jˈuːnəs wʌzɐ fˈɑːloʊɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːn ˈæbdʊl ɡˈæfɑːɹ kˈɑːn, wɪð hˈuːm hiː wˈɜːkt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks tʊ ˈɔːɡəst, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən æz ɐ kjˈuːdaɪ kˈɪdmætɡɚ.
Yunus was a follower of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, with whom he worked from 1936 to August, 1947 as a Khudai Khidmatgar.