Rahmani's grandfather Muhammad Ali Mungeri was among the founding figures of Nadwatul Ulama. Rahmani's father Sayyid Minatullah Rahmani was also an Islamic scholar. Rahmani became "Sajjada Nashin" of Khanqah Rahmani, Munger in 1991 after the death of his father Sayyid Minatullah Rahmani.[citation needed Shah Imran Hasan has written Rahmani's biography entitled Hayat-e-Wali (حیات ولی). Rahmani's spiritual chain goes back to Fazle Rahman Ganj Muradabadi.