Anwar-ul-Qandahar

Anwar-ul-Qandahar
by Shah Muhammad Rafiuddin Qandahari

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Anwar-ul-Qandahar was authored by Maulana Shah Muhammad Rafiuddin Qandahari (Farooqui) (1751-1826) in Persian in Rajab 1213 A.H. (Dec 1798). The book is in Persian and has not been translated.

The author Shah Rafiuddin was a famous scholar, writer, poet and Naqshbandi Sufi who is buried at Qandahar. He authored several books on tasawwuf (sufism)and different aspects of Islam. Among his followers were prominent people like the Shamsul Umara.

This book provides details of several key personalities from his family and relatives, and details of incidents of his times.

Several copies of the book are available as manuscripts in the possession of various people and libraries. The book was never published.