Daily Times

To express solidarity with Turkey, the Lahore Arts Council in collaboration with Younes Emery Institute of Turkish Cultural Centre held a musical event titled “Sufi Night” for Sufi music lovers in which whirling dervishes of Istanbul, “Konya Turkish Sufi Music Ensemble” enthralled the people of Lahore with their mesmerising performance in their unique style Tuesday at Alhamra Art Centre.Governor of Punjab Ch Muhammad Sarwar was the chief guest of the evening, who graced the event along with Consulate General Turkey Emir Ozbay, Chairperson Lahore Arts Council Moneeza Hashmi and Executive Director Lahore Arts Council Ather Ali Khan.The world renowned Turkish Whirling Dervishes, who need no introduction because of their unmatchable Sufi’s whirling dance called, “Sema” the literal meaning of the word “Semâ'” is “to hear”. For Mevlevi dervishes, it carries the added meaning of being enraptured while listening to music, being in motion and whirling. Sema is a Ziker said silently while whirling on foot.