Mawlawiyya
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Mawlawiyya is a Sufi order best known for its whirling dervish ceremonies and spiritual practices inspired by the teachings of the Persian poet and mystic Rumi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mawlawiyya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1324285 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mawlawiyya Context triple: [Mevleviyya, alternativeName, Mawlawiyya]
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A.
Sari al-Saqati
Sari al-Saqati was a prominent early Sufi master of Baghdad, revered as a key spiritual influence on his nephew and disciple al-Junayd and on the development of sober Sufism.
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B.
Nabawiyya
Nabawiyya is a character in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "The Thief and the Dogs," known primarily as the unfaithful wife whose betrayal deeply impacts the protagonist, Said Mahran.
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C.
Marwa
Marwa is one of the two small hills in Mecca that Muslims traverse between during the ritual of Sa'i in the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages.
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D.
Rabia al‑Adawiyya
Rabia al‑Adawiyya was an 8th-century Muslim mystic and early Sufi saint renowned for her teachings on selfless, unconditional love of God.
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E.
Hamida
Hamida is a central, ambitious young woman in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," whose desire to escape poverty and traditional constraints drives much of the story’s conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mawlawiyya Target entity description: Mawlawiyya is a Sufi order best known for its whirling dervish ceremonies and spiritual practices inspired by the teachings of the Persian poet and mystic Rumi.
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A.
Sari al-Saqati
Sari al-Saqati was a prominent early Sufi master of Baghdad, revered as a key spiritual influence on his nephew and disciple al-Junayd and on the development of sober Sufism.
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B.
Nabawiyya
Nabawiyya is a character in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "The Thief and the Dogs," known primarily as the unfaithful wife whose betrayal deeply impacts the protagonist, Said Mahran.
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C.
Marwa
Marwa is one of the two small hills in Mecca that Muslims traverse between during the ritual of Sa'i in the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages.
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D.
Rabia al‑Adawiyya
Rabia al‑Adawiyya was an 8th-century Muslim mystic and early Sufi saint renowned for her teachings on selfless, unconditional love of God.
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E.
Hamida
Hamida is a central, ambitious young woman in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," whose desire to escape poverty and traditional constraints drives much of the story’s conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious order
ⓘ
Sufi order ⓘ |
| basedOnTeachingsOf |
Rumi
ⓘ
surface form:
Jalal al-Din Rumi
|
| countryOfOrigin | Turkey ⓘ |
| emphasizesConcept |
divine love
ⓘ
spiritual ecstasy ⓘ union with God ⓘ |
| emphasizesPractice |
dhikr
ⓘ
music ⓘ poetry recitation ⓘ |
| followsBranch | Sufism ⓘ |
| followsReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| followsSchool | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Balkans
ⓘ
North America ⓘ Syria ⓘ Turkey ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mawlawi Order
ⓘ
Mevleviyya ⓘ
surface form:
Mevlevi Order
|
| hasEthnicCulturalContext |
Persian
ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ |
| hasMajorSite |
Mevlana Museum
ⓘ
Rumi's mausoleum in Konya ⓘ |
| hasNotablePracticeStatus |
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Mevlevi Sema ceremony)
|
| hasOrganizationalUnit |
dergah
ⓘ
tekke ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualCenter | Konya ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualLeaderTitle |
chelebi
ⓘ
shaykh ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Masnavi
ⓘ
surface form:
Jalal al-Din Rumi's Divan-e Shams
Masnavi ⓘ
surface form:
Jalal al-Din Rumi's Masnavi
|
| influences |
Islamic mysticism
ⓘ
Ottoman culture ⓘ Turkish classical music ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Konya ⓘ |
| practicesRitual |
Sema
ⓘ
whirling dervish ceremony ⓘ |
| reveresAsSpiritualFounder |
Rumi
ⓘ
surface form:
Jalal al-Din Rumi
|
| usesInstrument |
kudum drum
ⓘ
ney flute ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
| wearsGarmentInRitual |
tall felt hat
ⓘ
white robe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mawlawiyya Description of subject: Mawlawiyya is a Sufi order best known for its whirling dervish ceremonies and spiritual practices inspired by the teachings of the Persian poet and mystic Rumi.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.