He was a nephew and successor to Baba Fareed, great grandson of Abdul Qadir Gilani, and the founder of Sabiriya branch of the Chishti order.

His mother was Jamilah, elder sister of Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar and a direct descendant of second Rashidun caliph Umar al Farooq.

Frequent and continuous fasting and eating leaves and wild food made him weak.

[1] His resting place (Dargah) is located in Piran-e-Kaliyar Sharif, 7 km from Roorkee, in Haridwar district, besides Ganga canal, and is approachable by a metalled road.

[4] A 15-day 'Urs' celebrations are held each year at the shrine, in the Rabi' al-awwal month of the Hijri calendar and the Dargah has become a symbol of national integration as people regardless of their religion, caste and creed throng it, in large numbers.