 His ancestors originally came from Bukkur in Sindh, which was the home of Sayyids of Bukkur and settled in Jhusi where they established a centre for the propagation of Islam.In the course of his wanderings, he set out to ascertain and authenticate his ancestry which connected to Ali al-Hadi.He went to Bukkur, the home of his ancestors and obtained a certificate of his pedigree from relatives who are from the same line of descent.