He received his religious education from Jamia Qasmia Madrasa Shahi, Moradabad[2] and graduated from the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1365 Hijri.[3] In 1941, he worked as a teacher in Isakhel, Mianwali. He was a militant activist of the Indian National Congress, participating in the Indian Independence Movement in the 1940s. He opposed the idea of the partition of India and campaigned against the pro-separatist All India Muslim League to this end.[3]