Guru Sekumpul was born on the night of Wednesday 11 February 1942 (27 Muharram 1361 Hijriyah) in Tunggul Irang village, Martapura, Banjar Regency to the husband and wife couple Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Manaf bin Muhammad Seman with Hj. Masliah binti H. Mulia bin Muhyiddin. Guru Sekumpul is the 8th descendant of the great Banjar scholar, Maulana Syekh Muhammad Arsyad bin Abdullah Al Banjari. The lineage is: Muhammad Zaini bin Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Manaf bin Muhammad Seman bin Muhammad Saad bin Abdullah bin Mufti Muhammad Khalid bin al-Alim al-Allamah al-Khalifah Hasanuddin bin Shaykh Muhammad Arsyad bin Abdullah al-Banjari. Muhammad Zaini Abdul Ghani was the first child, while his younger brother was named Hj. Rahmah.Muhammad Zaini has 2 sons, namely Muhammad Amin Badali and Ahmad Hafi Badali.