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Category: Aqeedah (Islamic Faith) Source: ‫ﻣ وﻗﻊ وذﻛر اﻹﺳﻼﻣﻲ‬ Publication Date: 19 Muharram 1434 (12/3/12)

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Can you imagine claiming that the stars and planets have such domineering power that they can steer people?s lives and destinies?

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T he Spirit ual and He alt h Be ne f it s o f Ram adan Fast ing

Various Scholars 7 T ips f o r a He alt hie r Ram adan

Various Scholars 10 gre at go als t o se t f o r t his Ram adan

ASTROLOGY is t he s t udy of t he re lat ions hip be t we e n t he move me nt s of t he s t ars and t he ir influe nce on pe ople and e ve nt s . From an Is lamic pe rs pe ct ive , As t rology is divide d int o t wo branche s : Polyt he is t ic and Lawful. POLYTHEISTIC ASTROLOGY Can you imagine claiming t hat t he s t ars and plane t s have s uch domine e ring

Various Scholars To p 8 ways t o bo o st yo ur Ram adan spirit t his ye ar

Various Scholars T he Fit rah o f Childre n: Signs and Pro o f s

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powe r t hat t he y can s t e e r pe ople ’s live s and de s t inie s ? That t he y are t he de t e rmining fact or of good or bad luck? This form of polyt he is m, e xpe rie nce d by t hos e t o whom Abraham (Pe ace be upon him), was s e nt , ins inuat e s as cribing part ne rs t o Allah in wors hip. It als o pre s ume s a re lat ions hip be t we e n s t ars , plane t s and e ve nt s t hat t ake place on Eart h by which, t he fut ure can be pre dict e d. It claims knowle dge of t he uns e e n bas e d on s pe culat ions and conje ct ure s whe n s uch knowle dge is unique t o Allah alone . As Mus lims , we know t hat t he s t ars and plane t s cannot be us e d as indicat ors of happine s s or mis e ry, life or de at h. Allah s ays in t he Qur‘an: “(He Alone is ) t he AllKnowe r of t he Ghayb (uns e e n), and He re ve als t o none His Ghayb (uns e e n), e xce pt t o a Me s s e nge r (from mankind) whom He has chos e n. (He informs him of uns e e n as much as He like s ), and t he n He make s a band of wat ching guards (ange ls ) t o march be fore him and aft e r him.” [Al-Jinn: 26-27]. َ ‫ﺐ َﻓ َـ‬ {‫ﺴ ُﻠُﻚ ِﻣﻦ ﺑ َْﯿِﻦ ﻳ َـَﺪﻳ ِْﻪ‬ َ َ ‫ ﴾ ِإﱠﻻ َﻣِﻦ اْرﺗ‬٢٦﴿ ‫ﺣـ ًﺪا‬ ِ ‫َﻋـ ﺎ ﻟ ُِﻢ ا ﻟ َْﻐْﯿ‬ ‫ﺳﻮٍل َﻓـ ِﺈﻧ ﱠُﻪ ﻳ َ ْـ‬ َ ‫ﻼ ﻳ ُْﻈِﮫُﺮ َﻋَﻠٰﻰ َﻏْﯿِﺒِﻪ أ‬ ُ ‫ﻀـ ٰﻰ ِﻣﻦ ﱠر‬ ٢٧﴿ ‫ﺻًﺪا‬ َ ‫}﴾َوِﻣْﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺧْﻠِﻔِﻪ َر‬ Trans lite ration: AAalimu alghaybi fala yut h hiru AAala ghaybihi ahadan (26) Illa mani irt ada min ras oolin fainnahu yas luku min bayni yadayhi wamin khalfihi ras adan (27) RULING Mus lims are not allowe d t o le arn or t e ach polyt he is t ic as t rology be caus e t he Prophe t s allallahu ’alayhi wa s allam re garde d it as a branch of magic, which is prohibit e d by Is lamic law. Allah s ays in t he Qur‘an: “The y followe d what t he de vils gave out (fals e ly of t he magic) in t he life t ime of Solomon. Solomon did not dis be lie ve , but t he de vils dis be lie ve d, t e aching me n magic and s uch t hings t hat PDFmyURL.com

came down at Babylon t o t he t wo ange ls , Harut and Marut , but ne it he r of t he s e t wo (ange ls ) t aught anyone (s uch t hings ) t ill t he y had s aid, ‘We are only for t rial, s o dis be lie ve not (by le arning t his magic from us ).’ ”[Al-Baqarah: 102]. {‫طﯿَﻦ َﻛَﻔُﺮوا ﻳ َُﻌﻠُﻤﻮ َن‬ ‫ﺳ َﻠْﯿَﻤﺎ ُن َو ﻟ َٰـِﻛﱠﻦ ا ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َواﺗ ﱠَﺒُﻌﻮا َﻣـ ﺎ ﺗ َْﺘُﻠﻮ ا ﻟ ﱠ‬ ِ ‫ﺸَﯿﺎ‬ ِ ‫ﺸَﯿـ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺳ َﻠْﯿَﻤﺎ َن َوَﻣﺎ َﻛَﻔَﺮ ُـ‬ ‫طﯿُﻦ َﻋَﻠٰﻰ ُﻣْﻠـ ِﻚ ُـ‬ َ ‫ﻘﻮ ﱢَﻻ ِإﻧ ﱠَﻤﺎ‬ ُ ‫ﺣﱠﺘٰﻰ َﻳ‬ َ ‫س ا ﻟﺴْﺤَﺮ َوَﻣـ ﺎ ُأﻧِﺰَل َﻋَﻠﻰ ا ﻟ َْﻤَﻠ َﻜْﯿِﻦ ﺑ َِﺒﺎﺑ ِـَﻞ‬ َ ‫ت َوَﻣـ ﺎُرو‬ َ ‫ھـ ﺎُرو‬ َ ‫ﺣـ ٍﺪ‬ َ ‫ت َوَﻣـ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻌﻠَﻤـ ﺎ ِن ِﻣْﻦ أ‬ َ ‫ا ﻟﱠﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ ‫}ﻧ َْﺤُﻦ ِﻓْﺘَﻨٌﺔ َﻓَﻼ ﺗ َْﻜُﻔْﺮ‬ Trans literation: s ulaymana

wama

Wait t abaAAoo kafara

s ulaymanu

t at loo

als hs hayat e e nu

walakinna

AAala

als hs hayat e e na

mulki kafaroo

yuAAallimoona alnnas a als s ihra wama onzila AAala almalakayni bibabila haroot a wamaroot a wama yuAAallimani min ahad in hat t a yaqoola innama nahnu fit nat un fala t akfur It als o involve s le arning s ome t hing t hat has no be ne fit . If a Mus lim we re t o le arn it for a care e r, all as s ociat e d gains would be unlawful. And, anyone who t e ache s it t o ot he rs , s pre ads fals e hood. ASTROLOGY IN POPULAR CULTURE Polyt he is t ic as t rology has dramat ically s pre ad in re ce nt ye ars , and it has be come a me ans of dis t ort ing pe ople ’s be lie f in Allah. Privat e ins t it ut e s have be e n founde d, books , magazine s and ne ws pape rs are publis he d, unde r various t it le s s uch as “What ’s in t he St ars for You?”, “Cons t e llat ions ” and many ot he rs in orde r t o adve rt is e s uch a s e duct ive commodit y t hat oft e n appe als t o t he une ducat e d public. A t rue Mus lim s hould s t ay away from t his t ype of as t rology be caus e if he doe s not , it is like ly t o e xclude him comple t e ly from t he fold of Is lam. PDFmyURL.com

LAWFUL ASTROLOGY This is t he s cie nt ific s t udy of s t ars for de t e rmining and fixing t ime divis ion s uch as mont hs and s e as ons and de t e rmining and fixing compas s dire ct ions . In mode rn t ime s , t his can be calle d as t ronomy, and t his is lawful be caus e it is pe rce ive d by t he s e ns e s and fixe d calculat ions , which can he lp de t e rmine t he t ime s of pre s cribe d praye rs , and ot he r re ligious dut ie s t hat s hould be obs e rve d at ce rt ain t ime s . DIVINE WISDOM BEHIND THE CREATION OF THE STARS Allah has informe d us of His int e nde d purpos e for t he s t ars : “And inde e d We have adorne d t he ne are s t he ave n wit h lamps .” [Al-Mulk: 5] {‫ﺼﺎﺑ ِﯿَﺢ‬ َ ‫ﺴَﻤﺎَء ا ﻟﱡﺪْﻧَﯿﺎ ﺑ َِﻤ‬ ‫} َو ﻟ ََﻘْﺪ َزﻳ ﱠﱠﻨﺎ ا ﻟ ﱠ‬ Trans literation: Walaqad zayyanna als s amaa alddunya bimas abe e ha “And landmarks (s ign pos t s during t he day) and by t he s t ars (during t he night ), t he y (mankind) guide t he ms e lve s .” [An-Nahl: 16]. {‫ھْﻢ ﻳ َْﮫَﺘُﺪو َن‬ ٍ ‫ﻣﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻋَﻼ‬ َ ‫}َو‬ ُ ‫ت َوﺑ ِﺎ ﻟﱠﻨْﺠِﻢ‬ Trans literation: WaAAalamat in wabialnnajmi hum yaht adoona “ ... and We have made s uch lamps as mis s ile s t o drive away t he Shayat în (de vils ).” [Al-Mulk: 5.] {‫طﯿِﻦ‬ ‫ھﺎ ُر ُﺟﻮًﻣﺎ ﻟﻠ ﱠ‬ ِ ‫ﺸَﯿﺎ‬ َ ‫ﺟَﻌْﻠَﻨﺎ‬ َ ‫ﺼﺎﺑ ِﯿَﺢ َو‬ َ ‫} ﺑ َِﻤ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ Trans literation: bimas abe e ha wajaAAalnaha rujooman lils hs hayat e e ni PDFmyURL.com

Be caus e t his s ubje ct is oft e n ove rlooke d, many Mus lims may not be aware of t he ruling of As t rology. It would be e as y t o find it amus ing t o che ck on one ’s horos cope or dis cus s which ‘s ign’ you we re born unde r. But , as wit h many e le me nt s of t oday’s popular cult ure , we mus t force ours e lve s t o re focus our live s , and live e ve ry day t o ple as e Allah s ubhanahu wa t a’ala, in cas e it may be our las t . Spe nding idle t ime on s uch foolis hne s s is not only was t e ful, but it is a s ign t hat we are ve nt uring away from t he s t raight pat h.

Source : From al-Jumu’ah Magazine

Muhammad 'Abdur-Rahman ht t p://www.s unnahonline .com

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