Episode 75 - Philosophy of Fiqh, Psychology & Astrology | Dr. Asim Yusuf
Boys In The Cave
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Is It Theologically Problematic?
In classical times, this manifests as a needing to ward people away from the idea that the stars have an effect independently of god. Because they are free from the crude matter of the earth and they are pure light, they are considered to have a sanctity. And because of that, you now need to be concerned about people's veneration of the stars. If you then start to talk about the effectness that they have on things on the earth, tat will only strengthen that due. So astrology was always theologically problematic er. But it didn't stop moslems from engaging in astroloy. Ad isaac newton, if i am not mistaken, wrote a work
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