Shams al‑Maʿārif al‑Kubrá (The Great Sun of Knowledge), commonly referred to as Shams al‑Maʿārif, attributed to Ahmad ibn Ali al‑Buni (d. ca. 1225 CE), a North African Sufi and occult scholar.
A medieval Arabic grimoire combining Islamic esoteric practices, Sufi metaphysics, talismanic magic, numerology (ʿilm al‑ḥurūf and ʿilm al‑abwāb), planetary and angelic correspondences, rituals, and instructions for creating talismans, rings, and written charms. It blends mystical theology, cosmology, and pragmatic ritual techniques. shams al-ma-arif the sun of knowledge pdf