The dervishes : or, Oriental spiritualism . s; and to Alee, the fourth caliph,when he inquired of him what he ought to do so as toreceive Divine assistance— to call loudly Gods namewithout ceasing. All of these forms of worship are of Mohammedanorigin, whilst many of the principles of the Orders dateback to a much more remote period, and may be there-fore designated as Soofeeisfn, of which more will be saidhereafter. THE DERVISHES. 55 As a general rule, no Dervish who has not been theSheikh (chief or master) of a Tekkieh^ can wear a turbanfolded round his cap. The turban is called Sarik^ Imdme
The dervishes : or, Oriental spiritualism . s; and to Alee, the fourth caliph,when he inquired of him what he ought to do so as toreceive Divine assistance— to call loudly Gods namewithout ceasing. All of these forms of worship are of Mohammedanorigin, whilst many of the principles of the Orders dateback to a much more remote period, and may be there-fore designated as Soofeeisfn, of which more will be saidhereafter. THE DERVISHES. 55 As a general rule, no Dervish who has not been theSheikh (chief or master) of a Tekkieh^ can wear a turbanfolded round his cap. The turban is called Sarik^ Imdmeh^and Destdr. A Sheikh may, however, name a large num-ber of Khaleefehs^ or deputies (successors), all of whomcan wear the turban around their caps. These are con-sequently considered as honorary Sheikhs, or cap is called by most of the orders Kulak. The Riifdees wear twelve Terks^ and the colour ofthe Sheikhs turban is black. They perform the Zikii-standing upright. The hall in which they worship iscalled the Serheed 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,
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