epaselect TURKEY TRADITIONS MEVLANA DERVISHESepaselect epa 04528348 Whirling dervishes perform during a ' Seb - i Arus ' ceremony at Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul , Turkey , 13 December 2014 . The 13 th - century poet Mevlana Jalal al - Din al - Rumi is an illustrious personage of Sufism , the mystical form of Islam that preaches tolerance and love . ' Seb - i Arus ' means reunited with the Beloved One . Mevlana ' s death is considered in Sufism to be his reunion with God . EPA / SEDAT SUNA ▶ 연합뉴스 앱 지금 바로 다운 받 기 ~▶ [ 오늘 의 HOT ] 엘비스 프레슬리 전시회 < 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 , 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 >