Shams al-Maarif - The Sun of Knowledge - was originally written by a 13th-century Algerian Sufi scholar, Ahmad al-Buni, and has been controversial in the Middle East for centuries due to instructing readers on how to create talismans using the names of God and other occult practices, such as numerology. There are charms and amulets for needs as varied as growing crops, increasing wealth, and finding true love.
Al-Buni also suggests ways to make contact with jinn and other supernatural beings - a decision that left him open to charges of sorcery from other Muslims.
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