[1] Badi' al-Din hailed originally from Syria, and was born in Aleppo in 1315 CE.

[1][5] In later centuries, a growing number of legends arose about Badi' al-Din, which resulted in sources continuously backdating his year of birth.

[1] Some state that he was a sayyid, that is, a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and trace his descent back to Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (died 765 CE).

[1] Others mention descent from Muhammad's companion (sahabi) Abu Hurayra, who died c. 678 CE.

[1] The assertion that Badi' al-Din was a Jew who had converted to Islam is not corroborated by other sources.