User:GooferMan/Muslim Grimoires

Muslim Grimoires are books of magic that were created by Muslims and rely upon predominantly Islamic themes, theology, and symbolism. These books usually contain complete systems of thought regarding the human condition, magical practices, and Islamic morality. Thus, there is a dual goal in many of these texts. First, they provide instruction for invoking and commanding angels and djinn, divination, letter magic, and attempts to replicate the powers of important Islamic prophets. Second, they are often full of commentary in relation to their art and its location in Islamic theology and morality. In this regard, they are often intensely self-conscious of the hostility in Islamic orthodoxy towards their contents. The oldest extant examples of Muslim grimoires date to approximately the 12th century.