The Sun of Knowledge (Shams al-Ma'arif) av Ahmad Ibn 'Ali Al-Buni

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<p>The <em>Sun of Knowledge</em> (<em>Shams al-Ma''arif</em>) is one of the most revered historical grimoires of the Arabic corpus. Feared by some, hallowed by others, it is one of the most famous - or infamous - books in the Arabic-speaking and Islamicate world. Written in Egypt in the thirteenth century by a Sufi mystic and mage of Algerian origin, the <em>Shams</em> presents the fundamentals of Arabic-Islamic occult work - from spiritual cosmology and astrology (including various particularly lunar magics) to working with spirits and jinn, magical employment of letters and numbers, and the occult applications of the <em>Qur''an</em> - thereby comprising a veritable encyclopedia of Islamicate magical wisdom and formulae. Images and descriptions of amulets and talismans adorn it. Numerous beautiful manuscripts of the <em>Sun of Knowledge</em> have survived, various of which have been used as a basis for this present work.</p><p><br></p><p>Never