Zodiac Signs · 2 / 12
Taurusالثور
the bull · 20 Apr – 20 May
Full details
- Arabic name
- الثور
- Meaning
- the bull
- Dates
- 20 Apr – 20 May
- Element
- EarthTemperament: Cold and dry
- Quality
- Fixed“Steady”: the season is at its height.
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Day
- Friday
- Season (northern hemisphere)
- Spring
- Opposite sign
- ♏︎ Scorpio
- Lunar mansions (manazil al-qamar)
- al-Thurayyaالثريا(part)
- al-Dabaranالدبران
- al-Haq‘aالهقعة(part)
Traditional traits
Traditional strengths
Steady, patient, practical, loyal
Traditional weaknesses
Stubborn, slow to change, possessive
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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