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11th Qutb of the Nimatullahi Order
(–1689)
Other names: ‘Imad al-Din Mahmud al-Husayni
Biographical
According to one source, he was a sayyid descended from the eighth imam ‘Ali al-Rida. He left Bidar and settled in Hyderabad, building a daragh, and establishing the centre of the Nimatullahi order there. It was known as Kuh-i Mir Mahmud (the hill of Mir Mahmud). He received no patronage from the ruler there and there were even attempts to stop him from building the daragh.
Sources
1. D. Hermann; M. Terrier. Shi'i Islam and Sufism: Classical Views and Modern Perspectives. London; New York: I.B. Tauris in Association of The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2020.
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