Sufi Scribbles in Syria… (Photo by EOD)
In my piece “Sharing the Sufis of Syria,” I mention the time that I stumbled upon statues of semazens (whirling dervishes) in Azm Palace in Damascus. Next to these statues, I spotted a few Sufi scrolls from several centuries ago–like the one above. Since these fragile writings are kept under glass, it’s difficult to take a clear photograph of them–but you can still see the style of the calligraphy, and the two different colors of ink…
