# Mahmoodullah Shah

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mahmoodullah_Shah
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mahmoodullah_Shah.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoodullah_Shah
> Source revision: 1325664287
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Sufi saint and scholar

Syed Sultan Mahmoodullah Shah Hussaini Grave (Mazaar) photo Personal life Died 6th Zilhajja, 1311 AH, 1894 CE[1] Website http://www.mgshah.com Religious life Religion Islam Sect Sunni Hanafi Profession Author Muslim leader Based in Hyderabad, India

**Syed Sultan Mahmoodullah Shah Hussaini** (died 1894 CE), also known as "Shah ji", was a renowned Muslim [Sufi](/source/Sufi), saint and scholar of the [Quadri](/source/Quadriya), [Chisti](/source/Chisti) order from the Indian subcontinent. He was the native of Kurnool . His most famous disciple and spiritual successor was [Machiliwale Shah](/source/Machiliwale_Shah), who in turn became the spiritual master of India's noted Sufi saint.[1][2]

## 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](/source/Rayachoti), [Kadapa district](/source/Kadapa_district) of [Andhra Pradesh](/source/Andhra_Pradesh)). 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](/source/Machiliwale_Shah) in tasawwuf and made him his spiritual successor (Janasheen-e-Silisa).[1][2]

## Death

He died on 6th Zilhajja, 1311 AH corresponding to 1894 CE. His *[mazar](/source/Mazar_(mausoleum))* (grave) is situated in Takia Munnamiya, beside Osmania general Hospital, Afzalgunj, Hyderabad.[1]

## 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)[3][4] on 29th Rabi-us-sani every year.[1]

## Related

- [Machiliwale Shah](/source/Machiliwale_Shah)

- [Kareemullah Shah](/source/Kareemullah_Shah)

- [Ghousi Shah](/source/Ghousi_Shah)

- [Moulana Sahvi Shah](/source/Moulana_Sahvi_Shah)

- [Alhaj Moulana Ghousavi Shah](/source/Alhaj_Moulana_Ghousavi_Shah)

- Syed Ahmed Muhayuddin Noori Shah

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ghouse_mohiuddin_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ghouse_mohiuddin_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ghouse_mohiuddin_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ghouse_mohiuddin_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-ghouse_mohiuddin_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-ghouse_mohiuddin_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-ghouse_mohiuddin_1-6) Moulana Ghouse Mohiuddin. Sarsari Taruf Hazrath Syed Mahmoodullah Shah Hussaini(Rh), *Publishers:idara-e-alnoor*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-taruf_shah_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-taruf_shah_2-1) Prof. Ikramullah Shah. Syed Sultan Mahmoodullah Shah. *Publisher: Idara-e-alnoor*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-taruf_munsif_3-0)** By: Prof.Dr.Khwaja Muzaffaruddin Quadri, Ph.D.(Glasgow) Taruf in *The Munsif Daily Newspaper, Hyderabad, India.* Dated: 13 July 1998

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sufiyai_2009_4-0)** Dr.Sayed Basheer Ahmad. *Anwar-E-Sufiyai Salasa Hyderabad*. Educational Publishing House, 2009, p. 12-20. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-81-8223-620-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-8223-620-2)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mahmoodullah Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoodullah_Shah) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoodullah_Shah?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.