Nur Qutb Alam used to do all kinds of manual labour. He personally served his father and the faqirs who came to the khanqah by washing their clothes, carrying water and fuel, keeping water constantly warm for wudu and cleaning the toilets. Other than his children, Shaykh Rafaq ad-Din (father of Shaykh Zahid) and Shaykh Anwar,[5] Alam was also the teacher of Hussam ad-Din Manikpuri and Shah Kaku.[2][3]