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Sufi Dervishes in Damascus preserve whirling tradition

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Whirling is a sort of moving meditation through which Sufis seek to commune with the divine, twirling until they reach a trance-like state. FMTNews FMTlifestyle

Sufi Dervish dancer Mahmoud al-Kharrat , guides other members of his family as they dance at a courtyard in their house in Shahgur.

“Anas learnt to whirl before he learnt to talk,” his father said, speaking inside a Damascus restaurant. “He is the youngest dervish dancer in Syria”. The Kharrat family is one of the most reputed in Damascus, and boasts 20 dervish dancers who often perform during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. In war-wracked Syria, whirling offers relief from the woes of a conflict that has been exacerbated by a dire economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, he said.In the living room of their Damascus home, Muayad pulled a long white robe over Anas’s head before helping him with a matching jacket and a tall burgundy felt cap.

 

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