8 3 1 - 1 9 0 5 ). ▁He ▁used ▁the ▁tak hall us ▁( nom ▁de ▁pl ume ) ▁of ▁Z ia ▁meaning ▁ ▁" Light " ▁on ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁his ▁teacher , ▁Gh ula am ▁Q ad ir ▁F ark h ▁Am rit s ari . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Z ia ▁F ate hab adi ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁at ▁Kap ur th ala , ▁P un j ab . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Mun sh i ▁Ram ▁S oni ▁( 1 8 8 4 – 1 9 6 8 ), ▁a ▁Civil ▁Engine er ▁by ▁profession , ▁who ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁S oni ▁( K hat ri ) ▁family ▁of ▁Kap ila ▁Got ra ▁that , ▁at ▁some ▁time ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁Emperor ▁Shah ▁Jah an , ▁had ▁migr ated ▁from ▁Raj as than ▁to ▁P un j ab ▁and ▁settled ▁at ▁F ate hab ad , ▁P un j ab ▁near ▁T arn ▁Tar an . ▁ ▁Z ia ▁F ate hab adi ' s ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁exponent ▁of ▁Indian ▁Class ical ▁vocal ▁and ▁instrument al ▁music , ▁who ▁often ▁invited ▁mus icians ▁and ▁sing ers ▁to ▁his ▁residence , ▁was ▁himself ▁fond ▁of ▁singing ▁and ▁playing ▁musical ▁instruments , ▁and ▁a ▁good ▁player ▁of ▁ch ess . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁such ▁evening ▁in ▁Ja ip ur ▁when ▁the ▁young ▁school - going ▁Z ia ▁F ate hab adi ▁was ▁not ▁given