Background
Gilani was born in Mundair Kalan, a small village in the Punjab province of Pakistan. His father, mother and maternal grandfather died before he reached the age of 8.
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His family tree is recorded in the seven books mentioned below) As a young man he began to traveling On this spiritual journey, he stayed at the mausoleum of Baba Mulk Shah Wali at Ugoki on the first night. There, he was ordered by Abdul Qadir Gilani to continue his journey west till sunset.
He said that he remained under the direct guidance of Gilani for seven years.
When he continued his journey to Lahore he stayed at the shrine of Syed Said Sauf, which is adjacent to Wazir Khan Mosque. The next morning, he traveled to the shrines of Pir Makki and Ali Hajweri.
During this journey, he paid a visit to the mausoleum of Moinuddin Chishti. Gilani stayed in Allahabad in 1923-1924, where Alim-ud-Din became his khalifa.
During this period, he became seriously ill and was taken to Muree where he recovered, and he again returned to his native village Mundair Kalan.
After 1938, he remained there until his death in 1961. In 1942, as recorded in "Malfozaat-e-Mahboob-e-Zaat", "Mirrat-ur-Rahman", "Misbah-ul-Irfan" and "Mahboob-e-Zaat", he got the status of Mahboob-e-Zaat (which is commonly misspelled by people as Mehboob-e-Zaat). The historical quotation of Imdad Ali, of Wassan Pura, is recorded in the biographies of Ahmad Hussain Gilani.
Imdad Ali said: Syed Ahmad Hussain"s whole life was based on the Holy Qur"an.
He led his life according to the laws of Allah and Shariah/Sunnah. Due to the influence of Ahmad Hussain Gilani, the electrical feeder and the post office of the village is named on the name of Ahmad Hussain Gilani as "Mehboob-e-Zaat Feeder" and "Post Office Dargah-e-Mehboob-e-Zaat".
