Dadaji was born in 1870 A.D. in Martung Tehsil, Mardan District of Swat State, in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.

It is in Turkey where the family settled and remained for the longest period, establishing a Sufi lineage known as Khan E Khana (also spelled Han i Hana).

[8]Also during his travels he visited many Qutbs, Ghawtes and Auliya shrines and met many saints who helped him in his journey to attain nearness to Allah.

His eldest son, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor (Baray Bhaiyya), received his education from Kolkata Madrasa and is also a prominent Sufi Islamic scholars.

[10][11] Ziaul Huq Qutubuddin, the youngest son - writer, visiting professor of Islamic studies, Southeast University.