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Episode #1 - What is Alevism?
The School of Alevism is a YouTube channel, dedicated to enlighten curious minds who have an interest in learning more about Alevism. We will share views from scientists, writers, community leaders, dede’s and ana’s – enabling you to learn from all angles. Want to know more about Alevi beliefs, rituals, poetry and history?
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This first episode is an introduction to Alevism. It is the first of our series explaining the principles of Alevism. In our next episode we will go further in detail on topics such as Cem, Semah, 12 Services etc. Interested to know more? Keep watching this space!
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Written & Presented by: Ali Arslan
Filmed & Edited by: Serenay Yilmaz
Produced by: Esin Erbil
Production Assistant Team:
Burcin Boran
Erbil Erbil
Destiny Karakus
Ugur Boran
Ergin Erbil
Oznur Bingol
Tolga A...
published: 16 Jul 2020
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Alevism : Prayers and Zikr With English Translation
This is a Poem of our Turkic Alevi Muslim Shah Ismail I The Founder of The Safavid Dynasty . it's called : Şu Aleme Bir Nur Doğdu , it's an essential part of the Alevi Muslim Cem worship service . I've made a translation of it in the screen video . I don't follow a literalist way of translation in order to make sense of the words and sentences .
I've made another written Turkish and English Translation for those who want to learn to practice this prayer , we have to keep our Islamic Alevi tradition strong around the world , all the beautiful souls should keep the faith :
Şu Aleme Bir Nur Doğdu
Şu âleme bir nûr doğdu = ( A Divine ) Light was born in That Realm
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
Yeşil kandilden nûr indi = The...
published: 25 Jun 2020
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Turkey's Unconventional Muslim Minority | TIME
TIME's Nathan Thornburgh and Pelin Turgut visit a once secret Alevi Muslim prayer service in Istanbul, Turkey.
Subscribe to TIME ►► http://po.st/SubscribeTIME
Get closer to the world of entertainment and celebrity news as TIME gives you access and insight on the people who make what you watch, read and share.
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Money helps you learn how to spend and invest your money. Find advice and guidance you can count on from how to negotiate, how to save and everything in between.
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Find out more about the latest developments in science and technology as TIME’s access brings you to the ideas and people changing our world.
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published: 16 May 2008
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Aleviliğin Kökleri (The Traceable Roots of Alevism)
In this video, Erdogan Cinar (Research/Writer) & Mehmet Turan Dede (Alevi Ceremony Leader) talk about the roots of Alevism. You can learn more about this from our documentary film on our channel.
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Erdoğan Çınar (Araştırmacı/Yazar) & Mehmet Turan Dede (Alevi Dede'si) Aleviliğin kökleri hakkında konuşuyor. Bu konuyla ilgili daha fazla bilgiyi kanalımızdaki belgesel filmimizden öğrenebilirsiniz.
published: 09 Apr 2020
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ALEVISM: The Secret Path of Anatolia - Official Trailer
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The trailer for the feature documentary 'Alevism: The Secret Path of Anatolia'
Alevism, is an ancient faith, philosophy, or as Alevi poets call it, a path, predominantly from Turkey. Throughout history Alevism has been oppressed, suppressed and assimilated. Now, there is a big divide in Alevism, those who view it as a branch off of Islam, those who believe it is the real Islam, and finally those who believe it to be an independent path that existed before all monotheistic religions. This documentary provides an insight to all these perspectives, and through interviews with Alevi leaders and researchers we try to reach a true conclusion as possible.
Follow us on Instagram for release dates @alevismdocumentary
Regarding the release, we were aiming on touring festivals this year, bu...
published: 07 Apr 2020
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Semah in Alevis: “Moving to be with God”
In this video, we talk about a religious community, Alevis living in Istanbul, Turkey.
For that, we are going to a neighborhood called Okmeydanı in Istanbul.
Alevism is a belief system that has mainly flourished in Anatolia.
Alevism follows the teachings of Prophet Ali, who is the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam.
The religious service of the Alevis is called ‘cem’.
The public houses where cems are performed is called the house of cem, ‘cemevi.’
During the Cem rituals, some body movements are performed by Alevis; and this is named as ‘semah.’
UNESCO defines semah as ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’.
According to UNESCO, semahs can be described as a set of mystical and aesthetic body movements in rhythmic harmony.
They constitute one of the twelve main services...
published: 09 Mar 2020
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Alevism: Most Beautiful Quran Recitation In The World
Holy Quran Chapter One , recited by Ahmet Yurt Dede .
Hz Muhammed said in sunni hadith : " Whoever doesn't sing the Quran isn't one of us " Imam al Nawawi p57 Etiquette With the Quran by Musa Furber , Forward by Nuh Ha Mim Keller , published by Islamosiac 2013 . so even from hidden hadiths in sunni sources we know that singing the Quran is allowed , of course singing will be enjoyed with music , saz , because there is no singing without music , otherwise the hadith would be meaningless .
published: 04 Jul 2020
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British Man Converts To Alevi Islam After a Mystical Healing Experience
Brit Converts to Alevism and make his first Kurban in the name of Allah , Muhammed , Ali after healing experience .
Alevism is Islam in it's earliest authentic form .
published: 10 Sep 2020
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Alevi Muslim Zikr and Prayer
Alevi Praying facing each others to recognize the divine within each human being and within ourselves as well .
Imam Ja'far Sadiq said " We are the Ka'ba of God and we are his direction of Prayer -Qibla - "
Bihar Al Anwar 24:211/1
Imam Ja'far sadiq also said " We are God's Image through which he can be reached "
Bihar Al Anawar 4:5/9
The Three candles of light during the Cem Service refers to Allah Muhammad Ali , for quran say that Allah is light upon light .
Alevism is an Islamic school of thought with rich Islamic tradition , has it's roots deep into mystical Sufi Islam with strong allegiance to the 12 Imams . We are neither Sunnis nor Shia Imamis we are Alevi Muslims , we are United with Bektashi Muslims , together we form the third independent Islamic school of thought " Alevi Bektash...
published: 27 Nov 2018
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Episode #1 - What is Alevism?
The School of Alevism is a YouTube channel, dedicated to enlighten curious minds who have an interest in learning more about Alevism. We will share views from s...
The School of Alevism is a YouTube channel, dedicated to enlighten curious minds who have an interest in learning more about Alevism. We will share views from scientists, writers, community leaders, dede’s and ana’s – enabling you to learn from all angles. Want to know more about Alevi beliefs, rituals, poetry and history?
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This first episode is an introduction to Alevism. It is the first of our series explaining the principles of Alevism. In our next episode we will go further in detail on topics such as Cem, Semah, 12 Services etc. Interested to know more? Keep watching this space!
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Written & Presented by: Ali Arslan
Filmed & Edited by: Serenay Yilmaz
Produced by: Esin Erbil
Production Assistant Team:
Burcin Boran
Erbil Erbil
Destiny Karakus
Ugur Boran
Ergin Erbil
Oznur Bingol
Tolga Aramaz
Mert Gurgur
Davut Ağbaba
Special thanks to Britain Alevi Youth Federation (BAYF).
https://wn.com/Episode_1_What_Is_Alevism
The School of Alevism is a YouTube channel, dedicated to enlighten curious minds who have an interest in learning more about Alevism. We will share views from scientists, writers, community leaders, dede’s and ana’s – enabling you to learn from all angles. Want to know more about Alevi beliefs, rituals, poetry and history?
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This first episode is an introduction to Alevism. It is the first of our series explaining the principles of Alevism. In our next episode we will go further in detail on topics such as Cem, Semah, 12 Services etc. Interested to know more? Keep watching this space!
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Written & Presented by: Ali Arslan
Filmed & Edited by: Serenay Yilmaz
Produced by: Esin Erbil
Production Assistant Team:
Burcin Boran
Erbil Erbil
Destiny Karakus
Ugur Boran
Ergin Erbil
Oznur Bingol
Tolga Aramaz
Mert Gurgur
Davut Ağbaba
Special thanks to Britain Alevi Youth Federation (BAYF).
- published: 16 Jul 2020
- views: 38565
5:46
Alevism : Prayers and Zikr With English Translation
This is a Poem of our Turkic Alevi Muslim Shah Ismail I The Founder of The Safavid Dynasty . it's called : Şu Aleme Bir Nur Doğdu , it's an essential part of th...
This is a Poem of our Turkic Alevi Muslim Shah Ismail I The Founder of The Safavid Dynasty . it's called : Şu Aleme Bir Nur Doğdu , it's an essential part of the Alevi Muslim Cem worship service . I've made a translation of it in the screen video . I don't follow a literalist way of translation in order to make sense of the words and sentences .
I've made another written Turkish and English Translation for those who want to learn to practice this prayer , we have to keep our Islamic Alevi tradition strong around the world , all the beautiful souls should keep the faith :
Şu Aleme Bir Nur Doğdu
Şu âleme bir nûr doğdu = ( A Divine ) Light was born in That Realm
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
Yeşil kandilden nûr indi = The (Divine ) Light decendded from the Green Lamp
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
Muhammed anadan düştü = When Muhammed Came out of his mother
Kâfirler aklı şaştı = The infidels were in confusion
Bin kilise yere battı = Thosuands of temples fell to the ground
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
Hûri kızları geldiler = Heavenly Fairies Came
Nurdan kundağa sardılar = And swaddled him,
Muhammed’e yüz sürdüler = With love they revered Muhammed
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
Alemler çağırdı ya Muhammed = The Whole world say , Ya Muhammed .
Bilindi farz ile sünnet = We Know The duty of Sunnah .
Açıldı cem ile cennet = The Cem of Heaven is opened
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
ŞAH HATAYİ’ M EY kardeşler = Brothers of Shah Hatay ( Ismail I)
GÜZEL OLUR HEP BU işler = In joy and delight
Secdeye indi HEP BAŞLAR = Started to Prostrate
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
Poem by Shah Hatay Ismail I The Safavid .
https://wn.com/Alevism_Prayers_And_Zikr_With_English_Translation
This is a Poem of our Turkic Alevi Muslim Shah Ismail I The Founder of The Safavid Dynasty . it's called : Şu Aleme Bir Nur Doğdu , it's an essential part of the Alevi Muslim Cem worship service . I've made a translation of it in the screen video . I don't follow a literalist way of translation in order to make sense of the words and sentences .
I've made another written Turkish and English Translation for those who want to learn to practice this prayer , we have to keep our Islamic Alevi tradition strong around the world , all the beautiful souls should keep the faith :
Şu Aleme Bir Nur Doğdu
Şu âleme bir nûr doğdu = ( A Divine ) Light was born in That Realm
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
Yeşil kandilden nûr indi = The (Divine ) Light decendded from the Green Lamp
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
Muhammed anadan düştü = When Muhammed Came out of his mother
Kâfirler aklı şaştı = The infidels were in confusion
Bin kilise yere battı = Thosuands of temples fell to the ground
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
Hûri kızları geldiler = Heavenly Fairies Came
Nurdan kundağa sardılar = And swaddled him,
Muhammed’e yüz sürdüler = With love they revered Muhammed
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
Alemler çağırdı ya Muhammed = The Whole world say , Ya Muhammed .
Bilindi farz ile sünnet = We Know The duty of Sunnah .
Açıldı cem ile cennet = The Cem of Heaven is opened
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
ŞAH HATAYİ’ M EY kardeşler = Brothers of Shah Hatay ( Ismail I)
GÜZEL OLUR HEP BU işler = In joy and delight
Secdeye indi HEP BAŞLAR = Started to Prostrate
Muhammed doğduğu gece = The Night Muhammed Was Born
Poem by Shah Hatay Ismail I The Safavid .
- published: 25 Jun 2020
- views: 22433
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Turkey's Unconventional Muslim Minority | TIME
TIME's Nathan Thornburgh and Pelin Turgut visit a once secret Alevi Muslim prayer service in Istanbul, Turkey.
Subscribe to TIME ►► http://po.st/SubscribeTIME
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TIME's Nathan Thornburgh and Pelin Turgut visit a once secret Alevi Muslim prayer service in Istanbul, Turkey.
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TIME's Nathan Thornburgh and Pelin Turgut visit a once secret Alevi Muslim prayer service in Istanbul, Turkey.
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- published: 16 May 2008
- views: 54462
10:03
Aleviliğin Kökleri (The Traceable Roots of Alevism)
In this video, Erdogan Cinar (Research/Writer) & Mehmet Turan Dede (Alevi Ceremony Leader) talk about the roots of Alevism. You can learn more about this from o...
In this video, Erdogan Cinar (Research/Writer) & Mehmet Turan Dede (Alevi Ceremony Leader) talk about the roots of Alevism. You can learn more about this from our documentary film on our channel.
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Erdoğan Çınar (Araştırmacı/Yazar) & Mehmet Turan Dede (Alevi Dede'si) Aleviliğin kökleri hakkında konuşuyor. Bu konuyla ilgili daha fazla bilgiyi kanalımızdaki belgesel filmimizden öğrenebilirsiniz.
https://wn.com/Aleviliğin_Kökleri_(The_Traceable_Roots_Of_Alevism)
In this video, Erdogan Cinar (Research/Writer) & Mehmet Turan Dede (Alevi Ceremony Leader) talk about the roots of Alevism. You can learn more about this from our documentary film on our channel.
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Erdoğan Çınar (Araştırmacı/Yazar) & Mehmet Turan Dede (Alevi Dede'si) Aleviliğin kökleri hakkında konuşuyor. Bu konuyla ilgili daha fazla bilgiyi kanalımızdaki belgesel filmimizden öğrenebilirsiniz.
- published: 09 Apr 2020
- views: 10791
1:30
ALEVISM: The Secret Path of Anatolia - Official Trailer
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The trailer for the feature documentary 'Alevism: The Secret Path of Anatolia'
Alevism, is an ancient faith, philosophy, or as Alevi poets call it, a pat...
--EN
The trailer for the feature documentary 'Alevism: The Secret Path of Anatolia'
Alevism, is an ancient faith, philosophy, or as Alevi poets call it, a path, predominantly from Turkey. Throughout history Alevism has been oppressed, suppressed and assimilated. Now, there is a big divide in Alevism, those who view it as a branch off of Islam, those who believe it is the real Islam, and finally those who believe it to be an independent path that existed before all monotheistic religions. This documentary provides an insight to all these perspectives, and through interviews with Alevi leaders and researchers we try to reach a true conclusion as possible.
Follow us on Instagram for release dates @alevismdocumentary
Regarding the release, we were aiming on touring festivals this year, but in light of recent events regarding Coronavirus, this will be delayed. The full film will be released on YouTube between 2021-2022.
--TR
'Alevilik: Anadolunun Gizli Yolu' adli belgesel filmin resmi fragmanı.
Alevilik, eski bir inanç, felsefe veya Alevi şairlerinin dediği gibi bir Yol'dur, ve ağırlıklı olarak Türkiye'den gelen bir Yol'dur. Tarih boyunca Alevilik ezildi, bastırıldı ve asimile edildi. Şimdi Aleviliğin içinde büyük bir bölünme var, bir kısmı İslam'ın bir kolu olarak görür, bir kısmı asıl İslam olduğuna inananır ve bir kesim vardır ki Aleviliği tüm diğer dinlerden bağımsız olarak görür, ve tüm semavi dinlerden önce var olduğunu söylerler. Bu belgesel, tüm bu bakış açılarına bir bakış sağlar, Alevi Dedeleri ve araştırmacıları ile yapılan görüşmelerle mümkün olduğunca gerçek bir sonuca varmaya çalışırız.
Çıkış tarihleri için bizi Instagram'da takip edin @alevismdocumentary
Bu yıl festivalleri gezmeyi hedefliyorduk, ancak Coronavirus ile ilgili son olaylar nedeniyle bu gecikecek. Filmin tamamı 2021-2022 arasında YouTube'da gösterilecek.
Music:
'Haber getir pirimden'
Lyrics: Aşık Veli
Vocals: Hüseyin Yıldız
Compiled by: Erdal Erzincan
Music Arrangement:
Dursuncan Çakın
Cem Tuncer
Serkan Çakmak
https://wn.com/Alevism_The_Secret_Path_Of_Anatolia_Official_Trailer
--EN
The trailer for the feature documentary 'Alevism: The Secret Path of Anatolia'
Alevism, is an ancient faith, philosophy, or as Alevi poets call it, a path, predominantly from Turkey. Throughout history Alevism has been oppressed, suppressed and assimilated. Now, there is a big divide in Alevism, those who view it as a branch off of Islam, those who believe it is the real Islam, and finally those who believe it to be an independent path that existed before all monotheistic religions. This documentary provides an insight to all these perspectives, and through interviews with Alevi leaders and researchers we try to reach a true conclusion as possible.
Follow us on Instagram for release dates @alevismdocumentary
Regarding the release, we were aiming on touring festivals this year, but in light of recent events regarding Coronavirus, this will be delayed. The full film will be released on YouTube between 2021-2022.
--TR
'Alevilik: Anadolunun Gizli Yolu' adli belgesel filmin resmi fragmanı.
Alevilik, eski bir inanç, felsefe veya Alevi şairlerinin dediği gibi bir Yol'dur, ve ağırlıklı olarak Türkiye'den gelen bir Yol'dur. Tarih boyunca Alevilik ezildi, bastırıldı ve asimile edildi. Şimdi Aleviliğin içinde büyük bir bölünme var, bir kısmı İslam'ın bir kolu olarak görür, bir kısmı asıl İslam olduğuna inananır ve bir kesim vardır ki Aleviliği tüm diğer dinlerden bağımsız olarak görür, ve tüm semavi dinlerden önce var olduğunu söylerler. Bu belgesel, tüm bu bakış açılarına bir bakış sağlar, Alevi Dedeleri ve araştırmacıları ile yapılan görüşmelerle mümkün olduğunca gerçek bir sonuca varmaya çalışırız.
Çıkış tarihleri için bizi Instagram'da takip edin @alevismdocumentary
Bu yıl festivalleri gezmeyi hedefliyorduk, ancak Coronavirus ile ilgili son olaylar nedeniyle bu gecikecek. Filmin tamamı 2021-2022 arasında YouTube'da gösterilecek.
Music:
'Haber getir pirimden'
Lyrics: Aşık Veli
Vocals: Hüseyin Yıldız
Compiled by: Erdal Erzincan
Music Arrangement:
Dursuncan Çakın
Cem Tuncer
Serkan Çakmak
- published: 07 Apr 2020
- views: 3706
7:29
Semah in Alevis: “Moving to be with God”
In this video, we talk about a religious community, Alevis living in Istanbul, Turkey.
For that, we are going to a neighborhood called Okmeydanı in Istanbul.
...
In this video, we talk about a religious community, Alevis living in Istanbul, Turkey.
For that, we are going to a neighborhood called Okmeydanı in Istanbul.
Alevism is a belief system that has mainly flourished in Anatolia.
Alevism follows the teachings of Prophet Ali, who is the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam.
The religious service of the Alevis is called ‘cem’.
The public houses where cems are performed is called the house of cem, ‘cemevi.’
During the Cem rituals, some body movements are performed by Alevis; and this is named as ‘semah.’
UNESCO defines semah as ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’.
According to UNESCO, semahs can be described as a set of mystical and aesthetic body movements in rhythmic harmony.
They constitute one of the twelve main services found in Cem rituals, religious practices performed by adherents of Alevi belief system.
With my friend Caner, we attended and filmed one of the Cems in Okmeydanı Cemevi.
Alevis of Okmeydanı were so friendly and so helpful to tell us about their religion.
I should definitely emphasize that Alevism is a huge culture that I find very interesting and intriguing. This video is only a snapshot of one Cem session.
This video is just a beginning to show how dance is used for spiritual and religious practices.
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In Dance Journals, you can discover the stories about dance from inspirational dancers to dances from all over the world.
To learn more about Dance Journals: https://youtu.be/r-HfXu5DoKQ
Instagram account of Dance Journals: https://www.instagram.com/dancejournals/
Please do not forget to subscribe and comment. Share your dance stories with us and ask us anything about dance so we can make a video about it.
https://wn.com/Semah_In_Alevis_“Moving_To_Be_With_God”
In this video, we talk about a religious community, Alevis living in Istanbul, Turkey.
For that, we are going to a neighborhood called Okmeydanı in Istanbul.
Alevism is a belief system that has mainly flourished in Anatolia.
Alevism follows the teachings of Prophet Ali, who is the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam.
The religious service of the Alevis is called ‘cem’.
The public houses where cems are performed is called the house of cem, ‘cemevi.’
During the Cem rituals, some body movements are performed by Alevis; and this is named as ‘semah.’
UNESCO defines semah as ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’.
According to UNESCO, semahs can be described as a set of mystical and aesthetic body movements in rhythmic harmony.
They constitute one of the twelve main services found in Cem rituals, religious practices performed by adherents of Alevi belief system.
With my friend Caner, we attended and filmed one of the Cems in Okmeydanı Cemevi.
Alevis of Okmeydanı were so friendly and so helpful to tell us about their religion.
I should definitely emphasize that Alevism is a huge culture that I find very interesting and intriguing. This video is only a snapshot of one Cem session.
This video is just a beginning to show how dance is used for spiritual and religious practices.
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In Dance Journals, you can discover the stories about dance from inspirational dancers to dances from all over the world.
To learn more about Dance Journals: https://youtu.be/r-HfXu5DoKQ
Instagram account of Dance Journals: https://www.instagram.com/dancejournals/
Please do not forget to subscribe and comment. Share your dance stories with us and ask us anything about dance so we can make a video about it.
- published: 09 Mar 2020
- views: 4613
4:46
Alevism: Most Beautiful Quran Recitation In The World
Holy Quran Chapter One , recited by Ahmet Yurt Dede .
Hz Muhammed said in sunni hadith : " Whoever doesn't sing the Quran isn't one of us " Imam al Nawawi p57 E...
Holy Quran Chapter One , recited by Ahmet Yurt Dede .
Hz Muhammed said in sunni hadith : " Whoever doesn't sing the Quran isn't one of us " Imam al Nawawi p57 Etiquette With the Quran by Musa Furber , Forward by Nuh Ha Mim Keller , published by Islamosiac 2013 . so even from hidden hadiths in sunni sources we know that singing the Quran is allowed , of course singing will be enjoyed with music , saz , because there is no singing without music , otherwise the hadith would be meaningless .
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Holy Quran Chapter One , recited by Ahmet Yurt Dede .
Hz Muhammed said in sunni hadith : " Whoever doesn't sing the Quran isn't one of us " Imam al Nawawi p57 Etiquette With the Quran by Musa Furber , Forward by Nuh Ha Mim Keller , published by Islamosiac 2013 . so even from hidden hadiths in sunni sources we know that singing the Quran is allowed , of course singing will be enjoyed with music , saz , because there is no singing without music , otherwise the hadith would be meaningless .
- published: 04 Jul 2020
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British Man Converts To Alevi Islam After a Mystical Healing Experience
Brit Converts to Alevism and make his first Kurban in the name of Allah , Muhammed , Ali after healing experience .
Alevism is Islam in it's earliest authenti...
Brit Converts to Alevism and make his first Kurban in the name of Allah , Muhammed , Ali after healing experience .
Alevism is Islam in it's earliest authentic form .
https://wn.com/British_Man_Converts_To_Alevi_Islam_After_A_Mystical_Healing_Experience
Brit Converts to Alevism and make his first Kurban in the name of Allah , Muhammed , Ali after healing experience .
Alevism is Islam in it's earliest authentic form .
- published: 10 Sep 2020
- views: 773
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Alevi Muslim Zikr and Prayer
Alevi Praying facing each others to recognize the divine within each human being and within ourselves as well .
Imam Ja'far Sadiq said " We are the Ka'ba of God...
Alevi Praying facing each others to recognize the divine within each human being and within ourselves as well .
Imam Ja'far Sadiq said " We are the Ka'ba of God and we are his direction of Prayer -Qibla - "
Bihar Al Anwar 24:211/1
Imam Ja'far sadiq also said " We are God's Image through which he can be reached "
Bihar Al Anawar 4:5/9
The Three candles of light during the Cem Service refers to Allah Muhammad Ali , for quran say that Allah is light upon light .
Alevism is an Islamic school of thought with rich Islamic tradition , has it's roots deep into mystical Sufi Islam with strong allegiance to the 12 Imams . We are neither Sunnis nor Shia Imamis we are Alevi Muslims , we are United with Bektashi Muslims , together we form the third independent Islamic school of thought " Alevi Bektashism" , we shares lots in common with Syrian Nusayri Muslims as well but we aren't Nusayris and our beliefs are slightly different from Nusayris for we emphasis the core old Islamic Sufi doctrines of the Saints like the doctrine of the unity of being and we respect and adore the great Sufi Saints of all time .
https://wn.com/Alevi_Muslim_Zikr_And_Prayer
Alevi Praying facing each others to recognize the divine within each human being and within ourselves as well .
Imam Ja'far Sadiq said " We are the Ka'ba of God and we are his direction of Prayer -Qibla - "
Bihar Al Anwar 24:211/1
Imam Ja'far sadiq also said " We are God's Image through which he can be reached "
Bihar Al Anawar 4:5/9
The Three candles of light during the Cem Service refers to Allah Muhammad Ali , for quran say that Allah is light upon light .
Alevism is an Islamic school of thought with rich Islamic tradition , has it's roots deep into mystical Sufi Islam with strong allegiance to the 12 Imams . We are neither Sunnis nor Shia Imamis we are Alevi Muslims , we are United with Bektashi Muslims , together we form the third independent Islamic school of thought " Alevi Bektashism" , we shares lots in common with Syrian Nusayri Muslims as well but we aren't Nusayris and our beliefs are slightly different from Nusayris for we emphasis the core old Islamic Sufi doctrines of the Saints like the doctrine of the unity of being and we respect and adore the great Sufi Saints of all time .
- published: 27 Nov 2018
- views: 11522