Signs and Causes: Astro-Meteorology in Early Islamic Centuries

Razieh S. Mousavi / 22.05.2025

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Before the existence of weather stations, people relied on a variety of visible and invisible signs to predict the weather. Among Arabs, observing the regular motions of the stars was a common method for weather forecasting, both before and after the rise of Islam. How did they perceive the connection between cosmic and atmospheric phenomena?