He was a Sayyid and the son of his Murshid, Shah Muhammadi. Since he was born in Makkah, he is known as Muhammad Makki.

In the Shajaraat (Papers listing the Spiritual Tree) although his name appears as the link between Shah Adh-dud Deen and Shah Muhammadi, it is stated in Maqaasidus Saadiqeen, which is the work of Shah Adh-dud Deen himself, that the latter gained khilaafate directly from Shah Muhammadi. This is also confirmed by other books of history. Even according to Hadhrat Thanwi, Shah Adh-dud Deen is Shaikh Muhammadi’s khalifah without the intermediate link of Shah Muhammad Makki. In Ta’leemud Deen, Hadhrat Thanwi writes:

“At this juncture there is some difference in the Shajaraat of our (spiritual) family. In some, the name of Muhammad Makki appears between Shaikh Muhammad Hamid Shah and Adh-dud Deen. In some, only the name of Shah Hamid appears. History confirms that Shah Adh-dud Deen acquired khilaafate directly from Shah Muhammad. This implies that there is no other link between these two Masha-ikh because the accepted sequence (of the names in the Shajaraat) will be disturbed.

This research has been from Nukhbatul Tawaarikh Amrohi wherein it is said that Shah Muhammadi and Shah Muhammad Hamid were two brothers. Shah Muhammad Hamid had acquired khilaafate from his brother, Shah Muhammadi whose two sons were born in Haramain Shareefain. The one is Shah Muhammad Makki who is the subject of discussion at this juncture. The other is Roushan Muhammad Madani. Both had acquired khilaafate from their father.

Shah Hamid had a son, Adh-dud Deen who had also gained khilaafate from his paternal uncle, Shah Muhammadi. At the same time he acquired fuyْdh from his father. Thus, the explanation of there being no link between Shah Muhammadi and Shah Adh-dud Deen is obvious, viz., the acquisition of khilaafate from Shah Muhammadi without any intermediary.

The explanation for the separation (i.e. the appearance of the intermediate link of Shah Muhammad Makki) is that faidh from Shah Hamid reached Shah Adh-dud Deen as well as from his (Shah Hamid’s) younger brother (Shah Muhammadi). The summary of this explanation is:

He (Shah Muhammad Makki) derived faidh from his father, Shah Muhammadi while Shah Adh-dud Deen derived faidh from his brother (?) and from his paternal uncle, Shah Muhammad Makki (?) as has been surmised. Thus, all the Shajaraat are in reconciliation.”
(There appears to be some conflict and ambiguity in the Urdu text, which we believe to be a misprint – Translator.)

It is probable that Shah Adh-dud Deen had acquired khilaafate from Shah Muhammadi directly. However, part of his spiritual accomplishment was obtained from his paternal cousin, Shah Muhammad Makki. His other brother, Roushan Muhammad Madani was born in Madinah Munawwarah.

In some quarters Hadhrat’s name is given as Sa’d Muhammad Makki. In some Shajaraat the date of his demise is 11th Rajab. Further information on the year of his demise has not become available.