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Ahmad Al-Buni
image:Shams al-Ma'arif.jpg, upShams al-Ma'arif al-Kubra, a manuscript copy, beginning of 17th century Sharaf al-Din or Shihab al-Din or Muḥyi al-Din Abu al-Abbas Aḥmad ibn Ali ibn Yusuf al-Qurashi al-Sufi, better known as Ahmad al-Buni ( ar, أحمد البوني), born in Buna, in present-day Annaba, Algeria, died 1225, was a mathematician and philosopher and a well known Sufi and writer on the esoteric value of letters and topics relating to mathematics, ''sihr'' (Magic (paranormal), sorcery) and spirituality, but very little is known about him. Al-Buni lived in Egypt and learned from many eminent Sufi masters of his time. A contemporary of Ibn Arabi, he is best known for writing one of the most important books of his era; the ''Shams al-Ma'arif'', a book that is still regarded as the foremost occult text on talismans and divination. Contributions Theurgy Instead of ''sihr'' (Sorcery), this kind of magic was called Simiyya, ''Ilm al-Hikmah'' (Knowledge of the Wisdom), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shams Al-Ma'arif
''Shams al-Ma'arif'' or ''Shams al-Ma'arif wa Lata'if al-'Awarif'' is a 13th-century grimoire on Arabic magic and a manual for achieving esoteric spirituality. It was written by the scholar Ahmad al-Buni who wrote it while living in Ayyubid Egypt, he died around 1225 CE (622 AH). The ''Shams al-Ma'arif'' is generally regarded as the most influential textbook of its type in the Arab world, and is arguably as important as, if not more than, the Picatrix in both hemispheres. In contemporary form the book consists of two volumes; ''Shams al-Ma'arif al-Kubra'' and ''Shams al-Ma'arif al-Sughra'', the former being the larger of the two. The first few chapters introduce the reader to magic squares, and the combination of numbers and the alphabet that are believed to bring magical effect, which the author insists is the only way to communicate with jinn, angels and spirits. The table of contents that were introduced in the later printed editions of the work contain a list of unnumbere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
