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. He was the disciple and the spiritual successor of Syed Sultan Mahmoodullah Shah Hussaini (Shaji). One of his disciples and spiritual successors was Ghousi Shah and Mohammad Hussain (Nazim e Wanaparthy), who became the spiritual master of India's noted Sufi saint.

Biography
Syed Kamalullah Shah was popularly known as Machiliwale Shah. He explained mysteries of life and existence to educated professors and scholars. His residence Ilahi Chaman (Nimboliadda, Kachiguda) became the centre of Ulemas and Sufis. Professors, poets, jurists and bureaucrats would pride themselves, sitting at the feet of Machiliwale Shah. He stressed inner illumination and the value of a pure and simple life.

Spiritual history
Kamalullah Shah (Machiliwale Shah), a businessman from Mysore, surrendered to Syed Mahmoodullah Shah Hussaini when he first met him in Secunderabad. He was initiated (mureed) in the Sufi order and later became the saint's successor (janasheen). When Ghousi Shah came to his khankha, he took him into baiyat and was awarded khilafath instantly. He was later made janasheen by Syed Mahmoodullah Shah Hussaini.

Visitors
Personalities who visited the saint for acquiring knowledge of tasawwuf (Sufism) include:
 * Maharaja Kishan Parshad (Prime Minister of Hyd)
 * Sir Akbar Hyder Yar Jung
 * Nawab Mehdi Yar Jung
 * Sir Nizamuth Jung
 * Samad Yar Jung, Nawab Sayeed Jung
 * Moulana Anwarullah Khan, honorifically known as Fazeelath Jung (founder of Jamia Nizamia)
 * Moulana Barkath Ahmed Tonki (famous Aalim-E-Deen)
 * Moulana Manazir Ahsan Gilani, Professor ilias Burni.

Titles

 * Sirajus Salikeen
 * Shaikus Shuyoq
 * Shamsul Aarefin

Khulafa

 * Moulana Shah Syed Hussain
 * Moulana Shah Mohammad Hussain Nazim (Judge) Vanaparthy
 * Ghousi Shah
 * Moulana Meer Ahmed Hussain Bilyamin
 * Syed Barkath Ahmed Tonky
 * Moulana Syed Obaidullah Alhussaini
 * Moulana Zainul Abedeen

Death
He died on 8 September 1932. His tomb is situated at Elahi Chaman, besides Masjid-E-Elahi, Kachiguda in Hyderabad.

Urs
His annual Urs is organized by his successor Moulana Ghousavi Shah on 29th Rabi-us-sani every year. Moulana Ghousavi Shah and other religious scholars preside over the function every year. The Urs celebrations end with sama (Qawwali Programme) at Baith-Un-Noor, Hyderabad.

Related

 * Mahmoodullah Shah
 * Kareemullah Shah
 * Ghousi Shah
 * Moulana Sahvi Shah
 * Alhaj Moulana Ghousavi Shah