Dreams - A Mysterious World

By: Shafin Verani
April 2013
Welcome to the Mysterious World

Dreams
By: Shafin Verani - April 2013
Introduction:
• Dreams have fascinated people for centuries.
• The reasons why dreams occur are still obscure.
When something is not clear, there is always
room for speculation.
• Dream interpretation is still very popular.

Scientific Enquiry About Dreams:
• The search for an understanding of dreams is thousands
of years old.
• Yet to this day there are disagreements between
researchers.
• Over the past 100 years, three theories dominated
research:
• Late 19th century, Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams;
• 1950s report of correlation of dreaming and newly
discovered rapid eye movement (REM) sleep;
• 1970s theory that dreaming was triggered by
random neural activity in the brainstem.
• New approach to dreaming is to consider it as a
memory processing mechanism.
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• The leading scientific theory is that sleep has a large
function in memory processing.
• It appears from different research studies that
different stages of sleep have different functions
with respect to memory processing.
• Future research is needed to better identify these
functions.
• It also remains to be understood, whether dreams
have a specific function, or are simply a byproduct
of memory processing in sleep.
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Sleep Function

• In quantitative research dream is defined through
four base components:
oA form of thinking that occurs under minimal
brain direction
oA form of experience
oSomething memorable
oHave some interpretation
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Conclusion:

Dream is a report of a memory of a
cognitive experience that happens
under the kinds of conditions that
are most frequently produced in a
state called ‘SLEEP’.
Bill Domhoff / Adam Schneider
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Summary:

“God takes the souls at the time of their
death, and those that die not during their
sleep, then He withholds those on whom
He has passed the decree of death and
sends the others back till an appointed
term; most surely there are signs in this for
a people who reflect.”
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Surah 39: Verse 42

Death in Islam is not merely an almost instantaneous
phenomena of soul being detached from the material
body, but it is a period of life and takes some time which
may be comparable to the whole person’s life in length,
although it would seem like almost instantaneous to us.
Sleep is similar to death in that soul is detached from the
material body in both of them. So that the souls can
experience things and states through dreams as a dead
person experiences.
Dreams in Quran
Sleep: Death’s Sister

“Nor is there any reason to suppose that thought and
intuition are essentially opposed to each other. They spring
up from the same root and complement each other. The
one grasps Reality piecemeal, the other grasps it in its
wholeness. Both seek visions of the same Reality which
reveals itself to them in accordance with their function in
life. In fact, intuition, as Bergson rightly says, is only a
higher kind of intellect.”
Dreams in Quran
Thought & Intuition
Dr. Mohammed Iqbal

Generally, three types of dreams are
accepted within the Muslim scholars.
They are:
a. Bodily Origin
b. Satanic Origin
c. Divine Origin
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Types of Dreams

• Dreams with bodily origin, for example some
dreams seen after eating heavy meals, or some
dreams when the body is not in a comfortable
state; although not all dreams in these cases are
necessarily fake.
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Types of Dreams: Bodily Origin
• Dreams rooted in the happenings experienced by a person before falling
asleep, say during the day or the past couples of days; or thoughts that have
affected the person much so that intensely engaging his mind such that he
cannot stop thinking about them, even the person may be not thinking about
the subject but if the subject has affected his mind much, he would recall the
issue while asleep in the form of a dream.

• A second type of dream is the result of Satanic
whisperings or inspirations. Satan, the avowed
enemy of man, is ever-present with us and he
sees us in ways that we do not see him. Unless
we take proper safeguards against him and
such inspirations, he may trap us in his nets. He
inspires in us all kinds of bad thoughts and
suggestions, both in conscious and unconscious
states. A person may be predisposed to such
Satanic visions and inspirations if he is constantly
exposed to sights, sounds and thoughts that are
obscene or filthy.
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Types of Dreams: Satanic Origin

• 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. Allah talks to us in
dreams, sometimes giving us direct messages
and sometimes encoded messages which
only the wise can interpret.
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Types of Dreams: Divine Origin

Dreams in Quran
Dream 1:

Dreams in Quran
Dream 1:
“Behold, Joseph said to his father: father, I saw (in a
dream) eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw
them prostrating themselves before me. He said: O my
son, say nothing of this dream to your brothers, lest they
should plot evil against you: the devil is the sworn
enemy of man. And thus will your Lord choose you
and teach you the interpretation of sayings and
make His favor complete to you and to the
children of Yaqoub, as He made it complete
before to your fathers, Ibrahim and Ishaq; surely
your Lord is Knowing, Wise.”
(Qur’an: Yusuf:-12:4-5)

Dreams in Quran
Dream 1:
The dream of Joseph (a.s.) eventually fulfilled some
twenty or thirty years later when his father, mother
and all eleven brothers came to Egypt many years
later:
“Then when they entered the presence of
Joseph, He provided a home for his parents with
himself, and said: Enter ye Egypt (all) in safety if it
please Allah. And he raised his parents high on the
throne (of dignity), and they fell down in prostration
(all) before him. He said: O my father! This is the
fulfillment of my dream of old! Allah has made it
come true!”
(Qur’an: Yusuf:12:99-100)

Dreams in Quran
Dream 2:

Dreams in Quran
Dream 2:
“Two young men went to prison with him
(Joseph). One of them said: I saw (in a
dream) that I was pressing grapes. And the
other said: I saw (in a dream) that I was
carrying bread on my head, and that birds
came and ate of it.” (And both entreated
Joseph) Let us know the real meaning of
this. Verily, we see that you are one of
those who well know (how to interpret
dreams). ”
(Qur’an: Yusuf:-12:36)

Dreams in Quran
Dream 2:
“(And now) O my companions in the prison! I
shall tell you the meaning of your dreams:)
As to one of you he will (again) pour out wine
for his lord (the King) to drink: but as for the
other, he will be crucified, and the birds will
eat from his head. (But whatever be your
future,) the matter on which you have asked
me to enlighten you has been decided (by
Allah).”
(Qur’an: Yusuf:-12:41)

Dreams in Quran
Dream 3:

Dreams in Quran
Dream 3:
“The King said: I saw seven fatted cows
which seven lean ones devoured; and seven
green ears (of wheat or corn) and seven
others dry. O my nobles, tell me the meaning
of this dream, if you can interpret dreams.
They said: They are confused dreams; nor
are we skilled in the interpretation of
dreams.”
(Qur’an: Yusuf: 12:43-44)

Dreams in Quran
Dream 3:
“For seven consecutive years shall you sow.
But leave your entire harvest of wheat (or
corn) in the ear (the better to preserve it)
except a little which you may consume
(i.e., consume the minimum amount of food
for those seven years). Then there will follow
seven years of drought (and thus hardship)
which will force you to consume all but a little
of the food which you stored. Then there will
come a year of abundant rain in which
people will press the grape.”
(Qur’an: Yusuf: 12:47-49)

Dreams in Quran
Dream 4:

Dreams in Quran
Dream 4:
“We gave him the good news of a gentle son. And when he
reached the age when he could work with him his father said to
him: My son, I dreamt that I was sacrificing you. Tell me what
you think (i.e., tell me what is your response). He replied:
Father, do as you are bidden. Allah willing, you shall find
me one of those who are steadfast. And when they had both
surrendered themselves to Allah’s will and Abraham had laid
down his son prostrate upon his face, We called out to
him, saying: Abraham, you have fulfilled your vision. Thus
did We reward the righteous. That wasindeed a trial, clear in
itself. We ransomed him with a tremendous sacrifice and
bestowed on him(the praise) of later generations. Peace be on
Abraham!”
(Qur’an: al-Saffat: 37:99-109)

Dreams in Quran
Dream 5:

Dreams in Quran
Dream 5:
“Behold We inspired (with wahi) thy mother: Place the
child in a basket, and place the basket in the river.
The river will cast him up to the bank,and he will be
taken up by one who is an enemy to Me, and an
enemy to him.”
(Qur’an: Ta Ha: 20:39)
“So We sent this wahi (inspiration) to the mother of
Moses: Suckle (thy child), but when you are
concerned about his safety put him down in the river.
Have no fear, nor be dismayed; for We shall restore
him to you and make him one of the apostles.”
(Qur’an: al-Qasas: 28:7)

Dreams in Quran
Dream 6:

Dreams in Quran
Dream 6:
“And (remember) when Allah made them appear to
you in a dream as a small band. Had He shown
them to you as a great army, your courage would
have failed you and you would have quarreled over
the affair. But this Allah spared you. He knows what
is in the hearts. And when you met them He made
each appear to the other as few in number, that He
might accomplish what He ordained. To Allah shall
all things return.”
(Qur’an: Al Anfal: 44-46)

Dreams in Quran
Dream 7:

Dreams in Quran
Dream 7:
“Allah has in truth fulfilled His Apostle’s
vision (i.e., dream). You shall certainly
enter the Sacred Masjid in security if Allah so
wills, with hair cropped or shaven and
without fear. He knew what you did not
know; and what is more, He granted you a
speedy victory.”
(Qur’an: Fatah: 48:27)

Dreams in Quran
Practical Steps:
1. Try to Sleep as early as possible at night.
2. Try not to sleep after Fajr.
3. Read Farmans and Surah Al Falaq and Surah An Nas
before sleeping.
4. When in front of people try to smile, and your tears,
sadness etc should be before Allah only or some
chosen loved ones.
5. Keep yourself involved in matters that make you
'remember' Allah during the day.
6. Try not to eat just before sleeping

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