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A brief biography of Hadrat Machili Wale Shah Sahib

Hyderabad

The mausoleum of Hazrat Gesu Daraz Gulberga

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In honour of Hazrat Machili Wale Sahab of Hyderabad
Oh Shah!You are regarded as a holy figure in the city.
Please do not ignore your people's dire situation.
We are suffering badly in all respects, so please help.
All are passing in the worst situation, with many problems.
So Shah of City, please consider the request for Hafeez soon.
Hafeez is submitting his wishes at the place of the Shah.
I'm hoping it'll be accepted soon at the soon in this matter
Oh Allah, accept Hafeez’s writings about Shah soon.
So that people who are new to this area will understand
Oh Shah of the world, accept the wishes of Hafeez and all
As they are all in your court of justice, you are more kind.
 
 
A brief biography of Hadrat Machili Wale Shah Sahib
 

He was a well-known and very pious person for his time. Hadrat
Kamal Allah Shah was well known as Hadrat Machili Wale
Shah Sahib. His given name was Mohammed Jamaluddin, and
his title was Kamal Shah, but he was famous and well known by
the name of Hadrat Machli Wale Shah Sahib. He has opened a
dry fish shop and a food grain provision store in Secundrabad to
supplement his income.
Educational knowledge: He was perfect in the knowledge of
Persian and Urdu languages.In Arabic, he was known as the
necessary accidence and syntax, and he is well-versed in Hadith
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and Quran excecigis .Sometime was used to writ couplets. .He

has  take a care and paid and attention of the Darwesh people.
And he used to benefit from them.
One day, by chance, Hazrat Syed Sultan Mahmood Allah
Hussaini, well known as Shahji,(he died in the year1311 Hijira)
was passed from his shop by saying "Huwa Haq, Huwa Haq,"
and at that time he was leaving his shop by closing, and he saw
him and called him near, and then he accepted the pledge on his
hands.
Upon the pledge, there was a change of condition for Hazrat
Machli Wale Sahab, and then there was his meetings with
Hazrat Syed Sultan Mahmood Allah Hussaini; afterward, he
received the caliphate and successorship, and he was given the
title of Kamal Allah Shah Sahib. He built one shrine building in
Kachiguda called "Sarai Ilahi Chaman," and from this place of
Hazrat's manifest favor, the innermost began spreading on
general and special ways, which spread to faraway places, and is
still spreading.
There were well-known and famous learned people, perfect
Sufis, people of position among the Mashaiq (scholars), well-
known rich courtiers, persons of rank, and persons of title
holders who used to be present at the ‘Astana Kamalia’ and used
to be waiting to get a close look at adopting a coarse rug as
felicity in this matter during the life period of Hazrat Machli
Wale Sahab.
His hand of mercy was always open, and he prayed every time
and he blessed each and every one in this matter and was given
to somebody who approached him and even the H. E.H. the
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Nizam king of Hyderabad state, who has requested his prayer in

some cases, then Allah has kept his respect in this matter, and
the Nizam of Hyderabad has found his lost areas in the kingdom.
Marital status : Hazrat has two wives, and from them there
were no children born.
His caliph and successor, as well as caretaker of the shrine, was
Hazrat Moulana Ghousi Shah.
Death : Hazrat left this mortal world on then 29 th Rabbil Thani
in the year 1351 Hijra corresponding to the 8th of
September1932 and he was buried in the ‘Sari Ilahi Chaman’ in
Kachiguda.In this way his shrine building found in the
Kachigudaa locality of Hyderabad.
Upon his death, Hazra Peer Ghousi Shah performed formalities
of the Urs or death anniversaries from 1932 to 1945, and upon
his death, his son, Hazrat Sahavi Shah, performed formalities of
the Urs or death anniversaries from 1945 to 1979. Upon his
death, his son, caliph, and successor, Hazrat Ghousi Shah,
Hazrat Machli Wale Shah, is performing formalities of the Urs
ceremonies. 

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Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.
Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid Eldin Attar
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
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