Tajuddin Baba was born in 1268 A.H. or 1846 A.D. This date of birth was confirmed by Baba himself.[2] Baba belongs to the family of Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain, he was a descendant, in the 10th generation of the founder of would Sufi Naqshbandi order Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari and in the 22nd generation of the 11th imam al-Hasan al-Askari.[3][4][5] Baba's forefathers migrated from Mecca and settled down in Madras, India and were mostly employed with the military. Baba was born in kampthi, Nagpur.