Selections from The Muhammadan Covenants: Sincerity in Knowledge and Action
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Talut ibn Sulaiman Dawood
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About The Book
This book presents a curated selection from the larger work of Imam ʿAbd al-Wahāb al-Shaʿrānī, one of the foremost scholars of the tenth Islamic century. In these pages, he gathers covenants that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took from his community, with a focus on sincerity, correct intention, and faithful practice. The selections call the reader to purify motive, align action with the Sacred Law, and measure learning by its fruits.
The book opens with the covenant to make one’s worship for Allah alone, to cleanse the heart of display and pride, and to seek reward as a gift from the Divine rather than a wage owed. It then lays out practical counsels for seekers and teachers alike. Readers are encouraged by the author to act upon the Sunnah in word, deed, and belief, and to refrain when evidence is unclear. There are reminders to attend the gatherings of hadith recitals, keep the company of scholars, honor those who carry knowledge, and transmit what benefits without boasting or rivalry. The warnings are equally clear. Do not answer questions without sincerity. Do not be careless in narrating reports. Do not be deluded by memorization that lacks practice. Do not claim knowledge except for a purpose allowed by the Sacred Law.
Throughout, the tone is direct and constructive. The Imam ties spiritual states to concrete obligations, and he sets a standard that is high yet attainable. The reader comes away with a framework for study, teaching, and worship that safeguards intention and the path.
This edition offers a careful selection on sincerity and practice, making the core themes accessible to readers who seek guidance that is both devotional and disciplined. It is a handbook for anyone who wishes to align knowledge with action and draw nearer to Allah through what He has legislated.
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About the author
Abd al-Wahhab al-Sharani: Abd al-Wahhab al-Sharani (898-973 AH / 1493-1565 CE) was an Egyptian jurist, traditionist, historian, and Sufi master, Shafiʿi in law and Ashʿari in creed. Orphaned in childhood, he traveled to Cairo as a young man, where he studied and taught for many years, gathering knowledge from some fifty teachers and reading widely across the religious sciences. He became one of the most prolific scholars of the early Egyptian-Ottoman period and the founder of the Sufi order known after him as the Shaʿrawiyya. His landmark work, al-Mizan al-Kubra (The Great Scale), presents the rulings of the four Sunni schools of law as facets of one balanced tradition, arguing that their differences reflect breadth rather than contradiction. In al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, also titled Lawaqih al-Anwar fi Tabaqat al-Akhyar, he assembled a celebrated biographical dictionary of saints and Sufi masters. His Lataif al-Minan, known as al-Minan al-Kubra, is a candid spiritual autobiography, while Lawaqih al-Anwar al-Qudsiyya fi Bayan al-Uhud al-Muhammadiyya gathers the prophetic covenants on conduct and character. Shorter treatises such as Adab al-Suhba address companionship and giving counsel without shaming. Across his writings, al-Sharani wove together fiqh, hadith, and tasawwuf, defending sober Sufism while exposing impostors who claimed it. He remains a widely read voice on Islamic spirituality and ethics, and his tomb in Cairo is still visited today.
About the translator
Talut ibn Sulaiman Dawood: Talut ibn Sulaiman Dawood, also known as Dawood Talut, is an American student of sacred knowledge and translator who has spent more than ten years studying Arabic and the Islamic sciences, with a particular focus on Arabic translation and Hanafi fiqh. He is rooted in the Tijani Sufi tradition and translates classical and devotional texts under the guidance and with the permission of his teacher, Shaykh Muhammad al-Mahy Cisse, a leading scholar of the Tijani community. Working into both English and Spanish, Dawood has brought a substantial body of Tijani and Niassene literature to a wider readership. He is best known for translating works of the West African master Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse, among them The Enlightenment of Humanity: On the Supremacy of Knowledge, together with mawlid texts celebrating the birth of the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and treatises on intention, remembrance, and the merits of reading about the Messenger. His wider output includes renderings of An-Nawawi's Forty Hadith, Imam al-Suyuti's All the Sultan's Men, al-Sharani's Selections from the Muhammadan Covenants, and The Moon and the Month, a fatwa on moon-sighting for Ramadan. He has served as a translator and director of Spanish outreach with the Imam Ghazali Institute, and his translations appear through publishers serving the Tijani and broader traditional Islamic readership. His work makes accessible a devotional and scholarly heritage that has long circulated chiefly in Arabic.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9798295459795
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
Imam Ghazali Institute
Author
Abd al-Wahhab al-Sharani
Pages
172
Translator
Talut ibn Sulaiman Dawood
Year Published
2025
Size
W-5.5 in | H-8.5 in | D-0.5 in
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