

In 1932, he taught in Padang and founded the Normal Islam School. In 1931, Yunus returned to the village of his birth. He joined Persatuan Guru Agama Islam (P.G.A.I) the Association of Indonesian Teachers. Įarly in his career, Yunus taught at a surau and at a Madrasa School of which he was an alumnus.

A road to IAIN Imam Bonjol, Padang is named after him. Yunus received an Honorary Doctorate in "tarbiyah" (the teaching of personal development) from IAIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta. During his employment in the Indonesian Department of Religion, he promoted the incorporation of religious lessons into the national education curriculum. His books are used in madarsas and pesantrens. He authored over seventy-five books, including Tafsir Qur'an Karim ("Interpretation of the Karim Koran") and an Arab-Indonesian dictionary. Mahmud Yunus ( Old Spelling: Mahmoed Joenoes) (Febru– January 16, 1982) was an Indonesian Minangkabau Islamic preacher and teacher.
