However, beginners found Fath al-Mu’in itself difficult due to its compact style. Hence, later scholars wrote shuruh (explanations). Among the most celebrated is . 3. Who Wrote “Qut al-Talibin”? The author is Muhammad al-Shafi’i al-Tarabulsi al-Shirwani (d. 1088 AH), commonly known as Shirwani . He was a prominent 17th-century scholar from the Caucasus (Shirvan) who settled in Medina and later in Cairo. He wrote Qut al-Talibin as a hashiya (super-commentary) – meaning it explains Sharh Fath al-Mu’in – which itself is a commentary on Fath al-Mu’in .

A: No complete English translation exists in the public domain. Partial summaries are available, but the PDF archives are in Arabic.

Thus, the correct title is – literally, “The Sustenance of the Seekers: An Explanation of Fath al-Mu’in.”