# Bawa Muhaiyaddeen

> Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, also known as Bawa, was a Tamil-speaking teacher and Sufi mystic from Sri Lanka who came to the United States in 1971, established a following, and founded the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship in Philadelphia. He developed branches in the United States, Canada, Australia and the UK — adding to existing groups in Jaffna and Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is known for his teachings, discourses, songs, and artwork.

*Sri Lankan Sufi leader*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/bawa-muhaiyaddeen

## Identity
- **Born:** 1900
- **Died:** 1986-12-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bawa_Muhaiyaddeen)
- [বাবা মুহিউদ্দিন](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8)
- [Bawa Muhaiyaddeen](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bawa_Muhaiyaddeen)
- [Bawa Muhaiyaddeen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bawa_Muhaiyaddeen)
- [بابا محیی‌الدین](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%AD%DB%8C%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86)
- [Bawa Muhaiyaddeen](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bawa_Muhaiyaddeen)
- [Bawa Muhaiyaddeen](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bawa_Muhaiyaddeen)
- [பாவா முஹையுத்தீன்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B9%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D)
- [باوا محی الدین](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%AD%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q812026)

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