[1][2][3][4] Thanvi was born in 1915 to Zahoor ul Haq in Thana Bhawan, India.

After memorization of the Quran at the age of 12, he studied Persian books from Madrasa Arabia Meerut and Arabic education from Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur.

From that time onwards, he also met eminent political personalities including Liaquat Ali Khan, Khawaja Nazimuddin and Abdur Rab Nishtar.

He continued to preach in Ashraf Ali Thanvi's Majlis Dawa-ul-Haq from 1930 to August 1947.

Ehtesham-ul-Haq along with Liaquat Ali Khan played an important role in the resettlement of the refugees from India.