MEVLANA
(30 September 1207 Belh - 17 December 1273 Konya)
Mevlana was born in Balkh, Afghanistan, and lived most of his life in Konya, Turkey. His family moved to Konya in 1228 after a long journey because of the wars in Balkh. He was educated by his father Bahaeddin Veled and later Seyyid Burhaneddin for 9 years. He also attended Halaviye School in Aleppo and the religious Makdisiye School in Damascus. He first married Gevher Hatun and had 2 sons named Sultan Veled and Alaaddin Çelebi. He later married Kerra Hatun and had one daughter named Melike and a son named Emir Alim Çelebi.
There is no doubt that the most important person in Mevlana's life was Şemseddin-i Tabrizi who opened many new spiritual doors to him and led him to write all his works. He approached Mevlana at the Maksidisiye School in Damascus and disappeared after saying " understand me, the knower of secrets". He found Mevlana again in Konya on the 23rd of October, 1244. It was he who tought Mevlana the depth of mysticism and the secrets of the world during their initial 468 days spent together in isolation. He was a man of the heart and holder of the secrets. As Mevlana got mature with Tabrizi, he acquired two other friends of the heart named Selahaddin Zerkübi and Hüsamettin Çelebi.
From the period when he was alive, Mevlana has been one of the most prominent names to influence man with his thoughts. All opinions and thoughts are based on the principles of knowing the existence of God. It is believed that all beings in the universe have a "spririt" and as a result we must pay utmost attention not to injure anything. The essence of "Mevlevi" philosophy is the supremacy of tolerance. This approach, far from fanatiscism, is the world foundation for humanity and human virtue.
(30 September 1207 Belh - 17 December 1273 Konya)
Mevlana was born in Balkh, Afghanistan, and lived most of his life in Konya, Turkey. His family moved to Konya in 1228 after a long journey because of the wars in Balkh. He was educated by his father Bahaeddin Veled and later Seyyid Burhaneddin for 9 years. He also attended Halaviye School in Aleppo and the religious Makdisiye School in Damascus. He first married Gevher Hatun and had 2 sons named Sultan Veled and Alaaddin Çelebi. He later married Kerra Hatun and had one daughter named Melike and a son named Emir Alim Çelebi.
There is no doubt that the most important person in Mevlana's life was Şemseddin-i Tabrizi who opened many new spiritual doors to him and led him to write all his works. He approached Mevlana at the Maksidisiye School in Damascus and disappeared after saying " understand me, the knower of secrets". He found Mevlana again in Konya on the 23rd of October, 1244. It was he who tought Mevlana the depth of mysticism and the secrets of the world during their initial 468 days spent together in isolation. He was a man of the heart and holder of the secrets. As Mevlana got mature with Tabrizi, he acquired two other friends of the heart named Selahaddin Zerkübi and Hüsamettin Çelebi.
From the period when he was alive, Mevlana has been one of the most prominent names to influence man with his thoughts. All opinions and thoughts are based on the principles of knowing the existence of God. It is believed that all beings in the universe have a "spririt" and as a result we must pay utmost attention not to injure anything. The essence of "Mevlevi" philosophy is the supremacy of tolerance. This approach, far from fanatiscism, is the world foundation for humanity and human virtue.