Sufi Whirl 10 Painting 724 4 Acrylic Print

acrylic prints planet acrylic prints dance acrylic prints colors acrylic prints sufi acrylic prints circular acrylic prints unity acrylic prints god acrylic prints heaven acrylic prints earth acrylic prints sun acrylic prints kaaba acrylic prints dancer acrylic prints sufi dance acrylic prints whirl acrylic prints

paintings planet paintings dance paintings colors paintings sufi paintings circular paintings unity paintings god paintings heaven paintings earth paintings sun paintings kaaba paintings dancer paintings sufi dance paintings whirl paintings

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) (Turkish: Semazen) is a form of Sama or physically active meditation which originated among Sufis, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order and other orders such as the Rifa'i-Marufi. It is a customary meditation practice performed within the Sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes aim to reach the source of all perfection, or kemal. This is sought through abandoning one's nafs, egos or personal desires, by listening to the music, focusing on God, and spinning one's body in repetitive circles, which has been seen as a symbolic imitation of planets in the Solar System orbiting the sun. The Mevlevi practice gave rise to an Egyptian form, tanoura, distinguished by the use of a multicolored skirt. This has also developed into a performance dance by non-Sufis, including dancers outside the Islamic world. Painting medium is Acrylic Paints.