Background
He was born in 1942, the third son of Muhammad Umar Icharvi, one of Pakistan"s leading Sufi scholars of the time, who held the honorary title of Munazare-Azam (the greatest debater) because of his success in defeating the leaders of rival Islamic sections Despite being the third son, Abdul Wahab was made the head of the branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi order by his father.