It is a well-developed industrial and urban area in Malkajgiri Mandal, of the Medchal-Malkajgiri district, It is a part of Greater Hyderabad and also a part of Hyderabad Metropolitan Region of the Indian state of Telangana, This area is well connected with rail transportation through the Moula Ali Railway Station.

There is another hillock opposite the Moula Ali Hill, called "Qadm-e-Rasool" on which the sacred relics of the Prophet were supposedly deposited by Mohammad Shakrullah Rehan, a servant of Asaf Jahi.

[3] [4] During the Nizam era, Moula-Ali was a very prominent area, with places like the Hyderabad Race Club located here.

[citation needed] According to British historian William Dalrymple's accounts, a senior eunuch, Yaqut, in Qutb Shah's court was asleep, when a man in green robes appeared in a dream and revealed himself as Maula Ali (husband of Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Mohammed).

Yaqut set off from Golconda in search of the holy hill, and finally found it along with the mark of Maula Ali's handprint branded on the rock.

The highly revered Shi’ite site is not just limited to the devotion of Shia Muslims; the Qutb Shahi tradition of annual celebrations commemorating Yaqut's dream was also continued and patronised by Sunni Asaf-Jahi Nizams.

The Nuclear Fuel Complex and ECIL are some of the prominent facilities located near Moula Ali.

The Republic Forge Company Limited, owned by the state government was also located here, though it was declared bankrupt and shut down.

Moula Ali is a major centre for Indian railways, with various facilities like the electric loco-shed located here.

Moula-Ali has well-connected buses operated by Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC), which ply on two routes covering most of the area.

Moula Ali Kamaan was restored in 2013 and traffic was permitted to use it again, with the exception of heavy vehicles.