Ilmu’l-Aktaf __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text ILMU ‘L-AKTAF علم الاكتاف The science of divining by the shoulder-blades of sheep. It was the custom of the ancient Arabs to place the shoulder-bone of a sheep in the sun, and to examine it, in the same way as by the science of palmistry (Kashfu ‘z-Zunun, in loco.) Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail