Wad al-'Abbas (
Arabic:
ود العباس) is one of the oldest cities in the
province of Sinār,
Sudan. It was
founded by Sheik Muhammad 'Alī 'Abbās, who came from the
district of Wahīb in
Northern, Sudan, where he was a
learned and
devout man. He founded a centre for
teaching of the
Qur'ān.