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One such text is the Karishma-ye Jafr of Humayun Mirza Lakhnavi (d. 1960, Karachi) 4/ 
This relatively short text brings together various modes of lettrism especially talismanic squares used for everything from everyday protection to more involved prescriptions 5/
An element of that is the theurgic and lettrist use of the divine names 6/
#Jafr is a set of divinatory and prognostic occult practices - a science associated with the Imams of the family of the #Prophet #Ahlulbayt iranicaonline.org/articles/jafr that comprises #lettrism and other methods 1/
The science is often associated with esoteric teachings of Imam ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib and Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq and found in #Sunni and #Shii circles such as the popular al-Jafr al-jami’ 2/
Such texts circulate not only in Arabic but in other languages used for sacred and learned purposes by Muslims including #Urdu 3/
