The objective of this essay is to determine whether the belief in astrology is a belief in fatalism through an evaluation of the concept of destiny officially adopted by the State under the reigns of Mu. the Tazilite Abbasid caliphs al-Ma'mūn (813-833 AD) and al-Mu'tașim (833-842 AD), and the later role of the Arab astrologer; the term “Arabic” here refers to the language used in the scholars’ academic writings and not to their ethnicity. Richard Walzer (1900–1975) argued that during the Golden Age of Islam (8th to 13th centuries AD), the period corresponding to the reigns of the two aforementioned caliphs in particular was characterized by increased dynamism in the scientific and artistic efforts of an empire. this was at the height of his political power. Furthermore, Muzzafar Iqbal stressed that it was during the reign of al-Ma'mūn that the illustrious "Bayt al-Hikma" or House of Wisdom was created to become "the hub of one of the most fascinating intercultural movements of wisdom transmission.” knowledge” through an intensive translation movement. The reign of al-Ma'mūn, Iqbal continues, marked the second phase of more refined translations covering a wide range of ancient texts, thus introducing into Arabic culture a number of foreign sciences and subjects, including astrology . George Hourani (1913-1984) further identified an association between the massive translation movement during the said period and Mu'tazilitism; a school of theological thought that was enthusiastically adopted by al-Ma'mūn and al-Mu'tasim; and this ultimately led to the birth of Islamic philosophy. Both Walzer and Hourani traced close connections and similarities between the views of Ya'qūb ibn Ishāq al-Kindī (c. 801–873 AD); who was a philosopher, ...... middle of paper ......gy in Hasan Al-Baṣrī's Treatise on Qadar of Early Islam. Journal of the American Oriental Society 55 (1935): 138-162.Plato. Timaeus. Translated by Donald J. Zeyl. Edited by John M. Cooper. ed, Plato Complete Works. Cambridge: Hackett Publishing Company, 1997.____. Republic. Translated by Donald J. Zeyl. Edited by John M. Cooper. ed, Plato Complete Works. Cambridge: Hackett Publishing Company, 1997. Saliba, George. A History of Arabic Astronomy: Planetary Theories during the Golden Age of Islam. New York: New York Press, 1994.____________. “The role of the astrologer in medieval Islamic society.” Bulletin of Oriental Studies (1992): 45-67. Sharif, MM A history of Muslim philosophy. Pakistan: Royal Book Co., 2010. Walzer, Richard. “New Studies on Al-Kindi.” Oriens 10 (December 1957): 203-232._____________. “The Rise of Islamic Philosophy.” Oriens 3 (June 1950): 1-19.