Astrology in the early Islamicate World

We continue our exploration of the Occult Sciences by taking a look at some of the earliest theories and practices surrounding astrology in the Islamicate World.
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[@lukebraunevabraunfamilytre5208]

I’m talking to Ethiopian Orthodox officials on whether they’ll recognize the Braun Orthodox Church! Pray for us!

[@ZarasthuraGyattt]

@@lukebraunevabraunfamilytre5208 Tewahedan?

[@lukebraunevabraunfamilytre5208]

@@ZarasthuraGyattt yep

[@tunistick8044]

Hi, Could you make a video about the Astrolabe and its Great développement during the Islamic Golden Age and its widespread use in Europe while the Age of Discovery ❤️❤️

[@saidtouhami5013]

Thank you very much! A book that I would recommend concerning the esoteric science of Astronomy is a book by Shaykh Ahmad al-Alawi (born 1869) titled Miftah Al-Shuhud Fi Mazahir Al-Wujud (Key to Contemplation in the Appearances of Creation), although there isn't an English version yet. A French version is titled Cle de la contemplation.

[@jasemalhammadi4228]

It is believed that Murad III the sultan of the Othman empire built the largest observatory in the medieval time in 1577. He wanted this observatory to rival the one built in Samarkand in the beginning of the 15th century. This was at a time when Europe had no idea what real astronomy is. When the observatory was completed, a comet appeared in the sky and Murad III asked the scientists working in the observatory to tell him what they can make of this comet. Apparently the people of that time still didn’t know the difference between Astrology and Astronomy. The scientists didn’t know what to answer the sultan and replied to him that the Ottoman Empire is going to be prosperous and that they will invade Persia. Few months later, a plague hit the Ottoman Empire and many people died. The sultan was so furious about their prognostication and ordered the demolition of the observatory and the end of the astronomical discoveries in the Muslim world. In the mean time, the construction of another observatory in Denmark was completed which the scientist Kepler used to make important discoveries and a century later it helped Newton to come up with his universal law of gravity which set the stage centuries later for the start of the Industrial Age and the scientific revolution in the west. The bottom line is that it only requires one authoritarian closed minded decision to change the course of history and decide the fate of a nation.

[@1ACL]

Very interesting!

[@HalalHistory]

Murad III did actually conquer western Persia

[@pjq420]

that's why Prophet Muhammad pbuh told us no one knows of the unseen and that means nobody can't.so better not be involved with predicting unless for things like the weather

[@kamitecnative3286]

@@pjq420 HE LEARNED FROM SCHOOL OF TEHUTI AND TOLD YALL GABRIEL

[@pjq420]

@@kamitecnative3286 I supposed to believe you?

[@Aniseverse]

Recently, I've developed an interest in early Islamic history, I'm so happy to have stumbled upon this video. It gave me a new perspective, thanks!

[@R.A.A.]

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your effort to pronounce the Arabic Names as it is. In this genre specifically (English speaking channels) you’re the first creator that I noticed in all your videos, you don’t mispronounce the Arabic Names to sound familiar for the majority of your targeted audience. I once kindly tried to explain the linguistic significance of Arabic, our own language to a huge American creator and he got insecure, his mispronunciations are like intentional devaluation against the beautiful Arabic culture... Thank you so much luv

[@treectrice9180]

Agreed!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Delhi_Sultan]

Another very interesting video from Let's Talk Religion. Thank you for doing videos on how complex Islamic civilization has been and made contributions to philosophy, science, and culture in ways many may not be aware of.

[@darkness595]

That’s bullshit, there’s no such thing as Islamic civilisation because Islam was originated in a largely uncivilised environment, where there were only camels, tents and sand. So how come people from such place claim to “civilise the rest of humanity”? In Egypt the public instruction of the youth was well underway way long before even Judaism, not to mention how Persia, Syria and North Africa were rich in culture, order and fascinating things along with coexistence from members of all faiths, before those hot tempered, radical desert men came and violently plundered it and enforced upon them the fascist Arabic religion. Philosophy was seen as hereditary and banned, science was also highly restricted except for few things after several centuries of expansion. Perhaps as a result of being in touch for people like Spaniards and Persians who were undoubtedly of higher culture. Most of the scientific achievements were done by Christian scholars, as well as architecture, which was either a direct rip off of Byzantium style or conquered peoples monasteries and churches turned into mosques by one sweep. Islam creates nothing but backwardness, violence and hatred. Did they really need to go all the way to Christian Spain or Persia to display Islamic culture rather than their native land?…

[@Delhi_Sultan]

@@darkness595 unfortunately you're ignorant of facts. Go read a book about this subject please.

[@chrystalblue7170]

Arabic contributions. Islam contributed very little.

[@Delhi_Sultan]

@@chrystalblue7170 Islam was the inspiration behind the civilization medieval Arabs were inspired by. Arab culture was remarkably transformed after Islamization. Please do your research. This channel is in fact a good resource for you to learn from.

[@truthonlytruth5066]

@@darkness595 unfortunately you r in darkness 😅😅😅😅

[@HamzaBaqoushi]

_I don't believe in astrology because I'm Sagittarius; we are skeptical_ Arthur C. Clarke

[@drangelapuca]

Thank you for this collaboration, Filip. I find your video extremely interesting and informative!

[@LetsTalkReligion]

Thank you Angela! It is a pleasure to collaborate with you!

[@Fear_ALLAH_and_speak_the_Truth]

But Why one-eyed Egyptian pyramid on one $ USA❓There also written "in god we trust" so they believe in one-eyed antichrist❓Left-eyed antichrist symbol❓To open this 3rd eye, irani Shia sufi Monsor Hallaj also used to worship jin satan like the Kabbalah Jews, Christian saints, Buddhists monks, hindu pandits, roman, Greeks etc. Illuminati, freemasons who are always busy to open the 3rd eye to reach the highest level of spirituality to possess the supernatural powers. that's why these blasphemous words “anal haq (I’m truth/god) and prostrate to me” were coming out from the mouth of mansur hallaj Sufi. But our prophet (ﷺ) warned about the one-eyed antichrist (dajjal) who will be blind in right eye. And this Left-eyed antichrist will also claim to be the beggten son of God or God and savior for each sects of religions to deceive them. The antichrist will lead the infidels and the world with mighty evil powers (false miracles). May Almighty ALLAH protect us from this antichrist (dajjalik) fitna. Aameen

[@gimlam5909]

It's really curious to know how much contemporary astrology has become different from ancient astrology, so I'm glad this is going to be a collaboration, even more so, comparing Middle East and West. Now when one considers the similarities between traditions, it's easy to assume they had a common origin. Yet it's hard to imagine how 'original' astrology could combine elements from European, Indian, Arabic and Chinese astrology O_o

[@silentvhs2835]

Well as the hermetics say as above so below. The fact that you can see yourself in the rest of the universe is a natural law. So it's no wonder many different society's gleamed the same knowledge. Everyone can see the sky.

[@naiman4535]

And don't forget ancient Greek or Hellenistic Astrology! The ancient Greeks had one of the most advanced and sophisticated systems of astrology ever known. Thanks to things like Project Hindsight, Hellenistic Astrology is now experiencing a rebirth.

[@LetsTalkReligion]

I think any talk of an "original" anything is always going to be a problem.

[@KayxzTarot]

@@naiman4535 The Indians/Hindus have a KILLER astrological system. Extremely sophistical, older & arguably more accurate than the current Western/Tropical astrology we have today. The Greeks are awesome! But there are older & even more complex calculations for astrology than those birthed in western culture- Chinese astrology, Egyptian astrology & Vedic astrology (Jyotishya) are all wonderful non-western examples. I’ve learned so much from other cultures, so I just want to shout them out as well!

[@naiman4535]

@@KayxzTarot The ancient Greeks ARE Western culture - they were the root of it. When you talk about Hindu Vedic Astrology being more accurate, you are probably referring to their use of the stellar / night sky based sidereal zodiac, which is based on the fixed stars and constellations, versus the solar based tropical zodiac of Western Astrology. Well, the ancient Greeks used the tropical zodiac, and even though many have considered that a mistake they made way back in the Hellenistic era, when the two zodiacs were still basically in sync, Steven Schmidt, the founder of Project Hindsight, and a key translator of the old Greek texts, says that they were fully aware of the two zodiacs, and consciously chose the tropical. There are astrologers who use both the sidereal as well as the tropical zodiacs; they say that the sidereal zodiac is better for event prediction, whereas the solar based tropical zodiac is better for the delineation of the individual soul and Spirit - which the Sun is our greatest celestial symbol of. With the sidereal zodiac being more lunar / stellar / night sky based, it is a more Yin frame of reference, whereas the solar based tropical zodiac is a more Yang frame of reference.

[@Jason-ms8bv]

Great presentation Filp! It is extraordinary how deeply ingrained and long lived Astrology has been, also how porous the ancient world was with these ideas travelling far and wide with ease, leaving an indelible mark wherever they go, even if the sources were often forgotten and mysterious.

[@andythedishwasher1117]

I always thought it was funny how astrology (roughly the "logic of the stars") took the name that modern astronomy would have liked to apply to itself, but because that naming convention was already so thoroughly entrenched, they had to settle for the "naming of stars".

[@БурҳонСинон]

Astronomy compels the Soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. Plato

[@animemicheal]

The Veda's(Vedic's) had astrology first, they even traveled the world to share their knowledge, they knew of many things before us, including complex math, the vagas nerve which we only recently discovered is real, yoga, life force energy, chakras, and many many more things. Also there has been proof that a story of shiva having monkeys build a path of stones to an island for his is real, they recently found the path and island and the story of how it was built matches the construction, very interesting.

[@rehan3600]

Please show the proof of monkeys doing the building. Thanks.

[@animemicheal]

@@rehan3600 uhm, well this was thousands and thousands of years ago so it’s not like there videos of monkeys building it, however there are the remains on the buildings they made, there’s a documentary on KZbin I can’t remember the name but it’s about old ruins and civilizations, they show ruins from mostly Asia. You can try and find it yourself I’m not gunna put my energy into it, cause that’s not my job.

[@kirijocafe7066]

@@animemicheal So you are both disingenuous and lazy got it. At least prepare for your argument before you make one.

[@shubh1754]

Hello Brother i think you were talking about Ramayan. And that bridge is called RAM SETU. You can google about it for further details.

[@h.r2169]

​@@animemichealhey make an Ai video 😂 any one will believe. It's the story of Ram from ramayana book

[@somehowidk6954]

Been waiting a long time for this video !! Astrology, numerology and occult sciences are fascinating during that time !!

[@mattschwarz6593]

true

[@laylaoresme6704]

I agree!

[@eissaalhafez9649]

At 4:53 pronounced (Ahkam) not (Akham) means judgments Amazing video 🌹 Thank you 🙏🏻

[@hermeticallycrawley6187]

I see it as it's Allah's bread crumbs. As in its a way we can have communication through astrology so we can have better understanding of ourselves as humans.

[@Freemindinc]

Like this phrase ; god has created intricate patterns inside and outside us.

[@imranraja3588]

Astrology is not permissible in Islam but it has been practiced in the early days and even today in some regions. So that was a very interesting topic. Glad you made a video on the subject ❤💯

[@sanskuy5472]

At it's core, I think all monotheistic religions doesn't encourage Astrology because it is more divisive than it is uniting. it's almost like both evil and good prayers wished upon a person born in a certain birthdate that successfully manages to be in all corners of life even how you should career. The doctrine it provides is as dangerous if not more dangerous than forms of religious extremism. It's a label, a judgement wished upon someone with all it's good and bad labels

[@aranielleb7718]

@@sanskuy5472 divisive?? Which religions are more divisive than Christianity and Islam?? Get tf out of here with this bs

[@bktmbktm2885]

@@aranielleb7718 u dont know. The book Gives advice about how you should behave your neigbours from other relion. if some people don't apply this. don't throw sh*t on the religion. Have you ever look european muslims, center asia muslims? Religion born somewhere and grow other somewhere. Look all religion.

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

@@aranielleb7718 such an inciteful, well thought, instructive, indepth and gentle response to someone else's opinion 😆😆😆😆! Here's a hearty "fy" to you!!!

[@netanelohimwarren3629]

the Quran is nothing but astrology .......

[@nokumira]

The concept of Stellar rays / radiation is the same in African Sciences (namely the Ifa and buKongo faiths which form the basis of most African and Diaspora belief systems). I recently distributed wealth to friends and subscribers by harnessing the Urids meteor shower (17 - 22 December) which coincided with the Summer Solstice (22 December) in the southern hemisphere. This was after charging the written names of the individuals under several moon cycles and focusing the intent to flow to them. People will say it's "magic" but there really is no such thing. When you understand how everything is connected and how the elements, human vibration and natural vibration influence it, you understand how to make the energy of the Universe work to your will. Great video, keep up the good work 🪬

[@MansaMusa-ug2mr]

what is your process of charging them

[@hoydn5607]

Re: ~3:15 All schools of thought within Islam, as far as I know, agree that certain religious obligations require precise calculations which rely on the heavenly bodies' positions and timing (like the start/end of Ramadan, identifying the qibla, etc.). So I find it ironic that certain schools would refuse to look more deeply into the movements and meanings of heavenly bodies (going beyond pragmatic purposes.) Might not one want to investigate why these specific positions of planets and stars mark such and such ritual? The way I see it, agreeing that all exists and persists through God's will-including oneself, other beings, and all else-implies an interconnectedness between and significance to every utterance in existence. Observing our relationship to surrounding celestial bodies is not so different from observing our relationship to our earthly ecosystems. Though I certainly would be weary of people claiming to have more insight than they might actually have.

[@zynahanas4431]

What I believe as a muslim is that we humans know too little. There are greater complexities to this universe than we can ever even imagine to comprehend. And the lengths that we HAVE reached, i.e. through astrology and other studies, are not meant to make us want to indulge our curiosities further. What I have been told always, as a muslim, is that we must not go into the sphere of knowledge so deeply that it takes us away from God. Because being close to God, to us, is the goal at the end of the day. Not to say that 'Knowledge' is a bad thing. Thats certainly not the case. The first word in the Quran translates to 'READ'. What I am saying is that even though there are powers in these celestial bodies, we should not go to them for help or study them to the degree that it takes us away from God. To the extent that instead of asking God for help, we wholeheartedly rely on these celestial bodies. Yes we can study and observe them. But we must be wary of the fact that we're humans and we get easily enchanted by such intriguing topics. We love to "see" and "experience" miracles rather than have patience and resolute that God does not need to show us miracles every day for us to believe in him. Thats why going deeper into astrology is probably a bad thing for muslims. It holds the possibility of taking us away from worshipping God, and relying on these bodies to fulfill our need for experiencing miracles. Allah swt knows best, and He knows what is beneficial for us and what is not. Moreover, if muslims studied astrology to the extent that the west has done, it would have terrible implications for the muslim world. I personally believe that humans are a curious species that always look for reason and logic behind things they don't understand. To such a degree that when we do understand it to our best capability, its still not enough. The real truth is that we'll never know the full-picture. Only God knows that. So why not just rely on Him, who actually made those celestial bodies. Relying on Him will give us greater power than relying on astrology. Anyways, hope that made sense! Have a great day/evening :)

[@frank327]

I find your videos very calming and comforting

[@LetsTalkReligion]

I'm glad!

[@sariahmarier42]

Having studied astrology, I've come to see it as a precursor to physics, an early understanding of the invisible powers of heavenly bodies and their effects on Earth.

[@merlinx8703]

Well alchemy was the precursor to chemistry

[@grantaum9677]

It seems like there's a basis to prove astrology using the current version of physics by matching the frequencies. Like Kepler and the Pythagorean school

[@sariahmarier42]

@@grantaum9677 I concur. Given what we know of radiation, magnetism, gravity etc via physics, one would think that discovering correlations between astrological energy forms and forces and astronomical bodies would be highly achievable with our modern technology, tools and understanding. Of course astrological source material matters in terms of comparison for reference. I'm more familiar with 'The Seven Rays of Power', personally, having studied South Asian, and Indian philosophical origins in addition to Islamic, 19th century occult and more modern 20th century Western influences. The Seven Rays has thus far seemed to be most accurate in my experience.

[@sariahmarier42]

@@merlinx8703 A wonderful illustration of my thoughts exactly. Past philosophers and alchemists were perhaps more in tune with the truth than we give them credit for. Perhaps they understood intuitively and through observation that the unseen forces we can scientifically prove today not only existed but influenced life on Earth. A thorough examination of this topic would thrill me to pieces.

[@saidtouhami5013]

A book that I would recommend concerning the esoteric science of Astronomy is the book Shaykh Ahmad al-Alawi (born 1869) titled Miftah Al-Shuhud Fi Mazahir Al-Wujud (Key to Contemplation in the Appearances of Creation), although there isn't an English version yet. A French version is titled Cle de la contemplation.

[@najla1178]

how come this isn't on Spotify? love your work man!!!

[@justinbirkholz]

Islamicate astrological philosophy is so interesting. Thank you for this video. I can't wait to go watch Angela's companion video. For English speakers who are interested, Esme L. K. Partridge wrote an excellent commentary on Al-Kindi's 'On Rays' called Al-Kindi's Theory of the Magical Arts. It's a fascinating read and a great introduction to his philosophy. You should be able to find it online for free.

[@Albukhshi]

@ 6:39 There's actually a story about that during a rebellion against Abu Ja'afar al-Mansur. This rebellion flared up in the Hejaz and Basra, and he was worried he'd lose. That was until an Astrologer told him that the leader of the revolt wouldn't last 70 days. @10:53 And for those military history buffs out there: his description and specification of swords in use in his period informed Arab sword classifications for the next several centuries.

[@azadehamighi9608]

as always such informative video thank you for your hard work

[@2turtledove]

I was watching a vid once where the speaker mentioned that astrology was not banned because it was some sort of novelty..astrology was heavily weaved into the culture in some regards &just around at that time. and then there was a switch in acceptance where they banned the use of astrology. They were knee deep!! Also islamicate (medieval) astrology is truly where its at 🙏🏼

[@rehan3600]

Thanks Paloma. Are you from California? I think I know you. Lol

[@deeniep6242]

Paloma if you ever find the video can you please share me a link to it? Thank you

[@rayanbur6623]

It will be much appreciated if you could gain and share knowledge about Druze first community formation and the linkage with the communities where they adopted their philosophy from

[@LetsTalkReligion]

There is a (shorter) video on the Druze on the channel!

[@SulemanTheTraveller]

No doubt, another interesting and informative lecture. Thumbs Up

[@keenanarthur8381]

Very interesting. The theories of astrology that I am more familiar with, in Indian astrology, are phrased in terms of the subtle gravity of celestial bodies, gravity operating on the astral plane more than the physical plane. In Jyotiṣa, the planets are “grahas” or seizers, forces which can grab ahold of and influence earth-dwelling consciousnesses, e.g. by causing particular karmic patterns to surface.

[@casparcoaster1936]

These are facinating videos, one and all...I read an English translation of Parashara, ancient Indian astrologer; he suggested planets (grahas in Sanskrit, meaning "gripper") are not directing human affairs, but harbingers... he compared to palmistry, planetary positions in time are like lines on your hand, predictive of what fate holds- but lines aren't causes. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi explained Vedic Jyotish like reading one's DNA, genome- proteins aren't direct causation, more correlation w/ predictive value. He ascribed to time cycles of human knowledge, yugas, and suggested Jyotish practiced in 20th c (and 21st) is relatively useless, incorrect since Sanskrit writing are only descriptions oral traditions of knowledge, with out the true prescriptive power of chanted Vedic knowledge... anyway, many thanks!!!

[@talalansardeen2470]

Nicely put together 👍🏼

[@SN-nz6bu]

Highly informative video! Thank you

[@Infinite_voyager]

As a Scorpio, I love this video

[@NGC-catseye]

I’m a star worshiper 💫 I love my astrolabe too 🌟

[@Mariebaho]

Could you please do a video about Assyrian astrology/ religion (since I think they were some of the first people to use astrology) and how you can see tracks of it in eastern Christianity (most assyrians are Christian’s today) and it’s tracks in western astrology as well !

[@MansionByBeach1]

What is your source for Ibn Taymiyyah saying that Astrology is a pseudo-science. I know that he forbade its study on the basis that it may be considered as polytheism. I am looking for a source where he says its a pseudo science.

[@deeniep6242]

Oh Id like to know as well

[@jonasrand6818]

4:52 not "Akham" but "Ahkam" أحكام but otherwise your Arabic pronunciation is better than I'm used to hearing from English speakers

[@vladmirknight3562]

Benjamin Dykes has done a great job translating arabic texts from abu ma'shar and sahl ibn bishr. I would really like to see more contents about these figures and don't forget jabir ibn hayyan. Thank you so much, great job!

[@abdulsattar9]

Ilm Ahkam an Nujum, not Akham an Nujum. Great video and very informative!

[@pratyushaghosh1769]

Great video! Will you make a video on Christianity in the Arab world?

[@martinchristow]

Correction in arabic: Ilm Ahkam al-Nujuum (علم أحكام النجوم) comes from hukm - judgement, wisdom. Thank you for the great content!

[@vvendetta721]

Meaning star wisdom?

[@katrussell6819]

Great video. Great Graphics and visuals. The best explanation of animal sacrifice I have heard. Thanks. I already follow Angela.

[@LetsTalkReligion]

Thank you!

[@Neo-Femme]

I've seen similar charts in Timbuktu's manuscripts.

[@ntluck1592]

A shame we never see such occult systems being credited to Islamic scholars in modern media such video games and anime

[@rusi6219]

You mean zanadiqah

[@fakhruddinnalawala5451]

Dr. Justin Sledge from Esoterica has previously done a very nice video about this as well.

[@Kalleskaviarriddare]

Hej, ville bara säga att dina videos är väldigt givande. Hög kvalitet, går in djupt. Intressanta ämnen!

[@syedabukhari2643]

Thx for this very informative video

[@AboutThings_byTarif]

Tiny correction: it's "Ahkam" not akham. Plural of Hukm. أحكام

[@jakeletzler1941]

I think it would help us better understand "rays" from other planets as "wavelengths" the planets emit.

[@Marion10610]

😊...Great video, Filip! Thank you! What a pity that they abolished astrology...I am fascinated with Jyotish. My whole life, karma and dharma is so well explained in my Vedic chart.

[@luciferizzero3642]

Thank you too much for talking about topics like this and why not you making an other episode about the revolution in islamic astronomy like tusi couple or urdi lemma or astronomer like Qushajy or ibn shatir or al khafri and the decline of Aristote physics and ptolomy astronomy vision

[@sabrinashahab795]

Quran is actually against this type of prediction

[@sofea898]

true. practicing astology will automatically make a Muslim out of Islam. this is well known in Islam

[@aranielleb7718]

Awwwwww your religion is so welcoming and forgiving…

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

@@aranielleb7718 awwwww, and you are too, aren't you? 🤣🤣🤣

[@Dailypharmaceutics]

I love this channel ❤

[@user-jf8xm9qr2u]

Should I watch any videos before this one?

[@Ricca_Day]

Al Kindi, “ Rays.” Tesla, “ Frequency.” Abraham, “ Hi fellas.” G0D, “ yep.”

[@andythedishwasher1117]

Have any scholars looked deeply into how close Al-Kindi was to discovering radiation? Because the stars legitimately do emit radiation toward Earth, and life on Earth does seem to be pretty dependent on that radiation for survival (primarily within the visible and UV frequency bands), but I'm not so sure about how the positions of the stars relative to Earth would affect the overall content of our atmosphere's background radiation. It seems plausible, from a layman's perspective. that fluctuations in that background radiation might have significant effects on human life, but I've never really encountered any research that addresses that possibility.

[@vvendetta721]

Electric universe

[@deadcakesandpanlifts2019]

Not really accurate, just because the 2 things share somewhat of a characteristic, it doesnt mean radiation was what he was referring to. Al kindi implied that they affect stuff like the destiny of humans and emotions, stuff like outcome of battles etc, which we know it most definitely does not.

[@andythedishwasher1117]

@@deadcakesandpanlifts2019 lol well we do have an awful lot of weird notions in our media about radiation being useful in battle, but I kinda doubt myself that he was actually manipulating it. I'm more of the opinion that, in seeking an explanation for previously existing sets of behaviors among his peers (magical behaviors specifically), he may have arrived at a basic theory of radiation despite fairly drastic misconceptions about its role in human affairs. His observational data, at the very least, would probably have proven useful to future scientific thinkers examining the nature of these "rays".

[@andythedishwasher1117]

@@deadcakesandpanlifts2019 I do concede, however, that there may in fact be another phenomenon he was referring to, but if that is the case, we have far fewer tools to examine that possibility which makes the radiation concept more interesting for me to explore.

[@rikatabari7445]

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[@emmcee662]

A fascinating précis! Thank you 🌙☀️ 🌍 💫

[@bigsarge2085]

Interesting, thanks!

[@spartan187]

There is no confusion , islam is very clear and straightforward there is no astrology or fortune telling , Astronomy is different and permitted. I don’t know why u mentioned it was controversial, astrology and fortune telling is very very clear in Quran ,Hadith believing in astrology takes one out of Islam it is so strict stand against astrology

[@deerfan5403]

really interesting video!

[@setarehmariposa9571]

The early images who show are Persian, but you don't say where the image is from. How are you different than anyone else speaking on this topic.

[@JV-cc5px]

Can you make a video about the Murji’ah?

[@rusi6219]

Don't need a video - they are everywhere.

[@hizbullahbaloch6118]

umm there is another aspect in occult science, and that is PRAYERS and power of prayers and some words in Islam they call it "DUA" which is kind of similar to saying some spells or concentrating their mind like Telepathy to God which it is supposed to be heard or answered, or work in that way. Prayers like avoiding effect of evil or getting cured by some words or spells like magic spells. You Should also check this out as well, Flip.

[@Freemindinc]

Prayers more powerful than any spell and not even occult ♥️♥️

[@shuhanchowdhury6746]

Amazing exactly what I was curious about

[@haribhaskaran9953]

I like your videos. Can you please add subtitles also .

[@deppresto4646]

I really hope this isn't the last of the islamicite occultism vids

[@dorian3017]

this was Great!

[@writermanat1230]

Can you do a video on Jabir Ibn Hayyan and the Magic Squares associated with metals? Specifically Square of Saturn 👀

[@jya]

Rays like vibrations?

[@SpidermaninTimeOut]

Wonderful!

[@rayrous8229]

What progress has the "science" of astrology brought us? Have the predictions been statistically verified?

[@aranielleb7718]

What progress had Islam brought us?

[@rehan3600]

@@aranielleb7718 for one, Islam brought you the number system you are using today.

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

@@aranielleb7718gosh, you ask such interesting questions as if you were actually serious! 🤣🤣🤣 hmmm, let's see... here's another... preserving Western Classical science and history that the West had forgotten during the Dark Ages

[@lindajustacrochetsister4659]

Very interesting 👌

[@loolylooly81]

Thank you so much for educating us all. Could you consider making a video about the Harran people, the star worshippers? All the best in everything you do 🌺🌸🌹

[@naderabozied]

Very interesting... Ive came across the "seven rays" through the work of William A. Meader

[@tron__5204]

Can you make a podcast with Jeffrey Armstrong ❤️❤️he is also a astrologer ❤️

[@artofmetta7401]

thank u sooo much, im so happy to have found u

[@shh3910]

May allah protect us from these evil practices.

[@jennshar67]

Lol

[@missrehana3833]

I like it v much 👌😍

[@icebrow]

The Planets and heavenly bodies are part of the 'computer' code for which Allah is the writer.

[@yvonnethompson5568]

Brilliant

[@danielantunes1035]

You should make a video about Mary/Maryam a great figure and symbol in both the Quran Bible 👍

[@FernandoRaulAstrology]

Very good.

[@freemanontheland507]

The Education of the Prophet Idris ⚠️ Idris (peace be upon him) is said to have spoken seventy-two languages, which he used to communicate with the people to whom he was sent. He is also said to have learned and taught the sciences to his people, and he was wisdom and know knowledge of the STARS. God Almighty granted him an understanding of the secrets of the STARS and their LOCATIONS and taught him ASTRONOMY, mathematics, the number of years, and methods of calculation. Idris was also the first to understand the science of medicine, to warn of the approaching flood, and to draw up the rules for urbanizing cities...

[@watermelonlalala]

Stellar rays and heat. Says so right here in my big book of flim flam. Very important and significant to people who don't have a clue what science is. Occult sciences. Ahahahah.

[@shookreeseeree4]

Great info on astrology ..tks Filip..hope you do research on Indian astrology ..n do a video on that .. which I believe is older than Islamic astrology..

[@mattschwarz6593]

Does the hings in the Picatrix Book really work? I don´t belive in such things...... :O

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

Easy answer: No... like magic and tarot cards, if it were real everybody would be doing it ... can you imagine the societal chaos?

[@vivashvanbhushan3422]

Well it looks like they used the map of Mount meru. Remember many things from India got from the Arabic world to Greeks and Europe.

[@lindajustacrochetsister4659]

My birthday is 8/6/45 tell me my meaning in this life please

[@laylaoresme6704]

Check out my numerology video to get some clues :)

[@rodneywarr4873]

1 word haraam verily God has Power over all things

[@iuliaforje7175]

What about Jyotish? Vedic astrology?

[@subhanhasan990tsikfm]

PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON KEBATININ ( INDONESIAN RELIGION MIX ISLAM HINDUISM)

[@boink8653]

Please do a video on ilm rimal,

[@lifestyleofadreamer]

do 1 about the twelves please !

[@genericfabricrefresher3163]

Everytime i watch one if these videos i realize my younger self was way more islamic than i woulda thought🙏🏼😂

[@ezelece4774]

What is your zodiac sign ?

[@babakkhoramdin1863]

From what I’ve read over the years about Islamic scientific advancements, I’ve come to realize that most of the scientist were of Iranian descent. To my surprise most of the Hadith collectors like Bukhari were also Iranian. Also, algebra was by an Iranian. The man who mastered Arabic language and set its rules was also Iranian.

[@imaad2042]

Because you don't know about Spain, North Africa and other Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi Scholars

[@LetsTalkReligion]

A lot of them were Persian/Iranian, absolutely. But I see many people overemphasizing this point. There were also many other scholars and scientist of varying ethnic origin. As this video shows, one of the most formative and important early figures were al-Kindi, who was arab. The great acheivements of Iranian scholars should definitely be celebrated, but I don't see the point in obsessing over ethnicity? Especially when we are dealing with a hugely multicultural tradition with so many scholars from other regions as well.

[@imaad2042]

@@LetsTalkReligion Yes they saw being muslim as their priority rather than seeing races. Also even before Islam, Semitics and Persians always loved to live with each other. Sassanid capital was in Iraq. Sassanids had many Arab wives and they used to send their sons to live with Arabs to become warrior king. That's why many Sassanid prince knew Arabic. Infact they all were look alikes, brown people unlike Romans who were whitish

[@zebakhawaja]

OK. But you still haven't shared what 'House System' and Zodiac System do we use in Isa'lam. You didn't teach anything.

[@viniciusazevedo4226]

Uaaaaaaaaaau!!!!! Marvelous!!!!!!

[@constancesidberry9107]

Occult only means hidden.