Abdul belongs to Dhamadka village. He is the 10th generation involved in block printing. Rauf learned block printing at the age of 14. Starting with printing, now he also knows how to engrave blocks. Rauf received the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Award for Promising Young Craftsman in 1998. He participated in Lotus Link, a workshop with Vietnamese artisans organized by Dastkari Haat Samiti in Delhi in 2004. He has also traveled to Delhi, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad to promote and market his products. Rauf believes that his profession is based on the laws of nature. He firmly believes in plant-based dyes that can be recycled without polluting the environment. He also likes the traditional Ajrah designs of his art.