The Badawiyyah,

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tariqah, was founded in the thirteenth century in

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by Ahmad al-Badawi (1199-1276). As a tariqah, the Badawiyyah lacks any distinct doctrines. It was, however, extremely popular during both the Mamluk and Ottoman periods of Egypt. Mamluk Sultans often supported elaborate 'Mawlids' at the resting place of

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Ahmed al-Badawi (or ''Sayyid Badawi'' as he is more commonly known) in the

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town of Tanta. During the Ottoman period, this order spread to Turkey and there were several Tekkes or zawiyas in

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many of which survived until the founding of the Turkish republic. The mawlid of Sayyid Badawi is still celebrated in Egypt every year where the population of Tanta swells to almost double. Tents are placed in the streets around the

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of Sayyid Badawi where

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recitations and sermons by important scholars from al-Azhar Mosque are delivered.

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