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Hussain
Shah
Wali
was
a
sufi
saint
of
Golkonda,
during
the
reign
of
Qutb
Shahi
dynasty.
He
is
credited
with
building
the
Hussain
Sagar
at
Hyderabad
in
the
year
1562.
The
mausoleum
and
shrine
at
the
Qutb
Shahi
Tombs
called
Dargah
Hussain
Shah
Wali
was
built
by
Abdullah
Qutb
Shah
in
his
honour.
He
is
a
Hussaini
sayyid
and
descendant
of
Khwaja
Banda
Nawaz.
He
died
in
1620.
Arrival
at
Golconda
fort:-
At
a
very
early
age
he
had
a
deep
longing
to
worship
Allah
in
a
secluded
place
away
from
the
mankind.
Shah
Wali
arrived
at
Golconda,
Hyderabad
during
the
rule
of
Sultan
Ibrahim
Qutb
Shah.
The
Sultan
of
Golconda
was
a
follower
of
Shi'ism
but
had
a
great
admiration
for
Sunni
learned
persons
and
holy
saints.
The
sultan
arranged
for
Shah
Wali's
stay,
and
in
his
first
meeting
gave
Shah
Wali
the
command
over
10,000
troops
and
also
named
him
secretary
of
royal
construction
works.
After
some
time
Sultan
Ibrahim
accepted
him
as
his
son
in
law.
Fakir
quality:-
Though
externally
Shah
Wali
was
rich
in
his
appearance
in
the
royal
court
of
Golconda,
but
actually
he
was
a
fakir
in
his
batin
(innermost).
As
he
was
having
qualities
of
fakir,
people
of
all
faiths
visited
him
with
their
problems.
There
was
free
entry
for
all
in
his
court
to
represent
their
problems
and
difficulties,
and
he
never
kept
watchmen
at
the
door
of
his
house.
Hussain
Sagar:-
Hussain
Shah
wali
is
credited
with
building
the
Hussain
Sagar
lake
at
Hyderabad
in
the
year
1562.
Built
on
a
tributary
of
the
river
Musi
to
meet
the
water
and
irrigation
needs
of
the
city.
Ministers
and
royal
officers
tried
hard
to
name
the
lake
"Ibrahim
Sagar"
after
the
Sultan
of
Golconda,
but
due
to
love
of
the
people
towards
Hussain
Shah
wali,
the
lake
became
popular
as
Hussain
Sagar.
Death:-
Hussain
Shah
Wali
died
on
12th
Feb
1620.
The
mausoleum
and
shrine
at
the
Qutb
Shahi
Tombs
called
Dargah
Hussain
Shah
Wali
was
built
by
Abdullah
Qutb
Shah
in
his
honour.
Around
his
mausoleum
there
is
vast
street
which
is
well
known
and
famous
as
street
Dargah
Hussain
Shah
Wali.
During
the
URS
(death
anniversary
of
a
Sufi
saint)
several
hundred
thousand
devotees
from
near
and
far,
irrespective
of
religion
and
beliefs,
gather
there
to
seek
blessings.
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