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� The first salute is man's birth to truth by feeling & mind. His complete conception of the existence of 

God as Creator & his state of creature.

� The second salute expresses the rapture of man witnessing the splendor of creation, in f ront of God's

greatness & omnipotence.� The third salute is the transformation of rapture into love & thereby the sacrifice of mind to love. It is

a complete submission, it is annihilation of self with in the loved one, it is unity.

This state of ecstasy is the highest grade in Buddhism, defined as "Nirvana" & in Islam "Fenafillah."However, the highest rank in Islam is the rank of the Prophet, he is called God's servant first & his

messenger afterwards.

The aim of Sema is not unbroken ecstasy & loss of conscious thought.

At the termination of this salute, he approves again by his appearance, arms crosswise the Unity of 

God, consciously & feelingly.

� The forth salute Just as the Prophet ascends till the "Throne" & then returns to his task on earth, t he

whirling dervish reaching the state of "Fenafillah," return to his task in creation, to his state of 

subservience following the termination of his spiritual journey & his ascent.

He is a servant of God, of his Books, of his Prophets & all his creation .

At the sixth part Sema ends with a reading of the Quran &

specially of the verse from sura Bakara 2, verse 115,

"Unto God belong the East and the West, & whither over ye turn, you are faced with Him.

He is All-Embracing, All-Knowing."

The seventh part is a prayer for the repose of the souls of all Prophets & all believers.

Let there be Universal Patience, Tolerance & Flexibility!

Loving Blessings be with All!

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 Mevlana Celaddiin-i Rumi is a 13th century philosopher and mystic of Islam who is known throughout

the world for his exquisite poems and words of wisdom. The name Mevlana connotes to "our master"while Rumi relates to "the land of Rum", or Anatolia, which is where he lived.

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 Mevlana was a Muslim, but not a Muslim of the orthodox type. His doctrine advocates unlimited

tolerance, positive reasoning, goodness, charity and awareness through love. To him all religions aremore or less truth. Looking with the same eye on Muslim, Jew and Christian alike, Mevlana's peaceful

and tolerant teaching has appealed to men of all sects and creeds