Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the text is its instructions on communicating with spiritual entities, including angels and Jinn, to do the practitioner's bidding. Why is the Book Banned and Feared?
Over the centuries, a dense mythology has grown around the book. In popular culture, Shams Al-Maarif is often considered a "cursed" object. Superstitions claim: Shams Al Maarif Al Kubra.pdf
The historical narrative of the Shams al-Ma'arif is as intriguing as its contents. Its authorship is traditionally attributed to the North African Sufi scholar Ahmad ibn 'Ali al-Buni (d. 1225 CE / 622 AH). Al-Buni was a well-known Sufi from the city of Būnah (Bône), now Annaba, Algeria, who died in Cairo. Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the text