Kitab al-Bulhan: The Book of Wonders, Jinn Kings, Astrology, and Visual Magic
Abū Maʿshar al-Balkhī conducting an astronomical experiment, from Kitab al-Bulhan, MS. Bodl. Or. 133, fol. 34r. Bodleian Libraries; image released under CC BY 4.0 via…
Islamic occult sciences
ʿIlm al-Ḥurūf Explained: The Real History of Arabic Letter Mysticism, Abjad Numbers, Magic Squares, al-Būnī, and Shams al-Maʿārif
What is ʿilm al-ḥurūf, the Arabic “science of letters”? This evidence-based guide explores abjad numbers, divine names, magic squares, talismanic writing, Aḥmad al-Būnī, the complicated…