Dr
Umar Azam BA PhD FRSA FRSSA
Manchester
UK
July
2006
Introduction
Dream
No. 1
Sunday
10th August 2003
My middle sister needs financial help and I should do what I can to
give this help.
I was giving my middle sister �20 but she said it was too much and
that she would only accept �10. So I gave her �15 to reach a
compromise!
Context
I
had been spending quite a lot of money on the mega-crane machine
at Manchester
Airport,
trying to win cuddly soft toys for my nephews. This dream was
invaluable because it informed me that my sister desperately needed extra
funds in the early days of her marriage. Paying heed to this dream,
I visited my sister that evening and left her some
money.
Dream
No. 2
c.
29th
August 2003
I
should go and see a former pupil again.
I
dreamt that my pupil, Shammi (Feroze) was really missing my presence and
company. The dream advised me
to meet him, and suggested that I take sweets with me as a gift, just like
as in the days of our tuition lessons.
Context
Shammi
liked my character as tutor, and we ate meals, and sweets, together. I also used to show him my Islamic
letters and tell him of my career plans. This dream told me that he was
feeling nostalgic about our tuition days, so I did go to his house
and took some sweets with me. Shammi admitted that he had
indeed been missing my company.
He felt comforted at seeing me again.
Dream
No. 3 Saturday
5th September 2003
It
is easy for me to re-marry.
I
dreamt that it is very easy to get married according to Islamic doctrine �
the Nikah! All I need
to do is to invite a Maulvi [imam] and arrange a small dinner party
to which my former pupils from Gulzar Continental Cash and Carry �
Ajaz, Guhar and Noor Ullah- should also be invited. Then the wedding will be done
easily. The dream told me
that I don't need to worry about the legal necessity of the gora
Marriage Certificate etc.
Context
The
prospect of marrying seemed like a formidable hurdle to me. After this dream, for the
first time in my life, arranging a wedding seemed to be easy. This dream gave me the confidence
to think of the concept of marriage without
anxiety.
(Later;
same date)
I
am being unfairly victimised.
I
dreamt that others are jealous of me because I am good-looking (handsome,
beautiful).
Context
My
own family (siblings, parents), as well as members of society (in the
Mosque, in shops), look at me with apparent enmity and make me feel that I
am guilty of some crime even though I am obviously not. This dream explains the
hostility I frequently encounter!
Vision
Monday
7th September 2003
I
shouldn't have regrets when my mother passes away; I have fulfilled my
duties adequately as a son.
I
was in distress at not seeing the family. I had the vision of an emotionally
very touching piece of paper which documented my good deeds and then I was
given a kindly message: �All our Yesterdays!'
Interpretation
I
didn't know it at the time, but this time was informing me of the death of
my mother just one and a half years later! I used to bring takeaway meals for
my mother and Urdu newspapers and take her for drives in the countryside
in my various cars over many years (my mother was ill with asthma and
couldn't walk much; the rides gave her a chance to experience the sights
and sounds of the countryside).
When my mother did pass away, I did not regret that I could have
done more for her, as this vision had already acknowledged that I had been
a good son.
Dream
No. 4
Thursday
11th September 2003
It
is wrong for Muslim females to work as
escorts.
I
dreamt that I should tell those Muslim girls who are working as escorts
that it is wrong to do so.
Context
A
news article appeared in a Muslim newspaper about this issue. I wrote a letter to the Editor,
making it clear that income earned from being in the company of a
non-related man is haram (unlawful) and that girls doing this job will be
asked on the Day of Judgement why they preferred materialism over the
Hereafter.
Dream
No. 5
c.
1st
September 2004
My
mother's teeth are in danger of becoming
infected.
I
dreamt that my mother had better use new toothbrush of high quality or she
would suffer terrible toothache (I heeded this dream and bought my mum a
Wisdom
Regular toothbrush after a few days).
Dream
No. 6
5th
October 2004
I should get ready for problems with the original typescript of the
republished �Prayers in
Islam�.
I
dreamt that Mansour Makki gave me a translation of Arabic verses, which
contained some sort of technical defect (e.g., formatting). When I
took the translation to someone else (his friend), for the fault to be
rectified, the fault persisted. [The atmosphere in this dream was one of
trouble or difficulty, like a nightmare.]
Context
I
had paid Mansour �50 for two hours' work, collected the invoice and my
book Prayers in Islam -compiled in 1984- from The
John
Rylands
University
Library of Manchester,
and a green floppy disk. I was feeling really pleased that
Prayers in Islam would soon be on my Site, re-published after such a long
time (twenty years!). This dream warned me to expect difficulties
instead!
Dream
No. 7
Wednesday
2nd November 2005
I should have patience with my younger brother because his
intentions to be a loving brother are sincere, even if at times I get very
cross with the way he
behaves.
I
dreamt that Za looks forward so much to me visiting him in
Manchester
that he even leaves his dinner to meet me when I arrive at his
house!
Context
I
had felt cross with the silly noises Za made when talking to me, while
eating etc. Also, I didn't
like his excessive interest in the festival of Halloween.
Dream
No. 8
27th
December 2005
Nothing can help a kafir if the kafir wants to do evil
deeds and end up in Hell!
I
dreamt that a kafir had a gun and was threatening to shoot
someone. I gave him my
booklet Practical Islamic Advice.
He glanced at it but couldn't relate to it at all. He continued with the murder and I
heard a gunshot!
Dream
No. 9
Sunday
19th February 2006
I should not feel guilty that I am still a
virgin male at the age of 44.
I
dreamt that I received a packet of what seemed to be earth or soil (it was
a light-brown-coloured powder) of Pakistan. It had been packed in
Pakistan
and, because of flimsy packaging, it had burst open a little and the
contents were seeping out.
Some dua was written on the packet. It began with the same words as
darood (salutation on the Holy Prophet, peace be upon
him):
�Allahumma
Sali alaa�����.Maryam���� The Name of Maryam (A.S.) Mary,
mother of the Prophet Isa (A.S.) [Jesus] was mentioned because she was a
virgin. When I woke up from
the dream, I really appreciated that the true religion is one: i.e. that
Islam is a continuation of Judaism and
Christianity.
Context
The night before, I had been feeling disillusioned because
I have no wife, and have been without one for most of my life (the forced
marriage I had was not consummated). But this dream reminded me that it
can be a blessing to be a virgin and, therefore, pure in the Sight
of Allah Most High.
Dream
No. 9
Monday
5th May 2006
I can expect ill health in the future; I shouldn't worry
that it will be anything
drastic.
I
received the message that, as the years pile up in my life, my health will
need attention. This will be
the result of the usual �wear and tear' of life, the impact of time, (not
neglect of health by my own self).
Dream
No.
10
Saturday
6th May 2006
I
should alter the tone of my writing.
Someone
tried to steal, or actually stole, my camera! I was going to write a
scathing article on this type of employee who, as well as being a thief,
was a cheat who just pretended to be interested in, and in complete
agreement with, the principles of 'ethnic diversity' and multicultural
society' merely to get a job. He didn't really agree with these
concepts! But I was advised to tone down my words and not to be as
blunt as I was in the article, 'Rushdie's Satanic Verses: an Islamic
Response' on my Site www.dr-umar-azam.com
as such aggressive writing can have an adverse
effect on the reader/human character - the natural reaction is to confront
such strong words with hostility, not to agree with them or accept them
passively!
Dream
No. 11
Friday
26th May 2006
This
dream is telling me to go ahead with my plans to set up a new commercial
website to sell ready-made private tuition exercises for pupils.
I
was telling my youngest sister that I was going to set up my own business
or concern. She asked
something like: "Is it ethical (safe; crime-free). I replied: 'When have I ever done anything
illegal?'
Dream
No. 12
Sunday
28th May 2006
I
should not assume that my sisters are looking for conflict with me in
family discussions; I should take behaviour as a result of difference in
gender into consideration.
I
dreamt that Naheed and Nafees (my middle and youngest sisters) are females
and it is in their nature to give birth. This is the reason why, at times,
they become hysterical over the deaths of our
parents!
Context
My
mother passed away on 21st
March 2005
and my father on 31st
December 2005. Both deaths were the result of
illnesses. I told my sisters
to be grateful that Allah Most High had given each parent over sixty years
of life. My youngest sister
replied: �Well many people over 80 are still alive. I said: �Allah knows when the time
is right to take a soul; when someone dies, that is a Mercy for them
because, otherwise, their life would not have been worth living. That is why there is a prayer to
be read in times of distress; �O Allah! Keep me alive as long as life is
good for me and give me death when death is better for me!' (See
Prayer No. 1 in Prayers in Islam on www.dr-umar-azam.com)
Dream
No. 13
Monday
29th May 2006
I should prepare for changes in my career and private
life. So, too, should my
younger brother.
I dreamt that mine and Za's lives were coming an end or
that the end of our lives was imminent
*.
(Another
dream)
Sunday
9th July 2006
I
dreamt that I bought myself a new watch and then, later, bought a new
watch for Za.+
Dream
No. 14
Thursday
1st June 2006
This
dream is reminding me of the enormous potential of the Internet to make
business very, very lucrative.
While
I was checking my Islamic e-mails, I received 'junk mail' in error. When I clicked on this mail, I
discovered that the business* sending these messages (I think it
specialised in distributing spare parts �for example, tyres- for vehicles
at a bargain price) was getting really very wealthy. This was the second time I
had been sent the erroneous e-mail, and it made me realise that the
Internet has the capacity to make one a millionaire if its potential can
be effectively exploited. I
was also given the message that other 'junk mail' that I had been
deleting without a second thought (e.g. for Viagra, fake University
diplomas, medication etc.) had actually been making their businesses (the
source of the e-mails) very, very wealthy!
- There
was a suggestion of lawful earnings here, and the owners of the firm
were themselves Muslim.
Dream
No. 15
Saturday
10th June 2006
This
dream is advising me not
to sell or part-exchange my Nissan Primera car; the implication was that
it can last longer.
I
had a pleasant dream about my car.
The dream informed me that it was a very capable car. It did not directly inform me so,
but gave a subtle hint!
Dream
No. 16
Saturday
24th June 2006
This
dream is advising me not
to teach new pupils.
I
had a scary dream that, if I go to the home of new pupils, my Nissan
Primera car will be stolen.
Severe hardship will follow.
Dream
No. 17
Monday
26th June 2006
This dream is advising me to write more poetry. It is acknowledging that my poems
are entertaining (amusing poem), welcome (acceptance for publication) and
of a high literary standard (complicated
volume).
I
was at the first floor of the The
John
Rylands
University
Library of Manchester. I picked up a bound volume, which
was characterised by an unusual, jolly cover: I think it was a
lilac cover. As
I browsed through the book, I was most impressed! It was an original collection of
actual letters received by an amateur poetry firm. Letters received were filed, their
original envelopes having been stapled at the back of each letter. The organisation was the same as
the Royal Mail letters filed in my own Archive! I noticed one letter that had
arrived from a foreign country � a European country such as
'Czechoslovakia'
(a culturally-sophisticated country). Then I was most surprised to see
that my own name was printed in the table of contents! I had submitted an amusing poem
about 'farms' and it had been selected for publication in the anthology on
page 60. But I was unable to
find my poem in the book, so complicated was the
directory-archive-anthology-book!
Dream
No. 18
Saturday
17th June 2006
I
will receive awards. This
dream is advising me not to get disillusioned when I feel that I am
anonymous and do not get public credit for my efforts. Acknowledgements
will
come!
I
dreamt that I was given two public awards and I collected them from
the stage.
Dream
No. 19
Friday
23rd June 2006
This
dream helped me to negotiate a higher rate per hour for tuition
lessons.*
I
dreamt that my pupils had a gora (materialistic) father. Dreamt of evil characters and
being imprisoned in some way.
- The
family have a jewellery shop and are very wealthy. Yet they were trying to pay me
�40 for five hours' tuition!
This would also entail me spending around five hours on three
separate days travelling to and from
Oldham
and Manchester. Ten hours of effort for �40 and
I have to pay for petrol too!
After I had had this dream, I negotiated �50 for four hours'
tuition, entailing me to spend around three hours' travel and petrol
expenses!
Dream
No. 20
Friday
9th June 2006
The
break in friendship with Ismael will not be permanent.
I
dreamt that I met Uncle Ismael by chance when going to read Jummah. He was the owner of a �people
carrier' (SUV), and he cracked a joke about it! We became friends
again!
Dream
No. 21
Thursday
15th June 2006
The
UK
offers ample opportunities for earning a lawful income; these
opportunities should be taken and a lethargic reliance on state benefits
must be avoided.
I
dreamt that some UK
ethnic minority (I think it was the Greek- Cypriot one) in one of
the most vibrant economic regions of the world (probably
London)
chose to �play the system' and claim benefits. But they did this instead of
attempting to be successful in lucrative business activity, something
which �given the excellent facilities in their immediate surroundings-
would have been very simple!
Dream
No. 22
Saturday
17th June 2006
I need to plan my research papers carefully (with patience)
when writing them up for my Website.
I
dreamt that I gave a male secretary typing (Islamic Letters) to
do. He told me that he
trusted me and did not require payment in advance! The dream was critical of the
organisation of my work because the secretary had to ask me the name of
the recipient of my letters, as there was no indication of for whom
the e-mail was intended!
(See Dream No. 23 below).
Dream
No. 23
Saturday
24th June 2006
I
must not waste time and money duplicating unnecessary work for publication
on my Site.
I
had a negative dream that I was paying a male computer consultant to type
material that was already typed! The dream implied that my strategy
was wrong and that I was wasting both time and
money!
Context
At
the time of this dream, I intended to complete, in the near future, a
number of pieces of work:
Selected E-Mails of Dr Umar Azam. For this work, I was not sure
whether or not to copy and paste original e-mails received and my
replies to form my paper myself.
The alternative was to give a professional secretary the
already-typed electronic correspondence for re-typing in the form of a
research paper (is this
the
duplication referred to in this dream?). Also, I intended to complete
'Prediction' Dreams, Amusing Dreams and Dreams which
Advise. Also, I was going
to get a number of Website updates uploaded. A different secretary was typing
out my English Comprehension Exercises for parents which would
hopefully be on sale at a proposed new website aimed at these parents of
schoolchildren. I still am
not sure which of these tasks my strategy will not complete
satisfactorily!
Dream
No. 24
Sunday
25th June 2006
I should have patience with the often resentful behaviour
of my younger brother; he wishes he was as successful as I am,
Masha'Allah.
I
dreamt that Za brought to my attention in a spiteful way (because he knew
that I had been doing work on Islamic Miracles) an advertisement or news
article from an English newspaper.
Something had been written on a goldfish (I don't recall the words)
and the writing stood out in a dark orange colour against the
natural orange colour of the fish. I was quite scornful. This writing was
artificial, having been written by man, not the natural
writing by Allah Most High, as on the miraculous Oscar fish as in the
photograph on the Miracles website of Islam Canada. I believed that the writing would
wash off after no more than four hours. But I was impressed to learn that
the writing would stay on the fish for approximately three or four
days!
Allah's
Name Appears on an Oscar Fish
Picture
and fish owned by: Mr. Mahmood Ghulam Patel
([email protected])
Mumbai,
India
Courtesy
of http://www.islamcan.com/