Talk:Ahmad al-Buni

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al-Buni references

This article's references need an actual bibliographic citation:

• Edgar W. Francis, Mapping the Boundaries between Magic and Mysticism: The Names of God in the Writings of Ahmad ibn Ali al-Buni

Also, according to the Encyclopedia of Islam(2) the only occult work attributed to Ahmad al-Buni is the Great Sun of Gnoses (shams al-ma'rif al-kubra). Therefore the inclusion of the following reference makes no sense,

• Ahmad al-Buni, Sharh Ism Allah al-a`zam fi al-Ruhani, printed in 1357 AH or in Egypt al-Matba`at al-Mahmudiyyat al-Tujjariyyat bi'l-Azhar.

Brokelman (GDAL) also does not reference this work. So this work must either be considered as forming the first section of the Great Sun of Gnoses, which discusses the Ism al-Allah al-A'zam (The Greatest Name of God), or else we are dealing with a pseudo-Buni, in which case it needs to be excised altogether. The scholarship in EI2 and GDAL is quite meticulous. Also most faharis (indexes of Islamic works) only cite the Great Sun of Gnosis and the medical works forming the Kabs al-iktida.Thamarih 06:52, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Lineage

Is such an extensive lineage really necessary? Perhaps we could summarize briefly, listing only those with an article themselves? Eleraama (talk) 16:25, 19 April 2011 (UTC)