2/18/2023 0 Comments Book of demons guideHowever, most of its content was written during the 8th century by Abu Maʿshar al-Balkhi (787-886 CE). The book was probably bound together in Baghdad during the reign of the Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad (1382-1410). In the last part of this article, I will also include some demons, monsters, and djinn mentioned in Kitab al-Bulhan ( Book Wonders or Book of Surprises) a late 14th century manuscript transcribed and compiled (and possibly illustrated) by Abd al-Hasan al-Isfahani. In the first part the author discusses celestial phenomena such as the sun, the moon, the planets, the stars, and the inhabitants of Heaven (i.e. The book is divided into two main parts: dealing with the celestial/supra-terrestrial and terrestrial. This popularity is attested by the many manuscripts of this work from different eras that have survived both in the original Arabic and in Persian and Turkish translations. It’s author was Zakariyya al-Qazwini (1203-1283), and his work was very popular in the medieval Middle East. The key guide to Islamic supernatural beings was called Ajaib al-Makhluqat wa Gharaib al-Mawjudat, or Marvels of Things and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing. If you dare want to know more about these monsters, read on! Many had strange powers and nightmarish forms, and would be called djinn, demons or devils. If you lived in the Middle East, there were two important medieval texts you could consult to learn about creatures like the Ghul or the King of Thursday. Throughout the medieval world there was a strong belief in supernatural beings.
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