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Sayyed Ibn Tawus: Faraj al-mahmun fi tarikh 'ulama' al-nujum

(The importance of Astrologers in History) (1266)

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Taken from: Al Waraq

(in a discussion about astrology)

 

……did you know if the king of China went from house to house today, that the Magi (1) tower got destroyed today, that the capital of the Zanj was burned, Serendib (2) got raided, the fortress of Andalusia (3) destroyed,……

(1) Magi: were priests in Zoroastrianism.

(2) Serendib: in Sumatra

(3) Andalusia: Muslim Spain