Shams al-Ma'arif
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Shams al-Ma'arif or Shams al-Ma'arif wa Lata'if al-'Awarif is a grimoire centered on Arabic magic. It is claimed to be a manual for achieving esoteric spirituality. The work is included within the lar
The introduction of the Book A manuscript copy, beginning of 17th century
An Algerian manuscript of the Shams al-Ma'arif from 1868, Khalili Collection of Islamic Art
Ahmad al-Buni
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Sharaf al-Din, Shihab al-Din, or Muḥyi al-Din Abu al-Abbas Aḥmad ibn Ali ibn Yusuf al-Qurashi al-Sufi, better known as Aḥmad al-Būnī al-Malki, was a medieval mathematician and Islamic philosopher and
Shams al-Ma'arif
…Shams al-maʿārif al-kubrā, which is also known as the "Shams al-Ma'arif". Although widely attributed to the 13th century North African Sufi scholar Ahmad al-Buni, his authorship of the text is disputed and has been argued to be pseudepigraphic (falsely attributed). The Shams al-maʿārif al-kubrā is a compilation…
Pages from Al-Buni's Treatise on the Magical Uses of the Ninety-nine Names of God
Hermes Trismegistus Cauc High Res