The Mevlevī order was organized by Rūmī’s son Sulṭān Walad in Konya in the thirteenth century. Its ritual, the semā, in which robed dervishes turn to music, symbolizes the soul’s turning toward God. The Masnavī is its central text.
Mevlevī
The Sufi order founded on the teaching of Rūmī, known for its whirling ceremony.
Also: Mevlevi, whirling dervishes