Edinburgh Mevlevi Tekke

“Come, come, whoever you are....” As the sky turned to sunset radiance on the night of 17th December 1273, Jelalud’din Rumi, the great Sufi mystic and poet, passed into the realm of his Divine Beloved. Ever since, Rumi’s friends and lovers of God have gathered to celebrate what has come to be known as his “Wedding Night.” The Liverpool Mevlevi Circle invites all friends and lovers to come together on 14th December to celebrate Rumi’s passing with spiritual conversation, music and the turning dance which personifies the soul’s transformation from ordinary life to ecstatic union with Divine Being.  David Bellak, shaikh (guide) of the Edinburgh Mevlevi Community, a successor to the late Suleyman Hayati Dede, the last Mevlevi shaikh of Konya, will lead the gathering. There will be time for thoughtful conversation from and a ceremony of Sufi 'zikr', Divine Remembrance, in Mevlana ('beloved master') Rumi's tradition from 7.30pm, in which everyone is invited to pa

Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim We're starting a small Mevlevi Whirling Dervish circle in Liverpool, under the guidance of the Shaikh (guide) of the Edinburgh Mevlevi tekke, David Bellak. Here we will undertake activities of this dervish order, focusing upon the poetry of Jelaluddin Rumi, practicing meditations, and training together in the spiritual practices of the heart coming down to us from Rumi through the late Suleyman Hayati Dede of Konya, Turkey, in whose service Sheikh David remained in the 1970s, and under whose guidance he completed the 1001 days "chille" or training. Today he wishes to share with others of sincere heart this path of Love, Service and Remembrance of the Divine. If you would like to explore the inner path of the One Reality, Divine Love and the way of Sufism, please email willowtreeblues@gmail.com, or call 07459 303975. Ya Hazreti Mevlana, Haqq Dost!