Suleyman Dede

[Ibrahim]

Have decided to divide my writings on Suleyman Hayati Loras Dede, the influential Mevlevi sheikh who lived in Konya until his death on January 19, 1985. One article,:

http://dar-al-masnavi.org/dede.html

is focussed on memories of Suleyman Dede. It is based on what I originally wrote about him in 1985.

The second article,

http://dar-al-masnavi.org/dede-views.html

is focussed on various views about Suleyman Dede--the result of many years of my inquiries about his life. 

Ibrahim

[Ibrahim]

http://dar-al-masnavi.org/dede-views.html

Have made some revisions in the above article:

TO: “Dede Efendi took a radical approach, in an attempt to save the Mevlevi tradition, by appointing more than a dozen non-Muslims in the West to be Mevlevi sheikhs, or spiritual leaders. I believe that this was mostly a mistake, because…. In view of the mostly disappointing results of Dede’s radical approach, perhaps…”

Ibrahim