Zainuddin Shirazi

Hazrat Khwaja Syed Shah Maqdoom Zain-ud-din Davud ibn Hussain Shirazi is a Sufi saint of the Deccan, belonging to the Chishti Order.

The author of the "Mayrat-al Walayeh" mentions that Zainuddin, on his arrival at Daulatabad, disapproved of the singing and dancing in the convent of Burhan uddin; but when he visited the tekkieh, he was perfectly satisfied, and he and his companions were initiated in the Chishtia order.

The relics of the "parahan" (the robe of the prophet) and "taj" given to Burhan ud din on succeeding to the kalifat, are carefully preserved in a wooden box placed in one of the apartments of Zainuddin's dargah.

Opposite this last is a large quadrangular courtyard, having open-fronted buildings on all sides, and a "naqqar khana" or musical drum hall at the east end.

Facing the entrance is the shrine of Burhan ud din; and a little to the right is the last resting-place of Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I, the founder of the Hyderabad dynasty and of one of his consorts.