Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī - 1207-1273

“A deep grasp of his original poetry requires excellent command of modern Persian, and an equally good command of Islamic prophetic traditions, and the Qur'an.”* I don’t anticipate having time to master any of those things. Instead, I’m happy to be mesmerized by the dancing of the whirling dervishes, founded in his honour.

*Shamelessly cut and pasted, word-for-word, from the Wikipedia entry. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Cf-ZxDfZA

3 comments:

  1. That is mesmerizing. I don't know how they don't become dizzy.

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  2. I don't either... I can only do a few whirls before I feel nauseous. Maybe they take Gravol before a performance.

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  3. With each post, I applaud you and can't wait to see what you do next. Love this.

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