Unveiling the Cosmos: Al-Azhar’s Stance on Astrologers’ Predictions and Prophecies
Laila Abdel Latif: The Lebanese Fortune Teller Who Sparked Controversy with Her Predictions
Famous Lebanese fortune teller, Laila Abdel Latif, who has always sparked controversy with her predictions that sometimes came true, topped search engines and social networking sites after news of her death circulated.
Social media pioneers widely publicized the news of “forecast expert” Laila Abdel Latif, but the Lebanese soothsayer herself quickly denied it, insisting that what was reported about her death were just rumours, as she said in an audio recording on “ET Arabic”. She stated: “I’m fine.. This is social media, they publish news every day, thank you for the questions,” according to the report of the “Russia Today” network.
Laila Abdel Latif usually raises controversy with her predictions and predictions, as she recently sparked controversy with her predictions about the US presidential election, which aired after President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidency.
Among her controversial predictions was that “there is a plane that will take over the world and no one will survive it in the first month of this year, and the media will be shocked to know the circumstances and causes of the world’s collapse. This plane” before the helicopter of the late Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi crashed. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian and others were killed along with him.
Al-Azhar al-Sharif’s Response to Astrologers’ Predictions
Early last year, and at a time when Egypt and other Arab countries celebrated the advent of the New Year, the names of “astrologers”, including Lebanese fortuneteller Laila Abdel Latif, appeared on social media platforms after they spoke about their expectations for the new year, and some of her predictions of political and economic events and horoscopes will be controversial as usual.
According to Al Jazeera Network reports at the time, although some fortune tellers and astrologers were used to appearing on television and being broadcast in the media in the most famous programs, they faced an unprecedented campaign especially in Egypt in early 2023, launched by experts in space and astronomy and religious institutions.
Al-Azhar al-Sharif: Debunking the Myth
At the time, Al-Azhar International Fatwa Center settled the controversy and stated that what it described as “myths of astrologers and fortune-tellers” and propagated them were delusions of mind that Islam emancipated and valued.
Al-Azhar Center said through its account on social networking site Facebook that it is “forbidden to ask about the unseen while welcoming the New Year,” and sent a message saying, “Do not hope for reason. The need to accept it, and invest in it. Don’t seriously associate good and evil with time.”
Al-Azhar International Center for Fatwa says: “Between saying goodbye to the last year and welcoming the new year… there are 5 meanings that require contemplation, the first of which is: None knows the Unseen except God, the Exalted. His, and claiming to know is disputing with him what he himself thinks, and paying attention to the myths of astrologers and fortune tellers and propagating them is confusing the mind that he praises Islam and asks them about the unseen.” When welcoming the New Year. It is forbidden to inform.”
He continued: “Last year’s Lord is next year’s Lord, Glory be to Him, so don’t pin your hopes on the need to accept it, and don’t associate good and bad with time. The importance of investing in it, and the cause of the cause and being connected to the Lord of the Lord. Be, he is holy.”
He added: “Do not curse the time, or avenge the past, and do not forget that the past year was full of God’s protection, goodness and grace, and remember the blessing of your Lord upon you, for it is to last and be a blessing to you. Chances are high.”
The center said through its account: “Our Lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, think well of his Lord, may He be glorified, forbid pessimism and welcome good wishes well from evil and from the Merciful and Generous Lord. Hope of goodness, glory to him.
He added: ”The passing of days and years reminds a person of the value of his life and the importance of investing his time, which is his capital and the basis of his success and survival.”
