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Shams Al Maarif
Shams Al Maarif
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Book Description
This is volume 2 a continuation of the original manuscript of
Shams al-ma'arif al-kobra (The Illumination of Knowledge) by renowned Sufi
Ahmed ibn 'Ali ibn Yusuf al-Buni (d1225). It is one of the most widely read
medieval treatise on talismans, magic square and prayers of protection
against magic. It also includes a number of sciences including ilm
al-Hikmah (knowledge of Wisdom), ilm al-simiyah (study of Divine Names) and
Ruhaniyat (spirituality).
Al-Buni acquired his knowledge from a number of Sufi masters and scholars
including Abu Abdillah Shams al-Din al-Asfahâni. The knowledge traces back
to a chain of well known Sufi masters including Jalal al-Din Abdullah
al-Bistami, Shaykh al-Sarajani, Qasim al-Sarajani, Abdullah al-Babani, Asîl
al-Din al-Shirazi, Abu al-Najîb al-Sahruwardi, Mohammad ibn Mohammad
Al-Ghazali al-Tusi, Ahmad al-Aswad, Hamad al-Dînuri, master al-Junayd
al-Baghdadi, Sari al-Din al-Saqati, Ma'ruf al-Karkhi, Dawûd al-Jili, Habîb
al-A'ajami, and Imam Hasan al-Basri.
Al-Buni also acquired his knowledge from Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad ibn Maymûn
al-Qastalâni, who derived knowledge from masters going back to Dawûd
al-Tâ'i, Habîb al-A'jami, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Sîrîn, and Malik ibn Anas.
This is a unique piece of work and is now available for the first time in
its original form for all people to study and enjoy.
http://www.antiochgate.com/about_buni.htm
About Muhiuddin Abu’l Abbas Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Yusuf al-Buni (d. 622
AH / 1225 CE)
Precious little is known about the life of Ahmad al-Buni. He
was an Arab (apparently Egyptian) Sufi of the 7th century AH,
well known as a cabbalistic writer, who also wrote on
mathematics, Ilm al-Hikmah (Knowledge of the Wisdom), Ilm
al-Simiyah (Study of the Divine Names), and Ruhaniyat
(Spirituality). Such terms were prefered by their advocates to
Sihr (Sorcery).
Buni lived in the Middle East and studied under some of the
most famed Sufi Masters. A printed edition of Buni's Shams
al-Ma'arif (Cairo, 1921), apparently a reproduction of the
edition of 1874, seems to refer to later dates for his death
such as 670 AH. Buni’s mystical pedigree would suggest a
late 7th century AH / 13th century CE date for him. However,
there is a MS of one of his works in Berlin, No. 4126, dated
669. Thus, he probably lived c. 1200 CE.