According to L. F. Rushbrook Williams, Shah began accompanying his father in his travels from a very young age, and although they both travelled widely and often, they always returned to England where the family made their home for many years.
Enligt L.F. Rushbrook Williams började Shah redan som mycket ung, följa med på sin fars resor och fastän de både reste vida omkring och ofta, så återvände de alltid till familjen i England som var hemmet i många år.