Guide-to-Sound-Creed-A-Book-on-Muslim-Creed-and-Faith
Guide-to-Sound-Creed-A-Book-on-Muslim-Creed-and-Faith
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Principle 1: Belief in Allah, Mighty <strong>and</strong> Exalted be He 109<br />
AI-Khatib relates that Qatc1dah has said:<br />
"Some people, who are ignorant ofthe comm<strong>and</strong>s ofAllah, have<br />
practiced astrology saying: 'The <strong>on</strong>e whose marriage c<strong>on</strong>curs<br />
with the appearance ofsuch <strong>and</strong> such a star will have such <strong>and</strong><br />
such a thing, <strong>and</strong> the traveler whose traveling c<strong>on</strong>curs with the<br />
appearance of such <strong>and</strong> such a star will have such <strong>and</strong> such a<br />
thing, <strong>and</strong> so <strong>on</strong>. Surely, never does a star appear but <strong>on</strong>e who is<br />
red, black, l<strong>on</strong>g, short, good or bad, be born c<strong>on</strong>curring with it.<br />
Knowledge ofsuch a star, such an animal or such a bird is not<br />
c<strong>on</strong>sidered knowledge of the unseen. Ifsome<strong>on</strong>e were <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> know<br />
the Unseen, it would be Adam (Adam) whom Allah created by<br />
His H<strong>and</strong>, made His angels prostrate <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> him, <strong>and</strong> taught him<br />
the names ofevery thing."<br />
Am<strong>on</strong>g frequently spread superstiti<strong>on</strong>s are horoscope <strong>and</strong> fortunetelling,<br />
which are comm<strong>on</strong>ly issued <strong>and</strong> published in daily papers <strong>and</strong> magazines.<br />
Sheikh' Abdur-Rahmin Ibn Hasan (may Allah have mercy <strong>on</strong> him) provided in<br />
his Fathul-Majid (Bes<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>wal ofthe H<strong>on</strong>orable):<br />
"Jf it is argued that astrologers may sometimes tell the truth <strong>and</strong> their<br />
predicti<strong>on</strong>s prove true, <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> this we reply that they are like soothsayers who<br />
tell a true word mixed with <strong>on</strong>e hundred lies. Jfhis predicti<strong>on</strong>s come true,<br />
it <strong>on</strong>ly occurs accidentally, for such predicti<strong>on</strong>s are nothing but baseless<br />
claims. Besides, the occurrence ofsuch predicti<strong>on</strong>s may cause <strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> fall<br />
in<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> polytheism ifhe believes in them."<br />
He further explained:<br />
f\. lot ofProphetic b..adUhs invalidate astrology, such as the Prophet's<br />
saying, 'If any<strong>on</strong>e acquires any knowledge of astrology, he acquires<br />
a branch ofmagic of which he gets more as l<strong>on</strong>g as he c<strong>on</strong>tinues <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
do so.' (Related by Imam Ahmad, Abu Dawud <strong>and</strong> Ibn Majah) Raja'<br />
Ibn Haywah also narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said, .ttm<strong>on</strong>g<br />
what I fear for my nati<strong>on</strong> are: believing in astrology, denying divine<br />
predeterminati<strong>on</strong>, <strong>and</strong> injustice ofImams (rulers): (Related by Ibn<br />
Humayd)."<br />
As for taking celestial bodies as a guideline in order <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> determine directi<strong>on</strong>s, it<br />
is am<strong>on</strong>g the favors ofAllah <strong>and</strong> there will be no harm in doing so. Allah, Exalted<br />
be He, says:
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