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Fatwa ID: 06146<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Maulana Mohammed Dilwar Hussain<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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If on the dining table, my family member is watching an astrology show, and I sit there but don’t pay attention to what the astrologer is saying, and I keep in mind that he’s either telling through Jinn or just that astrological knowledge which is based on assumptions etc, do I become a kafir by sitting there with this intention? Please consider that I didn’t sit there intentionally, it was Sunday and everyone sat together for breakfast. I couldn’t go sit separately.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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There is a common misconception amongst people that Astrology and Astronomy are synonymous with one another. Thus, they are very easily confused and mixed together. One is a science which has religious backing whereas the other has no scientific basis whatsoever nor any religious significance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Astronomy is a science that studies everything outside of the earth’s atmosphere, such as planets, stars, asteroids, galaxies; and the properties and relationships of those celestial bodies. Astronomers base their studies on research and observation. Astrology, on the other hand, is the belief that the positioning of the stars and planets affects the way events occur on earth. [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

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Astronomy and astrology are two distinct subjects: one is a science, and one is a parlour game. However, the two topics are frequently confused.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Astronomy, as well as the related field of astrophysics, covers the science of stargazing and the physics that explains how stars and galaxies work. Astrology is a non-scientific practice that draws connections between star positions to make predictions about the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The work of ancient astrologers formed the basis for the star and navigational charts used by the ancients, as well as some of the constellations we know today. However, there is no scientific basis in today’s practice of astrology.<\/span><\/p>\n

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