Born sometime between the years 1830-1840, he was named “Jama’at Ali” by his respected father, Sayyid Karim Shah. His ancestors, who belonged to Shiraz, Iran, migrated to India during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. He was born in Village Alipur Sayyidan, Tehsil Narowal, District Sialkot, in the Punjab province of Pakistan, of which the family is a permanent resident. At a very tender age, he learnt the Holy Koran by heart. He belongs to the Hassani & Hussaini family of Sadaat, i.e., Sayyids.
Knowledge and Virtue:
By birth, Ameer-e-Millat was a subtle genius and was endowed with such superb characteristics as mild, gentle right-mindedness and exceptional intuition. These excellent qualities were further refined by learned and accomplished teachers through especial and dedicated attention.
Alongside mastering various intellectual and traditional sciences, he gradually kept on achieving latent and spiritual advancements. Indeed, he rivalled the competency of Imam Zahbi in learning, and that of Imam Hajar Asqalani in all-inclusive memorizing. In that era, he was conspicuous for his eloquence par excellence and was unrivalled in dazzling displays of public speaking.
