Burhanuddin Gharib was a disciple[1] of Nizamuddin Auliya, a Sufi Saint of the Chishti Order.

Accordingly to authors of "Siyar-ul-Awliya[1]" and "Khazinat-ul-Asfiya[3]", Burhanuddin was endowed with the mantle and cap (the symbols of the spiritual successorship, Caliphate) to identify him as the successor to Nizamuddin Auliya.

He later left for Roza (present-day Khuldabad) towards the last days of his life, before passing away in 741 AH / 1340 AD.

[2] Burhanuddin's sayings were captured by his disciple Maulana Muhammad Bin Ahmad Kashani in the form of Ahsan-ul-Aqwal.

[2] The dargah has a large quadrangular courtyard, featuring an open-fronted building on all sides and a Naqqar khana at the east end.

To the right of Burhanuddin's tomb are the resting places of Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I, the founder of the Hyderabad dynasty, his second son Nasir Jang,[5] and one of his consorts.