Ishaq was born on 14 November 1782 in
Delhi. His father was Maulvi Muhammad Afdal ibn Ahmad. His mother, Amtul Aziz (b. 1765), was the eldest daughter of
Shah Abdul Aziz. He studied hadith from his grandfather
Shah Abdul Aziz. He taught at the
Madrasah Rahimiyya. He died on 20 July 1846 in
Mecca and was buried in
Jannat al-Mu'alla next to
Khadija bint Khuwaylid. His students include
Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri. He had two children. His first child was his only son, Maulvi Nasiruddin Amtul (b. 1820). His second child was his only daughter, Amatul Ghafur al-Dihlawiyya, who was the wife of Maulana ‘Abd al-Qayyum al-Burhanawi. == Notes ==