Ahmad ibn 鈥楢li 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.
i read this book when i was about 16 i really didn't get what it mean pretty much it was seriously cryptic and un understandable blabber ... my mom found the copy with me and she freaks out !!! apparently she snatched it away from me XD many years later me and my friends were discussing the book i didnt even know they were talking about it until i mentioned it to my mom and shes like ... u still remember :| i was like remember what ? she goes quiet and is like nothing ... and then it hit me a couple of hours later XD she was talking about the book XD and might i say all the rumors about the book is fake nothing happens and nothing will ever happen i've read it and so far ive been safe , not dead , and havent lost my mind yet XD but seriously its noth worth the read u wont get anything