Syed Sultan Mahmoodullah Shah Hussaini (died 1894 CE), also known as "Shah ji", was a renowned
Muslim Sufi, saint and scholar of the
Quadri
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Chisti
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order from the Indian subcontinent. He was the native of Kurnool . His most famous disciple and spiritual successor was
Machiliwale Shah
Machiliwale Shah (died 8 September 1932), also known as Syed Kamalullah Shah, was an Indian Muslim Sufi, saint and scholar of the Quadri, Chisti order from India.Abdul Quddus. Tajjaliate Arba ''Publisher: Idara Sabile Baseer, Jhanuma, Hyderab ...
, who in turn became the spiritual master of India's noted Sufi saint.
Biography
Syed Sultan Mahmoodullah Shah Hussaini was a spiritual student (murid or disciple) of the famous sufi Shaikh Syed Burhanuddin Haqqani Haqnuma (whose tomb is situated in Trunk Road,
Rayachoti
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Kadapa district
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of
Andhra Pradesh
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). He stayed in Secunderabad and Hyderabad for many years. Many scholars of twin cities learned the intricacies of Tauheed and Tasawwuf from him. He initiated Shah Kamalullah popularly known as
Machiliwale Shah
Machiliwale Shah (died 8 September 1932), also known as Syed Kamalullah Shah, was an Indian Muslim Sufi, saint and scholar of the Quadri, Chisti order from India.Abdul Quddus. Tajjaliate Arba ''Publisher: Idara Sabile Baseer, Jhanuma, Hyderab ...
in tasawwuf and made him his spiritual successor (Janasheen-e-Silisa).
[Prof. Ikramullah Shah. Syed Sultan Mahmoodullah Shah. ''Publisher: Idara-e-alnoor'']
Death
He died on 6th Zilhajja, 1311 AH corresponding to 1894 CE. His ''
mazar'' (grave) is situated in Takia Munnamiya, beside Osmania general Hospital, Afzalgunj, Hyderabad.
Urs
His annual Urs is organized by his present successor Moulana Ghousavi Shah (Secretary General:The Conference of World Religions & President: All India Muslim Conference)
[By: Prof.Dr.Khwaja Muzaffaruddin Quadri, Ph.D.(Glasgow) Taruf in '' The Munsif Daily Newspaper, Hyderabad, India. '' Dated: 13 July 1998][Dr.Sayed Basheer Ahmad. ''Anwar-E-Sufiyai Salasa Hyderabad''. Educational Publishing House, 2009, p. 12-20. ] on 29th Rabi-us-sani every year.
[Moulana Ghouse Mohiuddin. Sarsari Taruf Hazrath Syed Mahmoodullah Shah Hussaini(Rh), ''Publishers:idara-e-alnoor''.]
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Ghousi Shah
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Moulana Sahvi Shah
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References
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1894 deaths
Year of birth missing
Sufi mystics
Indian male poets
Indian Sufis
Sufi poets
20th-century Indian poets
Barelvis
20th-century Indian male writers
Poets from Telangana