claim: Benjamin Franklin was born in 1790.
evidence: Simiya ' -LRB- from Arabic Simah سمة which means sign Greek  : σημεια , `` signs '' -RRB- also ruhaniyya , or ` ilm al-hikma -LRB- روحانية and علم الحكمة , lit .. Greek. Ancient Greek language. `` spirituality '' and `` the dweomercraft of wisdom '' , respectively -RRB- is a doctrine found commonly within Sufi-occult traditions that may be deduced upon the notion of `` linking the superior natures with the inferior ... '' , and broadly described as theurgy .. Sufi. Sufi. occult. occult. theurgy. theurgy. This is confirmed further by al-Majriti , who claims to reveal the techniques by which it is possible to convoke the ruhaniyya of the celestial bodies .. al-Majriti. al-Majriti. Theologian Abu Hamid al-Ghazali , the preacher and writer al-Kashifi , and the Sufi Muhyi al-Din Ibn al - ` Arabi are amongst the most pre-eminent contributors .. Sufi. Sufi. Abu Hamid al-Ghazali. Al-Ghazali. al-Kashifi. al-Kashifi. But al-Buni , author of the two-volume Shams al-Ma ` arif , is as likely as not a considerable focal point for the craft .. al-Buni. Ahmad al-Buni. The 13th-century Hermetic thinker had transcribed a whole corpus of material -LRB- called the ` Corpus Bunianum ' -RRB- , all of which was subsumed under the spiritual science , and a majority of his works are still used as prototypes for present-day magical practice and literature .. Hermetic. Hermeticism. The term simiya ' was the synonym of ruhaniyya , which meant ` spirituality ' .. This was to be contrasted with the more lesser conformed sorcery -LRB- sihr -RRB- , deemed forbidden in Islam .. Islam. Islam