Kitab al-Majmu (often transliterated as Al-Majmu' or Kitab al-Majmu' ) is one of the most controversial, secretive, and sought-after texts in esoteric religious studies. For researchers, historians, and the curious, the quest to find an English PDF of this document is both tantalizing and fraught with difficulty. What is Kitab al-Majmu? To understand the demand for an English translation, one must first understand the book’s origin. Kitab al-Majmu is considered by many scholars to be the central sacred text or catechism of the Alawites (also known as Nusayris), a religious minority group primarily located in Syria and Turkey.