Yunus Ali
Yunus Ali Enayetpuri | |
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খাঁজা ইউনুস আলী এনায়েতপুরী | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | September 10, 1886 |
| Died | March 2, 1952 (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Enayetpur Pak Darbar Sharif, Bangladesh |
| Nationality |
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| Main interest(s) | Sufism |
| Notable work(s) | Shariyater Alo (The Light of Sharia) and Ganj-e-Asrar (The City of Mystery) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Denomination | Sufi |
| Philosophy | Sufism |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Mujaddidi |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Syed Wazed Ali Mehedibagi |
| Successor | Syed Abul Fazal Sultan Ahmad Chandrapuri |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Yūnus ʿAlī يونس علي |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm بن عبد الكريم |
| Epithet (Laqab) | Khawājah ʾInāyatfūrī خواجه عنايتفوري |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | al-ʾInāyatfūrī العنايتفوري |
Yunus Ali (Bengali: ইউনুস আলী; 1886–1952), also known as Khawaja Yunus Ali Enayetpuri according to his birthplace, was an Islamic Sufi saint. He was one of the most influential Sufis in Bangladesh in the 20th century. His followers numbered in the hundreds of thousands. A number of khanqahs are operated by his successors, including Bangladesh's largest Khanqahs and also the Ajadia Pak Darbar Sharif (আজাদীয়া পাক দরবার শরীফ), located in Sirajganj city.