Creator Bio
Abū Aflaḥ al-Saraqusṭī
12th Century
This figure is known only as the author of the Book of the Date Palm (Sefer ha-tamar), seemingly a Hebrew translation of an Arabic magical text. His name and other references in the text suggest that he hailed from Sicily.
Content by Abū Aflaḥ al-Saraqusṭī
Primary Source
Book of the Date Palm
Sefer ha-tamar
Know that the spiritual science which the religious laws banned and whose masters were eliminated by kings in ancient times, as is known from the books ha-Barham and al-Yahud, and also from the books…