Jupiter the greater benefic was traditionally a fortunate omen associated with charity, learning, and good governance.
Medieval astrologers noted it meant:
-legal and political reforms
-the rise of just leaders
-power among the people
-a period of abundance
that said, at the same time Mars is in Cancer in its fall viewing Jupiter by sign
This was a marker of
-internal strife
-break up of dynasties, alliances, and power blocs
-uprisings
-warmongers
Al Rijal wrote it also meant:
-the invasion of lands
-expansion of territory and empire
-the changing and/or the death of rulers
Still Jupiter was interpreted as relief to some degree (at least until it retrogrades)
We’ve gotten used to a simple calendar system but medieval thinkers were operating in big cycles where smaller increments of time fit into periods and epochs
Their observation of the slow-moving Saturn and Jupiter is a great example of their dynamic understanding of that
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today mars leaves Gemini and enters its fall in Cancer.
medieval astrologers of the Islamic world were especially nervous of this transit and wrote it meant:
-Danger and bloodshed in the land of Arabs
-boiling blood and pestilence of chest and stomach
-the changing of kings
-sudden conflict and strife
-imprisonment and betrayal
-a plague of insects
-winds which destroy trees
-the rise of a great rumor
-danger to lesser rulers
-fire in homes
-humiliation of soldiers
-the prominent laid low
they were particularly worried about the conjunction of malefics in this sign which happens every 30 years
For historians these interpretations are interesting. Did the anxiety of conflict stem from the Cancer season and summer months historically being a time of war?
Islamic history is full of warrior women who fiercely fought for what they believed in, defended what they cherished, and defied all expectations and became legends.
A thread on warrior women-
The Medinan Nusaybah bint Ka'ab was one of the first women converts of the city.
She would famously fight alongside Prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Uhud.
She fought fiercely against the enemy and when they surrounded Muhammad, she cast herself before him taking arrow after arrow wound until she collapsed.
She was praised for her courage by Muhammad.
She survived her wounds and lived well into the reign of the Caliph Umar
Islamic history is full of powerful women who defying all odds became queens and rulers, shaping their own destiny and the fortune of their realms
A thread-
Mentioned in the Qur’an, The Queen of Sheba is a legendary monarch found in East African, Yemeni, and Biblical narratives.
The brilliant @TheLadyImam in her Qur’an and Woman astutely points out she is one of the few monarchs mentioned in the Qur’an who does not oppose a prophet
She writes, "On the contrary, the Qur'anic story of Bilqis celebrates both her political and religious practices" pg 40
The Queen of Sheba would go on to become the prototypical ruler. She would inspire later queens.
The legendary Queen of Sheba is one of the most fascinating figures in Islam. The wife of King Solomon and a queen in her own right, her story is full of mystery and jinn.
a thread-
The core narrative of the Queen of Sheba and her encounter with Solomon is found in the Quran (27:20-44)
A hoopoe brings word of a mighty queen whose people worship the sun. Solomon sends word to the queen to come before him and receive the word of God.