'Caravan of Life') is a voluminous autobiography of Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi in Seven volumes which is a contribution to the history as well as to Urdu literature.

His motivation for writing his autobiography is not merely to recount memorable milestones in his life but to provide an all-encompassing spectrum of his activities that delineates his intellectual growth and development.

The historical incidents in his life are contextualized to provide the reader an opportunity to examine his role in the said events, in which Nadwi was an active participant.

He stated in his autobiography that, he believed in steadfastness, progress, to make use of everything old which is beneficial, welcomed everything new which is sound, adopted from tradition what is sincere and rejected what is dubious.

In writing his autobiography, Hazrat Maulana has not only painted an accurate picture of the contemporary Muslim Ummah, but also an outline of the life to be imitated and followed.