Alevis are accepted by modern Shia scholarship, although there has long been controversy over this issue. From the beginning of their existence until today,
What comes to your mind when I say “Islamic Mysticism”? Maybe some whirling (and as they call it semazen getirmek) Sufis you see in Mawlavi Order, who are the followers of a man called “Mevlânâ Rūmī”…
Hidden away in the western suburbs of the city, the peaceful and impressive Arabati Baba Tekke is the best surviving example of a Bektashi monastery in the region. The Bektashi Order is a dervish sect that fuses elements of Shia and Sufi thought into a unique blend of Islamic belief and philosophy,