This camel was by
the roadside on the way to Konya waiting for a passenger.
This beautiful tower
is on an old medrese, or theology school in Konya.
This sundial/clock
is inside the medrese, which is now a museum.
Covers for the entrance
to a mosque are beautiful works of art.
These three are sitting
in the courtyard of the Mevlane Tomb in Konya.
Notice his long worry
beads. There must be 99 beads on this set, one for each name of
Allah.
Mevlane Rumi was the
founder of the Sufi way of belief and the dervishes. He lived
a very simple life and is probably rolling in his grave at the
elaborate tribute to him exhibited in his tomb. The turbans on
the coffins indicate the deceased were Masters.
These are various
instruments used by the dervishes in their prayers. The bamboo
flutes in the upper right of the case are Neys, and they produce
a lovely haunting song.
The prayer beads used
by the dervishes have 900 beads.
In this painting of
a prayer ceremony, you can see the musicians in the foreground in
front of the dervishes. As they spin, the right hand is held up
to Allah while the left is held down to the earth to fill it with
the grace of Allah.
One of the many exquisitely
illustrated Korans on display in Mevlane’s tomb.
Isa is explaining the
history of Mevlane to the group.
Sylvia Adkison (Brewer) 60; Linda
Wooten 75; Bobbie Adkison (Croucher) 63; Roger Woo; Isa
A group of schoolchildren
entering for a field trip to Mevlane’s Tomb.
Spring cleaning is in
progress and these rugs are hanging out to dry. Isa told us about
thieves in Istanbul; they will tie a rope to a cat and toss the
cat up to a rug hanging off of a balcony. When the cat claws the
rug, they tug on the rope and the rug comes down with the cat.
