In his autobiography he wrote: "In the early period of Sikhs, my great grandfather, Mirza Gul Mohammed, was renowned and famous chief in this area.... during the time of my grandfather... great destruction descended on my ancestors .. then during the final days of the reign of Ranjit Singh, my late father, Mirza Ghulam Murtaza, came back to Qadian, and he got 5 villages back from the properties of his father... still being an old family, my father Mirza Ghulam Murtaza, was a famous chief in this area." (Kitab ul Bariyah, Roohani Khazain vol. vol.13 p. 175-176)
“Huko nyuma, babu yangu, Mirza Gul Mohammed alikuwa Chifu na mtu maarufu kwetu, baadaye karibu babu zangu wote waliteketezwa....baadaye katika utawala wa Ranjit Singh, marehemu baba yangu, Mirza Ghulam Murtza, alirejea kijijini Qadiani, na alivichukua vijiji 5 vilivyokuwa vikimilikiwa na baba yake...katika hali hiyo ya uzee, baba yangu Ghulam Murtaza aliendelea kuwa chifu maarufu eneo hili”. (Kitab ul Bariyah, Roohani Khazain juzuu ya 13 uk 175-176).