He was son of Sayyed Sharf-ud-Din Qasim. The events of his life could not be found in any book. According to Nuzha-tul-Khawatir and Nasb-al-Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, he had a son named Sayyed Sheikh Ila-ud-Din Ali al-Hashmi. In Shajra-e-Qadia a son named Badr Ashraf and a daughter Sahiba are also noted.