However, partial or heavily redacted versions exist on academic repositories like Academia.edu and Internet Archive. These are usually in classical Arabic without translation.
Written by Ahmad al-Buni (d. 1225), an Algerian Sufi scholar, the Shams al-Ma'arif is not a standard religious text. It is a manual of ilm al-huroof (the science of letters) and simiya (divine magic). Unlike Western grimoires like the Lesser Key of Solomon , the Shams operates within an Islamic cosmic framework, utilizing Quranic verses, celestial correspondences, and the mystical Ism al-A'dham (the Greatest Name of God). Shams Al Maarif Al Kubra.pdf