First of all it should be noted that Nawasib deliberately hide the complete name/description

of Shaykh Qandozi mentioned by Aqa Tahrani which is ‘Suleman bin Ibrahim al-Hanafi al-

Qandozi’ which shall be sufficient to water down the filthy Nasibi attempt to suggest that
Aqa Tehrani deemed Qandozi to be a Shia and this is exactly the same said by Aqa Buzurg
Tehrani that his affiliation to the Shi’a is unproven . What is clear is he loved the Ahl’ul bayt
(as) and in their honour, he complied those narration from his pioneer Sunni sources that
highlight their virtues, that is why we happily present this book to show the esteemed station
of the Ahl’ul bayt (as) to a Wahabi indoctrinated audience. This is like Muhammad bin Abu
Bakr, he was not a son of Imam Ali (as), but due to their mutual love for one another, Imam
Ali (as) referred to him as his son. Does this therefore mean that he was indeed a son of
Hadhrat Ali (as)?
Another important thing which najis Nawasib of Sipah-e-Sahabah and fnoor website hid and
yet accuse Shia of performing Taqqiyah is the clear cut statement of Aqa Buzurg Tehrani
about Shaikh Qandozi in Volume 21 page 307:

“Yanabi by Sulaiman bin Ibrahim Al-Qandozi Al-Balkhi Al-Hanafi, was a Sufi Sheikh of

Naqshbandi tariqah”
As for the Nasibi notion that inclusion of any author/book by Aqa Buzurg Tehrani in his book
‘al Dharya’ proves the author to be Shia is another ignorance of Nawasib due to the fact that
Aqa Tahrani added some popular authors/books irrespective of their religion and there are
plenty of non-Muslim or Sunnis works mentioned for example book ‘Al-Qasida Alawia’ by
the Christian author Abdulmasih Al-Antaki (v17 p120), Wandidad, the translation of
“Avesta” the Zoroastrian’s holy book (v24 p127), Tarikh Ibn Jarir, its a history book by Abi
Jafar Muhammad bin Jarir Al-Tabari the Sunni historian & Muffassir (v3 p222), Al-
Messehya, by Al-Mu’aez; the Ismaili (v21 p29), book ‘Al-Taji’ by Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin
Hilal, who was on Sa’bei religion (v3 p211-212) etc.
Nawasib should develop some rational skills before saying anything, because yet again
there disease of literalism comes into play. Worthy of noting is the fact that Suleman
Qundozi al-Hanafi was the Grand Mufti of Constantinople and the Chief Justice of the
Ottoman Caliphate, the centre of Sunni Islam at the time. Is it really logical that a Shia had
would have this position in the Ottoman caliphate? The Ottomans hated the Shi’a and
slaughtered anyone with Shi’a leanings, what they have really given the station of Grand
Mufti to a man that may have had Shi’a leanings? The slight suspicion of him being Shi’a
would have led to his removal and execution. There is no evidence to suggest that he was
removed from office or accused of being a Shi’a when this book was written so why has it
dawned on Sunnis today? The fact is that Sunni Ulema never deemed Qandozi to be a Shia
rather a Hanafi/Sufi. For example:

Sunni scholar/researcher Khair Al-Deen Al-Zarkali in his book ‘Al-Al’am’ confirmed Sheikh
Qandozi being a Hanafi:

( ‫ م ( * ) القندوزي‬1853 – 1805 =‫ ه‬1270 – 1220 ) ‫سليمان بن خوجه إبراهيم قبالن الحسيني الحنفي النقشبندي‬
‫ له ( ينابيع المودة – ط ) في شمائل الرسول صلى هللا عليه وسلم وأهل‬. ‫ مات في القسطنطينية‬، ‫ من أهل بلخ‬، ‫ فاضل‬: ‫القندوزي‬
‫البيت‬
“(Al-Qandozi)(1220-1270 H)(1805-1853) Sulaiman son of Khuwajah Ibrahim Qubalan
Al-Hussaini Al-Hanafi Al-Naqshbandi Al-Qandozi: pious, belongs to Balakh (city),
died in Qustantinya (city), he got book ‘Yanabi Al-Muwadah’ which is about the
merits of the Messenger of Allah and his household”
Al-Al`am, Volume 3 page 125
The book can be downloaded from the following favourite website of Wahabies/Salafies
www.almeshkat.net (MS Doc. Page No. 235) – Cached
About Shaykh Qandozi, we also read:

) 1 ( * ) 1 ‫ * ( هامش‬، ‫ البلخي‬، ‫ م ) سليمان بن ابراهيم القندوزي‬1877 – 1805 ( )‫ ه‬1294 – 1220 ( ‫سليمان القندوزي‬
‫ ينابيع المودة لذوي القربى‬، ‫ مشرق االكوان‬، ‫ اجمع الفوائد‬: }‫ من تصانيفه‬. ‫ صوفي‬. ‫ هالحسيني‬815 : ‫ وفي االيضاح‬.
Sulaiman al-Qandoozi (1220-1294 H)(1805-1877) Sulaiman bin Ibrahim al-Qandozi al-
Balkhi al-Hussaini al-Hashmi, Sufi, his books: Ajma al-fawaid, Mushreq al-akwan,
Yanabi al-muwada lethouy al-qurba”
Muajam al-Mualfeen by Umar Raza Kahalah, Volume 4
www.almeshkat.net (MS Word, Doc page No.177) – Cached
Another Sunni scholar/researcher Allamah Ismaeel Basha Al-Baghdadi recorded about him
in his book ‘Hidyat Al-Arfeen’:

1220 ‫القندوزي – سليمان بن خواجة كالن إبراهيم بن بابا خواجة القندوزي البلخي الصوفي الحسيني نزيل قسطنطينية ولد سنة‬
1294 ‫وتوفى سنة‬
“Al-Qandozi – Sulaiman son of Khowajah Qalan Ibrahim son of baba Khwajah Al-
Qandozi Al-Balkhi Al-Sufi Al-Hussaini, resident in Qustantinya (city), was born in year
1220 and deid in yaer 1294”
Hidyat Al-Arfeen, Volume 1 page 408
The book can be downloaded from the following Salafi link:
www.almeshkat.net – Cached
Also in his book ‘Ezah al-Maknun’ Volume 2 page 731, Allamah Ismaeel Basha Al-Baghdadi
records:

1220 ‫القندوزى – سليمان بن خواجه كالن ابراهيم بن بابا خواجه القندوزى البلخى الصوفى الحسينى نزيل قسطنطينية ولد سنة‬
‫ ينابيع المودة في شمائل النبي صلى هللا عليه‬. ‫ مشرق االكوان‬. ‫ له اجمع الفوائد‬. ‫ اربع وتسعين ومائتين والف‬1294 ‫وتوفى سنة‬
‫وسلم واخبار اهل البيت في مجلد مطبوع‬
Al Qandozi – Sulayman bin Khawaja Kalan Ibrahim bin baba Khuwaja Al-Qandozi Al-
Balkhi al-Sufi Al-Husayni. He lived in Qustantinya, was born in 1220 and died in 1294.
He authored: Jama’ Al Fawa’ed, Mashriq al Akwan, Yanabi’y al Mawaddat ” on the
charactheristics of the prophet [s] and the narrations of AhlulBayt “.
Download from www.almeshkat.net – Cached
Yusuf Alyan Sarkis simply recorded:

“Sulaiman bin Khujah Qublan al-Qandozi al-Balkhi. Yanabi al-Muwwadah on the

merits of Smeer al-Mumneen Ali”
Mu`jam al-Matbuaat al-Arabiya, Vol 1 page 586
Download from www.almeshkat.net – Cached
More interesting is the fact that Sunni Ulema continue to cite this same alleged Shi’a work in
their books. Saaim Chisthi al Hanafi in his book Mushkil kushah cites numerous Hadith from
Yanabi al Mawaddah. Moreover leading Hanafi scholars Shaykh ul Islam Dr. Muhamad
Tahir ul Qadri (in Hub-e-‘Ali page 28) and Mufti Ghulam Rasool (in Hasab aur Nasab
Volume 1 page 191, London) relied on Yanabi al Mawaddah when citing Hadith in praise of
the Ahl’ul bayt (as). The question is quite simple:

‘Were these two leading Hanafi scholars so stupid and illiterate that they were citing a
doctored Shi’a text to a Sunni readership?’
Clearly when two highly respected Sunni scholars have relied on this book when producing
Hadith to their readers and other Sunni biographers deeming him Hanafi/Sufi then Nasibis
and illiterate Sunnis have no right to attribute the madhab of Ahlubayt (as) to a mere
Hanafi/Sufi and that too without any evidence, just on personal views basis and also by
doing so they are in effect discrediting many of their esteemed scholars.

The basic reason behind declaring a Sunni figure as Shia is because staunch Sunnies or
should we say Nawasib found it unpalatable that a Sunni Scholar collected traditions in
favour of the Ahlulbayt (as) since this could provide an opening with whch to harbour
animosity towards certain ‘prominent’ companions that would in turn damage the foundation
belief of the Sunni madhab, namely that ‘all companions were just and we just can