The dervishes : or, Oriental spiritualism . MEVLEVEE. The Mevlevees wear a tall white or yellowish cap,without any Terks^ and the colour of the Sheikhs turbanis green, because these are generally Sayyids, or descen-dants of the Prophet. As afore-stated, they performtheir prayers standing upright, and in silence, turninground from east to west. On Sunday and Friday theyperform a prayer called the Isnii JcUCily seated in a circle, 56 THE DERVISHES. i,ooi times. This prayer is simply the word ^/Z^/;. Theirhall is called the Sem^ Khaiieh,. MEVLEVEE. The Kadirees wear four Terks in their cap, embro
The dervishes : or, Oriental spiritualism . MEVLEVEE. The Mevlevees wear a tall white or yellowish cap,without any Terks^ and the colour of the Sheikhs turbanis green, because these are generally Sayyids, or descen-dants of the Prophet. As afore-stated, they performtheir prayers standing upright, and in silence, turninground from east to west. On Sunday and Friday theyperform a prayer called the Isnii JcUCily seated in a circle, 56 THE DERVISHES. i,ooi times. This prayer is simply the word ^/Z^/;. Theirhall is called the Sem^ Khaiieh,. MEVLEVEE. The Kadirees wear four Terks in their cap, embroi-dered. Their Sheikhs have each seven Terks, and thecolour of their cap is white if they be not Sayyids. Theymove round the hall standing upright, their hands placedon the shoulders of their neighbours. Their hall iscalled the Terheed Khaneh. The Bedavees have twelve Terks in their cap; thecolour is red, and they perform their religious exerciseslike the RufcHees. Their hall is also called the TerheedKhaneh. The Dusookees have no Terks ; the colour is white, andthey perform on foot. The Sddees have twelve Terks ; they wear turbans ofa yellowish colour, and perform on foot. TheKhalvettees have no Terks in their Ktilah, or cap ;it is, however, divided into four angles; the colour iswhite, yellow, green, or other, and they pray on foot. THE DERVISHES. 57 The Nakshibendees have four Terks; colour generallywhite, though they may wear any other : the cap isalways embroidered, and originally contained a verse ofthe Koran. They perfor
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