Mevlana (Jalal ud-Din Muhammed Rumi) Museum in central province of Konya can be accessed through the internet with the support of Turkish Ministry of Culture & Tourism.

- 28 / 12 / 2007 16:36

 Imdat Demir, project coordinator of the web-site "www.360tr.com", said Mevlana Museum can be visited through a 3-D vision on the web-site.

100 million people are expected to visit the virtual museum, Demir stated.

People can visit Mevlana Museum on the web-page http://www.360tr.com/mevlana.

Mevlana was born on September 30th, 1207 in Balkh in present day Afghanistan.

He died in Konya on December 17th, 1273. He was laid to eternal rest beside his father and over his remains in a splendid shrine that was erected in Konya.

Mevlana devoted himself to the pursuit of Sufi mysticism, in which he was justly regarded as the supreme master. He was the spiritual founder of the Mevlevi order of whirling dervishes.

"Come, come again, whoever you are, come! Heathen, fire worshipper or idolatrous, come! Come even if you broke your penitence a hundred times. Ours is the portal of hope, come as you are," is his famous motto that has been seen as a symbol of tolerance and love for centuries.

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