My family background is not scholarly, but many pious figures have graced this family. Among them is my respected grandfather, Hazrat Mian Ji Muhammad Ismail Noorullah Marqadahu, who was initially just a worldly person. Everyone faces the ups and downs of life, but some people pass through this valley in such a way that they write a new history, and their life stories prove to be a beacon for many people. When they depart from this world, every eye becomes moist for them, and their good deeds are constantly mentioned among the people. It is beyond my ability to highlight every aspect of Mian Ji's life. I can only say that although Mian Ji was not a formal scholar or preacher, he was definitely pious. He possessed to the fullest extent the qualities that can be imagined for a person to be pious, such as human sympathy, kindness to the young, and respect for the elders. My respected grandmother used to tell me that he had a milk business and lived like an ordinary man. Then comes a time when Mian Ji, at the insistence of some of his companions, goes on a forty-day Jamaat (religious mission). This was at a time when the role of the Tablighi Jamaat was free from all kinds of differences and conflicts. The few days that Mian Ji spent in the Jamaat were accepted by Allah. His manner of speaking and behavior had completely changed. The few days spent in the path of Allah and the few evenings and mornings spent with the people of Allah were a precious asset of his entire life. This was the reason that after returning from the Jamaat, he left both his sons (Muhammad Habib, my respected father, and Muhammad Saleem, my uncle) at Madrasa Zeenat-ul-Uloom Malerkotla to acquire religious education...

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