and confusion. Instead, they knew bad omens were completely false and remained totally reliant upon Allah instead. They went ahead with any action or task they wanted with this in mind.

Let us now discuss two unique stories related to this topic.

Did not refrain from travelling

When Amīr al-Mu’minin, Sayyiduna ‘Ali رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ intended to travel in order to battle the Kharijites, a fortune teller blocked his path and said, “O leader of the believers! Do not go.” Sayyiduna ‘Ali رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ asked for a reason not to, and he replied, “The moon is at ‘aqrab (a specific point in the sky). If you go now, you will be defeated.” Sayyiduna ‘Ali رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ then declared, “The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم himself, as well as Abu Bakr and Umar رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا , did not believe in the words of astrologers. I will rely upon Allah and make this journey to show your view is completely incorrect.” Hence, Sayyiduna ‘Ali رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ embarked on the journey he originally set out for. After the passing of the Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , the journey which Allah blessed the most was this one of Sayyiduna ‘Ali رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ. All enemies were defeated, and he returned happily victorious.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب         صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Denial of bad omens

Muzāhim, the servant of Sayyiduna ‘Umar bin ‘Abd al-’Azīz  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه , explains:

When we left Madinah, I saw the moon was at the dabarān point in its orbit. I did not feel it suitable to directly mention this to Sayyidunā Umar bin ‘Abd al-’Azīz, so instead I began to say,