ISTANBUL — Vrtložni derviši Mevlevijskog reda izveli su ceremonije Sheb-i Arus u Istanbulu, odajući počast Dželaluddinu Rumiju, znamenitom sufijskom mistiku i pesniku iz 13. veka. Ritual, poznat kao „Noć Ujedinjenja“, simbolizuje duhovno sjedinjenje sa Bogom i predstavlja jednu od najprepoznatljivijih praksi sufizma.
Sheb-i Arus obuhvata meditativni, ritmični ples — karakteristično vrtenje derviša u dugim haljinama i visokoj kapici — koji ima duboko simboličko značenje. Svaki pokret, položaj ruku i odeća imaju svoju simboliku: vrtenje predstavlja duhovno uzdizanje i oslobađanje od ega, a svečanost je istovremeno i molitva i umetnički performans.
Fotografije u ovoj galeriji prikazuju bogat vizuelni ugođaj događaja — od trenutaka kontemplacije do dinamičnih scena plesa, kao i atmosferu u historijskim prostorima Istanbula u kojima su ceremonije održane. Značajni su detalji kao što su izrazi lica, pokreti haljina i igra svetlosti i senke.
O Rumiju i Tradiciji
Dželaluddin Rumi ostaje međunarodno priznat zbog svojih dela koja su i danas izvor duhovne inspiracije. Mevlevijska tradicija njeguje poetsku i mističnu dimenziju islama kroz muziku, ples i recitaciju, čuvajući kulturnu i duhovnu baštinu koja nadilazi granice i jezike.
Fotogalerija
Ova fotogalerija predstavlja izbor snimaka koje su kurirali foto urednici Associated Pressa, fokusirajući se na izraze, pokrete i ambijent manifestacije. Pogledajte galeriju da biste doživeli atmosferu i simboliku Sheb-i Arus ceremonije.
Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony at Kasimpasa Mevlevihane in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2024, to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony at Kasimpasa Mevlevihane in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2024, to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A whirling dervish of the Mevlevi order performs during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony at Kasimpasa Mevlevihane in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony at a municipality cultural center in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony at Kasimpasa Mevlevihane in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony at a municipality cultural center in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mim Kemal Bulent Oke, head of dervish order dresses up before a Sheb-i Arus ceremony at a municipality cultural center in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony at Kasimpasa Mevlevihane in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony at a municipality cultural center in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A whirling dervish of the Mevlevi order plays with his daughter before before a Sheb-i Arus ceremony at a municipality cultural center in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)