26.08.2026

“Muḍīḥ al-Ṭarīq: The Clarifier of the Path: On the Wayfaring of the Stations, the Divine Names, and the Origin of Verification” by Ahmad al-Buni (translated by John Friend) (Al-Buni Manuscripts Collection Book 7)

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"Muḍīḥ al-Ṭarīq: The Clarifier of the Path: On the Wayfaring of the Stations, the Divine Names, and the Origin of Verification" by Ahmad al-Buni (translated by John Friend) (Al-Buni Manuscripts Collection Book 7)
"The first complete English translation of Mudih al-Tariq wa-Asl al-Tahqiq (The Clarifier of the Path and the Origin of Verification), a comprehensive treatise on the divine names attributed to the thirteenth-century Sufi master Ahmad ibn Ali al-Buni. This work stands among the most detailed expositions in the Arabic theurgical manuscript tradition, guiding the seeker through the meanings, spiritual properties, and practical applications of more than eighty divine names. The treatise opens with an extended counsel to seeking wayfarers, establishing the principles of spiritual wayfaring through the stations of preparedness, the ascents of elevation, and the mysteries of the divine names. Al-Buni explains that the path to realization passes through sincerity, confirmation, and the enumeration of ...>>
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26.08.2026

“Majmūʿat Thalāth Rasā’il: Collection of Three Treatises: Kitāb fī al-Ṭarīqah, Sharḥ Maḥāsin al-Majālis, and Shifāʾ al-Ṣudūr” by Ahmad al-Buni (translated by John Friend) (Al-Buni Manuscripts Collection Book 6)

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"Majmūʿat Thalāth Rasā'il: Collection of Three Treatises: Kitāb fī al-Ṭarīqah, Sharḥ Maḥāsin al-Majālis, and Shifāʾ al-Ṣudūr" by Ahmad al-Buni (translated by John Friend) (Al-Buni Manuscripts Collection Book 6)
"The first complete English translation of Majmu'at Thalath Rasa'il (Collection of Three Treatises), a compilation of three mystical works copied together in succession by the same scribe. This volume brings together texts spanning the golden age of Arabic Sufi literature, each addressing a distinct dimension of the spiritual path: practical etiquette, contemplative commentary, and the metaphysics of the Arabic letters. The first treatise, Kitab fi al-Tariqah (The Book of the Path), is attributed to the celebrated Sufi master Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili (d. 1258). Organized into sixty numbered gates, it guides the practitioner through the stations of the spiritual journey: repentance, seeking forgiveness, remembrance, intimate converse with the Divine, reliance, humility, love, gnosis, and the ultimate ...>>
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26.08.2026

“Majmu’at al-Awrad. Collection of Litanies: Prayers, Protective Formulas, and Invocations for Every Need from the Arabic Manuscript Tradition” by Ahmad al-Buni (translated by John Friend) (Al-Buni Manuscripts Collection Book 5)

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"Majmu'at al-Awrad. Collection of Litanies: Prayers, Protective Formulas, and Invocations for Every Need from the Arabic Manuscript Tradition" by Ahmad al-Buni (translated by John Friend) (Al-Buni Manuscripts Collection Book 5)
"The first complete English translation of Majmu'at al-Awrad (Collection of Litanies), a compendium of protective prayers, invocations, and ritual formulas attributed to the great Sufi master Ahmad ibn Ali al-Buni. This devotional manual preserves a rich tradition of daily spiritual practice rooted in the Quranic sciences and the invocation of the divine names. The collection includes prayers revolving around Surat Ya Sin and Surat al-Fath, followed by a carefully ordered sequence of litanies (awrad) for protection from harm, relief of distress, healing of illness, reconciliation, and spiritual opening. Each prayer is presented in the three-layer scholarly format: flowing English translation, ALA-LC transliteration with full diacritical marks, and the original Arabic script. Among the ...>>
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26.08.2026

“Hādhā Ḥijāb ʿAẓīm al-Shaʾn wa-al-Burhān : The Mighty Talisman of Rank and Proof: On the Divine Names, Protective Invocations, and Talismanic Seals” by Ahmad al-Buni (translated by John Friend) (Al-Buni Manuscripts Collection Book 4)

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"Hādhā Ḥijāb ʿAẓīm al-Shaʾn wa-al-Burhān : The Mighty Talisman of Rank and Proof: On the Divine Names, Protective Invocations, and Talismanic Seals" by Ahmad al-Buni (translated by John Friend) (Al-Buni Manuscripts Collection Book 4)
"The first complete English translation of Hijab Azim al-Shan wa-al-Burhan (The Mighty Talisman of Rank and Proof), a treatise on protective talismans and prayers attributed to the thirteenth-century Sufi master Ahmad ibn Ali al-Buni. This work belongs to the tradition of Islamic protective literature (hijab), in which the divine names, Quranic verses, and sacred formulae are combined into written amulets carried for spiritual preservation and divine favor. The treatise opens with a declaration of its protective power and the virtue of carrying it in a state of ritual purity. Al-Buni explains that within the talismans are contained the Greatest Names of God, which grant protection from rebellious spirits, fulfill supplications, and open the ...>>
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26.08.2026

“Manbaʿ Uṣūl al-Ḥikma: The Source of the Foundations of Wisdom: Four Treatises on the Sciences of Letters, Numbers, Invocations, and Oaths” by Ahmad al-Buni (translated by John Friend) (Al-Buni Manuscripts Collection Book 3)

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"Manbaʿ Uṣūl al-Ḥikma: The Source of the Foundations of Wisdom: Four Treatises on the Sciences of Letters, Numbers, Invocations, and Oaths" by Ahmad al-Buni (translated by John Friend) (Al-Buni Manuscripts Collection Book 3)
"The first complete English translation of Manbaʿ Uṣūl al-Ḥikma (The Source of the Foundations of Wisdom), a comprehensive compendium on the foundations of the letter sciences attributed to the thirteenth-century Sufi master Ahmad ibn Ali al-Buni. This work is among the most systematic of al-Buni's treatises, presenting the operative principles of letter magic, magic squares, divine names, and talismanic construction in four sustained treatises. The first treatise, "The Principles and Governing Rules of Wisdom", establishes the foundational theory: the correspondence of the twenty-eight Arabic letters to the four elements, the seven planets, and the twelve zodiacal signs. Al-Buni explains the extraction of angelic names from numerical compounds, the determination of auspicious times for writing, and ...>>
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