The colorful and intricate mosaic of India's cultural heritage has one of its most prominent threads woven through it in the form of astrology. Of all the traditions, Muslim astrology is one of the most interesting, with its history and unique practices. Grounded in the teachings of the early Islamic scholars, but colored by hundreds of years of cultural exchange, Islamic astrology offers profound insight into mankind and the cosmos itself. This is a blog about the Muslim astrologers, the mystics who are in demand in India, and how they do what they do, and most of all how they are the hope for people's futures.

Historical Background

Islamic astrology (Ilm-e-Nujum) is so intertwined with the fabric of Islam. Its roots go back to the days of early islam when scholars and astrologers would look at the stars and the planets and draw conclusions about how the planets would affect man's destiny. This tradition was further adorned in the Islamic Golden Age, especially in places like Persia and the Arab World. They inturn passed this knowledge and these techniques down to India through trade and conquest and cultural exchanges.

The Role of a Muslim Astrologer

Love and Marriage: Since Muslims can't do regular love and marriage horoscopes, Muslim astrologers tell them who they should marry, and how to get along, and why they are fighting with their spouse, and how to make their marriage work and be a happy marriage.