Ahmed al-Badawī

According to the sources, Ahmed al-Badawī was born in Fes, Morocco to a Bedouin tribe originally from the Syrian Desert. He became famous as the founder of the Badawiyyah order of Sufism and eventually settled for good in Tanta, Egypt in 1236. Over time he developed a posthumous reputation as one of the greatest saints in the Arab world, and his tomb in Tanta has remained a major site of visitation for Sufis in the region (Wikipedia; Archive listing referencing Hasluck).

The provided sources do not supply physical descriptions or descriptions of apparitional form for Ahmed al-Badawī. Existing material emphasizes his historical identity as a Sufi sheikh and the continuing popularity of his tomb rather than details of appearance (Wikipedia; Archive listing).

The supplied materials frame Ahmed al-Badawī in historical and institutional terms: as a Sufi mystic who founded the Badawiyyah order and as a focus of popular devotion whose tomb attracts pilgrims. Sources describe his fame and posthumous reputation as a major saint in the Arab world and note the tomb's role as a major site of visitation; the excerpts do not provide specific folkloric accounts of miracles, interventions, or other supernatural powers (Wikipedia; Archive listing).