in the Tehsil of Ludhiana in Northern India on Thursday 27 th April, 1911 (27 th Rabi' Al-Thani, 1329 AH). Hazrat Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat Ali (QSA) died on Sunday the 26 th of January 1997 (16 th Ramadan-ul-Mubarak 1417 A.H.) at the time of Zuhr salah , aged 85 years