Arius Al Rumi

أريوس الرومي

Arius the Roman — the Byzantine scholar of exorcism 1

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Arius ibn Istafanus ibn Batlinus al-Rumi, known as the rashid of his people. He was among the Byzantine scholars of charms. He wrote a book in which he mentions the children of Iblis and their dispersal in the lands, what each kind of them is peculiar to, and the genealogies of the jinn. 2

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  1. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
  2. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim , p.431
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