Sheikh Ahmed Shams-ud-Din al-Tavili (Arabic: الشيخ أحمد شمس الدين طويلة) (1849; Ahmadava, Iraq – 1890; Tavila, Iraq) was a scholar and Sufi.
He was born in the village of Tavila, located within the borders of the Ottoman Empire.
He belonged to one of the most influential noble households of the Middle East and Ottoman Empire, the House of Tavil.
This lodge was constructed by Ahmed Shams-ud-Din, the son of Osman Sirâceddîn the First, following his father’s death.
[1] Sultan Abdülmecid showed great respect and hospitality to Ahmed Shams-ud-Din, who visited him in Istanbul, and presented him with various gifts.