Al-Šayyid Aḥmad Al-Badawī : un grand saint de l'islam égyptien
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Abstract EN:
Our knowledge of Al-Sayyid al-Badawi (1200-1276) as a historical figure is derived from late sources. Badawi seems to have been an eccentric saint, most popular in the rural areas. He was buried in Tanta (Egypt), and his reputed to have performed a great number of miracles, the most famous of which was in the ottoman period the unbinding of captives and the freeing of afflicted people. His disciples, the "companions of the terrace", have spread his cult in Cairo and in the delta, which gave birth to the Sufi order Ahmadiyya. Each period in history has made up its own vision of Badawi, from the possessed man of the Mameluk times to nowadays' staunch enemy of the crusaders. Although Muslim reformists are currently opposed to his cult, Badawi remains the most famous saint in Egypt.
Abstract FR:
La personnalité historique d'Al-Sayyid al-Badawi (1200-1276) est connue par des sources tardives. Badawi semble avoir été un saint excentrique et très populaire dans les campagnes. Enterré à Tanta, en Égypte, il passe pour faire de nombreux miracles, dont le plus célèbre était, à l'époque ottomane, la libération des captifs et la délivrance des affligés. Ses disciples, les compagnons de la terrasse, ont propage son culte au Caire et dans le delta. C'est l'origine de la confrérie Ahmadiyya. Chaque époque a proposé sa vision de Badawi, depuis le possédé de l'époque mamelouke jusqu'au combattant contre les croisés d'aujourd'hui. Son culte est combattu actuellement par les réformistes musulmans, mais Badawi reste le saint le plus célèbre d'Égypte.