can make him honorable;
surely Allah does what He
wills." Supplication of light
The Imams (a.s) are symbolic of
the bodies that inhabit the
heavens, the influence of their
presence and their relationship
with humanity. They are
essentially the stars in the night
sky, reflecting and emitting
light from their Source- Allah
(swt). Divine attributes in their
perfection brought fourth into
the world, without whom, our
vision of reality would be
severely fragmented and the
truth so far obscured that we
would never come to grasp it.
"The creation of the heavens
and the earth is definitely a
greater thing than creation of
mankind, however, most of
mankind knows not." (Qur'an
Chapter 40 Verse 57)
"In the name of Allah, the Most
Beneficent, the Most Merciful,
in the Name of Allah the Light,
in the Name of Allah the Light
of light, in the Name of Allah
the Light upon the light, in the
Name of Allah the arranger of
all things, in the Name of Allah
Who created light from light,
and brought down the light
over the Mount by a Book
written on an unrolled
parchment…" Supplication of
light
The Symbology of 12 and the
13th Star
The Imams (a.s) spoke about
astrology that it was a very
powerful science and that using
it ''a man could estimate how
many reeds there were in a
lake'' Imam Ali (a.s) but also
cautioning us AGAINST divine
aspects and predictions, and
the importance of
understanding destiny as
oppose to 'predestination'.
meets Aries, the vernal
equinox; Imam Ali (a.s) is the
Alpha and Omega completing
the zodiacal cycle and the 'circle
of faith', Initiation and
completion is with Ali (as) and
is met with the 'cause of
Hussain (a.s).
Imams (a.s) have no
astrological signs -the planetary
bodies are created to honor
them and reflect them. We have
come to understand the
connection between them via a
deeper study into 'ilm u
nujoob'. In summary, the
constellations were created in
honor of the Imams (a.s) in the
symbolism and the grand
theme of creation.
In a Hadith Imam Ali (a.s) says
to people "Ask me about what
you do not understand before I
die. Inquire of me about the
paths of the skies because,
verily, I know more about those
paths than the paths of the
earth."
What are they showing us
through practice and by
example, is to embark on the
noble path and in accordance
with our level of sincerity and
understanding, Allah (swt) will
raise our status and transform
our unfortunate conditions
from forgetfulness to
mindfulness. From dense to
sensitive and from doubt to
insight-fulness.
Prophet Mohammad (saws)
said: "the stars start and end in
Ali (as)"
(ie)
The constellation and sign of
Aries in the zodiac indeed,
begins and ends in that
constellation of stars set up to
honor Imam Ali (a.s), where the
constellation of Pisces,
(symbolic of Imam Hussain a.s)
The 12 Constellations which fit
perfectly in the sky above
encircling us, are all familiar to
us and appear to be fixed as we
move beneath them, but a
hidden 13th constellation has
past by unnoticed by us all, and
now appears before our eyes, a
13th constellation marking its
time, and that due to its
ambiguous identity, has been
largely ignored by astroscientists.
It should be noted, that the non
recognition of the 'scientific
community' in regards to its
placement into the zodiacal
system, is symbolic of what is
happening in the Islamic world
regarding the matter of the
Yamani (a.s). Even though his
existence is known, it has not
been officially accepted or
acknowledged as a part of the
whole, the rightful owner of its
placement, has not been given
his (lawful) claim. The brightly
lit constellation, is found