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Differentiating Between Dreams from Allah, Shaitan and Nafs
Posted by Mohammad Awais Tahir
" Dreams are of three types: one good dream which is a sort of good tidings from Allah; the evil
dream which causes pain is from the satan; and the third one is a suggestion of one's own mind "
When we say our prayers we talk to Allah and when we read the Qur'an Allah talks to us. There is
another way in which Allah talks to us, that is through dreams. The only source of glad tidings, prophecy and
revelation, that remains to the present day are dreams revealed upon the momineen by Allah. And as the time
draws near the end the importance of dreams increases. Allah talks to us in dreams, sometimes giving us direct
messages and sometimes encoded messages which only the wise can interpret. These few lines just for those,
who think dreams are nothing more than imagination. Yes, for few of us, dream is nothing more than vain
sporting of the shatain and confused plays of the Nafs. If we are yet to experience the sweetness of dreams
that come from Allah and almost always experience vague, useless dreams, then we need to stop and question
ourselves, why? I would be giving practical steps in the end to tune ourselves to the right frequency to get
dreams from the right source.
Modern Science is yet to fully comprehend the phenomenon of dreams. Who programs different types of
dreams? Who dictates the randomness? Psychologists have played their part in understanding different types
of dreams and their relation with different types of sleeps, but with their limited tool of 'five-senses' they can
only comprehend one type of dreams; dreams that are a result of what we think during the day or have
something to do with a past experience. There are other types of dreams which have relation with a dimension
which is beyond the scope of 'five-senses', and hence lies in the domain of metaphysics or parapsychology.
Ibn Al Qayyim says, " Those who says that these dreams are only thoughts and beliefs, are wrong and make
an impossible claim. Because a body does not have the inbuilt capability to know things which are told in
dreams. In some dreams they are not thoughts as the body has no hint or sign of them. However, sometimes
they might be a result of thoughts, one cannot disagree with it . Dreams are of three types : From Allah, From
Satan and From Nafs" ( Kitab ur Ruh, Ibn Al Qayyim)
The purpose of this write-up is to understand:
A- What are the different types of dreams and what are their names?
B- Mechanism of different types of dreams?
C- What are the subcategories within the main categories?
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D- How to deal with different types of dreams?
E- How to differentiate between different types of dream?
F- Guideline for those who have dreams from Shaitan and Nafs only.
To understand the article better see the references mentioned here
(This is already a pretty long write-up, so I've not mentioned the references along the way. But those who
really wish to get something from the article, should open the references in another tab and consult them
where I've referred to them)
A- Different Types Of Dreams And Their Names
" Dreams are of three types: one good dream which is a sort of good tidings from Allah; the evil dream
which causes pain is from the satan; and the third one is a suggestion of one's own mind "
(Reference# 35)
So, as per the broadest categorization there are three types of dreams:
(1) Dreams from Allah :
They have various names
: Dreams. It comes from the root word (), and it means seeing a something in a dream ( ), in
contrast to which means seeing a physical object. In all the references that we've mentioned below the
word is used for good dreams or dreams from Allah and the word is used for dreams from satan or those
due to one's own thinking. ( See by Imam Raghib)
: Dreams from Ar-Rahman
: True Dreams
: Good Dreams
: Good Dreams