True Islamic Dreams

By S.A

For a long time now, I have been contemplating writing about my True Islamic dreams which Allah had shown me since I was a child. This website is only an attempt to share my dreams with their respective interpretations with anyone here who is like-minded and might get inspired or would like to share similar experiences with me or the world. I have entitled them as sacred dreams. I will try to transliterate some Arabic and Urdu words for the benefit of western audience. Also, here are some Arabic words that you must understand and know.

Allah:( Aul-Laah)The God of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Mohammad. This is actually an Arabic word meaning God or caretaker of the Heavens and the Earth and sustainer of all life therein. It is the same Elohim of the Old testament and the Persians and Pakistani call Him Khuda (ku-da). He neither has any shape, form nor does He resemble anything that He has created in the seven (7) Heavens or the Earth. SubhanAllah

Quran:( Koo-raan) (litreral meaning Lecture) The holy book which was revealed by Allah through Angel Jibraeel to the qulb of Mohammad (s.a.w) during his lifetime. Originally the revelations or Ayas (verses) were written on parchments by the companions of the prophet (s.a.w). After his death in the reign of third (3) Caliph of Islam Hazarat Umer r.z it was compiled in the form of a book which came to be known as Quran.

Malaika: (Ma-laa-a-ka)Angel in English and Farishta in Persian and Urdu.

Mohammad:( Moo-hum-mud)The last prophet and messenger of Allah to mankind according to the Quranic belief. This is the cornor-stone on which the Muslim faith is formed.

Isa: (EEH-SA)Jesus Christ in English and Yasu Masi in Urdu. Muslims believe that he was sent as a prophet to the children of Israel and he performed tremendous miracles with Allah's permission and was helped in this by Ruh-ul-Ameen.

Ruh-ul Ameen: (rooh -aul -aa-meen)Arch angel Gabriel in English and Jibraeel in Arabic and Urdu. It is Muslims' belief that he was instrumental in delivering the Wahi to the prophets of Allah and is the chief of all the angles whose strength and numbers is only known to Allah

Wahi: (wwh-hee) The deliverance of message by an angel to a prophet's Qulb unknown to others around him.

Qulb: (Kk-aal-b) The inner most part of the heart.

Salal Allah Waalia Wasalam: short of which is (SAW). This is a salutation-prefix must be added, every time the name of Mohammad is mentioned, which a Muslim seek from Allah to be bestowed on the last prophet of GOD, Muhammad.

PBUH: (Peace Be Upon Him) Prefix, similar to SAW but is not exclusive to Mohammad. It must be used when mentioning the name of any prophet or messenger.

Bait-u-Allah or khaba : (bait-oul-la)(kaa-baah)a huge rectangular stone structure within the premises of Haram believed by Muslims to be the House of God on this earth. All muslims, whereever they might be living, must turn their faces towards this Khaba not to worship it but to turn in unison towards it to show their solidarity and prove that there is but One God they worship.

Haram: (haa-rum)The Inviolable Place of Worship. This is the boundry wall inside which is located the Bait-u-Allah. Sometimes this term is loosly defined as the area outside the boundry wall as well entering which a person comes under certain Islamic obligations.

Shaitan: (shay-taan) Satan who belongs to the tribe of Jinn.

Jinn/Jinns: (Literal meaning : that which is hidden) Creatures who are made of smokeless fire by Allah before the birth of Adam(PBUH). According to Quran they can observe humans and we human cannot observe them plainly with our eyes. Some authentic traditions of Prophet s.a.w. and authentic events recorded by later generation have proven that Jinns can take human form when they come in touch with humans. Their real form, whatever that maybe, will only be visible to us only on the day of judgement.

Salah: (Saa-laah) Prayers in English and Namaz in Persian and Urdu. There are five (5) obligatory salah enjoined on a muslim daily.

Zina: (Zee-nah) an act looked down upon by Allah whereby a man indulges in sex with a woman outside the bounds of marriage. This act contains both fornication and adultery. Unfortunately the learned Christians and Jews have twisted this word to mean only adultery, whereby a married man cannot have sex with another married woman. On the other hand,they have allowed sex outside marriage for consenting adults also known as fornication. In Islam both fornication and adultery comes under Zina.

Riba: (Ree-bah) A act of taking interest from /on your capital or money which you give to an individual or an institution which is considered forbidden in Islam.

Allah has made it very clear to Momeneen in Quran, Surah Bakarah aya # 278/279 " O you who believe! Observe your duty to Allah and give up what remains ( due to you) of Riba, if you are believers. But if you do not, then be warned of war from Allah and His messanger (s.a.w). And if you repent, then you shall have your capital (without Riba). Wrong not and you shall not be wronged." Many interpretation of Riba has been given by different Islamic and non-islamic scholars for and against Riba. Some have named it Usuary and have allowed interest, thus falling into the trap of Shaytan. Call it Usuary or Interest, it is the same. Some justify taking interest in the contemporary times due to constraints of world economy. One school of islamic thought believes that all types of interest falls under the definition of Riba, be it money in bank deposited as savings or be it given to an individual at a higher rate of return. Author tends to agree with this school of thought. In urdu Riba is known as Soud (sood).

Hadeeth or Hadit: (haa-dees)Sayings of the Prophet narrated by his his faithful companions and recorded by experts in compilation of such sayings.This term also includes saying of Prophet s.a.w.'s trusted companions.

Sunnah or Sunnat: (sunn- naah): Arabic word meaning Tradition, Characteristic, Nature. This sunnah can be of Allah (as mentioned in the Quran on many places) of a King or any other individual. Mostly in Islamic terminology we use this term to define the character, traditions and nature of Rasul Allah (s.a.w.)

Rasool: (Rah-sool) term used in arabic signifying a messanger of God both human and an Angel. In Persian and Urdu we use Paygambar(pah-ghum-ber) meaning rasool.

Shirk: (Sche-rik) Arabic term meaning associating anyone or anything with or equal to Allah. The term as was used 1500 years ago in the times of our prophet (s.a.w) has taken on different connotations since then. At that time, the Kafirs (disbelievers in the monotheism of Allah) of Mecca use to consider Angels as daughters (God forbid) of Allah and believed that they would be the intercessors for them on Judgment day and also they have carved up different statutes in order to get access to Allah through them. In present day Shirk is different. Now Shirk is synonymous to excessive love of Money, Wife, Husband, Parents Girlfriend, Boyfriend, Children, Property, Business, Saving Bonds, Prize Bond etc etc. more than Allah. Anything that creates a mental picture of reliance in a person's mind and that person starts to rely on that material or immaterial thing besides/instead of The One God, could be associating these as partners to Allah as these could be a cause of Shirk.

Kafir:( Caa-Firr) Most misunderstood term of Arabic for those who are non-Muslims and even those who are Muslims. Here is why:

When I conducted research on this word, I found the answers in Quran.

There are two meaning to it:

#1 When a person is presented with all proof/testimony and facts and his/her heart also gives evidence to it but he/she still turns away stubbornly and refuses to accept it, he/she is called a Kafir in Arabic.

#2 Another type of Kafir is exemplified through Surah Shuara vv.18-19 when Faroh was addressing Hazrat Musa (P.B.U.H)as a father addresses a son and said that " we have raised you among us as our son and you have lived among us for many years and you did what you did but you have turned out to be a KAFIR" Here Faroh did not mean Kafir in the sense of disbelieve but in the sense of son being UNGRATEFUL to a father.

Hence, anyone who is ungrateful to Allah for whatever HE has provided or not provided for that person's sustenance and curses his misfortune is committing Kufr and is also termed as a kafir. It doesn't matter if he calls himself a Muslim or non-Muslim.

Muslim: (Mos-lem or Muss-lim) Term associated with a person who submits himself/herself to Allah by following the teachings of Quran and Prophet (saw). These days the term is distorted to refer to anyone who accepts Islam as his/her religion without following or practicing Quranic and Prophetic teachings and without the performance of good deeds. This has given birth to the notion of salvation found in Christianity that no matter what you do if you take Jesus for son of God (may Allah forgive), you will be allowed entry to the Kingdom of Heaven and Jesus will take upon himself all your sins. This practice, unfortunately has given birth to the notion in a country like Pakistan to many types of Shirks among them visiting many shrines and praying to the dead person directly to ameliorate their misery or get them access to Allah instead of asking/imploring Allah directly and alone.

Momin: (Moo-min) Higher grade accorded by Allah to a muslim who is stedfast, persevere under dire straits, employs his mental and spritual abilities to fight evil within and outside and tries to connect examples mentioned in the quran to his daily life activities and thereby shun that which is forbidden and accepts that which is beneficial for his/her character and moral development and whose life is spent in goodness and righteousness.

Hazarat: (Ha-za-rat) Mr. in English and Gaanaab in Urdu

Islamic Dreams: Preamble and Sources
Dream interpretation is mentioned in the Quran and the Prophet (saw) regularly practiced it himself and also interpreted the dreams of his companions. This website will attempt to explain my dreams as interpreted by me to the best of my knowledge and ability. The basic concept of Islamic dream interpretation has been taken up from Mohammad bin Sareen (an early Fiqh-jurisprudence and Hadeeth scholar. Period: 653-729CE). His famous book “Dreams and Interpretations” has helped me understand about Islamic dreams. All excerpts of his book are actually a compilation of Abu Hurara [Prophet (saw) trusted companion] who narrated from the Prophet himself.
Finally, the person who provided me the impetus in writing my dreams and their interpretation is Dr. Bilal Philips (A great scholar; lecturer of Arabic and Islamic studies at the American University in Dubai and Ajman University in Ajman, UAE.) His famous book “Dream Interpretation according to Quran and Sunnah” has helped me a lot in my interpretations. Although I have never met him but after reading his book, I saw an Islamic Dream which I will mention later on.
According to Abu Hurara (RA), the prophet said “there are three types of dreams: a righteous dream which is glad tidings from Allah, the dream which cause sadness is from satan, and the dreams from the ramblings of the mind”. (Source: Sahih Muslim vol. 4, pg. 1224, no. 5621; Sahih Bukhari vol.9, pg. no. 116)

Rumblings of the Mind:
The way I look at it, I have seen ramblings of my mind shown in dreams. These dreams send a mixed signal to the mind and depict what you are going through at a particular time in your life. For example you are having a week of bad time with your wife, your children, your parents or your co-workers and boss has stressed you out at work. You have had a serious fight with your friend or someone on street etc. You have become obsessed with a women or men. Now in your exhaustive frame of mind you are bound to see these kinds of dreams and they are sometimes all jumbled up. The best way to differentiate between this type of dream and others mentioned by the Prophet (saw) is to remember that these dreams are short lived in your memory and they do not leave any lasting impression in your life.

Dreams from Satan:
I have had on many occasions seen dreams which are promiscuous(sexual) in orientation, someone dying at my hand, I am jumping from a height, someone very close to me dying or lying dead before me. Sometimes the satan will try to attack you indirectly through another human being or directly in the form of Jinn and their kinds. These types of dream can again be differentiated from others because there is no element of divinity in it. These dreams are devoid of any good tidings or the right direction in life. They only create disharmony in life and tend to make one sad and fearful. People in the west call them nightmares. My sincere advice is to not tell anyone about them but seek refuge in Allah from satan.
Dreams from Allah:
These type of dreams are at once divine in nature and their nature and interpretation will become clear to you with the passage of time and with the constructive development of your mental and physical attitude towards life in general and to the life in hereafter in particular. Some of these are so clear that they require no interpretation and I have been blessed to have witnessed the like of them. Some others require interpretation and the best person to interpret is the one who is shown such dreams by Allah. Now how will one judge if the person been shown the dream is the right person to interpret. In this regard the saying of Prophet (saw) is very clear. Abu Hurara (RA) reports that the prophet (saw) said: “Those of you with the truest dreams will be those who are most honest in speech” (Source: Sahih Muslim, vol 4, pg, 1224, no. 5621). Now it depends on the person who is listening to a dream been narrated to stop and think whether the person telling me such a dream is of good conduct, honest in his everyday dealings and and truthful in speech. If not then you can easily spot a liar.
The Million dollar question is: why is Allah showing such dreams to a person when all doors to prophethood are closed and there will be no more divine books or messengers coming after Mohammad(saw) ? Quran says “today I have perfected your religion for you, completed my favor on you, and have chosen Islam as your religion” ( Chapter 5 verse 3)
There are basically three reasons (there might be more but I came up with these three:
Allah wishes to show favor to his slave:
If Allah is well pleased with His servant or a believer, He show believer His favor through a dream. This way a believer’s heart is at rest and he knows whatever he is doing, Allah is pleased with him. Allah is explicit in Quran about this “ It is not befitting for a human that Allah should speak to him except by way of inspiration(dreams), from behind a veil, or he sends a Rasool( an angel is the shape of a man) to reveal or declare what He wishes by His permission. Indeed, He is the Most High, Most Wise” (Quran, chapter 42 verse 51).

We must, however, keep three important factors in mind when expanding on this revelation otherwise the result could be devastating on a human mind; the mind loves to play tricks and the person being bestowed with such dream inspiration might delve in forbidden territories which create an intellectual vacuum. This vacuum is then filled by satan who unceasingly inspire that person to become what he dare not be in real life and thus rebel against his Lord; just like he made our father and mother Adam (PBUH) and Eve to eat of a forbidden tree, enticing them to become immortals .A human, weak in determination and unaware of Quranic teachings, might start considering himself to be or equal to a prophet. This has happened to people in the past. May Allah guide and protect the believers from all such satanic thoughts (Ameen). To eliminate this eventuality from our thoughts we must believe and remember that the direct route to inspire through Wahi, brought down by an Angelic Rasool to a Human Rasool ended with the demise of Mohammad (saw) in 570AD. Only way left is through dream inspiration. Later on you will see, one of my dreams consist of an Angel who spoke to me. Another thing mentioned in the above verse is that Allah speaks to human beings from behind the veil. Here again it is all Muslims’ belief that this refers to Prophet Moses (PBUH) when Allah spoke to him on Quay Toor (Mount Sinai) mentioned both in Old testament and Quran. Also Allah spoke to Mohammad (saw) behind the veil on the seventh heaven in his vision. Allah has left no doubt in the minds of his servants regarding this last issue. Allah says
"No vision (eye) can comprehend (see) Him, but He comprehend (see) all Vision (eye). He is the Subtle, The Aware." (Quran Al-Anam verse 103).
Thus all created being be it humans, angels, jinns or any other creatures known and unknown created by the All Mighty cannot see him. Nor have they seen him in past, present or will they ever see him in future( no matter how high exalted they might be). No authetic hadess of Rasul Allah will claim that rasul Allah s.a.w saw Allah during his journey (miraj). In this regard Hazrat Aisha r.z., the mother of all believers is on record saying when asked by companion of Rasul Allah if he s.a.w has indeed seen Allah, she said ""How can anyone see Allah when he is Noor (light)?"" Thus, Only on the Day of Judgement, Allah will show himself to His devoted slaves, whom He wishes. (Allah humma jaalna min hum)May Allah allow and include us in those slaves-Ameen)

Allah wishes to raise the rank of his slave
Allah in the Quran calls Himself Rafi-ud-Darajat-(Raiser of Ranks of his slaves) (Surah 40:15). This is another way by which Allah shows His favor: that I am pleased with what you are doing( treating other human beings with kindness, eliminating your bad habits which are displeasing to Me, being kind to your parents, your neighbors, wayfarer, poor, your relatives, avoiding Zina, Riba, Alcohol etc). Through such dreams Allah makes a believer’s heart strong and sure in this life of this world and in the hereafter he will be accorded an unprecedented welcome according to his rank.

Allah wishes to show what's in store for slave:
Another reason why Allah shows such dreams is to let the believer be joyous in the fact that what is in store for him is tremendous and will not waste away. But, here again, one must be careful. The dreams which shows bliss is only a glimpse of what is in store. (I will narrate one such dream later on). Quran says “No soul knows what delights of the eye are kept hidden for them, as a reward for their (good) deeds” (Surah 30:17)

Lastly in defense of my dreams I will quote the prophet here. Abu Hurara (RA) reports from the Prophet “Nothing is left of the prophethood except glad tidings.” The companions asked “what glad tidings O prophet of Allah.” And the prophet replied “good dreams”. (Source: Sahih Bukhari vol 9, p98, no.119).
In another narration from Anas ibn Maalik (RA) the prophet (saw) said “A good dream of a righteous person is one of forty-six parts of prophethood”. (Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari, vol 9, p 94, no.112)

Keeping in mind the above mentioned facts let me start to write down my dreams. Before that I must mention this verse of the Quran “Who does more wrong then him who invents a lie against Allah” (Surah 11:18) and also the authentic saying of Prophet (SAW) quoted by Abdullah Ibn Umar (RA) " Indeed, the worst lie is that of a person who falsly claims to have a dream " (Sahih Al-Bukhari vol. 9, p135, no.167).Therefore, this is an honest attempt by me to narrate here all the dreams as they occurred to me. The period of occurrence is around 30 years (Could be less or more). The dreams are so lucid that I could not detect any anomaly in them. In my zeal to describe them I might at times add or delete a few words here or there, but overall the message is as clear as if I have seen them just yesterday. My purpose of narration is to engender a chain-reaction from like-minded people who can email me their dreams which are true and Islamic in nature. I will try to add them to my website and interpret them. Any grammatical or spelling mistakes are unintentional. God Bless.

Sacred Dreams

Dream #1
Place: My father’s House in Karachi
Time unknown

The first of such dream came to me when I was 12 or 13. I was praying regularly and was
sending lots of salutation on Hazarat Mohammad (SAW). In the dream I saw:
I am inside Haram and I am walking around with The Prophet on the second floor around the perimeter. I see that Hazarat Mohammad (SAW) is taking me around a guided tour. He was indicating with gestures and then he stopped at a certain spot and with the lift of his finger he pointed towards the area close to the house of Allah. This particular area is between Bait-ul-Allah (House of God) and Maquam-e- Abraham. (Place of Abraham PBUH, actually a glass cube, inside which embossed in gold are the foot prints of Abraham PBUH)
When I looked in that direction I saw a servant or janitor sweeping the floor around the area where the sacred stone is resting. The whole of the Haram was completely empty except for the Prophet (saw), me, and the old janitor.

Then I woke up.

Interpretation of the Dream:

For a long time after that I was not sure about the implications or blessings of this dream. But slowly it dawned unto me that Allah will one day take me to His house for pilgrimage and I must carry on salutation on the prophet (saw) and that Allah has more in store for me. In 2007-08 I visited the Haram to perform pilgrimage and thus the dream came true. Let me also tell you about a miracle that happened at that time. After I have completed one of the umra(Minor Pilgrimage to Mecca) I went to the same 2nd floor of Haram, kept on going until I reached that same spot, same angle where the Prophet (saw) stopped and saw the same view which I saw in a dream many years ago. AlhumduAllah (All thanks to Allah). I offered two rakah salah at that spot to thank Allah.

Dream # 2
Place: My father’s house in Karachi, Pakistan.
The second of such sacred dream came to me when I was in 8th grade. The girl I use to adore and love, and she was supposed to adore me too but that didn’t turn out to true, got married. I was in 8th or 9th grade. Immature as such, I got so disheartened that I decided that staying in my room for a while would not be a bad idea. Since I didn’t want to go to any social gatherings, I adopted a life of solitude. I started praying and listening to a lot of Naats [Particular brand of music and singing having roots in India and Pakistan history and tradition. They all exemplify and honor one person, Mohammad (saw).] While listening, I would go into deep ecstasy and pleasure which would bring tears to my eyes and I would get overwhelmed. It was during one such night of listening and sending salutation on the prophet (saw) that I fell asleep.
I saw in my vivid dream that: I and someone else is playing around and joking in my room (it is someone I know but can’t remember face, name or voice). Suddenly, it occurs to me to read Quran. I get up and grab the Quran. The moment I did that I also say in Arabic “Aaudo –bil-Allah minash shaitan nir rajeem. Bismil-Allah- hey Rahman nir Raheem” {, I seek refuge in Allah from the satan, the outcast. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful}.
As soon as I say that I realize that the other guy, I was playing with, has gone dead quiet. Then suddenly the realization dawn on me that he is a Satan impersonate. Then I start to turn the pages of the Quran and the first thing I see is Hell, plain and visible. The picture in the Quran has come alive. I am now inside the picture. It seems like I am walking around the hell but it is not lighted. There are a couple of other people around it but I do not recognize them. The Hell is just very still and there is no fire in it. It’s like I have been taken on a tour similar to the last dream. Its shape is round and it has seven levels going deep down like layers upon layers. Then after that I turn another page of the Quran and I see a big courtyard from behind a tree. The picture again comes alive and I observe that at one end of the courtyard there is a stage set up on a higher level than the courtyard. From within the branches I see “the courtyard is full of Angels prostrating to a person standing forward and in the center of the stage. Divine intuition make me realize that it is Hazarat Mohammad (SAW) standing in the front. Around and behind him are others I could not recognize (could be his companions but I am not sure and do not want to misguide you in believing as such).The Prophet (saw) is at a distance so I could not read his facial features but indubitably it’s him on the stage. Then I look down and read the words in Quran, which has replaced the picture, in Urdu language:
Tum Mohammad Sallalaho Waliewasalam par salamati baigho, Allah aur Aus kay Hazroou farishtay tum par salamati baigai gay
““You send salutation on Mohammad (SAW), Allah and thousands of His angles will send salutation on you””

Then I woke up.

Interpretation of the Dream:

Plain and Simple: The Hell has been made to appear extinguished for me due to the salutations I am sending on the prophet and this is the key to avoiding hell.
Also, this time around I was more careful in remembering every word of it and told my mother about it. She was very happy and told me to keep it to myself as other people might feel jealous or envy me. I believe she had remembered how Prophet Jacob instructed his son Joseph in the Quran : "" He said , " O my son! , relate not your dream to your brothers lest they arrange a plot against you. Surely, satan is to man an open enemy."" (Quran Yousaf 12:5) One good thing has come out of this dream: whenever I am down under and feeling dejected or ominous in behavior I start sending salutation on the Prophet (saw) and lo and behold my problems start to vanish just under my feet. Also this dream has taught me to seek Allah’s refuge from Satan which I still do. How Allah and his Maliakas have sent salutation on me will become apparent later on in life.

Dream # 3
Place of Dream: My father’s house in Karachi, Pakistan
Year: 1996 or 1997

I remember during this period I was preparing for CSS exams. These are exams for Civil Services of Pakistan held every year. I was reading and concentrating so much that I would sometimes forget to sleep all night. As a result of this exhaustive endeavor I was bound to get sick. I became sick with typhoid just two months before my exams. I lost all my concentration and became weak to the extent that I could not study anymore. This proved devastating. For a long time I was bed-ridden. My mother had died 4 years ago and I felt no on was taking good care of me. I was crying and praying to Allah for mercy and a way out of this misery. I refused to eat any anti-biotic, as I am allergic to almost all of them. During one of these bouts of sickness, I suddenly felt light-headed and went into a state of slumber. My head became very light and I felt relaxed. Then an amazing thing happened.
To call it a dream would neither be right nor wrong. This dream/slumber was very real like it is happening in real life. As soon as my eyes became heavy with sleep, I saw that my soul is leaving my body like I have died in reality. I could see my body lying down on the floor while my soul is being slowing rising up to heaven. This soul is suddenly over the North African Desert or rather just gliding through the desert and I could see the waters of the Mediterranean. The next stage of the dream takes me directly to Jannah (Paradise) and my soul is slowly descending into it. It looks so beautiful with every single corner of it made of gold and on four corners of the jannah I see while till in air that there are Hoors (Gorgeous maidens reserved for the believers by Allah for the hereafter) with the arms stretched out welcoming me.
As soon as I touch down I see a door on my left side open and both my father and my mother rush towards me to welcome me. As my parents are greeting me and I am greeting them in return, I hear loud voices coming from outside the jannah. It’s actually someone crying in severe pain. I walk over there and observe an Angle in the shape of a man bent over a grave, holding a nail and a hammer in his hand and driving the nail in the heart of a person in the grave repeatedly. I see some people watching the whole thing and I enquire and am told, “He was a wrong-doer”.
In the instance I realize that both my parents are here in the Jannah and I am here but where are the rest of my brothers. As soon as I say that I see out of nowhere two of my brothers (names withheld) materialize from nowhere and I go to greet them. But as soon as I do that, the color of jannah changes from gold to silver.

And then I woke up.

Interpretation of the Dream:
This dream is one of the glad tidings from the Al-Mighty to me. If I keep on the right track, avoiding grievous sins and abominations, InshaAllah (God willing) my end would be good. For that I have to remain steadfast and persevere. Further, this dream shows the end of my mother and father in a blissful state in Jannah (promised garden by Allah to the righteous). Ever since my mother and father died, I have wondered what has happened to them and Allah through His Grace and Mercy showed me their status.
I do not know the person shown in the grave being tortured. By showing him, Allah has given me an implicit warning that the wrongdoers end up in state of perpetual torment and I should avoid all such acts which are hateful in the sight of Allah.
My brothers entering in Jannah with the change in color from gold to silver could actually mean a number of things:Maybe there status is lower or higher than mine, Maybe, their status would be raised or they will enter Jannah but would not be accorded the same status as me. Maybe, they need to work on their good deeds and correct themselves. Maybe, they will enter Jannah on my intercession on the day of resurrection InshaAllah.

Dream # 4
Dream number four is little vague but I do remember some part of it. This dream took place in September 2004 at 54 Sutton ave. in Rhode Island, USA
I see that I am traveling in a car with my mother and brothers towards Karachi international airport. I am going on a journey to perform hajj.
As soon as we reach the airport and were to collect my tickets, I am informed that I can’t get the tickets because I have not fulfilled certain requirements and until and unless I fulfill those ( it could be anything from valid visa or passport etc.), I cannot board the flight.
So I am running around the airport from one booth to another to go through the requirements before I miss the flight.
At last, after a long hectic endeavor, I get the final go ahead. I succumb to my emotions and fall down prostrate to thank Allah.
Then I woke up.

Interpretation of the dream:
The interpretation of the dream is just dawning on me. I went on a journey to perform Hajj 2008. It is an arduous journey. Very tiring and hectic and is to be performed by a Muslim only once in his/her lifetime and that only if they can afford it physically and financially. Actually, I had almost lost it. One day in 2006 suddenly during the middle of the night, I got up and I could not breathe and my heart was beating so fast and I could see that I am not going to survive and then I prayed to Allah. My prayer was something like this “O Allah, please grant me leave to perform Umra and hajj before taking my soul from my body. Let me not die here in a non-Muslim country where I know no one. Let me die either in Mecca, Medina (holy cities in Saudi Arabia) or Karachi (my home city in Pakistan) and forgive all my sins before death”.
I believe Allah has reprieved me till then. If I go on this journey and don’t make it back that would mean my job on this earth is over and if I do come back then that would signifies that I still have work to do here.

( I did come back, Alhumduallah).

Dream # 5
This dream also took place at 54 Sutton Ave. RI, USA and it was during 2006. I do not remember the month.
Background to the dream is that I had given up almost all the big sins that Allah has forbidden a momin. I started praying as much as I can out of my busy schedule. There are five daily prayers prescribed by our Prophet (SAW) on every Muslim which I tried to complete but in case I missed any one of them, I would make sure I would not sleep until I have prayed ISHA prayer. I made sure I would recite the Quran like Sheikh Saad Al-Gamdi. I would understand the Quran and follow the good ways shown by Our Lord Allah. I guess Allah was so pleased that I saw in the dream I am walking in a wooded area with my mother and suddenly I see three angels in human forms wearing reddish dress descend from the heaven and walk towards us and suddenly they are in front of us. They inform us “we have come to take you; Allah has admitted you in Jannah (Paradise). I ask them “will there be any pain while you take our soul” and suddenly they vanish”

Then I woke up
Interpretation of the dream

The interpretation of this dream is not yet complete as it will happen near my death. But I surmised from this dream that the manner of my death has not been told me. It could be pleasant or unpleasant. Allah only knows. One thing that came out of this dream is that Allah has admitted us( me and my mother) in Jannah already. May this dream come true for me and every other Muslim, Ameen.

Dream # 6
Again this dream occurred in September 2006 at 54 Sutton. This dream took place in the morning hours of 29th after the fajr prayers.
The background of this dream is that Satan is troubling me and insisting on lust, fornication and lewdness while I am awake or sleeping. I am also upset but I do not want to displease Allah. Satan is becoming really troublesome for me. It is also the only time in my life when Satan (Jinn) has physically attacked me. I am lying down on my bed and neither fully sleep nor awake but in between. Next instance I see that I have an erection and there is huge hand coming from the ceiling and holding my private part in hand. It is whispering to me to commit fornication which I do not want to. I am trying to get rid of this hand with my tiny hand but no use. The hand that is stretching from the ceiling to my bed is too strong and too huge to detach. At this struggle goes on for a few second, I realize or say to that entity who is holding my private part “do whatever you will, I will not commit adultery”
The next instance I am fully asleep and transported to the back of my old house n Karachi where my father’s room used to be and I am sitting atop one of the big steel boxes that my mother used to store winter clothes in. I am facing a wall which overlooks the side lane in the back.
I am looking up at the sky and pleading to Allah to deliver me from the clutches of the satan. I am crying so much that I become overwhelmed with emotions. The weather is cloudy.
The next instance when I look down I see a young boy reclining on the wall. He is not wearing any shirt and naturally I get scared seeing some stranger on my wall without a shirt. Thinking where he came from, I get down from the steel box and push him off the wall and he fell over the wall. I mount the wall and look down to see him in the same position and smiling up to me. Then suddenly I recognize him from another dream and let him mount back on the wall. When he is stationed on the wall again, I ask him “who are you and why are you his here?” And he replies to me “ask Him whom you were praying to a while ago”. Then the whole situation becomes crystal clear to me that he is an Angel of Allah.
Then I invite him to follow me to my house and I start to walk and enter another home one block away. As I enter the house I see that he is already present and sitting down. I am surprised to see him already there and this time he is properly dressed. He looks very elegant.
I sit down opposite him and he informs me that he is here to tell me that my pleading against satan has been accepted by Allah.
Now I ask him two questions which are not related to my pleading to Allah.

First question “how many Mumins are there in the world?”
His answer “One million”
Second question “Am I one of them?”
His answer “Yes”

Then I woke up.

Interpretation of the Dream

It is quite clear from the dream that if you fight the evil, Allah’s help is not far away. It always comes sooner or later. Actually coming later has its plusses and positives. Allah tests us and makes us strong in resolve and also he is testing us so that He can increase our ranks in this world and in the hereafter. Satan is always an enemy to mankind and will remain so till the end. Allah will always be out friend and will remain so even after our end. The lessons learned were tremendous. I actually started to be more careful around people . Although I might have slipped from time to time after that dream but overall I kept up struggling and fighting my inner self to bring it in line with Allah and his prophet’s teachings. May Allah grant me help in the shape of angels to ward off evil.
The dream also brought in glad tidings from Allah in the shape of giving rest to my heart. Being informed that I have indeed entered the ranks of Momin is the greatest news anyone can ever give me. Out of so many Muslims (latest estimate gives the population of Muslims to be 1 ½ Billion or more) I indeed find myself very lucky to be among one of those 1 million momin in this world.

Dream # 7:
The dream again took place in September 2006. This dream is again very special because it’s the third time in my life I see our beloved Prophet Hazarat Muhammad Mustafa (SAW) almost after 22 years. The only difference was : this time around I saw the Prophet within a room and so close to me that I could distinguished his(SAW) facial and body features very well.
This dream is also a long and vague dream until the last part of it which I could remember very clearly when I woke up. It goes something like this:
I am in my teens at my father's friend's house in PECHS playing with some kids. Suddenly I realize that I have to pray and there is a small room set aside especially for prayers. I enter that room and sit down in the back The room has two doors. One from which i have entered which is located on the left of where i am sitting down and one is directly infront in the right corner of the prayer room .As I sit down I observe that two men are standing in the middle of the room. One of them is an old man (approximate age between 60-70 years) using his wrists not his hands, hitting a man (approximate age between 35-45 years) person’s back so as to massage his body. As soon as the old man finishes the massage he steps aside and the person being massaged turns to face the old man and me.
And then I realize that the person who was being massaged was none other than Hazarat Mohammad (SAW). Here is how I describe the prophet of Islam. Mind you before this dream I have not read about our prophet's features anywhere. He is very handsom and beautiful of face and with long black shiny hairs going down to the back shoulder and then curling up a bit. His beard is jet black and is neither long nor short. He is not tall but medium height like 5' 7" to 5'10". He has radiance about his face which is very pleasing to look at. His eyes are round and big. He is very white and extremely attractive. I have never in my life seen such a radiant, attractive and vibrant face on a men. He is neither bulky nor thin. At that moment, sitting in the room , I am thinking I want to kiss his face out of reverence and attraction.
Now, in the next instance, I see that the old man is crying and saying to the Prophet (SAW): “may my hands be broken that I have touched you”. In reply Prophet says " don't worry , I gave you the permission to do the massage". All this conversation is actually not uttered but I could easily understand what is being said.
When all is this going on I am sitting in the mosque in the back and watching them. Then suddenly first the old man turns around and walks around me and exit the door at the right front of the room and then our beloved Prophet (SAW) walks around me and exit the same door.
As they are going around me and are within reaching distance of my hands, I touch their feet and as the prophet comes along, tears wells up in my eyes and I start to cry.

That’s when I woke up

Interpretation of the Dream:

The interpretation was a little difficult me to do as there were three things going on in my life at that time which could be linked to this dream. One of those things was that I was going to a Chinese massage place every week to have an upper body massage done. During and after the massage I would feel so very relaxed that that would get me going for the whole week. I would work the whole week and would repeat the excercise. Another thing that this dream could be linked to was that due to my busy schedule I was not sending salutation on the prophet (SAW) as much as I use to. The third part is tricky: I might have been doing something which I would not do under normal circumstances and that was not in norm with Islamic practice. To implement this dream I first gave up massage. Because I thought when my prophet has pain in his body why am i getting relaxed every week. I felt little embarrassed and ashmed. But after a few months I relaised that is not the case. I interpretation was linked to the last two things mentioned above. Now I am sending regular salutation on the propet and also I have completely given up that which was against the principles of Islam. I had very little choice in this regard. This was the most plausible explanation for the pain in the prophet body.Yet, he was kind enough to give me permission, given the circumstances, i was in to carry on. May Allah accept my repentence. Ameen.

PS: Before I close this dream I must recoomend the Book " Mohammad, The Prophet of God" By Mohammad Haikal. Please read it. It is a biography of Our Prophet (SAW) , his life and times with proper references and proper bibliography. It was during the time i was reading this book that I saw this particular dream.

Dream # 8
Place of Dream : 54 Sutton Ave. Rhode Island , USA. Late 2006
Background to this dream. I had just finished reading the Bible entitled " Gospel of Barnabas"( Barnabas was one of the 12 Disciples of Jesus (PBUH) and was instrumental in writing down everything the Great prophet (PBUH) has said during his adult lifetime) when this dream was granted me by the Almighty.
This dream took place at the end of 2006. I see my self with two other people walking by a road. These two are non- Muslims.
Soon we see a double carriage passing by and it stops in front of us. Instead of the carriage being drawn by horses, there is a man who is pulling both these carriages from the middle. In short, he is between these two carriages.
As soon as the double carriage stops, I inform my two companions that the first carriage in front carries the last and final prophet of Allah, Hazarat Mohammad (saw) and the last carriage carries Hazarat Isa (pbuh).-Jesus Christ Then I get very close to the last carriage so as to have a look inside this particular carriage and through a crystal clear glass window I see Hazarat Isa (pbuh). I see him at a distance of six inches or less. He is very white and has neither a beard nor mustache. Extremely good looking in his 30's.
Then my other two companions start to ask the driver unnecessary questions and I get little frustrated and tell them to shut up. I instead ask this man a simple question:
“How can we find out respective prophets”?
He opens his arms wide and answers “come and embrace me”
Each of the two non-believers embraces the man then steps aside. Now it is my turn.
I step forward and embrace the person. As soon as I embrace him, my whole body goes into indescribable ecstasy. The next instance I see my self going through this man and stepping forward. I see a raised throne on which I see myself seated with some other people I do not recognize. Everyone is wearing a beautiful crown and there is a crown on my head too. This whole time I am feeling this ecstasy. It is so intense and so pleasurable that it cannot be described in simple words. It is like if someone was to inform you that you have been awarded a billion dollars. Another example which is not appropriate to give but to make my point clear I will simple state would be the time a man or a woman is in the process of ejaculation. Now multiply this by a 1000 times.
Anyway, after that I retrace my steps and get out of this man and that’s when I wake up. After waking up, my whole body is still going through that ecstasy. I get up and offer two raka salat-i- shukr.

Interpretation of the Dream:

Simply beautiful. Cannot be described but that Allah has accorded me another rank in Jannah. For what purpose I am accorded this I do not know. Inshallah this rank is higher than all the previous ones. The message in the dream is threefold. My faith in the finality of Prophot Mohammad (SAW) is confirmed. Secondly, I would be in the company of Prophet Mohammad and Prophet Eisa. Thirdly, I would get a high rank in Jannah with extreme pleasure mixed with it.

SubhanAllah, WalHumduAllah.

My Mother's Dream

Here I would be adding my mother's dream which falls under sacred dream. My interpretation is directly connected to Dream #3.This dream was narrated to me by her just before her death in 1992.

We use to have an old servant named NOORU who remained with my father for more than 40 years. My father use to take care of him financially and otherwise. When my father died in 1976, he was left with no other means to survive. He could not work regularly due to health reasons etc. So my mom told me once he came to her and said " my daughter is getting married and I don't know how to pay for her dowry and there is no one I can go to" and my mother told him " why do you worry, your daughter is my daughter. I will take care of all your needs" and suddenly she saw there were tears in his eyes.

Time passed and after a couple of weeks , she saw this dream in which

she is walking down a path and see this very huge mansion whose height is reaching into heavens. There are zillions of little bulbs on the mansion which is beautifying the outlook of the mansion. As she is watching this mansion, her eyes wander for a moment and she sees a white bearded old man next to the gate of the mansion. She asks him " whose mansion is this ?" and he answers " it is your mansion". Then she ask him "what about these little bulbs" and he answers " These are not bulbs these are the tears of NOORU"

SubahanAllah.

Interpretation

Please see Dream #3. For a long time after the death of my mother 1992 I have wondered what rank has Allah accorded her in the heaven. In 1996, my dream proved she is in a very high state of bliss and peace. May Allah also include me and all momin brothers and sisters after death in Jannatul Firdous ( highest pradise). Ameen

My Latest Dream: Morning of 23 February,2010

I have been waiting for a long time, almost 4 years for Allah to show me a True Dream and Allah showed me on this day.

In the dream I am attending a wedding party and there are lots of people and I am sitting among them. As the time comes to leave, I get up and walk outside the wedding hall and towards the outer gate to exit. At the gate I see my deceased mother waving good byes to the guests and I embraced her out of love and reverence. Embracing her tightly, I feel ecstasy (thrill) runs through my whole body and I began to cry and pray aloud and the words that come out of my mouth are “Oh Allah make my mother more beautiful, more healthy in the life of this world and in the hereafter grant her paradise and also my father grant him the paradise; My Lord, forgive the sins of my brothers and sisters and their spouses and children Aameen Sumah Aameen” As I said Aameen Sumah Aameen My heart felt at ease and comfort.

That’s when I woke up.

Interpretation:

Inshallah o Taala, Allah will accept my prayers in favor of my mother and father and they will be in the Jannah. Further, she will be like a queen on the Day of Judgement, her noor (light) will shine from her face and before her. I will be interceding for my family and my intercession for forgiveness for my siblings and their spouses and their children will be accepted inshallah by Allah Subahanaho Wa Taala.

I know this would happen because at the end of my dream I said Aameen Suma Aameen and my heart felt at ease like Allah has heard the prayers.

“ Tabara kasmu Rabika Dhul Jalal Wal Akram”

Blessed be the name of your Lord, Mighty and Glorious

Surah Ar-Rehman Aya 78

My latest dream and the background leading up to this dream, seen in the morning of 5^th July 2011.

This is the latest dream that I saw which is directly connected to my recent visit to Mecca and Medina.

The background to the dream is that I have been planning to visit Mecca and Medina with my wife and have been trying my best to get the visa in Rajab or Shaban before the upcoming Ramadan as Ramadan would be the busiest time of the year in Mecca beside ZilHajj.

There were three times when my tickets were confirmed and then cancelled as visa had not yet arrived from Saudia. Naturally, we were very disturbed and also I had to join a new company.

So we were praying a lot to Allah to grant us the minor pilgrimage (Umra). In this state I saw the dream after fajr that I am seeing myself watching on a small video screen the live traffic scene of Mecca. The person sitting beside me is also going there. I do not know him. But these are the words I speak to him directly while I am watching the screen with him “We will be in Mecca on the 5^th of July and I will perform Umra each day I am in Mecca, Inshallah” and the man sitting beside me replies “Inshallah” (He may be a human or an angel in the shape of man with a beard) but I am not certain. Then I woke up offered two rakat prayer and promises Allah that I will perform Umra each day in Mecca I am there.

Interpretation:

FalilAllah Hamdu Rabay Samawat wa Rabil Eard or Rubil Aalemeen

Walau Kabria au fis Samawat wal Eard wa huwal Azeez ul Hakeem

{Therefore to Allah belongs (all) praise, The Lord of the heavens, The Lord of the earth, the Lord of the worlds}

{And unto Him (alone) belongs the Majesty in the heavens and the earth, and He is The Mighty, The Wise.}

On the night of 5^th July 2011, I received call from my travel agent that my visa has arrived the tickets have been confirmed for 6^th of July, 2011. SubhanAllah.

I was extremely happy at the same time fell down in prostration with my wife and prayed to Allah to thank Him for his grace.

I stayed in Mecca for 5 full days and during each day I was able to perform Umra and thank Allah for the fulfillment of my dream and for the trip to Mecca and Medina. I am writing this dream with its interpretation so that all those reading may know that Innal Allah a Kulay Shayen Qadeer----Allah has control( power) over everything and everyone and he is Ad-Dahr (Time) but human being do not know what lies in store for them. Delaying of acceptance of dua or prayer is only beneficial for us because maybe if we were grated all that we ask for in dua that would harm us more than benefit us, so Allah has been gracious enough not to grant us what we ask for immediately( marriage, money, status, house, car, trip abroad, travel confirmation, a deal to buy land, stability in business, job etc etc.

Thank you for your patience and hope you will all pray for me and my family, increase in my hikmah so that I may continue to guide those who ask for my help, my sustenance and forgiveness and safety from Hell Fire.

Wasalamualikum Wa Rahamah Allah

My Latest Dream, Morning of 27^th September, 2011

It was during fajr time that I saw this dream that I am going along with a funeral and it is night time. As we enter the grave site, which has been dug for the body, my brother jumps down so he can carry the dead body from the coffin to the grave. In order to get blessings and first opportunity, I also jump down to do the same. The small coffin is then lowered and put at the corner so that it can be opened and body taken out. People are all around this grave. At this very moment I realize that this is no ordinary coffin and the dead body belongs to one of the Ummahatay Momenaat (mother of the believers: one of the wives of our prophet s.a.w).

I am at once very interested to look inside the coffin. As it is opened, to my surprise it has many things inside beside the bones of Ummahatay Momenaat in transparent plastic bag. Beside the bones there is a small long neck gold bottle in which is the perfumed water which is supposed to be poured on top of the bones.

There are besides these two things, many small gold ornaments and things of immense value. At that time Shaytan starts to whisper in my nafs(heart) to take out some gold item from the box and put it inside my pocket and my heart thus gets inclined towards it too but there is still something which is holding me back and then as the bones and the small long neck gold bottle is taken out we all ( including me) starts to recite the Kalima “ La e La ha IlllalAllah Mohammad ur Rasul Allah, and we keep on repeating this Kalima till the bones are scattered in the grave and the perfumed water is poured over them. My heart is now feeling peace and satanic whisper has subsided. As this is going on someone from the side comes and closes the small coffin containing the precious items of the box. My mind now feels relaxed that this has taken place and I now concentrate again on the grave and tell my brother let me check if everything is in order in the grave. I shine my cell phone light inside and the bones have been properly scattered. AlhumduAllah.

Then I woke up.

Interpretation:

AlhumduAllahay RabulAalemeen.

Rasul Allah s.a.w once said to the Sahaba “ Ause kum wa Nafsey takwalAllah” ____ {I command you and my own nafs ( inner self) to observe and not to transgress the limits of Allah}

Our prophet s.a.w knew that nafsay ammara (no equivalent in English) always goad us to commit evil and that which is hateful in Allah sight but there is nafsay lawwama (goodess inside) which is stopping us from committing sin and transgression.

This was the fight that was going on between my evil and good self in the dream. At times dreams are depicting the true nature of a person and what he/she could be going through in real life. My dark side was thus shown in the dream. This is something I need to work on diligently and steadfastly in order to overcome satanic whispering. Ever since I have turned my face away from the evil things that the world has to offer, satan has become my worst enemy. He does not let go of any opportunity whisper to me to commit sin and thus fall down from grace in the eyes of Allah swbhana ho wa Talla. This dream has brought forth a reality that I may slip back if I am not careful and hold fast the rope of Allah and satan would be at his tricks especially during the time of my ibadah and devotion to Islam and would like to see me denigrate the signs of Rasul Allah and Allah.

May Allah always keep me and mumeeneen and mumeenaat on the right track, ward off our evil thoughts and listens to our prayers when we say

“ Rabay Aoudubika min hamazatish shayateen wa aoudubika Rabay ayeh yadaroon” --- My Lord save me from the whispers of evil ones ( of the jinn and mankind) and my Lord save me from the fact that they be present with me.”

Aameen ya RabalAalameen. SadakAllah hul Aazeem.(Mumenoon 97)

More dreams as and when they occur.................................

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Recently, I have been getting a lot of emails from both brothers and sisters for interpreting their islamic dreams . In this regard let me say that there are a few stiff conditions. After you take an oath on Allah's name , I will interpret:

#1 The dreams must be Islamic and have contents of Islam in them.

#2 These dreams have not been interpreted by any Aalim, Mufti , family or friend or other website.

#3 After my interpretation, you will implement in your life my advice and the contents of the interpretation, to the best of your ability and will not get another interpretation for the dream.

#4 The dream and the interpretation will be published on my website minus your name and real location.

If you agree to the above under oath, then Bismillah. If not then stop wasting your time and my time since you may have no intention of implementation.

Wasalmualikum Wa Rahama Uallah

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Dreams sent by Sisters & Brothers and their Interpretations:

Sister sent this from India, January 2012

Assalaamoualaikoum Brother,

I really need your help to help me interpret three of my dreams. Since last year, I am having many dreams similar, mainly dreaming of meat (beef or goat - raw mainly).

1. One day I dream of the following:

I was in the mosque where we were cooking briani outside (it was probably for an Urs that we were celebrating) and some friends were discussing (fighting) in the Mosque. Then another friend and myself were walking and we had a piece of meat with us which fall down and we saw a poor woman (misqeen) sitting nearby a graveyard and my friend told me to give it to her but I said that it was to small to give to someone.

{ In fact, in the yard of our mosque, we have the grave _______.

Then we entered the place where we have the graves and I was there to bury the fats of a beef (it was very white). At that time I was thinking of a goat which has been sacrificed as sadaqah. Then when I look at the two graves, I found two plastic bag (green) and the one where the lady was, was empty and the one where Sheik Yacoob was, was full and I said to my friend that I believe that the man was still alive. When I touched it, I found like fresh meat (like goat meet which has been sliced but still fresh) and I said yes he is alive. But it was fresh raw meat It stopped there.

2. After free months I had another dream:

My cousin was cutting a beef in a lorry in our yard and I told him why he did not inform me such that I could help. I saw a big beef which all the skin was already removed and was being cut. It was for a Sadaqah.

Then my cousin told me that he was doing that so as to remove problems in our yard (or family) and showed me a place in my yard as it was some 10 years back mentioning that it is not too clean and I have to get it clean.

3. Last week I dreamt of a box which contained 4 spiders and it was supposed to be a continuation of dream which I do not remember when I dreamt of it. In the last dream I dreamt of a white box in my mother's house in which there were 4 dark cockroaches and 4 dark spiders. They were very scaring. In this dream, I dreamt of the same box containing only the 4 spiders, which were not dark but light grey. My mother was standing, well dressed with her Hijaab like she was going to do her Salaat. Then they started climbing on my mothers feet and my feet upto my neck.

I should be grateful if you can help me in understanding them and thank you for your time.

May Allah Subhanahou Ta ALLAH send his blessings on you and give the best darja with his pyare Habeeb (SAW)

JazakALLAH

My Reply:

Walaikum Salam

Interpretation will scare you out of your wits and maybe take your sleep away for a while, but since, despite my warning you asked me for it, I will hold back nothing in order to guide you while you are still alive and breathing and pray to Allah that you might change your ways for the better.

Please, do not write back to me giving this excuse or that or being defensive. All excuses and statements of yours will fall on deaf ears.

Ok here is the interpretation of all your dreams in ONE BOX:

You are, by nature, a good person and thus Allah is warning you through the dream to save you. You do not spend in order to help out the needy. If ever you give, your heart is not in it. Plus you believe in Peer/Mureed type of thing and believe in everything a Peer tells you and have attached yourself with dead Peers and thus maybe committing shirk. You have displeased Allah very much and He is warning you that if you die in such a state, your grave will be full of creatures which will bite you like hell. Since intentionally or unintentionally you enjoin hoarding on others and believe and follow Peers and visiting durgas in order to please the dead, your punishment will be double.

Here is how you will get out of this phase:

Repent to Allah and correct your ways. Stop going to durgas and sacrificing animals in the name of Peers and Saints. Instead Sacrifice a goat immediately, if you can afford, in the name of Allah and distribute the meat among the poor, with the intention that you will never ever ask any dead person for relieve of your troubles plus you will be more generous in spending next time around and will enjoin on others financial help or feeding of the needy (that could also be one of your relative).

May Allah forgive you and may Allah safeguard you from the punishment of the grave. Aameen.

Wasalamualikum

Sister's Reply:

Aameen.Jazak ALLAH brother for your help.

Insha ALLAH, I would do same immediately

Sister from England sent this, January 2012

As Salaam,

I need your help in understanding a dream I had about my childhood friend (married to my relative). A little brief background about her, she got married to my relative after her engagement broke to a boy she loved dearly and has not gotten over-- even now. Recently there has been emails exchanged between my friend and this person which has rocked her marriage.

Coming to my dream that I saw at fajr, I see her young like when we were in our teens. It is very dark, night time and all of a sudden I see that there is a big black snake emerge from the ground,alongwith other creatures that I could not recognize. I fear and back off, while my friend who is not fearful about these creatures,walks into the darkness. I wake up and am very disturbed since I get the feeling that I saw a glimpse of hell and was very upset about my friend's future. Since I am closer to my relative who is married to her, I call him later after fajr prayers. I know that Allah is upset over her contacting her former fiance, who apparently she still loves. Her husband ( who confided in me about coming across emails exchanged between the two) says that she, my friend, is very disturbed for the past few weeks. When he confronted her she confessed and asked for his forgiveness. She says that it is wrong but feels that she is still emotionally attached to that man. To deal with her emotional problems she prays too, but everyone closely connected to her is very much disturbed-- even me.

Despite knowing all this her husband wants to help her save herself from hellfire and give his marriage a chance. I need your expert advice knowing very well what I saw, and a dua that her husband could read to help her!Jazzak Allah

My Reply:

Wasalamualikum

No one can hold back a human being (male/female) against his/her will.

The man would be committing a grave mistake in getting her back and holding her intact when she has her heart elsewhere.

The time to counsel was first when he found out, not now when the water has passed the limits of embankment.

Please tell him to sit with her and decide on separation which is perfectly allowed in Islam.

Two things were shown in the dream and they were both a message for you, not for her.

1, Your mistrust in Allah in the darkest of hours and difficult moments.

2, Learn from someone who trust in Allah and has a clean and pure heart how to be fearless in times of trouble and difficulty, although she may seem lost in transition to you ( your friend).

So now, you need to do better in order to have faith in your heart, although you may have already read the Kalima (Islamic words of submission) but it has not yet entered your heart.

May Allah help you if you try and may He bring noor in your heart. Aameen

Wasalamualikum

Sister sent this from Spain, January 2012

AsSalamu alaikum brother,

My dream: In the night sky, I searched for the moon, and instead of a white disk, the moon was shaped like a white house (more like a castle) and all around it Arabic phrases started appearing all over the sky. I read the phrase closest to the castle shaped moon and it read ‘Qur’anul Haqq’. And I know all the other phrases also had the word ‘Qur’an’ included in it, though I couldn’t read the others.

The 2nd dream was dreamt by my 10 year old son, and hope you’d be able to interpret this too insha Allah.

My son’s dream: It was on the Day of Judgement, he’d dreamt Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) with a reddish shining topi/cap. He had a long white beard and white hair, and his face was glowing like the light, white and beautiful. He was also having a walking stick. He was facing my son’s direction, and my son could see him very well though he was about ‘1 km’ away from the Prophet (pbuh). There were a few other people facing the Prophet (pbuh) with their backs to my son, and they were wearing golden shining topi/caps. All of them were in thobes. Prophet was advising / teaching / discussing with them about the Day of Judgment. And when the Prophet (pbuh) looked at my son as if to say something, that is when I awoke him for fajr prayers.

JazakAllah khair,

My Reply:

Walaikum Salam

Your Dream:

You are not following Quran enough nor practicing your religion properly. While Allah is telling you that Quran is the Truth and nothing else matter, interference of your family and your fear of them is not allowing you to see the right path.

Son’s Dream:

Your son will be a pious one but you ( mother) will prove to be the greatest hindrance in his way of achieving piety.

Wasalamualikum

Brother sent this from Saudi Arabia, January 2012

salam, you seem like a pious islamic person with experience with dreams, i would like to ask you about the permissibility about lucid dreaming in the quran and the sunnah?

My Reply:

Walaikumsalam

Please don't assume or think. All praise belongs to Allah who bestows His mercy on whom He wills. He could even make a disbeliever a believer on the last day of his life on this earth. So don't condemn a Jew, Christian, Buddhist or atheist etc. until you know better.

I do not know whether I am blessed person or not. I watch movies, listen to music and play games. I am just an ordinary person who is trying to be better each day of my life.

Lucid dream is the prerogative of Allah. He shows and guide whom He wills and also by it He misguide whom He wills.

So now you have the answer.

Take care of yourself and think and believe wisely.

Wasalamualikum

Brother sent this from Egypt, January 2012

saalam brother,

there is no dream of mine that i need interpetion becouse all dreams that allah showed me came true in day time...i always read ur website...i need piece of advice...my brother is getting marry soon.my entire family including my mother they wants me to buy house...im working making good money...and praise be to allah i did umrah with my mother iam practising islam since the dreams has been showed me almost 3 years being good in worship...i am telling my family that the morgage is haram...interest is haram...iam telling them we can rent a good house but not to buy it becouse i dont want to pay interst [riba] its major sin...my mother she is very dear to me she bear alot of hardships becouse of me in my past life that i had...but in other side my lord is dear to me too...iam in confused state dunt know what to do...i must scarfice one of them...but the chance is alot to scarfice my family...but lets say what advice u give me...cuz ur islamic knowldge is alot then me...cuz i have always blind faith .thank u may allah be blessing upon u.saalam.

My Reply:

WalaikumSalam

Go with your heart and rent out the house for them.

Explain to them about Riba and its consequences for you and your entire family and the wrath of Allah and Rasul s.a.w is upon those who indulge in Riba transaction.

Now if they don't listen to you, leave them alone to get the house themselves.

Be firm but polite in your objectives and convictions and the help of Allah is always near to you. Make your Lord happy not angry by giving in to your family's demand.

Regards and Salam

Sister sent this from USA, January 2012

AOA My Name is _____ from USA

Dream: Last week I saw myself in a blue mosque and a girl sitting next to me (don't know her) showed me some colorful bangles.

Situation: I am working for a nonprofit and one of my colleague is giving me hard time and she is not letting me promote. Now I am so fed up from her office

politics that I am planning to leave the job. I like the job as we work for welfare of needy people and I am heading an important project. Is she right or me? I want

my peace of mind back but I deserve promotion and some higher authorities also favor me due to my hard work for the project.

Please reply in email also I will visit your website also but I need urgent interpretation.

JazakAllah

My Reply:

Walaikumsalam

The interpretation is that this colleague will prove to be or currently proving to be a distraction for you. You are so obsessed with her nagging behavior that when you stand up for prayers, she is the major distraction for you.

Now as far as the advice is concerned:

You have a choice. You talk to that higher authority that you mentioned straight and square. Tell him/her your recurring case scenario and how you are stressed out with this lady and that you have already exausted all avanues to reason with her. If he/she gives you excuses and tell you to deal with the situation, don't. Leave the job and move on with life. This is not the end of the world or job for you. If you have the faith in your heart that the ONE who created you and all those who are working with you and He has provided you with this job, then He has something much better waiting for you out there.

Al-Ankaboot Ayat # 17 “………….. Surely! Those whom you serve instead of Allah own no provision for you. So seek your provision from Allah, and serve Him, and give thanks unto Him, unto Him you will be brought back.”

So this is the time to also prove your faith to HIM.

Hope this will suffice as rational advice. Now, don't send me this excuse or that for not following the directions I gave you, act on it.

Regards

Sister’s Reply:

JazakAllah Brother for reply

I am acting on your advice and hopefully decision would be taken next month, if company won't promote me I'll leave job.

Sister sent this from Oman, December 2011

assalam-o-alaikum sir

i saw a dream in which i saw hajr-e- aswad…i saw i was chatting to my freind and i saw some (jin girl)sitting behind in the room who said come i’ll tell u something and you will get very happy i got scared and went to my brother who was sitting on computer then near computer table there was a window in which i saw hajr-e-aswad and when i saw hajr-e-aswad that (jinn)girl said i wanted to tell u about this only then i rapidly opend the window and touched it and my brother was also with me but didnt touch it please tell me the meaning of this dream..i’m not a punctual namazi but please reply as soon as possible because past few days my sister told me we will go or umrah i want to know its meaning thanks reply soon

My Reply:

Here is the interpretation.

Your nafasay lawwama is strong. Keep it that way and avoid unnecessary chat and gup shup leading to geebat and bhutan with girl friends; such which leads nowhere and wastes time and energy. If you are not regular in prayers, try to pray just fard salah and gradually start to pray sunnat as well.

You will inshallah visit Mecca but even if you don't, Allah has accepted you as HIS guest.

Alhumduallah.

Pray 2 rakat salah and give thanks to Allah.

Pray for me at KABA and also here for my magfrat, hikmat and jannah

Word of Caution: Don't tell this dream and its interpretation to your sister and brother. You can tell it to your father/ mother and tell them “Not to disclose its interpretation to either your sister or brother".

Wasalamualikum

Sister sent this from USA, December 2011

“”Dreams and their contents are not mentioned due to their length””.

My Reply:

Walaikum Salam

Your dreams might indeed by lengthy but my reply will be to the point.

There are some dreams which are emanating from the rumbling of your mind. I don't interpret such dreams. Period.

Some of your dreams leading up to the time you learned Ayatul Kurci are important since they have element of Islam in them.

Those dreams were being shown to you because Allah wish you to become a pious person, from whom the shayateen of the jinn and mankind will keep away . But how would that be possible?

#1 You learn Quran and understand it. ( These days everything is possible through internet; this is how I learnt it) Go to www.shaplus.com and download the Quran reciter; it has beautiful kirat of sheikh saad al gumdi with 3 english translations running side by side so you can pause and ponder and learn.

#2 Hide your body from the eyes of the shayteen of the jinn and mankind especially the breasts and buttocks. Give up wearing T shirt and tight pants; Start wearing loose abaya with scarf on head whenever you step out. I know it will be difficult on you and your family and friend and you might have to hear a lot of ironical chiding comments and at times they will frustrate you but remember there is no short cut to entering Islam. Either you are in it for a long haul or not; no in-between.

As far as visiting fortune teller and believing in them is concerned I want you to learn these two ahadis and teach them to your parent and friends:

Recorded by Iman Ahmed and Al-Hakim. Verified to be authentic by Al-Albani ( Sahih ul Jami no.5939):

Abu Hurayarah R.Z. reported that Rasul Allah s,a.w said

" Whoever goes to the soothsayer or fortuneteller and believes in what he says has indeed rejected which has been revealed to Muhammad".

Recorded by Imam Muslim and Ahmed narrated by one of the Mothers of the Believers that Rasul Allah s.a.w said

“Whoever goes to a fortuneteller and asks him something ( from ghayb) his prayers will not be accepted for forty nights."

Hope in the above two ahadis you will find ample guidance coupled with what I have interpreted to mean from your dreams and will take steps at this stage of your life to turn on a new leaf in your life.

May Allah keep you protected and save from shayateen of the jinn and mankind and bestow His guidance upon you so you may become beacon of Noor for your family and friends. Aameen Ya Rabulaalameen.

Wasalamualkum

Brother sent this from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, December 2011

Asalamualikum

Brother,

I often go on your website and pass time there.

The dream was:

Me and my father was going to a place by bus. On the way my father stopped the bus and said his prayers.

Brother.

My Reply:

Wasalamualikum

Brother,

I must admit that I am little afraid to interpret this dream on my behalf since I am missing out some of my 5 daily prayers for the last one week. May Allah forgive me for this neglect. Aameen

On the other hand, your dream has been like a breath of fresh air for me as it has given me food for thought of the Hereafter and also made me realize I am a human with many weaknesses.

The dream is interpreted as such: We get so involved with the affairs of this world to the extent that we forget our real objective of creation i.e. to serve and obey our CHERISHER and CREATOR. We forget this very important duty until the time it is too late and we are struck with some disease or handicap. Then we realize that the meeting with Allah is not far away.

Your father was a source of inspiration in the dream for you. Try not to neglect regular prayers like I did. May Allah make you enter Janatal Firdous at the end of your journey in this world.

Aameen Ya RubulAalameen.

Please pray for my magfarat and sustenance.

Wasalamualikum

Sister sent this from New Zealand, December 2011

I am in quiet confusion. I am 27 years old. i was approached by a boy 2 yerad back who yold me that he is madly inlove with me.We are in realation for the last 2 years but due to some unavoidable responsibilities we both cant commit to get married to each other although we wanted to. For the last 1 month the guy is so disappointed and hopeless that he asked me to break up as per him he does not want to ruin my life when he acnnot do anything for me. I was also very depressed so I did Istakhara that should I continue ith this guy wait for him , would he be able to support me. I didi Istakhara 5 times ( Istikhara dreams are hidden due to the length)

My Reply:

Here is the interpretation without suger coating:

Get married to this guy.

If you don't, that would mean you don't have faith and trust in Allah. If you are thinking if he be able to support you financially or not then sit home like millions of other girls until you get old and look back 20 years from now and curse yourself and find scapegoat in your parents. There is no one set to satisfy anyone in this life completely. Things fall in place for those who have eeman in their heart and willingness to overcome difficult times ahead.

Your dreams show you two aspects:

#1 This marriage should take place soon

#2 There will be difficult times ahead due to financial and relationship issues but they will eventually be overcome. Inshallah.

Now do me a favor, don’t go on asking different people for interpretations or write back to me to ask for more explanation of this istikahara when Allah has shown you the clear road ahead. if you keep on asking for interpretations after interpretations you will emerge is a very confused individual. Here is the story of your life in brief: If you are not satisfied with what you have, you will never be satisfied with anything in life, including your husband. PERIOD.

Wasalamualikum

Sister's Reply: Thank you so much i also want to do this now i am satisfied with the inteerpreation

Sister from USA sent this November 2011

Assalamu alaikum,

Brother I humbly request you to kindly interpret three of mydreams. JazakAllah khair.

Dream 1: I felt myself flying/soaring weightlessly upwardsin the sky on a beautiful sunny day and I reach the clouds. I peek beyond/abovethe clouds and see the word ‘ALLAH’ in Arabic, glorious and shiningand throwing out rays. I happily come back down and go to sleep. I felt thishappening almost really.

Dream 2: I was watching the sky from my balcony athome and there was Qur’anic writing all over the sky including the wordAllah, and these words were written with clouds, and the clouds kept shiftingto English from Arabic (in my dream I assumed it was the translation). While Iwatched, a gigantic scorpion ran (once) across the sky over the words.

Dream 3: I was again in the same balcony, and some Arabic wordswere written in the sky, Including the word Allah, and as I watched, the wordAllah broke into tiny particles and came down in the form of dust upon my home,and they came upon me, and settled on my left hand (which I had placedupon the balcony wall as I looked at the sky). Both my hands were placed uponthe balcony wall, but the particles settled on my left hand and disappeared.

JazakAllah khair may Allah (swt) grant youcompanionship of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in Aakhirah. Aameen.

My Reply:

Aslamualikum

May you be guided by Allah through this interpretation. I will pray to Allah to give you stability in purpose and guidance through Quran.

Rasul Allah has said " Mai yadihe Allah fala mudilalau, wamai yudilil fala hadi lau"----Him whom Allah guides none can misguide and him whom Allah misguides, none can guide".

My purpose of interpretation is to help out people but unfortunately people just like to hear the sound of praise for themselves and will only accepts interpretation which pleases them. In order to get this pleasing version they will keep on running from pillar to post and never gets a satisfactory interpretation.

I hope this foreword will prove to be a blessing in disguise for you and all the rest that wish to send me dreams for interpretations.

Interpretation:

All the dreams are connected in such a way that this is either happening in your life now or is bound to happen. Your destiny is being presented before you. You can either change your life forever for better or completely ruined it for this life and the hereafter. So in fact the weapon of change has been put in your hands. You have to act fast as this chance may be time bound.

In the first dream it is shown to you that Allah's peace and blessings are with you since you have tried to come out of a typical Muslim's mindset and have broaden your perspective of life and have been regular at your ibadah and being good to others irrespective of their religious background.

In the second dream it is shown that now you have tried to understand the Quran in English but as much as you try to understand and take time out to comprehend Quran, Shaytan always find time in the shape of your children, husband, father, mother, siblings, relatives, friends, TV and computer to keep you sufficiently occupied until the time it is too late to fully give your attention to the words of Allah.

In the third dream it is shown due to your negligence which is happening right now or is bound to happen if the status remains the same great havoc will not only descend on you but your entire household that could include death and destruction.

But the good news is if this has not taken place yet, you still have time to change your ways and destiny by constant praise of your Lord, seeking forgiveness from Him, asking for His guidance and reading and understanding His word (Quran) and implementing it in your and your family's life.

May Allah give you time, energy and bestow His blessings on you and safeguard you from the snare of Shayteen of the Jinn and Humankind.

Aameen Ya Rubulaalameen.

Wasalamualikum wa Rahamt Allaha Wabarakatu

Sister's Reply:

AsSalamu alaikum brother,

JazakAllah khair for the interpretations. They are like a hit of nail on the head. I definitely have been swinging to and from being pious at one time to leaving all ibadah all at once. JazakAllah khair, I will now implement what has been explained to me. Yes, my family (though Muslims) is making it hard for me to get closer to Allah and that is a very big Shaitan indeed. The first two interpretations really are emotional because that’s a response from Allah to what I have been doing. The third one gave me the chills and creeps. JAzakAllah khair borther, may Allah bless you.

Sister from Australia sent this November 2011

Aslam Alikum:

I pray Allah for the best. I have seen a dream which was interpreted to me as a marriage. but i am married and have three kids. it goes like this,

I have seen a very handsome young man which I never seen in my life, he gave me a green silky short dress that looked fantastic on me and I was happy and women were looking at it with jealousy. I know in the Quran it was mentioned that people of paradise would wear that, but why was it short, and what does the unknown young man mean?

May the great Allah reward you with paradise.

thank you.

My Reply:

Aslam Alikum.

I do not sugarcoat my interpretations and give straight, to the point suggestions so I sincerely hope you do not mind my candid approach.

Allah has created physical want in human body which no one can escape from and that is one reason in Islam monasticism is prohibited (Please read Surah Hadid) and Rasul Allah has enjoined on Mumaneen and Mumeenat to get married. Your body is in dire need of physical love and admiration which may not be sufficient at the moment, It is the requirement of your body and mind.

Combination of these two is playing out tricks with your mind which is sending heavy signals to your brain and thus it is showing you that which you desire in the dream.

Beware; this is the time when human being is the weakest and in steps Iblees (Shaytan) who will start to whisper in the hearts to satiate sexual desire any which way one can.

May Allah save you from exceeding the limits set up HIM.

Please stop asking everyone for Islamic dream interpretation. Just stick to one.

Wasalamualikum

Sister sent this from USA, November 2011

Assalaamualaikum Brother!

I am very sorry to bother you once more. It's regarding the friend of mine I had mentioned to you earlier. I didn't mention something which maybe or may not be important. I have been dreaming of him converting to deen a couple of times more. He is someone I love very much and I wish to have a halal relationship with him by having nikaah with him. But he keeps on telling me he doesn't want to be with me and he will not be with in the future. Only Allah(swt) knows about that. I am very confused. I know if it's Allah's decision I shouldn't be confused, but I don't really know what to do.Whenever I try to approach him he tells me he doesn't want to be with me then how can I help him since I have been dreaming that he converted and every time he is still with me in my dream? I don't know if I should be asking you this help now. Please for Allah's sake if you could help me and give me some advice about what to do. I had also prayed istikhaara namaz regarding this matter whether should I be with him or not and my heart and feelings went towards him. I have always been somebody who has spoken the truth and tried to be rightful according to deen and I would probably have never thought of loving a non-muslim guy but it happened. And now I feel myself so lost. Whenever I pray I ask for guidance on the path of the truth. I just don't know what to do. Please help me.

Jazaak Allah Khair!

My Reply:

Love is crazy but when physical compulsion is also involved then it becomes lethal.

Lethal in the sense when you are praying he is in your thoughts not Allah; when you are sleeping he is in your dreams not Allah; in fact, your living and dying is now for this guy instead of Allah. Allah has created such want in you for this man that you are very confused. On one hand is this man and the other is your religion. Thus Allah is testing you.

Men are also typical creatures of the game of attraction. Unless of course they have turned gay, they initially get attracted towards a girl physically. The shape of her body, the curves of her buttocks and breasts attracts them a lot and they form opinion for or against having relationship with a woman in one go. They know whether to approach her or stay away from her.

Although you may be a good person by nature and very religious, but your friend is not attracted towards you physically. It may be because of the reasons I mentioned above or because you wear the abaya with scarf or you putting on attitude he may not like or he may have someone else in his thoughts. There are many possibilities and I have mentioned but a few.

My advice is a very difficult under the circumstances you are in : Keep your preaching of Islam detached from your physical and spiritual attraction for him. If he is not attracted towards you physically, why try to push him. Maybe this non Muslim just wishes to learn the BOOK OF ALLAH from you and in doing so you volunteered but then he thought you are trying to get involved emotionally and he doesn't see the relationship as anything on that pattern. So now, why are you losing such a wonderful resource to Islam with your attitude? Ask yourself this question. I believe this man is not meant for you except as a test. Teach him, yet not fall in love with him. This is what is required of you by Allah. You will have achieved a place in Jannah close to Allah. Is that important or falling heads over heal with someone who doesn't want you in life nor get emotionally involved but only get education from you? Think about this seriously.

Please stop writing further on this topic and move on with your life.

Wasalamualikum

Brother from Nigeria sent this, October 2011

Assalam alaikum,

In my dream i saw a very close friend of mine (whom i associate well with in real life) narrating to me while we are strolling in a very good looking mansion that looks like with people moving around, how they conducted my funeral rites upto the grave where i was buried. I was able to recognise my son and some of my family family member whom i was telling him to go home and not playing around.

I was telling that my friend that if dead is like this, then it is not painful, because i feel nothing. All this things happening, am seeing myself very much alive in the dream. We then go out of that mansion and we saw another mansion from a distance that is very good looking on a hill side with a green vegetation around it, just of a sudden, we saw a truck opposite the mansion spreading fire, burning this green vegetation, and we complain that "how bad some people can be asking how can someone did such a bad thing. The truck then stops and could not move forward as if it's sand that hooks its tyres, then the driver gives up we can see him but i cant recognise him, because he is from a distance.

Maassalam

My Reply:

Walaikum Salam

Prepare for your departure from this world with gracefulness and do not look at the things which Allah has bestowed upon you of material nature. They will all remain here. Nothing will go except your soul and inshallah if you are careful and do not attach yourself with the pomp of this world; it will be peaceful once it departs from your body.

Allah will determine when your time will come but it has been shown to you it may come anytime and you should not be caught napping. Better get up and distribute your wealth among your children justly, leaving out no one whether son or daughter according to the injunctions in Surah Nisa. Remember to give the share of the poor relatives and those who are needy.

May Allah bless you with Jannah. Aameen

Sister from Waldbrunn, Germany sent this, October 2011

Assalamoualeikoum,

I got your email address on facebook. I had a dream last week. I dreamt I was reciting sura Ya-Seen and as far as i memorised it, around 50 to 60 ayats. As i finished, a person who was listening in front of me said "Jummah".

I know it should be a positive dream, still i want to know the meaning of it. THis is not the first time i was reciting Ya-Seen in my dream.Thanks for getting back to me.

Wassalam.

My Reply:

Walaikumsalam

Please don’t mind my candid comments which will follow.

How do you know it is positive? If that was the case, you would not be writing to me in the first place. The answer is you are not sure and are confused. Well here it is:

You are reciting it. Have you ever stop to think “What does it means? What really contains within the surah? I must know it in my mother tongue."

Just reciting it like a parrot is not going to be of any benefit to you or to other people close to you. You are escaping its essence.

This dream is positive in the sense that whatever surah one is shown in the dream or is actually reciting it “CONTAINS A MESSAGE FOR THAT PERSON". Until and unless he/she understand that message, the ayah or surah may be repeated for that person. Hence Allah wish to guide that person.

Now I have given you the interpretation. The choice is yours: In your arrogance you wish to believe you are pious person and continue to recite this surah without understanding and keep on asking people to interpret this dream until you get an answer which satisfies your ego or become humble and accept the fact that you need to really understand the surah word to word.

Wasalamualikum

Brother sent this from Saudi Arabia, October 2011

Salaam, Peace be with you!

First and foremost congratulations on your pilgrimage... I recall when I went there it was such a blessing... Thanks to Allah and also I wish to mention Nabi Muhammad (sal al laa hu alayh waslim, wa a laa a lehe wa sahbi he wasalim)

To proceed, I had a dream early this month.... to which 'having a feeling in my heart like thinking with deep emotion.... and there behold in the dark night I viewed a full moon which was ever so glowing with shine and it was almost a if it was illuminating. When I saw the moon I wanted it to go away back where it came from as if I didn't want the view t last any longer 'like i didn't no what to do and thought th best thing is if it dissapeared'.... And in fact it went away like back in the galaxy. And it was a clear dark night again.

Praise be to Allah, I woke up then.

Your such a nice brother, I love your picture as well. Can you do me favour and try an interpret this dream. BizinAllah

Send it to my email and I dont mind you putting it up on your page.

My Reply:

Thank you brother for your salam and blessings. May Allah be Merciful towards you and your family. Aameen.

Brother don't turn away the noor which Allah wants you to go towards. Allah says in Surah Bakarah " Allah ho wali ul lazi aamanu yukriguhum minaz dhulimatay illan noor..........."

As in fact Allah wants all those whose hearts He has softened towards Islam and towards all mumeneen and momeenat to come towards the Noor (Quran) , away from darkness and also guide those who are with them towards this light.

Therefore, my brother that moon was an indication that Noor is there for you to take it along in the stride. Allah has given each person a rein either he/she takes the right road or wrong. So never hesitate to take the right road because that noor may not stay if you turn your back towards it.

In the dream, out of pride, out of feeling elate, you turned away the light and satan was happy because he made your this deed fair seeming to you.

I would recommend fall down in sajood and seek forgiveness of the LORD and promise to implement the Noor ( Quran ) in your life.

Allah is with you Inshallah wa Aameen. Wasalamualikum Wa RahamaAllah

Sister from Oman sent this October, 2011

Salam,

I hope you are well. I fond your website and require your hellp to interpret my dream.

I have been married for the four months and have had several problems with my mother in law. One day i had an argument with my husband as a result of his family's behaviour towards me so I left my engagement ring on my bedside table and went to work. The ring is quite expensive. I returned home later that night and found that the ring was no longer there. I asked my husband and he looked around the floor and under the bed but we still did not find it. As it was late we went to bed. I believed that it was the mother-in-law.

Later that night in the early parts of the morning i had a dream that my mother in law was wearing her blue coat and had her hijab on which meant she had either returned from outside or was about to leave the house. I saw in my dream that she placed the ring in the front of her red bag. The dream was very clear and I could even see the sunlight fall in from outside creating shade on the floor.Please advise me as I am desperate to know what this means. I have still not found my ring.

Thank you

Sister

My Reply:

If you are looking for sympathy from me in the shape of pleasing interpretation, it is not coming.

This dream shows you are obsessed with your mother in law. She is your enemy rather than mother in law and this is playing out in your head so loud that your brain is sending out heavy signals against her which is playing out in your dreams. Trust me you would go to any length to make your mother in law an escape goat.

Do me a favor stop pretending you have married into a wrong set up and get along with her or I can see writing on the way for you which clearly says “YOU WILL EITHER DETACH HER SON FROM HER OR YOUR MARRIAGE WILL END UP IN DIVORCE".

GOOD DAY

Sister sent this from France, October 2011

Salam sir,

please keep my dreams' content and background hidden. Maybe even the interpretation. Please answer in only the mail if possible, if not, I'd understand. It's been such a long time I have been looking for someone who can help with interpretation, and I see you are a very good person, I wish I could be at your level, but I still need to work hard. I am not very brave, and I don't really think of myself as a good person. I hope sometime it'll be my turn too.

Please don't sugarcoat any of interpretations. I don't need anything misleading me.

Thank you

Sister’s Dreams, Name and Location are kept hidden on her request.

My Reply:

I would very much like to thank you for telling me not to sugarcoat interpretation. I never do. But most of my audience would like me to give a sweet interpretation so that they can sleep well in the knowledge that they saw something good. That is not the case with most of the interpretations. The dream is signifying something that they need to do to better themselves and there is guidance and light which they need to follow; things they need to give up; people they need to desist from meeting etc. Hope this is also understood by many others like you.

Interpretation #1:

There are two poles which are pulling you apart. One is this world and its vagaries and its charms which you are accustomed to and one which is the hereafter which you are not working for yet from the core of your heart. In between is your family which may be pulling you to do things or say or indulge in, which are not pleasing to Allah. Now you are shown through the dream that you are in Burzakh, neither in Jannah nor hell but you nearly escaped Hell by a thin margin. Now you case will be decided by Allah. So this was shown to you in advance. So until and unless your eyes are open you can work to change your destiny like many other mutakeen.

Your mother case would be different and pray to Allah to save her from HELL FIRE. Each and every person that comes to this world brings his/her fate along. No one will carry anyone’s burden or guilt. Neither wrong doings nor righteousness can be transferred by children to their parents and vice versa in the hereafter. If she is alive you may guide her to the better way and if she is dead then pray for her forgiveness and Jannah.

Interpretation # 2

Never be beguiled by satan in believing that it was not the prophet s.a.w. in the dream as satan can never take up his face/place in the dream. This I am telling you from a very authentic hadees narration.

It is always blessed thing to see any prophet. But seeing Mohammad s.a.w is a not only blessing but signifies that person’s closeness to the prophet s.a.w.

However, he didn't get up or didn't pay any attention to you means you have a long way to go to progress in Islam. Keep on sending salutation on him and keep up the good work and study more about his life and times and stop spending hours on end wasting your precious times chit chatting with girl friends. Sit with people who have Islamic Knowledge and read Quran with understanding and thus strike a conversation with Allah who will guide you away from darkness unto light. Inshallah wa Aameen.

Wasalamualikum

Sister sent this from Netherland, October 2011

As Salaam Alaikum,

I had a few questions for you and would also need your help in understanding certain things. First, I have been praying for this person for Allah to give him Imaan, though I have not met him and spoken to him after the last conversation over phone on Lailatul Qadr night. Is there a dua that makes his heart melt, though I read Surah Yaseen everyday with the same neeya.

Wanted to let you know that last week, on Oct 3rd I saw a dream of a big round light in the sky with similar smaller ones flying in the sky, it is Fajr in my dream. The big light is leading the way and is being followed by smaller ones behind him, they fly up and are circling the sky. I know immediately that the big light is Arch Angle Jibreel Alaysalaam. I wake up and it is fajr salat time.

Pls tell me what does this imply. I see beautiful dreams but this person for whom I pray is not responding at all.

Thanks

My Reply:

Dear, I believe this is the same person you have been trying to convert and have written to me so many times in past about.

Here is the dream without sugar coating:

#1 Your efforts have been witnessed by the highest civil servant of Allah, Jibreel A.S and the elite angles and hence been reported to the KING.

#2 If you are thinking of marrying this person, forget it. He is not meant for you.

Hope this will suffice as an interpretation.

Wasalamualikum

Brother send this from Sweden, October 2011

Assalam u Alaikum:

I had a dream a few days ago which is continuously coming into my mind,again and again. I saw a man (i dont remember his face) who says to me that Go to your right hand and enter Jannat (Heaven). Then i woke up. It was 6:30 in the morning.

Regards

My Reply:

Walaikum Salam

Right hand means take the right road. Learn to distinguish between right and wrong, even if the decision is against your family and it is the right thing to do, do not hesitate. Save yourself and your family from the fire of hell which is prepared for those who are unjust in their dealings. Change your ways and do right and Inshallah you will enter Jannah.

Hope this will suffice for an answer.

Wasalamulikum

Brother’s Reply:

Assalam u Alaikum:

Thank you very much for your interpretation. I will surely try to

follow the right path and save myself and my family from the fire

of hell. God bless you. Ameen

Regards

Sister sent this from Denmark, September 2011

Asalamualaikum brother,

I am a sister from the Denmark, and would like you to interpret a dream my friend had about me. Insha Allah in a few weeks time i will be going to perform Hajj. She had a dream last night that i came to her house, i was clothed except for my arms which were not covered all the way to my chest, she said i had a hijab on that covered my chest however, i bent down and she could see my breast, she informed me in my dream of the case and i said to her, that i know this is happening i cant help it my dress keeps falling down!....

Please can you explain this?....im worried maybe i should be doing something, or something more, or am i omitting something before i go?

Jazakallahkhair.

My Reply:

Walaikaum Salam

WatakulAllah ( observe the limits of Allah and try your best not to transgress it).

#1 Try to wear loose abaya not a tight one. Tight one shows the shape of the breasts and buttocks.

#2 Try out safety pins to cover your head with scarf. When properly used, it never reveals anything, even when the wind is blowing.

Remember, males eyes are always on the breasts and buttocks of women and especially while at Masjidul Haaraam you have to be careful because men and women are going around together and shaytan is always looking for an opportunity to whisper in the hearts. He has lost all hope to deter those who are doing Tawaf to stop them from worshipping but he will definitely come across them at their weakest point. While I was doing tawaf there were some women in front of me who had very light or no undergarments on under their abayas and it was a severe test from Allah for me to keep my eyes from wandering. These two areas are very sensitive and private. Men are suppose to wear just two piece of cloths and nothing inside but women must hide themselves properly with thick layers of clothing. Don’t give this malaoon (cursed one) any chance.

May Allah bless you with all the blessings of Hajj and keep you always save from the eyes of shayteen ( of the jinn and humankind) Aameen.

Do pray for my family, my sustenance, magfarat and Jannah

Wasalamualikum

Sister’s Reply:

I will take extra care, i have bought abayas, i think loose enough but will make sure they are not fitted, as for the scarf i usually use pins, but there i will be using the full scarves that cover well over the chest.

Insha ALLAH i will pray for you and your family too, my emotions at the moment are very unsteady as you can imagine, please pray for me too, to be patient and the tests not too testing!, and please pray for a Hajj Mabrur. Ameen.

Thanks for your reply brother.

Sister sent this from Pakistan, September 2011

Salaams

A friend of mine had this dream and would like an interpretation please. She is married but does not have any children.

She sees that there is a baby in a cradle with big eyes and the baby grabs her arm and she cannot get her self free and then she sees the Prophet SAW and the baby starts reciting the Quran and the Prophets says the baby is from among my followers.

Can you please let us know this implies. She is quite scarred and does not know what to do.

thanks

My Reply:

Walaikaum Salam

Please tell her to write to me directly not through someone else.

Ok. Here is the interpretation:

There is nothing to be scared of. In fact, on the contrary, this is a good sign from Allah. She will inshaAllah have a baby (when and how leave this to Allah and keep on praying and keep on trying with her husband). Her baby will prove to be a blessing for her family. Inshallah, teach her Quran with understanding not like a parrot ( like most Pakistanis are use to), teach her the ways of our prophet s.a.w ( only authentic hadees backed by great muhadis like Iman bukhari, Imam Muslim etc. rahmaullahaliay) show her the light in the early phase of her development, give her a clean and healthy home environment and this very baby will prove to be a ticket to jannah for her parents.

Meanwhile tell her to read this dua after every prayer. Inshallah Allah will bless her one day with a child. This dua was made by Hazarat Zakaria Allay Salam when he and his wife had grown very old without a child.

Extract from Surah Maryam aya 5 and 6 ".................... Rabay Fahab le min lladuka walaio, yaraysoney, wajaahla ho Rabay Radia" _______My Lord so give me from Your Presence an heir who shall inherit me and make him, my Lord, with whom You are well pleased."

Wasalamualikum

Brother sent this from Syria, September 2011

Assalmualaikum

Brother i saw a dream in which i saw "la ilaha illa antha subhanaka inni kuntho mina zalimeen".

Interpretation required

My Reply:

Know the meaning of this Aya word by word if you do not know. If you do then know it is a powerful weapon to please the LORD during dire straits and also it is read to show total humbleness of humankind to the will of ALLAH.

Some precautionary measure before one should recite it: A person reciting is must completely subjugate and accept the fact that he/she is the most abject, most dishonorable and dishonest, most unclean and impure, biggest sinner the world has known and is at the zenith of degradation and at the same time is glorifying the One Who is the Most Respectable, Most Honorable, Most Knowledgeable, Without Blemish and Fault ( Al-Qudoos).

Once you have all this in mind recite this otherwise don't because if you heart has not reached that stage where you are standing before Allah exposing your weaknesses completely and thoroughly, you may not be able to attain piety and forgiveness from HIM and no matter if you recite this Aya 1 million times it may go to waste.

So brother now you have that much knowledge so start anew and let the favor of your LORD descend on you and your family. Insha’Allah.

Wasalmualikum

Sister from USA sent this, September 2011

Salaam Brother,

I recently browsed through your website. I seriously needed your help.

Dream Hidden

My Reply:

Walaikum Salam

There is nothing to be confused about.

If he had been a Muslim, I would have told you to go ahead and marry him.

Since he is not, your love for him in your mind is trying to justify through the dreams to marry him. He is thus shown fasting and falling in sajood and praying. Love can sometimes be crazy and when physical compulsions are involved, there is very little you can do about it.

So here is the much awaited interpretation to your Istikhara dreams:

Marry him but only after he is converted, never before. Do not go near him and have sex outside the bounds of marriage or you will lose all decency before Allah.

Allah's command in this regard is very clear:

Surah Bakarah :

“…………….and do not give your daughters in marriage to MUSHRAKEEN (idolaters; the one who ascribe partners to Allah) until they believe, and certainly a believing servant is better than a MUSHRIK, even though he pleases you. They invite to the fire and Allah invites to the Jannah (Gardens of Eden underneath which rivers flow) and to forgiveness by His Grace, and makes clear His revelations to mankind that they may be mindful.”

WatakulAllah in order to succeed in this world and hereafter.

Good night.

Sister Reply:

Salaam,

Thanks a lot for your reply. I will definitely follow your advice. And marry him only if he converts.

JazakAllah Khair

Ma'assalam

Sister sent this from UK, September 2011

Assalaamualaikum Brother,

I am a medical student studying abroad away from my parents. I had this dream some months ago about a non-muslim friend of mine who was writing the name of Allah in Arabic on white paper and showing it to me. I tried to find out what it could mean but with no concrete results. Could you please enlighten me about this if inshallah possible?

JazaakAllah Khair. Walaikaum Salam,

My Reply:

You have been given responsibility by Allah to teach Islam and Quran to this non-Muslim. Will you take up this challenge? or will you back out? Allah will test you now.

I have given you the interpretation. Now it is up to you what you do.

Wa'alaikum Assalaam.

Sister’s Reply

Asalamualikum

Now that you have confirmed about what the dream could mean, I'll inshallah do all my best and Allah will guide me. I thank you very much for your help. Jazaak Allah Khair! May Allah grant you Jannah. Do remember me in your duas.

Best regards.

Brother sent this from Pakistan, September 2011

Dear Brother,

I had this dream like in 4:30 in the morning and i found myself roaming in Masjid e Nabwi. After a while i happen to sit near stairs which were going downwards. I sat there and suddenly 2 men who were dressed in black came from both my sides, right and left to me and said that dont you know where you are They told me that Rauza e rasool is beyond these stairs so start reciting durood e pak. First i hesitated in reciting durood shareef but then i started reciting it. I recited durood e pak for almost 1 hour which i knew in my dream and then i left and my dream came to an end. Now i didnt see Rauza e Rasool in my dream but was told it was beyond the stairs going downwards. Kindly help me understand what this dream means....

regards,

My Reply:

Dear _______,

I give straight forward interpretation without any sugar coating so listen up.

Rasul Allah is not pleased with you. Although you are religious and mashaAllah send darood on Rasul Allah s.a.w regularly and may have visited his Roza many times in the past but there is something in your life which is only known to you and Allah which is not good. Maybe you have been involved in things which you should quit or you are doing certain things or have done in the past which were repugnant to Allah and His Rasul s,a.w.

Brother its time to sincerely repent to Allah for whatever you have done in the past and never to repeat it. Try avoiding Kabira(big)sins. Admit to your faults or you will never achieve piety and your sajoods will go to waste.

Wasalamualikum

Brother’s Reply:

Dear Brother,

Thank you very much for your email and I really appreciate your frank reply.

I will act upon your suggestions and will try to find out what i have done or am doing wrong. Once again thank you for your help.

Regards,

Brother sent this from India September 2011

Salaam

Please could you interpret my istikhara dream, istikhara was done if i should continue relationship with wife with whom i have been having alot of problems with lately,

Dreams is as follows:

sat in mosque called out and given 2 qurans by man wearing white sunnah dress/green turban wrapped the qurans in red cloth

Please could you interpret and let me know the meaning.

Jazakallah

My Reply:

I can interpret to mean that you must read Quran yourself. Especially surah Nisa (not like a parrot like majority of Muslims in Pakistan are doing and getting no benefit out of it) but read it with understanding. In it you will find a whole chapter on Women who are to be divorced and how to treat such women and what you give them.

Allah wishes you to decide on your own rather than asking every other person who may misguide you. Determine whether your wife is to be kept or given divorce, whether there is a chance of reconciliation or all avenues have been exhausted, but only after you have read it ( NISA) with understanding, not before.

May Allah be with you when you start using your brain to determine right and wrong.

MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU.

Wasalamualaikum

Sister sent this from Jordon, June 2011

Asalamu alaikum brother,

My name is _______________. I will be honest with you. I was born in Jordan but came to america when i was 5 and i was raised here ever since. My family taught me about the islamic religion but only the basics. They weren't very strict on me if i didn't practice so it never really mattered to really practice until i reached the age of 19. This is when i went back to Jordan and met my current husband. I guess the main reason i married him was because he was religious to point where the thing that mattered to him the most was Allah (swt). This is when i was inspired and decided to practice islam with all my heart and mind, started praying everyday 5 times a day, i wore the hijab, helped with zakkah every chance i got, i would always remember Allah (swt) and his messenger Mohammad(saw.)

My attitude improved towards everyone, i was more kind, more patient, more understanding.

I went to live in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia with my husband for 2 years and alhamdullah i got to go to Mecca and do minor pilgrimage. It was the best feeling i ever had and i feel very blessed to have visited Bait U Allah. I wish to visit again inshallah.

I have dreamt multiple times that i would hear the athan in my dream so clearly till it finished and i would feel this very good feeling in my dream and after it's over i would wake up.

I'm not going to lie to you, after that time i had came back to america and had 3 kids with my husband, so life got me so busy that i would cut alot in my prayers, i started wearing half hijab in order to work and provide for us since my husband wasn't able to do it on his own.I feel very bad now and i want to go back and be a 100% dedicated to Allah (swt.)

I wish he will guide me and all muslims to the better path.

Thank you and i will be looking forward to your reply regarding my dream.

Salam

My Reply:

Walaikum Salam

First of all AlhumduAllah you married to a Muslim brother who not only practiced Islam but also took you to perform Umra at BaitulAllah. May Allah always keep you together; give you and your family health, safety and security. Aameen

Now, I will gradually come to your dream interpretation but first I must throw a little light on the life in USA, where you are residing right now and wish to migrate from.

The society of USA is very different from any other country in the world. I have lived there in perfect safety and security and never felt harassed by anyone, even by law enforcing bodies. Why? Because if you keep your record clean and never gets involve in misdemeanors, felony or crimes no one bother to question you and you can live and work in peace.

Actually, that was the time I dedicated myself to learning and acquiring Quranic knowledge in perfect harmony and peace and travelled far distances in USA ( please see the photos on my webpage) to seek ALLAH’s blessings and to glorify HIM. Any Muslim can find time to study and practice his/her religion as and where they wish to, as long as they obey the law of the land and do not ridicule publicly or spread hatred towards others. This is America.

Either the above or the society also gives you complete freedom to follow in the footsteps of the shaytan if you desire or wish to and no one is going to stop you. You can drink yourself crazy if you are an adult, fornicate with any girl who is an adult ( called consenting sexual relations), live with a girl and have babies with her ( without getting married), male can have sex with another male and girl with another girl. Alas! There is no end to the depth of moral depravity that one can go to.

Wearing Hijab, loose or tight clothing at workplace is a personal issue as long as it doesn’t contradicts the clothing policy of the company you are working for in USA. Where I use to work women were not allowed to wear short skirts or any such clothes where the breasts or buttocks were apparent to the customers. Your case may be similar as you have written that you are wearing half hijab, meaning you only wear head scarf over shirt and pant. Plus now you have kids and cannot dedicate much time to prayers and learning Islam and have started skipping prayers and your heart is for going back to live in Jordan. Alhumduallah.

Now the interpretation: The clear Adhan till the end is definitely a call for you to go back. Allah is calling you and that is why you are seeing it in your dreams. Now you have to decide in consultation with your husband: do you both, for the sake of your children wants the life of this world with all its pomp and glory or do you wish to build a house in Jannah for your family? This is a decision you and your husband will have to make, not I or anyone else for you.

I will leave you with a clear message from Allah which may help you both in making a decision. This message is for all those who wish to migrate for the sake or cause of Allah.

Surah Nisa Ayah 100 “ Whoso migrate for the cause of ALLAH, will find in the earth many a places of refuge and abundant resources, and whoso forsake his home, fleeing to ALLAH and HIS messenger, and then death overtakes him, his reward is then incumbent on ALLAH. ALLAH is ever FORGIVING, MERCIFUL.”

If what I wrote and interpreted has helped you, please do pray for my family's health, sustenance and forgiveness.

Wasalamualikum

Sister sent this from Bosnia, June 2011

waselam Alejkum,

i was google and google and finally i got your website.May Allah bless you for your advice.

Yesterday i saw a very scary dream.I am muslim girl and i strongly belive in Allah.I saw last night my mom in dream like i was delivering to her big basket with wheat and she keep blesing me may Allah bless you .She is sick now and i am supporting her with money in hospital and after that i saw myself pregnant with devil( estakfurllah) i never seen in my life such a ugly face oh Allah help and protect me.I was trying with all my strength to deliver that what was inside my body to get it out and i couldn't.I was crying and asking for help to make me surgerie just to get rid of that ugly face and after that i open my eyes.I pray ajet nas falek, al fatiha ajet kursi and all the day that taste can't go away.Any suggestion muslim brother what i have to read or what this dream is telling about,

Aselam Alejkum,

My Reply:

Walaikum Salam

Please keep on doing this good deed with your mother, father, relatives and needy. Help them anyway you can afford. This is the command of Allah:

Surah Bakarah Ayah 215 “They ask you as to what they should spend. Say: whatever wealth you spend it is for the parents and the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and wayfarer and whatever good you do Allah surely knows it”

Being Pregnant with Devil is a ploy of the shaytan to distract you from the right way. Do not be afraid or saddened. He and his minions cannot touch you physically as promised to us by Allah in the Quran but they can do much damage through dreams and through whispering in the hearts.

The best way for you to get rid of such bad dreams and such minions of the devils is by reading regularly Al- Mu'awwithhat. Here is the authentic hadees. Please follow it to get rid of nightmares and bad dreams:

Rasul Allah s.a.w named last three surahs of Quran Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falak and An-Nas as “Mu’awwithhat “(the protecting ones). You must fore going to sleep. I do this and it keeps my dreams clean and gives me security. May Allah protect all Muslameen and Musleemat from the snare of the Satan. Aameen.

Hazrat Aisha Radi Allah ho Anha reported that " When Rasul Allah s.a.w. went to bed, he would bring the palms of both hands together, and breath into them while reciting
Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falak and An-Nas. He would rub with them wherever he could reach of his body, starting with the head, face, and the front part of his body. He would do this three times. When he was too ill, he asked me to do this for him"
Source of this authentic hadees (Iman Al Bukhari , Iman Muslim)

Wasalamualikum

Brother sent this from Pakistan, June 2011

AOA, I am a naval officer in Karachi, i saw ur website and am sharing a dream wid u and hope u interpret it and i get some guidance.

Last year i was on a cruise onboard Navy ship and during that cruise also had to go jeddah port for my first umra. I was excited and during that voyage was praying regular and reciting Quran too. I must say that i am not a pious person and commit many sins in life. But before jeddah also had to touch salalah port in oman. During voyage just before fajr one nite i saw many prophets in my dream which was not clear but it was like they are welcoming me. I got a bit scared and woke up. Then upon reaching salalah i got a chance to visit hazrat salman and hazrat ayub graves and prayed there, During Umra i did Tauba for all sins and promised Allah that i will behave now. But after Umra in couple of months again i lost path and again commit sins which i shoudnt be doing, I feel very gulity later on. Can u plz tell me the interpration of the dream as it comes in my mind very often. Thnx and May God bless u. Ameen

My Reply:

It is obvious from your writing that you have a pious heart but you don’t know it yet. When I was reading your events, it was like I was going through my life story.

To cut the matter short, as long as you are human you will be committing mistakes and sins but remember, there is a limit to committing sins and seeking forgiveness.

Allah says in Surah Nisa in Quran and it must be understood this is meant for Muslims and Non-Muslims:

17. Forgiveness is only incumbent on ALLAH toward those who do evil in ignorance (and) then turn quickly (in repentance) to ALLAH. These are they toward whom ALLAH relent. ALLAH is ever Knower, Wise.

18. The forgiveness is not for those who do ill-deeds until, when death attend upon one of them, he say: Surely! I repent now; nor yet for those who die while they are disbelievers. For such WE have prepared a painful doom.

From the above two Ayah of Surah Nisa it is clear that Allah will not forgive those Muslims who keep on doing wrong deeds and sins till death approach them and then they start to repent nor those disbelievers who die while they have not yet accepted Islam. There should be, after this, no doubt in the mind of any Muslim.

My dear brother it is obvious Allah wishes to save you from the most grievous punishment. Maybe, you have done some good deed no one is aware of even yourself and that has been very pleasing unto Allah or your father or one of your ancestor has a positive deed in his credit which is being utilized in your shape.

Whatever the case may be, your heart was in to repentance and because of your constant recitation of Quran and understanding of it before Umra, you were shown the dream. Remember, when Allah is pleased, all those who are in the heavens and the earth are pleased with that person. So was your case. At that time the prophets wanted to welcome you to the faith and your soul was purified for you and you did cash that opportunity and performed Umra and got purified of all sins.

Unfortunately, the love of the life (maybe in the shape of women, strong drinks, fortune, money, children or job) has again given shaytan the weapon he needed to make a dent in your good deeds and he is eroding it as the days passes into months.

Brother, you have to make a determination and solid commitment. Just like the determination you made getting into the Navy and climbing to the rank of an officer.

Until you make that effort and hold back your wanton desires which are hateful to Allah and Rasul Allah s.a.w, your case will be forsaken and your name will be written in the Sijjin ( sij-gee-een). This is the record of the vile, the guilty, sinner and usurper and this is described in Surah Al-Mutaffifin. Pray to Allah your case is not forsaken and it never reaches Sijjin. Aameen

I also pray for you brother that Allah give you another chance and this time you stay on the right path, steadfast and may Allah forgive all your sins and write your record in the Illiyin ( il-ee-uoon). Aameen. This is the record of the righteous as described in Surah Al-Mutaffifin.

Go in peace and stay blessed and if the above revelations have helped you, make a small dua for my sustenance, health and forgiveness.

Wasalamualikum

Brother sent this from Germany, June 2011

ASSALAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKATAHU,

Brother, I wish to ask your opinion concerning lucid dreaming. Dreams, in which one is said to "trick" the brain into thinking that you are awake, whilst in fact you are asleep. Through this method one is able to have full control over one's dream, and experiences wondrous things. Fantasies can be lived out and you can have the ability to fly, supposedly you can do whatever you want. I'm sure that you are aware of all of this, since you have much knowledge concerning dreams. The disbelievers even have "methods" through which one can train oneself and experience these dreams. I would just like to ask you the Islamic verdict concerning these types of "manipulated" dreams. Is it permissible to train oneself to experience these dreams? Are these just dreams of the Nafs? Are "lucid dreams" a ploy of Shaytaan to lead mankind away from the truth? I would appreciate a response. Jazakallah Khair, and may Allah (swt) preserve you.

My Reply:

Walaikaum Salam

"As you think, so shall you become." This is a very famous saying by Martial Art Expert Bruce Lee.

Research on human brain is still in infancy. However, many theories have been advanced on the intricacies of brain and telepathy.

Dreams are also sometimes controlled by our brain because we have been thinking about a particular person, incident or event or an accident that has recently happened or is bound to happen and sometimes we start imagining the role we are playing or should play in those situations or circumstances.

What you have told me about controlling the dreams or dreams being lucid was shown in a Hollywood movie called Inception. Apart from that there are experiments being conducted on controlling one's dream. But this process is still in its crude form.

However, from Islamic point of view there is no evidence that you can control your dreams, In fact, you can shape it as such that if you want to see a bad dream leading to promiscuity, homicide and evil, your brain will be infused by such negative heavy signals that you will be seeing such nightmares and may even see yourself having sex with she devil incarnate and on the other hand if you wish to see prophets or angels and wants to be guided on the right path of Islam and is obsessed with it, your brain will be showing you good dreams leading to guidance.

Allah says in Quran "Allah receives souls at the time of their death, and the soul which dies not in its sleep. He keeps that soul for which he has ordained death and dismisses the rest till an appointed term. Lo! Herein verily are signs for people who take thought." 39:42

It is therefore very evident that the souls during sleep are under the control of Allah and none other, especially human. So do not argue or differ on this point if you are a true believer.

Rasul Allah s.a.w has made very sure that dreams are of three types as mentioned on my website for all to read and understand their purpose. In short, in islam there is no such thing as full control over one's dream. PERIOD.

Hope I have answered your question or cleared something which was troubling you and hope I have defeated Shaytan for you and he will not be able to sow a seed of discord or suspicion in your heart and mind over Quran and Authentic traditions of Rasul Allah s.a.w regarding dreams.

Wasalamualikum Warahama Allah

Sister has sent this from an African Country (Name Withheld), May 2011

As Salaam

My name is ________ I live in _______.I read on your website that you interpret Islamic dreams.

Please may you help me with a few dreams that I and mymother have had as it is really troubling us.

Dream 1:

Last night; 12 may 2011 I had dreamt that a non muslimperson offered me a haraam (HAM) sandwich and even though I knew it was wrong Iate it. (This is completely out of character for me as I will NEVERintentionally consume anything haraam as I was raised in a strict Islamic home.)

Dream 2:

The same night as the dream above just before Fajr i dreamtthat my husband had died, but the cause of his death to me was not known, butthat it had something to do with the sea. I decided in my dream to pack up my twochildren and move closer to the sea as to be closer to the place he died. I wassad for a very long time in this dream because it seemed as though months hadpast but I could not get over the fact that he had died. Also in the dream His maternalgrandmother who is now dead going on two years was alive and she called me togive me something sentimental that he had given her to keep and give to me incase he dies. It was a piece of jewellery, but the jewellery was not expensive,but made me even more sad upon receiving it. Also in this dream whenever I sawthe sea it was dark, but clean and rough, waves always splashing and the skywas dark and grey. (the reason that this dream disturbed me so much isbecause he is in rather good health as far as we know and even though we havehad a bit of a shaky beginning, with the grace of the Almighty we are gettingalong much better lately.)

My mother’s dream:

My mother had dreamed that she was going to perform Hajjwith two of her sisters, one is still alive and the other has died and with hermother who is also dead. ( it is my mother’s greatest wish to performhajj, but is unable to at this point in time due to financial reasons and whatworries her is that she saw her dead sister and mother in the dream and fearsthat either she or her other sister who is still alive might die. )

Please may you interpret these dreams for me as I am soshaken up by it.

Kind regards,

My Reply:

Walaikum Salam

From whatever background you have given me in correspondence here is the interpretation:

Your first dream is connected to your 2nd about your husband and 3rd dream of your mom. It shows you may be working for and getting paid haram money but you may be thinking your money is halal and for that reason you, your husband and your mother may suffer or will suffer. Pray to Allah to find you a halal means of sustenance and quit working for your government. Maybe, blood of thousands of Africans is on their hands. (You don’t know, Allah knows) You can never wipe out the past; its consequences remain and linger on. Furthermore, the money you are getting paid as remuneration is definitely coming out of the bank account which is also interest based (RIBA).

So #1 Blood Money

#2 Riba

My recommendation: Quit the Job or Pray to Allah to find you a halal means of sustenance elsewhere; keep applying to other jobs until then you may work at the position you hold.

This is the best interpretation to the dreams you were shown. Allah wishes to save and clean you but you may not be realizing the full consequences of your actions and that is why dreams came to you to warn you.

Remember, the more people you ask for interpretation, the more interpretation you will get and more confused woman you will be.

May Allah save you from Haram which may have already started eating away at the fabric of your marriage and the angel of death may be knocking at your doorstep (things to come as shown in your mom's dream).

Wasalamualikum

Sister's Reply: Shukran for your interpretation. I will definitely take head of your interpretation and advise. You have somewhat answered a very burning question for me. I pray that Allah grants you all that you wish for.

Brother sent this from USA in February