Career
He probably came to South Asia in the fifth century Ampere-hour (about the eleventh century according to western era) by order of Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani. He was relative of Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani and one of his spiritual successors. He was probably born around 1110 AD in Baghdad and his lineage goes to Abbas ibn Ali.
Qutb Shah Qadiri was an appointed a Qutb (spiritual pole) by Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani and sent as a missionary to South Asia.
The Following is the Family Tree of Qutb Shah. Ali Ibn Abi Talib Abbas ibn Ali Ubaidullah Ibn Abbas Hasan Ibn Ubaidullah Hamza Awwal Ibn Hasan Jaafar Ibn Hamza Awwal Ali Ibn Jaafar Qasim Awwal Ibn Ali Tayyar Ibn Qasim Awwal Qasim Sani Ibn Tayyar Hamza Sani Ibn Qasim Sani Yaala Ibn Hamza Sani Awn Ibn Yaala (Qutb Shah).