One of the best preserved buildings in the ensemble can be called a madrasa building Mevlevihane. Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi - a great Sufi poet and philosopher-humanist teachings which developed in the XIII century, adhere to government figures, respected and wealthy citizens. "Mevlana" translated from Arabic means "our master." Died Rumi in Konya, September 17, 1273, but his mausoleum is preserved to this day and is considered a holy place, which is constantly visited by pilgrims.

The structure, erected in the days of the Seljuk, in the XVIII century was given to the governor under Mevlevihane - a place of assembly admirers Mevlevi philosophy. In the monastery they learned the philosophy of Mevlana and trained main Mevlevi ritual that unites the philosophy of sound, words and actions. Nowadays there is a gallery of modern art.

In the courtyard of the museum, the mosque is the fountain for the washing of the feet. In the upper part of the building has four domes, which are completely covered with red bricks.

According to the will Mevlana dervishes dancing Festival held in Konya in December of each year and is called Sheb-i-Aruz. Dervishes canonized habits of the poet, his way of moving and dressing. Ritual "sema" (dance of joy dervish brotherhood) symbolize the path of man's ascension to the abode of divine love. Dance is the personification of the mystical journey of the human spirit through the mind and love of God. He was a mystic religious ritual in the Middle Ages, and today he's got another purpose - to entertain the audience.

This festival is considered one of the best in Turkey. Every year on the feast gathers more than a million tourists, each of which seeks to get to the main temple of the museum, where he held the main speech.

The festival was attended by members of the mystical Sufi order of dervishes, seeking his dancing as much as possible closer to Allah .  Stands indoor stadium filled with people, the main entrance is located the choir and orchestra, and the arena is an old mentor, standing on a piece of red sheepskin .  Near the old novices are located in the felt hats, with a conical shape and the black robes .  It all starts with a bang the drums, after which smolkaniya hall filled with mournful sounds of the ney (flute similarity) .  Gradually joined by other instruments and musical rhythm is gradually becoming more intense, as if hypnotized by the performers and the audience .  At this point, the dervishes take off their black robes, and remained in white shirts, his arms crossed at his chest, suitable for tutor, bend the head on his shoulder, kissed her hand, then lined up in a column, turn and bow to each other .  We can assume that the prelude to the born more than seven centuries ago the ritual is over .

Participants begin the process of spinning driven only by their team mentor. Literally, from the Arabic "dervish" means "swirling." Their arms outstretched in opposite directions, and head thrown back. The palm of the right hand, they turn up, and the left - down.

During the ceremony, the dervishes dancing skirt room three times. The first circle is the knowledge of God, the second - the vision of God, and the third - the truth of unity. About three dozen adults dancing boy and seems to be no end to this wondrous view, but after ten minutes a whirlwind subsides and dervishes kneel, and then again immersed in a magical dance. It lasts at least five times. According to the Turks is not a dance, but a mystical ceremony, during which the followers of the teachings of the medieval philosopher and poet Rumi, participating in dance, fall into a trance. They lift up his hands in order to receive the blessing of God, and the palm facing down, shall transmit it to the ground.

Dervish Dance is one of the most impressive features in the mystical life of Islam, beginning a long hymns in honor of the Prophet (he wrote this hymn Celaleddin), accompanied by the amazing beauty of the music of beauty and ends with a short enthusiastic songs. The festival was held under the auspices of UNESCO in 2006, when noted in vosemsotletie of the birth of Rumi Jelaleddin. UNESCO has established an anniversary medal Rumi.