Shams al-Maʿārif al-Kubrā
- Date of account
- Attributed to Aḥmad al-Būnī, 13th century; surviving expanded forms later
- Location
- North Africa, especially Algeria and Egypt in later transmission
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Shams al-Maʿārif al-Kubrā is a famous Arabic work attributed to Aḥmad al-Būnī, combining divine names, letter-number correspondences, magic squares, talismans, and devotional practices. The text is central to modern discussions of Islamic esotericism, but the commonly circulated version may be a composite or substantially expanded work rather than a single autograph composition. It matters for comparison because it shows how Qur’anic language, numerology, Sufi concepts, and practical magic can coexist in one manuscript tradition. Claims about its effects belong to religious and folkloric reception, not verified paranormal evidence.
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