Koh-e Maula Ali
Bahadur, Maharaja Chandulal
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Alternative Titles
Moula Ali Dargah
Moula Ali Kaman
Date
1573-1583Description
400 stairs brings you to a place of worship built by the Asif Jahis. The Moula Ali Dargah was built in the memory of Hazrat Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. Legend has it that Yakoob, a eunuch in the court of Ibrahim Quli, went to the hill after he saw Hazrat Ali seated on it. To his surprise, he saw the impression Ali's palm on a stone, which he had dreamt. He had the impression cut out and installed in a shrine. Ibrahim Shah later built a mosque beside the dargah. A Ashurkhana , a Baradari (pavilion) and an Nqqar khana (place for beating drums) were built during the Qutb Shahi period. general view, view of an Eid gah (masjid), and the shrine atop the hill, 1996
Type of Work
Shrine (structure); Complex; Religious buildingSubject
Mosques, Stairs, Hills, Shrines, Islam -- History, Complexes, Islamic cities and towns, Architecture, Islamic --India, Religious architecture, Hyderabad (India)
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