About Dargah Of Hazrat Syed Shah Afzal Biabani R.A in Kazipet, Warangal

Syed Shah Afzal Biabani (1795 – 1856 A.D / 1210 – 26 Safar, 1272 AH) was a Sufi from Warangal, Hyderabad State (now Kazipet 132 km from Hyderabad, India). He was appointed as Kazi of Warangal during the reign of Nizam Ali Khan (Asaf Jah II). His dargah is among the pilgrimage centers of Warangal, Andhra Pradesh.[1]
The word "Biabani" is a plural of Urdu & Persian word "Biaban" which means soonsan ( in Urdu) and uninhabited place in english . He received this nickname because he spent 12 years in Tasawwuf (a form of Sufi meditation) in the caves located in the forest of Battupalli near Kazipet.[2]

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