"Soulfully mystic
By S. M. Moin Qureshi
The history of Konya — a city as well as a district in Turkey — dates back to 7000-6000 BC. But, Konya gained its real name and fame when, after his father Bahauddin Valad’s death in 1231 AD, Maulana (Turkish ‘Mevlana’) Jalaluddin Rumi permanently settled here. I always had a burning desire to visit Konya and pay tribute to this all-time great mystic poet of Islam. However, let me admit here that my passion to visit Maulana’s tomb was primarily stimulated by the Great Whirling Show which is held there as a centuries-old ritual."
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