No. Buy the academic version of the Shams al-Ma'arif instead. The "Hand" is a bastardized, sensationalized title.
Absolutely not. The text offers nothing but angst, potential spiritual danger, and a high likelihood of identity theft.
But what is this document? Is it an ancient relic of Middle Eastern magic, or a modern compilation of shock value? And most importantly, What is "The Hand of Iblis"? Firstly, a crucial clarification: The Hand of Iblis is not a canonical text like the Qur’an or the Necronomicon . It is generally understood within practitioner communities to be a modern (20th or 21st century) grimoire or a specific section of a larger, controversial work.
By The Occult Inquiry Desk