How can the Angel of Death seize the souls of millions in a single moment, while time is uniform across all universes? And what is the meaning of the Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) saying: "Whoever acquires knowledge from the stars has acquired a branch of sorcery, increasing what he increased," in light of physics' study of the cosmos and stars, their belief in the existence of other universes and a time difference between them, and their quest to control matter?
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The Angel of Death takes souls by Allah's permission and power, assisted by angels. Condemned astrology is the deduction of earthly events from celestial formations, and it is forbidden and considered a branch of magic, because the knowledge of the unseen is exclusive to Allah. As for the science of stars used to determine the meridian and the direction of the Qibla, it is not forbidden. Modern physics does not fall under condemned astrology.
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