Zodiac Signs · 4 / 12
Cancerالسرطان
the crab · 21 Jun – 22 Jul
Full details
- Arabic name
- السرطان
- Meaning
- the crab
- Dates
- 21 Jun – 22 Jul
- Element
- WaterTemperament: Cold and moist
- Quality
- Cardinal“Changing”: a new season begins when the Sun enters it.
- Ruling planet
- Moon
- Day
- Monday
- Season (northern hemisphere)
- Summer
- Opposite sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
- Lunar mansions (manazil al-qamar)
- al-Nathraالنثرة
- al-Tarfالطرف
- al-Jabhaالجبهة(part)
Traditional traits
Traditional strengths
Caring, protective, intuitive, home-loving
Traditional weaknesses
Moody, over-sensitive, clings to the past
For interest only. Ja‘fari teaching does not accept the belief that the stars decide events by themselves.
This sign in the sky
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The stars in Ja‘fari teaching
Islamic teaching distinguishes astronomy — knowledge of the heavens used for time-keeping, the calendar and finding one’s way — from astrology that claims the stars decide human affairs. When a companion warned Imam Ali that the stars were unfavourable as he set out against the Kharijites, the Imam rejected the claim and cautioned against learning astrology except what guides travellers on land and sea (Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 79).
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