Introduction

Abraham Ibn Ezra was a convinced astrologer. He believed that all events here on earth, involving individuals both great and humble, are steered by the heavenly bodies. Astrological teachings came into the Islamic world not only from Hellenic culture, but also from India. Like the Roman emperors, Caliphs used astrology for imperial propaganda. thinkers of the Muslim world were known to combine astrology with the cosmological teachings of Aristotelianism and Platonism.