The City of Konya: Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes

He is most known today for writing the "Mesnevi," a beautiful didactic epic poem in six volumes. The work has more recently become famous for becoming a best-seller in the United States, but this masterpiece has been a cornerstone of Islamic life for centuries. Like all Muslims, Mevlana believed that everything has one source, which is a God who is eternal and omnipresent.