Editing Mevlevi Order (section)

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The order was established after Rumi's death in 1273 by his son Sultan Veled and Husameddin Chelebi (who inspired Rumi to write the ''[[Mathnavi]]'').<ref name=schimmel/>  Like his father, Sultan Veled is celebrated for his poetry. Lyrics he wrote are often sung during the ''sema'' ceremony itself,<ref name=algan>{{cite book |last1=Algan |first1=Refik |last2=Helminski |first2=Camille |title=Embracing Both Worlds: The Whirling Dervishes in America: The Mevlevi Ensemble with Kani Karaca, Recorded Live at Harvard University & the University of Arizona |publisher=Threshold Productions}}</ref>  and both he and Husameddin Chelebi are honoured within the order as accomplished Sufi mystics in their own right. It was they who had Rumi's mausoleum built in Konya, which to this day is a place of pilgrimage for many Muslims (and non-Muslims). A number of Rumi's successors, including both Sultan Veled and  Husameddin Chelebi themselves, are also buried there. Their personal efforts to establish the order were continued by Sultan Veled's son [[Ulu Arif Chelebi]].<ref name=semaz/>

During the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] period, the Mevlevi order spread into the Balkans, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Palestine, especially in Jerusalem. The Bosnian writer [[Meša Selimović]] wrote the book ''The Dervish and Death'' about a Mevlevi dergah in Sarajevo. Eventually, there were as many as 114 Sufi lodges, the order becoming well established within the Ottoman Empire when Devlet Hatun, a descendant of Sultan Veled, married [[Bayezid I]]. Their son [[Mehmed I]] Çelebi became the next sultan, endowing the order, as did his successors, with many advantages. Many of the members of the order served in various official positions within the empire.
[[Image:MevlanaMuseum.jpg|262px|thumb|[[Mevlana Museum]] in [[Konya]].]]
[[Image:Turkey.Konya058.jpg|thumb|262px|Model of a [[dervish]] studying.]]