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, entrance gate, 1862
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), Gates, Entrances
Item is Part of
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