Assalaam Wa’alaykum. First and foremost I would like to thank you for the work you are doing and educating people about Islam.
I know the that astrology etc is haraam in Islam, however, recently I have been hearing that mole’s (til) have meanings, even Islamically. So I would like to find out more about this.
Secondly, I have read somewhere that when Allah was creating us, we were given the choice of being created as a human or angel form? Is this true – I would like to know more about this also.
I have more questions but for now I would be grateful if you could answer these. Jazakallah
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
We thank you for your words of appreciation. We pray that Allah accept our effort. Aameen.
You are correct in your understanding that practicing and having a belief in astrology is not permissible.[i][ii]
A mole is a common type of skin lesion. There is no significance of moles in Islam. This is just a myth that fall under the banner of superstitions, which has been condemned in Islam.
Superstitions about moles were common in colonial New England. They held the view that moles and other markings in certain places denoted the bearer had made a pact with the devil and was a witch. The ancient Chinese believed that mole symbolize bad luck or misfortune. According to Chinese astrology, their position on the face or body gives a useful insight into your personality, state of mind, future and health.[iii] Each culture had their own interpretation of moles based on the body part they grew on.[iv]
In the pre-Islamic era, the Arabs and the Non-Arabs alike had largely believed in superstitions. The coming of Islam abolished every such false notion.[v]
As far as your second question is concerned, there is no basis for it. This idea also goes against the following verse of the Quran:
وَرَبُّكَ يَخۡلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيَخۡتَارُؕ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ الۡخِيَرَةُؕ سُبۡحٰنَ اللّٰهِ وَتَعٰلٰى عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُوۡنَ
Translation: Your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses whomsoever He pleases. They have no choice. Praise be to God exalted is He over anything they may associate with Him! ( Surah Al-Qasas- V:68)
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Naved Akhtar Ibn Shabbir.
Student – Darul Iftaa
Shillong, India.
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
[i] الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (1/ 43)
(قَوْلُهُ: وَالتَّنْجِيمِ) هُوَ عِلْمٌ يُعْرَفُ بِهِ الِاسْتِدْلَال بِالتَّشَكُّلَاتِ الْفَلَكِيَّةِ عَلَى الْحَوَادِثِ السُّفْلِيَّةِ. اهـ. ح. وَفِي مُخْتَارَاتِ النَّوَازِلِ لِصَاحِبِ الْهِدَايَةِ أَنَّ عِلْمَ النُّجُومِ فِي نَفْسِهِ حَسَنٌ غَيْرُ مَذْمُومٍ، إذْ هُوَ قِسْمَانِ: حِسَابِيٌّوَإِنَّهُ حَقٌّ، وَقَدْ نَطَقَ بِهِ الْكِتَابُ. قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى – {الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ} [الرحمن: 5]- أَيْ سَيْرُهُمَا بِحِسَابٍ. وَاسْتِدْلَالِيٌّ بِسَيْرِ النُّجُومِ وَحَرَكَةِ الْأَفْلَاكِ عَلَى الْحَوَادِثِ بِقَضَاءِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَقَدْرِهِ، وَهُوَ جَائِزٌ كَاسْتِدْلَالِ الطَّبِيبِ بِالنَّبْضِ مِنْ الصِّحَّةِ وَالْمَرَضِ وَلَوْ لَمْ يَعْتَقِدْ بِقَضَاءِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى أَوْ ادَّعَى الْغَيْبَ بِنَفْسِهِ يَكْفُرُ، ثُمَّ تَعَلُّمُ مِقْدَارِ مَا يُعْرَفُ بِهِ مَوَاقِيتُ الصَّلَاةِ وَالْقِبْلَةُ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ. اهـ. وَأَفَادَ أَنَّ تَعَلُّمَ الزَّائِدِ عَلَى هَذَا الْمِقْدَارِ فِيهِ بَأْسٌ بَلْ صَرَّحَ فِي الْفُصُولِ بِحُرْمَتِهِ وَهُوَ مَا مَشَى عَلَيْهِ الشَّارِحُ. وَالظَّاهِرُ أَنَّ الْمُرَادَ بِهِ الْقِسْمُ الثَّانِي دُونَ الْأَوَّلِ؛ وَلِذَا قَالَ فِي الْإِحْيَاءِ: إنَّ عِلْمَ النُّجُومِ فِي نَفْسِهِ غَيْرُ مَذْمُومٍ لِذَاتِهِ إذْ هُوَ قِسْمَانِ إلَخْ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَلَكِنَّهُ مَذْمُومٌ فِي الشَّرْعِ. وَقَالَ عُمَرُ: تَعَلَّمُوا مِنْ النُّجُومِ مَا تَهْتَدُوا بِهِ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ ثُمَّ امْسِكُوا، وَإِنَّمَا زَجَرَ عَنْهُ مِنْ ثَلَاثَةِ أَوْجُهٍ:
أَحَدُهَا: أَنَّهُ مُضِرٌّ بِأَكْثَرِ الْخَلْقِ، فَإِنَّهُ إذَا أَلْقَى إلَيْهِمْ أَنَّ هَذِهِ الْآثَارَ تَحْدُثُ عَقِيبَ سَيْرِ الْكَوَاكِبِ وَقَعَ فِي نُفُوسِهِمْ أَنَّهَا الْمُؤَثِّرَةُ،
وَثَانِيهَا: أَنَّ أَحْكَامَ النُّجُومِ تَخْمِينٌ مَحْضٌ، وَلَقَدْ كَانَ مُعْجِزَةً لِإِدْرِيسَ – عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ – فِيمَا يُحْكَى وَقَدْ انْدَرَسَ.
وَثَالِثُهَا: أَنَّهُ لَا فَائِدَةَ فِيهِ، فَإِنَّ مَا قُدِّرَ كَائِنٌ وَالِاحْتِرَازُ مِنْهُ غَيْرُ مُمْكِنٍ اهـ مُلَخَّصًا.
[ii] المحيط البرهاني في الفقه النعماني (5/ 402)
وتعلم علم النجوم قدر ما يعرف القبلة، ومواقيت الصلاة لا بأس به، وفيما عدا ذلك فهو حرام.
[v] فتح الباري لابن حجر (10/ 215)
وَذَكَرَ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي الشُّعَبِ عَنِ الْحَلِيمِيِّ مَا مُلَخَّصُهُ كَانَ التَّطَيُّرُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فِي الْعَرَبِ إِزْعَاجَ الطَّيْرِ عِنْدَ إِرَادَةِ الْخُرُوجِ لِلْحَاجَةِ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَهَكَذَا كَانُوا يَتَطَيَّرُونَ بِصَوْتِ الْغُرَابِ وَبِمُرُورِ الظِّبَاءِ فَسَمَّوُا الْكُلَّ تَطَيُّرًا لِأَنَّ أَصْلَهُ الْأَوَّلُ قَالَ وَكَانَ التَّشَاؤُمُ فِي الْعَجَمِ إِذَا رَأَى الصَّبِيَّ ذَاهِبًا إِلَى الْمُعَلِّمِ تَشَاءَمَ أَوْ رَاجِعًا تَيَمَّنَ وَكَذَا إِذَا رَأَى الْجَمَلَ مُوقَرًا حِمْلًا تَشَاءَمَ فَإِنْ رَآهُ وَاضِعًا حِمْلَهُ تَيَمَّنَ وَنَحْوُ ذَلِكَ فَجَاءَ الشَّرْعُ بِرَفْعِ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ