Abu al-Fadl Muhammad al Tabasi

Abu al-Fadl Muhammad al Tabasi (died 1089)[1] was a Shafi‘i Muslim and Sufi author, who lived most of his life in Nishapur.[2] Although many works are associated with him, his al-Shamil fi al-bahr al-kamil (The Comprehensive Compendium to the Entire Sea), a treatise about conjuring devils and jinn, seems to be most disseminated. Distinguishing between licit and illicit magic, he activates the spells by invoking the names of angels, prophets and cites Islamic sacred scriptures such as the Torah, the Gospel and certain Quranic verses, regarding such occult practises as in accordance with Islamic law, as long it is performed by virtues and not by sin.[3] He was famous for his alleged own ability to subjugate jinn, as reported by encyclopedist and scholar of natural scientist Zakariya al-Qazwini.

References
  1. Ortal-Paz Saar Jewish Love Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages BRILL, 2017 ISBN 9789004347892 p. 55
  2. Travis Zadeh Commanding Demons and Jinn: The Sorcerer in Early Islamic Thought p. 144-146
  3. Travis Zadeh Commanding Demons and Jinn: The Sorcerer in Early Islamic Thought p. 148
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