Since there isn't one single definitive book with this exact title, this review covers the common types of books found when searching for this term, their content, usability, and important cautions.

The Theory of Numbers (Abjad):

  • Taweez practices vary widely across regions (South Asia, Middle East, North Africa). They blend Quranic elements, Sufi devotional methods, and local folk practices.
  • Many Muslims accept non-superstitious uses of written verses for comfort and protection. Others (scholars in more scripturalist traditions) discourage or reject talismanic practices if they involve shirk (associating partners with God), invocation of jinn, or fabricated formulas.
  • Scholarly views differ: some allow carrying verses for protection; others permit only legitimate supplication and warn against superstition.
  • Protection taweez: to ward off evil eye, envy, calamities.
  • Healing taweez: for physical or mental illness (often combined with conventional medicine).
  • Love or relationship taweez: intended to attract affection (controversial ethically and religiously).
  • Prosperity or success taweez: seeking relief from financial hardship or career obstacles.
  • Exorcism taweez: used in cases believed to involve jinn or possession (should be handled by qualified religious healers).
  • Historical background on talismans, amulets, and taweez in Islamic and regional folk traditions.
  • Scripts and calligraphic examples: Qur’anic verses, supplications (duʿāʾ), divine names, and letter-combinations used in talismanic writing.
  • Ritual context: advice on purity, intention (niyyah), and timing for writing and consecrating a taweez.
  • Practical designs: charts, numeric tables (abjad numerology), grids, and simple diagrams for common aims (protection, healing, love, livelihood).
  • Ethical, legal, and theological discussions: what scholars permit or forbid, and how to avoid superstition.
  • Case studies and testimonials from practitioners, plus cautions about misuse.

Archive.org

: The best source for historical and out-of-print spiritual texts. Search for "Islamic Talismans" or "Old Sufi Books."