Ahmad ibn ‘Ali ibn Yusuf al-Buni (died 1225) was a well-known Sufi and writer on the esoteric value of letters and topics relating to mathematics, sihr (sorcery), and spirituality, but very little are known about him. Al-Buni lived in Egypt and learned from many eminent Sufi masters of his time. He wrote one of the most famous books of his era, the Shams al-Ma'arif al-Kubra (Sun of the Great Knowledge, Arabic ) which is one of the most widely read medieval treatises on talismans, magic squares, and occult practices.
أحمد بن علي بن يوسف البوني المالكي (بحدود 520 هـ - 622 هـ) صوفي وكاتب جزائري. ولد في مدينة بونة (عنابة) بالجزائر وعاش في مصر وتوفي بالقاهرة. كتبه كانت تستعمل حتى القرن الواحد والعشرين منهم سر الحكم وشمس المعارف الكبرى.Ahmad ibn ‘Ali ibn Yusuf al-Buni (died 1225) was a well-known Sufi and writer on the esoteric value of letters and topics relating to mathematics, sihr (sorcery), and spirituality, but very little are known about him. Al-Buni lived in Egypt and learned from many eminent Sufi masters of his time. He wrote one of the most famous books of his era, the Shams al-Ma'arif al-Kubra (Sun of the Great Knowledge, Arabic ) which is one of the most widely read medieval treatises on talismans, magic squares, and occult practices.
أحمد بن علي بن يوسف البوني المالكي (بحدود 520 هـ - 622 هـ) صوفي وكاتب جزائري. ولد في مدينة بونة (عنابة) بالجزائر وعاش في مصر وتوفي بالقاهرة. كتبه كانت تستعمل حتى القرن الواحد والعشرين منهم سر الحكم وشمس المعارف الكبرى....more