Astrological signs and their relationship with humans (decadal study)

Abstract

One of the purposes of dialectical theology (scholastic theology, the science of speech; Arabic, Ilm Al- Kalām) is to establish evidence and remove ambiguities. One of the greatest ambiguities is that related to the belief in the influence of the planets and stars on human life, which has largely spread in both the levels of societies and media throughout the Islamic nations. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a theological, doctrinal study that sheds light on this ambiguity and responds to it. This study provides an explanation to the generality of the divine will and that the stars and planets are among the greatest creations of God Almighty for the guidance of man in the perceptual sense. The Holy Qur’an denies the worship of the planets and stars and their influence on human life. Likewise, the honorable Sunnah of the Prophet combated this ambiguity through the noble Prophet’s hadiths. The present study reviews the opinions on astrology made by dialectical theologists, through reviewing their writings and judgements. The study shows that there are chemical, physical, and biological influences exerted by the sun and the moon on human life, but in a way that has nothing to do with that described in astrology books. It demonstrates the inconsistency of astrology in the face of logical questions, and that the universe is governed by the will of God Almighty. Keywords: astrological signs, the influence of the stars and planets, the relationship between the zodiac signs and humans, doctrinal study, universes and humans.