Bearer of a premonitory spiritual vision, Sharani, in a few short chapters accessible to all, underlines the essential importance of the five pillars of Islam, summarizes their fundamental rules and reveals their main secrets. The reader will thus find a synthesis of the Muslim tradition and its illumination in the light of Sufism, the heart of this religion. This work is all the more useful since many people try to appropriate the values of Islam, under the guise of rediscovering their roots or under the pretext of modernization.

New generations need reminders of key benchmarks. The translation of this major and didactic work comes at the right time to help revitalize the understanding and practice of the different degrees of the Muslim religion. The author addresses the hearts and minds of Muslims, with a luminous pedagogy. Through this far-reaching act of opening, he shows that knowledge is one of the goals of faith.

Mustapha Cherif

Sharani (Cairo, 1493-1565) is one of the most eminent saints and teachers of Islam. Recognized as a revitalizer of the Muslim tradition, linked to the spiritual movement of Ibn Arabi, Sharani's work includes several hundred works.