Al Rijal - Translated from Spanish to English
Al Rijal’s 8 volumes: El libro Conplido en los Iudizios de las Estrellas
I am suuuper excited to announce that I’m translating all 8 volumes of El libro Conplido en los Iudizios de las Estrellas (“The Complete Book on the Judgment of the Stars”) by Al Rijal from Spanish to English. 🇪🇸/🇺🇸 I’ll be releasing the translations monthly as I go, beginning April 18, 2026.
Abū l-Ḥasan 'Alī ibn Abī l-Rijāl (10th–11th century) was a prominent Arab astrologer and astronomer from Tunisia who served as a court astrologer to the Zirid prince al-Muizz Ibn Badis. This work was originally translated by Yehudā ben Moshe from Arabic into Old Castilian Spanish for Alfonso X of Castile, Spain, in 1254.
Al Rijal translations will be available for just $6 / Month on Patreon
The translations will be released on a monthly basis, 2-3 chapters at a time depending on length, beginning April 18. We will go in order, beginning with Book 1.
My goal is to make Al Rijal more accessible to our larger astrological community. For full transparency, I will include the original Spanish side-by-side with my English translation, along with all footnotes and illustrations/tables from the original text.
The 8 books are divided as follows:
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd books cover interrogations
The 4th and 5th books cover nativities
The 6th book covers the revolution of the years of nativities
The 7th book covers electional astrology
The 8th book discusses the revolutions of the years of the world
We’ll begin with Book 1. It’s divided into six parts
Book 1, Part 1 covers what one must know before answering interrogations. 11 chapters.
Book 1, Part 2 covers the first house and its interrogations. 12 chapters.
Book 1, Part 2 covers the second house and its interrogations. 3 chapters.
Book 1, Part 4 covers the third house and its interrogations. 4 chapters.
Book 1, Part 5 covers the fourth house and its interrogations. 9 chapters.
Book 1, Part 6 covers the fifth house and its interrogations. 21 chapters.
Total number of chapters in Book 1: 60
The 11 Chapters of Book 1 / Part 1:
Book 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1: The signs
Book 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2: The terms
Book 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3: The faces (decans)
Book 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4: The nature of the planets
Book 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5: The fortunes and infortunes
Book 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6: Aphorisms and rules
Book 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 7: How to calculate the Ascendant
Book 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 8: How long the significator of the question lasts
Book 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 9: Identifying the Almuten, the significator of the question in interrogations, and the querent.
Book 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 10: Understanding the almuten of the conjunction and the opposition.
Book 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 11: Knowing the thoughts of the querent, and if there are many, all of them.
I hope these translations enhance your astrological practice as they have mine. Al Rijal’s work is such a treasure, as it echoes and expands upon other medieval astrologers in the tradition.
Please consider spreading the word on this translation project. I look forward to your comments, insights, and observations in the comments. Thank you for your support!
—Ana
