Ahmad Al-Badawi Mosque
mosque in Egypt
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Overview
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The Ahmad Al-Badawi Mosque, also known as the Ahmadi Mosque, stands in the northern Egyptian city of Tanta and is described as the largest mosque in the city. It is a Sufi mosque containing the tomb of Ahmad al-Badawi, who lived from about 1200 to 1276. Born in Fez, Morocco, he founded the Badawiyya (Ahmadiyya) order, the largest Sufi order in Egypt, and is counted among the four great spiritual poles of Sunni Sufism. The complex reflects Mamluk and neo-Mamluk architecture. It is an important Sunni pilgrimage site, and up to three million pilgrims are reported to travel there for his mawlid.
History
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The mosque was founded after the death of Ahmad al-Badawi, though the sources at hand give no exact date. Over the centuries it was enlarged and renovated several times. Its entrance, with two minarets, was built in the 1960s.
From Wikipedia
The Ahmad al-Badawi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد أحمد البدوي) is a Sufi mosque and shrine complex in Tanta, in the Gharbia Governorate of Egypt. The mosque's name is derived from the Sufi mystic Ahmad al-Badawi, the founder of the Badawiyya Sufi order, who is buried in the shrine of the building. The mosque is also the largest and most-visited mosque in Tanta.
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