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A classic traditional astrology book of a famous muslim astrologer.
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Hewa:Abu(AliYahyaibnGhalib,alsoc.rlledlsrta(iI and one 0{ the most i b n l ' l u h a m m a ad , p u p i I o { t ' l a 5 h a A I I a h exce]lento{theastrologers.Arrronghrsboo[.:sthereiiere: Thelntroduction;0ueEtionsiThe|,ieaninqiGoi,ernnrents the Year"- o{ (Dynasties)I NativitieEi Re"'olutionoi ibn The Frism, rihich he wrote {or Yah'ia Nativities; t he o { of the Years Khalidi The Fod o{ 6sldi Flevslution I l'lorld; Al-l{ukat' o n l y t w o ( 0 u e s t i o n sa n d 0f the ten books Iisted by al-Nadim, A r a b i c ' H i s b o o l ' o; n N a t i v i t i e s Hativities) are known to survive in in 1136 and aqain bY of Tivoli Ha5translatedinto Latin by Plato s e c s n ds { t h e s e t r a n s l a t i c n s t h a t J o h n o f s e . . , i l l ei . n 1 1 5 1 . I t i s t h e G e r r n . t n y rb y J o a c h i mH e l l e r i n (Ali'e bootr r { a 5e d i t e d a n d p u b l i s h e d a t N i l r n b e r g , 1 5 4 9 . 25 o { a i a 5 I l m a w e r e , A b u 1 5 4 6a n d r e p r i n t e d i n a n y m o d e r nl a n g u a g e ' H o H e v et r .,6Ieanings has not prevlously beentranslated into xxr ,0, t e 3 n a r t i c l e p s e u d o n y m , , S e n e t h e u s i n g a s t r o l o g e r an in the Englishperiodical {rom the old Astr0logers" that appeared subsequent issues) in which he l { o , J e r nA - s t r l J o Q Y ( S e p t e m b e r1 9 ' 1 0a n d g a v e t h e L a t t n c h a p t e r t i t l e s r i i t h b r j ' e f c o m m e n t s o r s( lu{ amvm 2 7a' r i e s i n t h e A F AS u J J e t i n 1 l : 5 EngIish. This article l{asreprinted rn editor' tq4ff, with additional notes by the Abu(Ali,steacher|*1asha)allah(c.74{.!-c.815)Hagthe{oremost t h e e a r l y A r a b r a n a s t r o l o g e r s ( h e l l a S a c t u a l l y a iJnet or r L) a. 'Ht i en w ' a s a and *tny o{ lris books-*t:: translated prolific nriter, He j1as s o { t t es i m i l a r s p e l l i n g ' H i s n a m ei n L a t i n w a s l l e s s a h a l l a o r o{ sidon (lst cent') ' which { a m i l i a r r i i t h t h e P e r r t a t e u c ho { D o r o t h e u s (NexYorl:: e d i t e d a n d translatedby Bayardl)odge t . E x t r a c (t r o r l h e F i h r i s t o l l l - l l a d i r l s t r o n t r r edr er r H e i n r i cS h u t e r ,0 i e f l a t h e r a t i t eurl d C o l u r b iU a n i v .P r e s s , 1 9 7 0 1p,' 6 5 5 'S e ea l s o p p . 9 - 1 0 r r n dt h e [ n c y c l c p e do:faI s ! a r lraDerundihrelettt(Leiplig:B.6.Teubner|1900)' progress)' { L e i d e n8:r i l l , 1 9 6 0 -Z. n d 'e d ' ',{i rna 0 i c jn l s t t o n o r i c aal n d t i t r o l o g i c aSl c i e n c e s L a t i ni r a * s ! a t i o n 2 . 5 e eF r a n c i Js . [ i r r o d y t 1956}' ( B e r k e l e&yL o sA n g e l e U s :n i v 'o { C a l i { ' P r e s s '
A E J U( A L I A L - I i H A Y Y A T b e r a ne r . v a r l a b l e r n A r a b i c t r a n s l a t i o n d u r i n g h i s l r { e t i m e . s C a r m o d v I i s t . - t h r e e b o c k s t h a t h e r . r r o t eo n n a t i , v i t i e s . 0 n e o { t h e s e h a s b e e r , I t c o n s iE t s o f a s h o r t t e x t o f n i n e p a g e s l n e , J ri - eC b y F r n g r e e a . F ' i n , g r e e 'Esd i t i o n { o i l o w e d b y t w e l v e e x a m p l e h o r o s c o p E s ro f w h i c h t f rr e E a r e ! a i . e n f r c n r t h e P e r r t e t e u c h . T h e t e i ; t r ' : n t a i n s 5 i x c h a p t e r " t r t d t f - r eh r , r c g c E p E g . T h e E e c h a p t e r s c o r r e s p o n d t r - r t h e f i r E t e e i ' / e n (All's r - f , 1 p t - e or s{ A b u ( A l i ' s b o o i r ( l - l a s h a t i l l r h ' s C h a p t . i = A b L r lhap+.:. i 1 . , .6 ) a n d t h e s . l f n e t t i e l v e h o r o s c o p e s . E u t F i n q r e e ' 5 i - c t h e b a s i s o { t h e m a i n * o r l ' .o l f ' l a s h i t a l l a h ' s - q t r t - E r r r : trh- rctt " i t (Ali's p rE - ri,i a l - F . h a y y a l - i" st n o t : u p p o r t e d b y t h e e v i d e n c e r s l n t s A b u and his boo}r a}so contiins lB tr'rt-di thapt:. 1-7 iE {uller : , j i i t l o f r c r l c f t a p l p - r n5 r : t p r e s e n t i n t h e t e i l t e d i t e d b y F i n q r e e ' I h ; " ' e The t - i - : n : i a t e d ; { e w c h a p f - e r so { I ' l a s h a } a i l a h ' s w o r l " r n A p p e n d i l 2i ' ' A l i ' s o !{tr h i 5 { o r m a n d t e x t w r t h A b u r-tr er rin rcirrp.lf-P them Crp i n i l, l-r .
bea.rinq in mindhtE teacher-'E f r r Et h a t A b r - r' A l i , { o r t h e e a r l y c h a p t E r so f h i s m a t e r i a . i ir:trurt-ic,n, u:ed the 5ertre . i to f'leshr)ellah'sr but not te:,(t sirrilrr b,:,:ft. th,,tE prcduring , j i r r c t l y d e r t , , , E ,f Jr o m i t . I n a n y r a s E t h e i n { l u . e n c eo f t - h EP e r r t a t e u ' : l a5 t h e t - r i p }i c i f - i * s the rulers n{ i; c b , , , t o , , r s .I h e L t s e , : { s i . . r n i { i r a t , : r - si s c h a r i c t E r i . - t i c o f t h a t t , t o r l i i a l s o r t h e { r e q u e n t u : e ; . t {i - h e F ' i r t s a n d t h e i r r u l e r s . i n u r c e n t i i r i e s i n t e r v e n i n g b e t w e e nJ o h n o { S p i ' iI I e ' E l r - r r i n . .r 1, l - ' e (Ali' t'r35 lrrn.:lrtion and it-: publrra.tton by Joachim Heller, Abu usually under the f r e , : i L e n t l r ' c u o t e iCn t h e a s t r o l o q i c a l l i t e r a t u r e r by Jean Etaptiste t i t e d h e H a s n ; . r T r" iA l b c h a i . " I n f r r E r er e c e n t t i m e s , H c r i n i l i A l - 1 i : 6 i i n h t s , 4 - s t r L r / c q 0i aa i i i c a . 6 I t H a s t h i s r i t a t i o n b y (Ali. s e e m e dt o r r r e It i " l o r i n t h a t f i r s + . a r e u - c e df i i n t e r e s t i n A b u u I triplicit"' u e e A r a b ' s t h e w i t h d i s a g r e e d t h a t a i t h o u q hf ' 1 a r i n t e c h niquesrnore o t h e r h i s r L i l e r s , h e m i , h_ t1 w e l l h a v e { s i r n d s o r er o { satis{artcr.i. ' '
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