2. The tables required by the teacher, and their uses.
3. An explanation of the terms niṣāb, zakāt, ʿushr, qufl, daur, bazl, k͟hatm, and sarīʿu ʾl-ijābah, and their uses.
4. The methods employed for commanding the presence of the genii.
I. When anyone enters upon the study of the science, he must begin by paying the utmost attention to cleanliness. No dog, or cat, or any stranger, is allowed to enter his dwelling-place, and he must purify his house by burning wood-aloes, pastilles, and other sweet-scented perfumes. He must take the utmost care that his body is in no way defiled, and he must bathe and perform the legal ablutions constantly. A most important preparation for the exercise of the art is a forty-days’ fast (chilla), when he must sleep on a mat spread on the ground, sleep as little as possible, and not enter into general conversation. Exorcists not unfrequently repair to some cave or retired spot in order to undergo complete abstinence.
The diet of the exorcist must depend upon the kind of asmā, or names of God he intends to recite. If they are the asmāʾu ʾl-jalālīyah, or “terrible attributes” of the Almighty, then he must refrain from the use of meat, fish, eggs, honey, and musk. If they are the asmāʾu ʾl-jamālīyah, or “amiable attributes,” he must abstain from butter, curds, vinegar, salt, and ambergrise. If he intends to recite both attributes, he must then abstain from such things as garlic, onions, and assafœtida.
It is also of the utmost importance that the exorcist should eat things which are lawful, always speak the truth, and not cherish a proud or haughty spirit. He should be careful not to make a display of his powers before the world, but treasure up in his bosom the knowledge of his acquirements. It is considered very dangerous to his own life for a novice to practice the science of exorcism.
II. Previous to reciting any of the names or attributes of God for the establishment of friendship or enmity in behalf of any person, it is necessary to ascertain the initials of his or her name in the Arabic alphabet, which letters are considered by exorcists to be connected with the twelve signs of the zodiac, the seven planets, and the four elements. The following tables, which are taken from the Jawāhiru ʾl-K͟hamsah, occur, in a similar form, in all books on exorcism, give the above combinations, together with the nature of the perfume to be burnt, and the names of the presiding genius and guardian angel. These tables may be considered the key to the whole science of exorcism.
| Letters of the Alphabet arranged according to the Abjad [[ABJAD]], with their respective number. | 1 ا | 2 ب | 3 ج | 4 د | 5 ه |
| The Special Attributes or Names of God. | الله | باقى | جامع | ديان | هادى |
| Allāh. | Bāqī. | Jāmiʿ. | Dayyān. | Hādī. | |
| The Number of the Attribute. | 66 | 113 | 114 | 65 | 20 |
| The Meaning of the Attribute. | God. | Eternal. | Assembler. | Reckoner. | Guide. |
| The Class of the Attribute. | Terrible. | Amiable. | Terrible & Amiable combined. | Terrible. | Amiable. |
| The Quality, Vice, or Virtue of the Letter. | Friendship. | Love. | Love. | Enmity. | Enmity. |
| The Elements. (Arbaʿah ʿAnāṣir.) | Fire. | Air. | Water. | Earth. | Fire. |
| The Perfume of the Letter. | Black Aloes. | Sugar. | Cinnamon. | Red Sandal. | White Sandal. |
| The Signs of the Zodiac. (Burūj.) | Ḥamal. | Jauzāʾ. | Sarat̤ān. | S̤aur. | Ḥamal. |
| Ram. | Twins. | Crab. | Bull. | Ram. | |
| The Planets. (Kawākib.) | Zuḥal. | Mushtarī. | Mirrīk͟h. | Shams. | Zuhrah. |
| Saturn. | Jupiter. | Mars. | Sun. | Venus. | |
| The Genii. (Jinn.) | Qayupūsh. | Danūsh. | Nulūsh. | T̤wayūsh. | Hūsh. |
| The Guardian Angels. (Muwakkil.) | Isrāfīl. | Jibrāʾīl. | Kalkāʾīl. | Dardāʾīl. | Durbāʾīl. |
| Letters of the Alphabet arranged according to the Abjad [[ABJAD]], with their respective number. | 6 و | 7 ز | 8 ح | 9 ط | 10 ى |
| The Special Attributes or Names of God. | ولى | زكى | حق | طاهر | ياسين |
| Walī. | Zakī. | Ḥaqq. | T̤āhir. | Yāsīn. | |
| The Number of the Attribute. | 46 | 37 | 108 | 215 | 130 |
| The Meaning of the Attribute. | Friend. | Purifier. | Truth. | Holy. | Chief. |
| The Class of the Attribute. | Amiable. | Combined. | Combined. | Terrible. | Amiable. |
| The Quality, Vice, or Virtue of the Letter. | Love. | Love. | Hatred. | Desire. | Attraction. |
| The Elements. (Arbaʿah ʿAnāṣir.) | Air. | Water. | Earth. | Fire. | Air. |
| The Perfume of the Letter. | Camphor. | Honey. | Saffron. | Musk. | Rose Leaves. |
| The Signs of the Zodiac. (Burūj.) | Jauzāʾ. | Sarat̤ān. | Jady. | Ḥamal. | Mīzān. |
| Twins. | Crab. | Goat. | Ram. | Scales. | |
| The Planets. (Kawākib.) | ʿUt̤ārid. | Qamar. | Zuḥal. | Mushtarī. | Mirrīk͟h. |
| Mercury. | Moon. | Saturn. | Jupiter. | Mars. | |
| The Genii. (Jinn.) | Puyūsh. | Kapūsh. | ʿAyūsh. | Badyūsh. | Shahbūsh. |
| The Guardian Angels. (Muwakkil.) | Raftmāʾīl. | Sharkāʾīl. | Tankafīl. | Ishmāʾīl | Sarakīkāʾīl. |