Born Muhammad Ubaidullah Khan Durrani on 4th May at Andhra, South India. His father, Khan Bahadur Habibullah Khan Durrani was a prominent figure, a scholar and civil servant in The British Government. His mother, Mehmud-un-Nisa was a pious lady belonging to the family of Sadaat Gaysu Daraaz (famous sufi saint of Indian Sub-Continent). Durrani Sahib had three brothers and five sisters.

1913-1923

Started school at the age of five or six, had interest and keenness for knowledge since childhood. Passed metric (grade 10) at the age of fourteen. Had read most of Shakespeare, Milton and Shelly at school, and at the same time had great affinity for scouting.

1924-1928

Education at Aligarh University, Hayderabad: Fascinated by Mirza Ghalib's poetry, he spent two years studying Ghalib only. Spent spare time in science laboratory doing experiments. Also had a keen interest in eastern classical music. Amir Khusro's life deeply influenced him. At Aligarh he learnt to play the sitar very well, later on he made sitars with his own hands in order to improve the design. Also remained an active member of the Khaksaar Movement. (The founder of the Khaksaar Movement, called Khaksaar Tehrik, was Allama Inayatullah Al Mashriqi, a known mathematician and a philosopher of India. It was a Muslim movement connected with the creation of Pakistan. The movement still exists)
Meanwhile also used to visit Baba Tajuddin Awulia (Rh.) at Nagpur with his brothers and somtimes spent summer holidays there. Went into a state of jazb for two and a half years. Came out of it by the grace of Baba Tajuddin.

1929

Invented 'Safe Box' that would open only on the vocal command ("Open Sesame"!) of the male members of one family - based on harmonics. Won Indian government scholarship for higher education in England.

1929-1934

B Sc. Electrical Engineering from Sheffield, England: Far away from home, in a foreign land, to counter lonliness he devoted his spare time to western classical music. As a result traveled to Europe, Germany and France. Also spent his spare time reading literature of all sorts and visiting his brother at Leeds.

1934-1936

Training at Stafford Electrical Company, England.

1936

Returned to India. Laid the foundations of a technical training institute at Aligarh that would later become the Engineering College, started from a meager tin-shed where boys were trained in basic electronics and electrical repair work of radios/transistors, etc.

1938

Serious illness: Contracted four kinds of TB - of the spine, intestines, glands and bones. One of the doctor attending to him said: "He is just here for three or four months, there is nothing left in him." Dr. Nami, an old friend of Durrani Sahib from the Khaksaar Movement, treated him with homeopathic medicine. Almost miraculously after three months Durrani Sahib had no traces of any TB. Moved by this act of kindness Durrani Sahib swore to learn homeopathy and serve humanity - which he did for the rest of his life, with a healing touch.

1940-1946

Steadily and with great persistence the technical institute grew to achieve the status of Engineering College Aligarh.
Soon after the WW II Durrani Sahib had a near fatal accident at Banaras (between Calcutta and Aligarh) while bringing used radio equipment for the Engineering College. The NDE (Near Death Experience) lasted for three and a half minutes. The doctor attending to him could only explain this as a rare miracle (the human brain usually coagulates within three minutes). Durrani Sahib's spine and ribcage were permanently damaged in this accident.

1948-1949

While at Yercaud (Tamil Nadu), Durrani Sahib contracted malignant malaria and a host of other serious diseases. As a result was near to death once again and was brought to Hazrat Baba Qadir Awulia at Vizianagram to spend his last living days!.
In a delirium, dictated Wither Ye Sadhu in one breath to a friend. Wither Ye Sadhu, written in English can be best described as a combination of poetry and prose written for seekers of Truth.
Baba Qadir blessed him with a new life.

1951

Aligarh University: Head of Department, Electrical Engineering.

1954

Migrated to Pakistan.

Joined Engineering College, Peshawar as Professor, later on became Chairman of Electrical Engineering Department.
UN scholarship to travel across the world and research on how education could be established and improved in Pakistan. Went to most of the big universities of the world except Russia. Came back and implemented some of the systems at Engineering College, Peshawar.

1958

Went back to Qadir Nagar, India to see Baba Qadir. Wrote Hayat-e-Qadir (The life of Baba Qadir) in fifteen days only.

1960

Bashaarat, (divine dream) to establish Qadir Nagar in Pakistan.

1961-1962

Search for Qadir Nagar in Pakistan.

1963

Found the place that was indicated in the Bashaarat. Bought the land from the then Wali of Swat and laid the foundations of Qadir Nagar; five kilometers ahead of Pir Baba in Buner, Swat.

1970

Retired from Engineering College, Peshawar as Principal. Was given the honour of Professor Emeritus.

Free homeopathic clinic and medicines for public on Sundays at his residence. This practice is carried on to date.
Sunday evening gatherings: Discussions written down by Late Sqn. Ldr. Waliuddin and later transformed into booklets (about 15 to 20). Audiotapes of these gatherings are also preserved. Kun Faya Kun was published as a complete book.
As a matter of annual routine Durrani Sahib would spend the winters in Peshawar and summers in Qadir Nagar.

1980-1988

Member of Majlis-e-Shura(a special committee formed in Ziaul Haq's regime).

1981

Laid the foudation stone of Wali Mosque in Qadir Nagar.
Designed his own shrine and its construction was completed in his supervision.

1990

June 9th: Qadir Nagar, Swat. Passes away at the age of eighty-three.