| Introduction | 9 | 
	
	| Preface to the Edition of 1546 | 19 | 
	
	| Abu 'Ali Al-Khayyat: The Judgments of Nativities | . | 
	
	| Preface | 1 | 
	
	| 1. Rearing of Children | 1 | 
	
	| 2. The Hyleg and the Knowledge of the Length of Life | 4 | 
	
	| 3. The Alcochoden and What it Signifies about Life | 5 | 
	
	| 4. How Much the Stars Add or Subtract to the Years of the Alcochoden | 7 | 
	
	| 5. The Native's Quality of Mind | 7 | 
	
	| 6. Testimonies Signifying the Nativities of Kings | 10 | 
	
	| 7. The Native's Prosperity and Adversity | 11 | 
	
	| .......1. A Nocturnal Nativity with Gemini Ascending | 13 | 
	
	| .......2. A Diurnal Nativity with Aries Ascending | 14 | 
	
	| .......3. A Nocturnal Nativity with Scorpio Ascending | 15 | 
	
	| .......4. A Diurnal Nativity with Cancer Ascending | 16 | 
	
	| .......5. A Nocturnal Nativity with Cancer Ascending | 17 | 
	
	| .......6. A Diurnal Nativity with Gemini Ascending | 18 | 
	
	| .......7. A Diurnal Nativity with the Beginning of Scorpio Ascending | 19 | 
	
	| .......8. A Nocturnal Nativity with Virgo Ascending | 20 | 
	
	| .......9. A Nocturnal Nativity with the 16th Degree of Gemini Ascending | 21 | 
	
	| .......10. A Nocturnal Nativity with the 21st Degree of Taurus Ascending | 22 | 
	
	| .......11. A Nocturnal Nativity with the 2nd Degree and 30th Minute of Libra Ascending | 23 | 
	
	| .......12. A Diurnal Nativity with the 10th Degree and 7th Minute of Cancer Ascending | 24 | 
	
	| ...........[Rules for Judgment] | 25 | 
	
	| 8. The Time of the Native's Good Fortune | 25 | 
	
	| 9. The Sources of the Native's Prosperity | 26 | 
	
	| 10. The Native's Circumstances, and the Things Signified by the First House | 27 | 
	
	| 11. The Native's Wealth and its Sources, and the Things Signified by the Second House | 28 | 
	
	| 12. The Fortune of the Brothers | 31 | 
	
	| 13. The Number of Brothers | 32 | 
	
	| 14. The Reputation and Nobility of the Brothers | 33 | 
	
	| 15. The Mutural Friendship or Hatred of the Brothers | 34 | 
	
	| 16. The Fortune of the Parents, and the Things Signified by the Fourth House | 34 | 
	
	| 17. The Length of Life of the Father | 38 | 
	
	| 18. The Length of Life of the Mother | 38 | 
	
	| 19. Finding the Hyleg for the Life of the Parents | 39 | 
	
	| 20. The Status of the Children, and the Things Signified by the Fifth House | 40 | 
	
	| 21. The Time of the Children | 41 | 
	
	| 22. The Native's Slaves and Subordinates, and the Significations of the Sixth House | 42 | 
	
	| 23. The Native's Luck with Animals and Cattle | 43 | 
	
	| 24. The Native's Infirmity and its Causes | 44 | 
	
	| 25. Matrimonial Matters and Their Causes, and the Things Signified by the Seventh House | 45 | 
	
	| 26. The Things Signified by the Part of Marriage | 47 | 
	
	| 27. The Native's Travel and Trips, and the Things Signified by the Ninth House | 48 | 
	
	| 28. Utility or Loss or a Trip | 49 | 
	
	| 29. The Native's Law and Religion, and His Dreams | 50 | 
	
	| 30. The Native's Dignity and Work, and the Things Signified by the Tenth House | 53 | 
	
	| 31. The Native's Place in the Kingdom | 54 | 
	
	| 32. The Native's Prosperity and Power | 55 | 
	
	| 33. The Native's Profession | 55 | 
	
	| 34. The Native's Audacity and Courage | 57 | 
	
	| 35. Friends | 58 | 
	
	| 36. Enemies, and the Things Signified by the Twelfth House | 59 | 
	
	| 37. The Quality of Death and its occasions | 60 | 
	
	| 38. The General Way or Method of Judgment of the Twelve Houses of Heaven | 62 | 
	
	| 39. Saturn in its own Domicile and in those of the Other Planets in Diurnal and Nocturnal Nativities | 63 | 
	
	| 40. Jupiter in its Own Domicile and in those of the Other Planets | 63 | 
	
	| 41. Mars in its Own Domicile and in those of the Other Planets | 64 | 
	
	| 42. The Sun in its Own Domicile and in the Domiciles of the Other Planets | 65 | 
	
	| 43. Venus in its Own Domicile and in those of the Other Planets | 67 | 
	
	| 44. Mercury in its Own Domicile and in those of the Other Planets | 68 | 
	
	| 45. The Moon in its Own Domicile and in those of the Other Planets | 68 | 
	
	| 46. The Lord of the Hour | 69 | 
	
	| 47. The Significations of the Planets in the Individual Houses of the Natal Horoscope | 70 | 
	
	| .......Planets in the Ascendant | 70 | 
	
	| .......Planets in the Second House | 70 | 
	
	| .......Planets in the Third House have these Significations | 71 | 
	
	| .......Planets in the Fourth House denote these Things | 71 | 
	
	| .......Planets in the Fifth House portend these things | 71 | 
	
	| .......Planets in the Sixth House signify these Things | 72 | 
	
	| .......Planets in the Seventh House promise these Things | 72 | 
	
	| .......Planets in the Eighth House denote these Things | 72 | 
	
	| .......Planets in the Ninth House of Heaven Indicate these Things | 73 | 
	
	| .......Planets in the Midheaven indicate these Things | 74 | 
	
	| .......Planets in the Eleventh Sign portend these Things | 74 | 
	
	| .......Planets in the Twelfth House signify these Things | 74 | 
	
	| 48. The Head and Tail of the Dragon of the Moon in the Twelve Houses of Heaven | 75 | 
	
	| 49. The Effects and Indications of the Part of Fortune in the Twelve Houses of the Natal Horoscope | 76 | 
	
	| 50. The Rest of the Accidental Dignities or Debilities of the Part of Fortune | 77 | 
	
	| .......A Caution that must to be observed in Judgments | 78 | 
	
	| . | . | 
	
	| ...Appendix 1. Notes on the Twelve Example Horoscopes | 79 | 
	
	| ...Appendix 2. Masha'allah's Book of Nativities | 86 | 
	
	| ...Glossary | 92 | 
	
	| ...Bibliography | 102 |