Sayyidna Ad-Dai' Yousuf bin Sayyidi Sulaiman Al-Hindi

24th Dai' Al-Mutlaq

• From Hudood-e-Kiraam of 23rd Dai' Sayyidna Ad-Dai' Muhammad "Izzuddin" bin Sayyidna Husain Al-Anf
• Dua'at Period - 27 Years & 9 Months.
• Wilaadat (Birth): c. 905 AH (c. 1500 AD)
• Wafaat (Death): 16th ZilHajjah ul-Haraam 973 AH (13th July 1566 AD)
• Sayyidna Yousuf bin Sayyidi Sulaiman Al-Hindi was the youngest of seven (7) brothers.

24th Dai' Sayyidna Ad-Dai' Yousuf bin Sayyidi Sulaiman bin Sayyidi Hasan bin Sayyidi Aadam bin Sayyidi Nooh Al-Hindi is the 1st of all non-Arab Dai's to ever been elevated to the position of Dai' of 3 Jazeera's - Hind, Sindh & Yemen.

After having been elevated to the exalted position of 24th Dai' by 23rd Dai' Sayyidna Ad-Dai' Muhammad "Izzuddin" bin Sayyidna Husain Al-Anf, the last of the Dai's of Banu Anf, Sayyidna Yousuf remained in Sana'a, Yemen, as Dai' and after having bestowing Nass on his son Sayyidna Hasan, who could not become Dai' as he died in the presence (in the life of) his father, Sayyidna Yousuf.

Sayyidna Yousuf then bestowed Nass on 25th Dai' Sayyidna Ad-Dai' "Abdul Jaleel" Jalal bin Maulai Hasan, who was living, but was quite frail in health in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

After receiving Nass and bestowing Nass on his successor 26th Dai' Sayyidna Ad-Dai' Dawood bin Maulai Ajab Shah (Sayyidna Yousuf's son-in-law), Sayyidna "Abdul Jaleel" Jalal bin Maulai Hasan died 4 months after receiving Nass-e-Shareef .

It has been written in our books that only 3 of 52 Du'at from 1st Dai' Sayyidna Ad-Dai' Zoeb bin Musa al-Wadii' till present 52nd Dai' Sayyidna Ad-Dai' al-Fakhri Abdullah bin Sayyidi Muhammad al-'Udaini were bestowed by a direct letter from Imam-e-Waqt vide a Qaasid (messenger) who brought the letter Sayyidna Ad-Dai' Yousuf bin Sayyidi Sulaiman Al-Hindi was the 2nd of them.

A Buzurg (elder) named Sheikh Mehmood bin Hasan brought the mubaarak letter from Imam-e-Zamaaana in unknown Hijri, who was in Taiba, Sana'a, Yemen at that time. The Qaasid stayed back in Taiba, Sana'a, Yemen and died there and was buried in Taibah, Hamaadan, Yemen in the Mausoleum of the 24th Dai' Sayyidna Ad-Dai' Yousuf bin Sayyidi Sulaiman Al-Hindi in 971 AH (1564 AD).

Sayyidna Yusuf died in the night preceding the day of wednesday , in the early morning of 16th Zul -Hajja 973 Hijri and was buried in the sunset side/south of Taiba and was made a grand Qubba on his and other Quboor. Notes:-Mulla Sa'dullah Husami .

Source 1: Mulla Sa'adullah Husami

Source 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_Najmuddin_ibn_Sulaiman

Source 3: http://misbah.info/misbah_25/topics/urs/urs.htm

Source 4: http://archive.mumineen.org/awliya/duat/mf_dai24.html

Source 5: Badaai ul-Akhbaar, Translated by Mulla Masood Ali (November 2012)

Source 6: Nuzhat ul-Azhaan by 28th Dai' Sayyidna Ad-Dai' Ja'afar bin Sayyidna Sulaiman Al-Hindi