Rumi’s Urs 2022
Watch the 2022 celebration of Mevlana Rumi’s union with the Beloved – the anniversary of his passing into the Unseen – with Shaikh Kabir & Camille Helminski and Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes for zhikr, music, and poetry on the theme of Gratitude for the Journey
Rumi’s Urs 2021 video
An international celebration of Mevlana Rumi’s union with the Beloved – the anniversary of his passing into the Unseen – with an online gathering of remembrance. Shaikh Kabir & Camille … Continue reading
Rumi’s Urs 2020 video
An international celebration of Mevlana Rumi’s union with the Beloved – the anniversary of his passing into the Unseen – with an online gathering of remembrance. Shaikh Kabir & Camille … Continue reading
In Conversation with Camille Helminski
Urs Mubarak dear friends! We are happy to share a recent conversation from Tazeen.TV with Mevlevi teacher, Camille Helminski, on how she fell in love with Rumi, the Sufi path, … Continue reading
Shaikh Oruç Güvenç
We honour the passing of Mevlevi Shaikh and master musician, Oruç Güvenç. Many of us at Rumi’s Circle have been healed and uplifted by the music of this beautiful soul. … Continue reading
The Messenger’s Gift
Robert Abdul Hayy Darr explores how training a parrot to speak using a mirror becomes, in Rumi’s hands, a metaphor for how revelation is transmitted to humankind.
Come, Come, Whoever You Are
The super talented and beautifully humble Medina Tenour Whiteman sharing a Rumi poem, recorded at half-midnight in a hotel corridor in Bradford!
Whirling from Mevlana’s Urs
A moment captured from our Urs celebration last December 2015, filmed by David Aldred at the atmospheric St Mark’s Church in London, with beautiful music by Amir Koushkani (tar) and … Continue reading
Merry Mawlid & Christmas!
What a wonderful synchronicity we have this year with the birth celebrations for two prophets falling this week, Muhammad and Jesus, may eternal peace and blessings be upon them and … Continue reading
The Drunkards
The Drunkards, from the album You are Joy. Kabir & Camille Helminski with musicians from around the world.
The Spiritual Practice of Rumi
Mahmoud Mostafa speaks about “The Spiritual Practice of Rumi”. Recorded at our Valentine’s Day event at the University of Manchester. Including themed slides and using Rumi’s poetry, Mahmoud takes us … Continue reading
The 99 Names of Allah children’s book
Rumi’s Circle are proud to support Chickpea Press, a children’s publishing company that aims to create engaging, contemporary and imaginative books and digital apps for younger readers, drawing inspiration from … Continue reading
Openings from Rumi
A beautiful selection of openings from Mevlana Rumi and personal reflections by Shaikha Camille Helminski. With ney by the wonderfully talented Selcuk Gurez. Recorded at the Academy of Self Knowledge … Continue reading
The Impersonal Existentialist of the Sufi Way
Robert Abdul Hayy Darr gives another illuminating talk, this time using Rumi to illustrate how, for the Sufi, Islam is a lived experience rather than a blind belief, an antidote … Continue reading
Highlights from Rumi Rhythms
We are pleased to share a short clip of musical highlights from the June event in Bradford, enjoy!
Coleman Barks compilation
A little Coleman Barks for your afternoon…. From Doostava on YouTube.
Glassblower by Da Vida
Some of us were lucky enough to see Da Vida perform last Saturday after Ruminations, a powerful mix of music and visual arts. Drawing on musical influences from around the … Continue reading
The Way of the Sufi
Since 1995, Mahmoud Mostafa has been devoted to the study and practice of Tassawuf. In the course of his development, he received teachings from Sufi shaikhs in the USA, Turkey, … Continue reading
Highlights from Mevlana’s Urs
We are pleased to offer you a short video of highlights from Mevlana’s Urs celebration that was held in December at The Delius Centre in Bradford. Enjoy!
The Universal Sea
Watch a beautiful rendering from the Mathnawi, translated and read by Shaikh Kabir Helminski…
Sufism and Buddhism by Robert Abdul Hayy Darr
With our next event being at a Buddhist centre, and having had the pleasure of meeting some Buddhist friends at our last event, we would like to share this excellent … Continue reading
A Meeting of Hearts
The One Through Love Project has done wonderful work bringing together men and women steeped in the wisdom of Rumi and Sufism, giving them a space to share their understanding … Continue reading
You Are Joy – Rumi selections
Daniel mentioned in his article Translating Rumi that to hear Shaikh Kabir & Camille Helminski recite their versions accompanied by oud, ney, and daf on the album You Are Joy … Continue reading
Coleman Barks in action!
Coleman Barks: though his renderings of Rumi’s poetry take some liberties with the original, he’s a great poet – and performer – with a deep appreciation of Mevlana’s message. Here’s … Continue reading
Rumi’s Wedding Night
Esin Celebi Bayru is Vice President of the International Mevlana Foundation. Esin is also Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi’s granddaughter from the 22nd generation, a descendent of Sultan Veled and Ulu Arif … Continue reading
Rumi meets Shams
Shaikh Kabir Helminski on Rumi meeting Shams (video from One Through Love)
Mevlana, Mevlana
Daniel Dyer: ‘I wrote this song because I don’t know where I would be without Mevlana. And I wanted to mention Shams because – well, where would Mevlana be without … Continue reading
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