Covenants with Allāh

Covenants with Allāh: Keystone of Islam explores the binding commitments between God and humanity that define the terms and conditions of human existence and coexistence. It presents an illuminating study of the Qurʾān, covenants of Prophet Muḥammad, and the historical record of Muslim governance. In this timely and ground-breaking work, Halim Rane and Ibrahim Zein recover the centrality of covenant (ʿahd and mīthāq) in Islam and its enduring imperative for ensuring accountability, building trust, upholding justice, and safeguarding peace and security.

In an era of profound global fracture and moral uncertainty, this book demonstrates that covenants are not peripheral but foundational to Islam’s theological and ethical architecture. It reveals how the Qurʾān’s covenantal ethos shaped Muslim consciousness, diplomacy, and interreligious relations―and how the violation of modern covenants and treaties threatens the very foundations of international law, justice, and order. Bold and urgent, rigorous but accessible, this is essential reading for anyone concerned with Islam, global justice, and our shared humanity.

Halim Rane is a Professor of Islamic studies and sociologist of religion in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. He is internationally recognised for his research and scholarship on covenants in Islam, Islam-West relations, and Muslim diaspora communities.

Ibrahim Zein is a Professor of Religion and specialist on Islam in the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Doha, Qatar. He is a world-renowned scholar on the study of the covenants of Prophet Muhammad, the history of religion, and Islamic education.