SyedMohammed Asrarullah Hussaini, popularly known as Imam Ali Shah (1856 - 1920) was a sufi saint and a contemporary of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi. Hussaini migrated from Damascus, Syria to Berar Province now in Maharashtra, India, and then to Hyderabad at the age of 18. He claimed to be a descendant of the Islamic prophet Mohammed.
He laid the foundation and constructed Masjid-e-Baghdadi also known as Tek-ki-Masjid, which is attached to his shrine in Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana.[1]
^Hussaini, Shah syed mohammed Asadullah (25 February 2018). "Annual Urs 2018". Etemaad Daily. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
^Hussaini, Syed Mohammed Asadullah. "Annual Urs 2018". Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.