The Big Book of Spiritual Islamic Dream Interpretation: With more than 900 Dream Interpretation

By Pinar Akdag

Dreams are an admonition and good tidings - and above all an inspiration for our lives!

This comprehensive reference work contains the collected knowledge of Islamic dream interpreters from various centuries, which the author has meticulously collected, evaluated and written down over many years. It thus gives readers in German and English-speaking countries access to the centuries-old knowledge of the Islamic cultural sphere.
The dream interpretations, from A for Abdest (Islamic ritual ablution) to Z for Zulkifl (the prophet Ezekiel), serve as inspiration, show the diversity of this discipline and at the same time convey a definite knowledge of the importance attributed to dreaming in Islamic culture.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books on Demand
• Release date: Dec 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9783756877690

Pinar Akdag

Pinar Akdag wurde 1983 geboren, ist türkischer Herkunft und lebt in Bayern. Sie arbeitet als Schriftstellerin. Seit ihrer frühen Kindheit las Pinar Akdag deutschsprachige Romane, Sachbücher und Klassiker sowie islamische Werke in türkischer Sprache. Dabei ging sie stets auch ihren Fragen über Gott und über die Welt nach. Stück für Stück sammelte sie Antworten und verinnerlichte diese - und hat bis heute nicht damit aufgehört, sich Fragen zu stellen und nach Wissen zu suchen. Von einer frommen, engsichtigen Muslimin entwickelte sie sich so zu einer universell orientierten Person, die von allen Kulturen lernen will. Ihr Ziel ist es, schönes Wissen aus der islamischen Welt zu vermitteln und so diese fremde Kultur allen interessierten Menschen zugänglich zu machen. Zugleich möchte Pinar Akdag für Frieden und Freiheit, Demokratie und Menschenrechte, Offenheit und Brüderlichkeit zwischen den Kulturen werben und dafür, dass alle voneinander lernen. Pinar Akdag möchte Ihren Leserinnen und Lesern Wissen zugänglich machen, das sie inspiriert und vielleicht zu besseren Menschen macht. All jene auf der Welt, die sich für das Gute entscheiden, sind ihre Schwestern und Brüder. Mehr unter pinar-akdag.com ................... Pinar Akdag was born in 1983. She is of Turkish origin and lives in Bavaria. She works as an author. Since her early childhood, Pinar Akdag has read German-language novels, non-fiction and classics as well as Islamic works in Turkish. In doing so, she always pursued her questions about God and about the world. Bit by bit, she collected answers and internalised them - and has not stopped asking herself questions and seeking knowledge to this day. From a pious, closed-minded Muslim, she thus developed into a universally oriented person who wants to learn from all cultures. Her goal is to impart beautiful knowledge from the Islamic world and thus make this foreign culture accessible to all interested people. At the same time, Pinar Akdag would like to promote peace and freedom, democracy and human rights, openness and brotherhood between cultures, and for everyone to learn from each other. Pinar Akdag wants to make knowledge accessible to her readers that will inspire them and perhaps make them better people. All those in the world who choose the good are her sisters and brothers. More information at pinar-akdag.com

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WHAT IS A DREAM

ACCORDING TO

ISLAM?

If a Muslim wants to interpret different dreams, we need to get clear that there are numerous different divisions of dreams according to Islam.

There are two divisions that the sources generally accept. These classifications are true dreams and non-true dreams.

1. True dreams: according to Islamic culture, there are true dreams whose source is divine. True dreams are rarely seen by humans because there are non-true dreams. In Islam, dreams are important as long as they are truthful. Even for the Prophet Mohammed (s. a. v.), dreams were considered a reminder, good news, inspiration or a message. Truthful dreams are divided into five sub-categories:

a. Clear truthful dreams: examples of such dreams are dreams of the Prophet Mohammed or of other prophets, such as Yusuf.

b. Divine good news as a truthful dream: either such dreams represent the good of man, or they may be a prediction of good deeds yet to be performed.

c. Veracious dream from an angel: angels engaged in this activity have the task of communicating to humans the truths communicated to them from the divine plane.

d. Soul dreams: these dreams are shown by souls from the soul realm. The souls have the task of giving people truthful dreams.

e. All other true dreams: the dreamer immediately knows that the dream he or she has seen is extraordinary.

2. Non-true dreams: non-true dreams are all dreams that do not belong to the true dreams. Non-true dreams have no divine source. They are divided into seven subgroups:

a. Dreams that correspond to the desires, longings and urges of the individual.

b. Sexual dreams in which the person dreaming is highly stimulated.

c. Dreams shown by the devil to frighten a pious person.

d. Dreams that show demons or sorcerers to distress people.

e. Dreams shown by the devil himself.

f. Dreams that people see because of distress, sadness, stress and similar negative feelings.

g. Dreams that have already happened to people and that they see again in their dreams.

However, in Islamic sources, according to the tradition of Avf Ibni Malik, it is said that dreams are divided into three parts according to the Prophet Mohammed. One part is dreams shown by the devil to frighten or distress people. Another part is dreams that people see about issues that concern them. And a third part are true dreams that come from divine source.

1. Divine dreams: when talking about dreams in Islam, the first thing that comes to the mind of scholars is this dream. These dreams have a divine source or are transmitted by angels. Prophets, Islamic scholars and pious people see such dreams. These dreams are good news, are meant to set one on the right path again, are a message or news.

2. Devilish dreams: this dream arises because the devil misleads, instils distrust or frightens the dreaming person. These dreams should not be interpreted, and moreover, the dreaming person should not pay any attention to them and should not be influenced by them. Rather, persons with this type of dreams should turn more towards good.

3. Dreams of the nef: according to Islam, nefs are the instincts of man, the self, the ego. Accordingly, the self causes the dreams. These dreams deal with things that occupy the dreaming person during the day.

The Islamic sources divide the dreams of the Hadith (so in accordance with the statement of the Prophet Mohammed), into seven sub-categories.

I. Truthful dreams: these are dreams from a divine source, often representing glad tidings.

II. Dreams of the self: the I, the self is preoccupied with various issues during the day, which it processes during sleep.

III. Dreams of the devil that cause grief: these are dreams that do not please the person dreaming and cause distress.

IV. Dreams of the self because of desires: here the person dreams because of his desires and cravings shown to him by the self.

V. Dreams as an amusement of the devil: in a hadith, the Prophet Mohammed says: ‘If in a dream the devil amuses himself with you, do not tell it to anyone.’

VI. Seeing things in dreams that are habitual in everyday life: for example, a person sees something in a dream after habitually eating something at certain times and then sleeping.

VII. Dreams that are jumbled, chaotic and untrue.

Abdest (Islamic ritual ablution)

Abdest means purity. Such a dream indicates that the person dreaming has a pure personality. If the dreaming person is in sorrow and distress, they will be freed from it. If they are ill, they will get well. If they are a person full of sins, they will repent, turn to goodness and beauty and attain bliss.

Abdest is the key to beauty, purity, goodness and bliss.

Acorn (tree)

If a person sees an acorn in a dream, it indicates gain and useful possessions. Also, this dream signifies honour, dignity and greatness.

Sometimes the dream means sitting and conversing with pious people.

Sometimes the dream of an acorn is interpreted as meaning a strong and wealthy person.

Adem (a. s.) – (Adam) (the Prophet Adem)

If a person dreams of the prophet Adem / Adam (a. s.) in a dream, they will attain knowledge and wisdom.

If a person dreams of being a friend of this prophet, they will attain high rank. If a person in the dream is a scientist, all people will benefit from their knowledge.

Sometimes dreaming of the prophet Adem (a. s.) also means making a pilgrimage, meeting relatives and friends, and sometimes having many descendants.

Aeroplane

If a person sees an aeroplane slowly rising into the air in a dream, he or she will gradually attain a high rank. If the dreaming person cannot a attain a high rank, they will gradually attain good and benefit.

If an aeroplane flies down slowly in a dream, the person dreaming will give up their high rank and retire.

If a person builds an aeroplane in a dream, he or she will be especially successful in government offices. If a dreaming person sells an aeroplane, they will lose their high office.

If a person gets into an aeroplane in a dream, it indicates danger.

If the dreaming person gets out of an aeroplane, he or she will be freed from danger.

If a person flies acrobatically in an aeroplane in a dream, it is a sign that they are courageous in the face of danger.

Afterlife

If a person sees himself in the afterlife in a dream, it is an indication that they should repent. For one day they will pass away. The afterlife and death signify the appreciation of life.

Agate

If a person sees agate in a dream, it is a sign of pious people and a rich merchant.

If a dreaming person receives agate, he or she will find a friend either among pious people or among rich merchants.

If a person sees many agate stones in a dream, it means property.

If a dreaming person wears a ring with agate, it indicates being pious, virtuous and on the right path.

Agreement

If a person makes an agreement with the enemy in a dream, they will go from sorrow to relief and from sickness to health.

An agreement is a sign of property, easy livelihood, marriage and good deeds.

Aisha (r. a.) (wife of the Prophet Mohammed)

If a person sees Aisha in a dream, they will achieve good. If a woman sees Aisha, she will attain high rank and fame.

Ali (r. a.) (Caliph and companion of the Prophet Mohammed)

If a person sees Ali in a dream, they will attain high rank, knowledge and abundance. The person has a pure heart, is generous and will attain good.

If a person in a dream sees Ali with a smile, it indicates knowledge, strength, faith, justice and goodness.

If a person sees Ali in a particular place in a dream, that place will attain abundance and blessings.

Al-i Imran (sura or chapter from the Koran)

If a person sees Sura Al-i Imran in a dream, they are chosen from within the population and are free from faults and sins.

Sura Al-i Imran means abundance as well as purity of intellect and mind.

Allah

May the Creator be kind to His servants and show mercy to us. He is the Creator of being. All worlds are under His rule. A dream from the Creator is a message of joy without equal. But not every human being is granted the honour of dreaming of Allah. Only great personalities and wise people can see Him in dreams.

If a dreaming person praises Allah in a dream, that person will be victorious over his enemies. There is also hope that the person dreaming will be able to free himself from grief and sorrow.

Almond

If a person sees an almond or almonds in a dream or drinks a drink made from almonds, it is a sign of comfort and sustenance. An almond tree sometimes indicates a miserly person.

If a person sees almonds in a dream, it indicates that illnesses will be cured or that work activity will come to an end.

If a person eats almonds in a dream, it is a sign that they will get a healthy body and gain possessions.

Alms (see Charity)

Amber

If a person sees amber in a dream, he or she will gain possessions with the help of older persons.

Angel Azrail (a. s.) (the Archangel Azrael)

If a sick person sees Azrail / Azrael in a dream and defeats him in battle, they will be cured.

If a person kisses the hand of Azrail in a dream, they will receive an inheritance.

Sometimes a dream of Azrail also means debts, scant earnings, unemployment and forgetting knowledge.

To see an angel in a dream is generally good.

Angel Cebrail (Islamic for the Archangel Gabriel).

If a person finds the archangel Cebrail / Gabriel cheerful in a dream, and he gives advice or good news to the dreaming person, it is a sign of dignity, honour and strength.

If the person dreaming is ill, they will get well; if they are afraid, they will overcome fear; if they are sad, they will be freed from grief and sorrow.

Sometimes the dream of Cebrail is also interpreted as meaning martyrdom.

If the dreaming person receives food from Cebrail, they belong to the inhabitants of Paradise.

If Cebrail greets the dreaming person, they will become a praiseworthy and venerable scholar.

Sometimes the dream of Cebrail also means a battle in which the dreaming person will be victorious.

If the dreaming person takes the form of Cebrail, it is a sign of generosity, goodness, blessings and abundance.

If the dreaming person has a pure personality, they will get help, or if they are ill, they will get well, if they have fears, they will get rid of them. If they are sad, they will be freed from grief and sorrow. If they have not yet made a pilgrimage to Mecca, they will do so.

Angel Mikail (a. s.) (the Archangel Michael)

If a person sees the archangel Mikail / Michael in a dream, they will achieve their goals in this world and the hereafter.

If Mikail enters a village or a town, it will rain there and prosperity will come.

If Mikail says something or hands something to the person dreaming, they will achieve joy and blessings.

Angel

If a person sees an angel in a dream or the angel speaks to the person, it is a sign of the dreaming person’s rank and worldly joy.

If a dreaming person sees an angel, it signifies honour, dignity, prosperity, trade and fame.

Anise

If a person sees aniseed in a dream, it is a good and useful sign.

The dream of aniseed has a good interpretation.

If the person dreaming buys aniseed as an herb, it indicates expected news.

If a person drinks aniseed tea in a dream, he or she will be happy to receive news.

If a dreaming person sees an anise plant with blossoms, they will receive good news from an unexpected quarter.

Anklet

If a person sees an anklet in a dream, it is a sign of a son.

If a woman wears golden anklets, it is a good sign for her.

Annoyance (see Boredom)

Ant

If a person sees an ant or ants in the dream, it means prosperity and livelihood.

If there are many ants in a house or place in the dream, that family or that place will have many offspring.

If a dreaming person wants to hold an office and hears the voice of an ant in the dream, they will achieve their goal.

If an ant enters a house eating in a dream, goodness and prosperity will come to that house.

Anvil

If a person sees an anvil in a dream, which is meant for the blacksmith, it is a sign of patience and perseverance in work.

Sometimes the dream also means a bridge or shoes.

Applause (see Clapping)

Apple tree

If a person sees an apple tree in a dream, it is the sign of a civil servant who likes to work with people.

If a person dreaming plants an apple tree, they will take in an orphan and do good to him.

If a person has an apple tree in a dream, they will achieve their goal.

Apple

If a person sees an apple in a dream, it is a sign of off spring and smiling faces.

If a person in a dream gathers apples, he or she will receive possessions from a great personality.

If a person bites into an apple in a dream, it indicates good, merit and benefit.

Sometimes apples in dreams are also interpreted as meaning good friends and fellow believers.

A green apple in a dream means off spring, a red apple is a sign of good from ruling persons, a white apple indicates profit through trade and a yellow, sour apple is a sign of illness.

If a person cuts an apple in half in a dream, there will be a separation between two business partners.

If a dreaming person picks a red apple from a tree, they will have a daughter.

The dream of an apple is also interpreted as meaning a message. If the apple tastes sweet, it will be good news, a sour apple means bad news.

Apricot

If a person sees an apricot in season in a dream, it is a good sign.

An apricot tree in a dream is a sign of a person who soothes and encourages others.

Arm

If a person sees an arm in a dream, it is a sign of strength, power, skill, art and possession.

If a person dreaming sees their arm as strong, sturdy and