolerance and peace

    How is Rumi’s legacy preserved in the Mevlevi order today? An interview with Sufi Master Hayat Nur Artiran from Istanbul. By Marian Brehmer

  • 750th anniversary of Rumi’s death – Part 1

    Seeking the essence of life

    Seven-and-a-half centuries after the death of Muslim mystic poet Rumi, his verse has lost nothing of its profundity and transformative power. By Marian Brehmer

  • Juergen Wasim Frembgen's new book "Sufi Hotel" is a milieu study of Karachi's underworld that shines a light on a totally unfamiliar side of Pakistan.
    "Sufi Hotel" by Juergen Frembgen

    Karachi's hidden underbelly

    Juergen Wasim Frembgen's new book "Sufi Hotel" is a milieu study of Karachi's underworld that shines a light on a totally unfamiliar side of Pakistan. Marian Brehmer read it for Qantara.de

  • Marking the anniversary of Rumi's death in Konya

    From traditional to lifestyle Sufism

    In 1925, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk had the Sufi orders shut down. In modern-day Konya, the city council uses whirling dervishes in its marketing campaigns. Marian Brehmer on Islamic mysticism in Turkey

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