The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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Devil's Deception of those who believe in
Horoscopes (aspdb al-ht!)dka
They claim that for each spiritual entity from the heavenly world
there is a horoscope, which is a celestial bcxly that connects to the
spiritual entity in the same way that our souls connect to our bodies
and control them. Some celestial bodies are moving others are still.
They say that the bodies try their best to come near the spiritual
entity by performing all kinds of worship and sacrifice. Others claim
that for each horoscope there is a person from the under world that
resembles it This group painted images and sculpted idols and built
houses for these idols.
YaJ:iya lbn Bishr al-Nahawancll said that some sects claimed that
the seven plants: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury and
the moon were the controllers of this world acting upon orders from
the heavenly public. They envisioned an animal image for each planet
and made a statue for it. They manufactured a huge idol for Saturn
constructed from lead . .
They made Saturn as a blind man accepting
a sacrifice of an old bull that was brought to him to a house with a
pit underneath it. Above the pit there was an iron rail. The bull was
beaten until it entered the house and walked on the rail. His legs
sank into the iron rail. Underneath the rail a fire was lit until the bull
was fully burnt. Those submitting the sacrifice said: "Glorified you
0 blind god who is evil natured and never does any good. We have
sacrificed to you that which resembles you, so accept our sacrifice,
and prevent us your evil and wicked spirits."
As for Jupiter, they sacrificed a baby boy. They purchased a female
slave and all the chief servants of the planet temple had relations
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