Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat Ali (ابو انیس محمد برکت علی لودھیانوی) (27 April 1911 – 26 January 1997) was a

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...

who belonged to the

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spiritual order. He was the founder of the non-political, non-profit, religious organisation, ''Dar-ul-Ehsan''. Abu Anees followers spread all around the world and especially in

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. He spent his whole life preaching Islam. He made first Quran Mahal in Pakistan. A large number of people including politicians and officers come Darul Ehsaan to meet Sufi Barkat Ali. His tomb is situated 16 km far from

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pak ...

near dasuha on Faisalabad–Samundri Road Faisalabad. Every year, eye camps are arranged at Darul Ehsan in which free eye treatments are provided for many people every year in the month of March and October

Early life

His father, Nigahi Bakhsh, was an employee of the

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.Profile of Barkat Ali Ludhianwi
Archived from the original on 9 Jan 2009, Retrieved 4 November 2018

Literary works

"His literary work is notable in the Muslim world and his name is also included in the List of Muslim writers and poets." He wrote more than 400 books on different topics including religion, ethics and philosophy. * ''Makshoofat Manazal-e-Ehsan'', 5 volumes * ''Kitab-ul-Amal Bis-Sunnah 5 volumes'' * ''Asma-un-Nabi-ul-Kareem'', 6 volumes * ''Maqalat-e-Hikmat'' 30 volumesProfile of Barkat Ali Ludhianwi on GoogleBooks website
Retrieved 4 November 2018 * ''Zikr-e-Elahi''

Death

Sufi Barkat Ali Ludhianwi (QSA) died on 26 January 1997, 16th Ramadan ul mubarik 1417 (AH) at the age of 85. He is buried in

Honorary postage stamp

On 27 April 2013,

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office issued a stamp with a denomination of Rupees 8 under its "Men of Letters" series in honour of ''Sufi Barkat Ali''.Biodata of Barkat Ali Ludhianwi (Sufi Barkat Ali on commemorative postage stamp image (2013) on pakpost.gov.pk website
Retrieved 4 November 2018

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