He is a disciple and son-in-law of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani and the names of twelve disciples are mentioned for him, one of whom is Abdullah Borzeshabadi.[23] Regarding the cause of his death, it is stated that during the departure of Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani, Khajeh Eshaq Khuttalani was killed by the order of Shah Rukh as the main motivator against the Timurid Empire.[24] A view that is closer to reality is that Seyyed Abdullah Borzeshabadi was the founder of this sect. Seyyed Abdullah ibn Abdul Hai Ali Al-Hussein nicknamed "Majzoob" (engrossed), was from village Borzeshabad in Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan Province. His birth was around 1368 to 1378 CE (770 to 780 AH).