Abu al-Fadl Muhammad al Tabasi (died 1089)Ortal-Paz Saar Jewish Love Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages BRILL, 2017 p. 55 was a Shafi‘i Muslim and Sufi AshariteZadeh, Travis. "Magic, marvel, and miracle in early Islamic thought." The Cambridge History of Magic and Witchcraft in the West from Antiquity to the Present (2015): 235-267. author who lived most of his life in Nishapur.Travis Zadeh Commanding Demons and Jinn: The Sorcerer in Early Islamic Thought p. 144-146 He was a respected religious authority and hold several lectures in his region.Zadeh, Travis. "Magic, marvel, and miracle in early Islamic thought." The Cambridge History of Magic and Witchcraft in the West from Antiquity to the Present (2015): 235-267.
Although many works are associated with him, his al-Shāmil fī al-baḥr al-kāmil (The Comprehensive Compendium to the Entire Sea), a treatise about conjuring demons and jinn, seems to be most disseminated. Distinguishing between licit and illicit magic, he activates the spells by invoking the names of angels, prophets and cites Islamic sacred scriptures such as the Torah, the Gospel and certain Quranic verses, regarding such occult practises as in accordance with Islamic law, as long it is performed by virtues and not by sin.Travis Zadeh Commanding Demons and Jinn: The Sorcerer in Early Islamic Thought p. 148
He was famous for his alleged own ability to subjugate jinn, as reported by encyclopedist and scholar of natural scientist Zakariya al-Qazwini.
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