Dr Umar Azam BA PHD DCL DIP.FJ DIP.IM
MANCHESTER, UK
APRIL 2003
INTRODUCTION
Some people, who lack iman
[faith], say that 'dreams are just dreams - they don't mean
anything'. But, in the religion of Islam, belief in the
use of dreams is inherent: the Prophets
themselves received messages from Allah Ta'lah in dreams:
Ibrahim* [sacrificing Ismaeel], Yusuf* [ sun, moon and stars
bowing to him]and Muhammed* [see the
Prophet's* dreams in DREAMS IN ISLAM on this site] all
experienced valuable dreams. My argument in this work is
that certain dreams are definitely useful and I present
selected dreams of my own to support my
argument.
* PEACE BE UPON THEM
ALL
*T H
E D R E A M S*
DREAM NO 1 SUNDAY
30 JUNE 2002
I dreamt that I went to a
leading University and introduced myself as 'Dr
Azam'. I was very impressed with the high standard of
work produced by the academic staff. Then an Arabic
member of staff returned to me an official document, which
resembled a driving license, which pertained to my academic
competence and identified me as a scholar. He
informed me that this document was now outdated and that I
would have to renew it. Then the dream gave me a Message
that the misfortune of the Palestinian people is great and
that there are human rights abuses of Palestinian prisoners by
the Israeli army: I was told that these prisoners aren't even
given water to drink, and Palestine is very hot
indeed.
BENEFIT
This dream made me feel guilty that
I had produced nothing about the Palestinian sufferings
inflicted by the Israelis. I therefore produced my
article, PALESTINE [now on this site]. This dream was
very effective because my readers had previously
made clear to me that such a piece of work was needed, but I
couldn't get the necessary motivation to produce the
work.
DREAM NO
2
MONDAY 15 JULY 2002
I dreamt that many of my Website
Visitors almost noticed my Website Address in
my research paper DREAMS OF REWARD IN PARADISE, but in fact
they didn't!
BENEFIT
This dream informed me that the
section in which I gave my Website Address was too far away
from the main body of the DREAMS OF REWARD IN PARADISE text
for readers to notice it. I therefore promoted the http://www.dr-umar-azam.com/
Address to a position close to the top of the
paper.
DREAM NO
3
SUNDAY 7 JULY 2002
I dreamt that a schoolboy was
telling his friend [in front of me!]: 'This daft doctor
came to our school........' He was obviously not
aware that it was I who was the person who had visited
their school to do my Islamic work [to distribute my leaflets
promoting my Website and to make the pupils aware of my
Publications]. I showed my DREAMS IN ISLAM to this cheeky
schoolboy and his friend and told him about my Website.
He was no longer cheeky and instead respected me. Then I
was given the Message that there was some function, involving
Muslim schoolchildren, taking place at the
Pakistani Community Centre, Oldham but,
even if I had interrupted that function to distribute my
Website leaflets, the organisers would not have
been
obtrusive. In fact, I had
wasted a precious opportunity.
DREAM NO
4 THURSDAY
25 JULY 2002
I dreamt that I was in a classroom with someone else,
probably a pupil. As we looked into the sky, we were
able to see into the Universe itself! The moon was full
and glowing brightly. We saw it leave its course [orbit]
but maintain its motion, in an anti-clockwise
direction, for some distance [e.g. 30 degrees out of 360
degrees]. The moon seemed to be in trouble, like a train
which had left its tracks and some smoke or steam-like gas was
billowing out of it as well. Then, very fortunately, it
resumed its normal path! [In the next scene] I was
given the Message that all I do is to collect sheets of
paper * after sending DREAMS OF REWARD IN PARADISE via
e-mail. But, in reality, the Rewards which I will,
Insha'Allah, be reaping in the Hereafter are so immense as to
be incalculable!
* Readers were delighted to read this
work and sent very encouraging comments which I then filed in
my Archive.
BENEFIT
This dream is informing me that Allah Most High Considers
my work DREAMS OF REWARD IN PARADISE to be meritorious and I
will, Insha'Allah be rewarded to such a degree that
worldly figures and statistics could not possibly
calculate the quantity, or abundance, of such
Celestial Reward!
DREAM NO
5
c. WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2002
I had a dream about my forthcoming honour and status with
regard to my Islamic work. I actually met the King of a
certain country! There were at least two other
spectacular honorary engagements etc. that I was
unable to remember when I woke up from this dream.
DREAM
NO
6
THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2002
I dreamt that my mother
was showing me an exotic species of tree in a place somewhere
far away from Britain [and other 'different'
vegetation etc. which I was unable to recall when I woke
up]. Then, in the next scene, my mother and
I were dining at some transient venue: a roadside cafe or
guesthouse or the like.
USE
See 'USE' for the
dream below.
DREAM
NO 7 SATURDAY
28 SEPTEMBER 2002
I dreamt that I was packing my suitcase for foreign
travel, just as Ved Mehta had been describing in his
autobiography, 'Up at Oxford ' [I had
been 'addicted' to reading Mehta's book regularly during July
and August 2002].
BENEFIT
This dream was telling me that the time to travel all
over the world for Islamic work is approaching. In the
past, I have experienced numerous dreams which have mentally
prepared me for life without my [extended] family; I have had
dreams of going to: USA, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan,
China, New Zealand, Germany, India, France, Holland, Italy and
many other countries and places. Such dreams are
compassionate because I will not feel lonely without my
family, nor will they be shocked to see me leave, as more than
sufficient 'advance notice' has been provided by Allah
Almighty!
DREAM NO
8
WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2002 [THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADHAN
1423
I saw my resplendent golden or diamond wedding
carriage [like in the 'Cinderella' fairy tale!]
in a foreign country.
BENEFIT
This dream is informing me that I will marry in a country
other than Britain and both the wedding and married life
will , Insha'Allah, be happy.
DREAM NO
9
MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2002 [THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADHAN
1423]
I had a stunning dream. I just heard the name of my
pupil Ainee, Noorain Zahid, being mentioned and that of
another girl. Either I heard their names being mentioned
or else I saw both of them - I can't remember which! But
the dream was very vivid in parts: it had an 'electric'
atmosphere in it, and there was a feeling of being blessed.
BENEFIT
I had made 11 sets of pages [important duas in Arabic,
such as DUA-E-GANJ-AL-ARSH] from Panjsura Shareef and
distributed them to pupils in this Holy Month, one of whom was
Ainee. This dream confirmed the pleasure of Allah Miah
at my good deed.
DREAM NO
10 DATE
NOT RECORDED
I had a dream which instructed me to keep a pen and paper
beside my bed, so that I would not lose valuable time in
looking for them after having a pleasant dream and possibly
forget part of the dream.
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DREAM NO
11 WEDNESDAY
6 NOVEMBER 2002 [1st NIGHT OF THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADHAN 1423]
I dreamt that two really important letters arrived at my
parents' house. My older sister told me that 'They're
really important', or something along those lines. Each
letter had a seal at the back of it, which I opened with my
own hands: my family were so trustworthy that they had
not opened the letters beforehand. One of the
letters conveyed good news: I was going to be formally awarded
for my poetry! Then the scene changed to the
Awards Ceremony itself. I was standing on the right hand
side of a podium, like at the Olympic Games: I had won a
Silver Medal, presumably! The audience were applauding
and cheering! My beautiful, unknown wife was actually
one of the members of the audience and she was looking
really impressed with my ability!
BENEFIT
This dream is informing me that, in the future, I will
win recognition for my style of Religious/Romantic
Poetry. I will win Awards either for the Poetry I
have already written [IN AWE OF GOD: A COLLECTION OF
POETRY; now on this Site] or for Poetry that I'll
formulate in the future.
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DREAM NO
12
THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2002 [THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADHAN 1423]
I dreamt that Sharka Mobeen had ceased to be my
pupil! In an e-mail to me she asked, 'Can you make a
Q&A [Question and Answer] Section on your
Website?'
BENEFIT
At the moment, Sharka is still one of my
pupils. This dream is informing me that, when I do lose
her, that time will be the best time to make a
Q&A section on my Site.
 DREAM
NO 13
CONTEXT TO
DREAM NO 13
I experienced
the following two comforting dreams in the weeks
after Azka and I learnt that we weren't destined to marry
each other in this world. In great distress, I prayed
for the fulfillment of three wishes from
Allah Most High: a] that our paths to the Hereafter be made
easy for us b] that when we think of each other, we think of
each other with happiness, not grief c] that we communicate
with each other through dreams.
VISION EXPERIENCED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR
TO REVELATION OF DREAM NO 13
Azka and I were sitting on a fluffy cloud in a pure,
romantic scene. We were lying on the ground on opposite
sides so that our faces were close to one another. We
were lying down so very sylishly, very relaxed and very
delicately. This scene is meant to convey our
blissful company together in the Hereafter.
DREAM NO
13
SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER 2002
A man and a
woman were singing a sweet song whose words were soft and
caring and whose rhythm was loving. The
romantic rhythm of drums was especially prominent.
The woman who was singing had a firm [insistent] yet sweet
voice. Her voice was in harmony with the beatings of the
soul. I could only remember the following words of the
lyrics [sung in Urdu/Hindi] when I woke up:
'MERI SAATHIA ESSI BHEE KYA SADAA AYEE
HAI.....'
'Oh my Companion, how [incomparable] the Eternity
which has [now] arrived ......'
The word 'sadaa' [Eternity] was emphasised
in this duet.
BENEFIT
This dream makes
the Message of the above Vision even stronger by
making it clear that our happiness will last for
ever!
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NO 14 THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2002
I dreamt that I picked
Azka up lovingly. I gave to Azka earrings - large, round
ones- that she really, really wanted. A teapot was made
of the same pliable metal [it looked like copper!]. This
teapot was being warmed in front of the fire. The tea
inside it was boiling. Then I heard a caring,
celebratory, romantic song. When I woke up, I could
only remember a few words of the lyrics:
'........SAHARA MILLA HAI.'
'...... now I have been given the refuge [of your
love].'
In my childhood, I used to listen to
a sad Hindi film song by Muhammed Rafi, whose chorus were
the following words:
'MUJHE TERI MUHABBAT KA SAHARA MIL
GAYAA HO TA
AGAR TOOFAAN NAHEEN AATAA SAHARA MIL
GAYAA HO TA.'
THE REFUGE OF YOUR LOVE WOULD
HAVE BEEN GRANTED TO ME,
THIS REFUGE WOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED
TO ME HAD THE TEMPEST NOT [WREAKED ITS DEVASTATING
HAVOC].'
This dream is informing me that, in Eternity, the
converse will be true - that is to say, I will,
Alhamdolillah, benefit from Azka's love [which will be a
refuge from past troubles, the worldly troubles on Earthly
life] for ever, without any danger of storms - when things
used to go wrong on Earth.
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15
TUESDAY 14
JANUARY 2003
I had a very
caring dream which gave me the following Message: 'To get
lots of children, stay happy and smell flowers'.
BENEFIT
This dream is obviously revealing to me the secret of a
happy marriage [very useful fot my situation when I
do get married.
DREAM NO
16 WEDNESDAY
15 JANUARY 2003
I dreamt that all
the girls with whom I have ever been in love now think, after
being separated from me, that that phase of their lives, of
which I was a part, was -in fact- a dream: that is, they had
dreamt of meeting, and being with, me.
BENEFIT
When I have
become separated from those girls I loved [from a distance,
pure love], I have invariably felt an overwhelming sense of
grief. This dream is informing me that the girls
themselves feel that that part of their lives which
touched with mine was idyllic, like a Utopian Dream,
Masha'Allah!
![book.gif]() DREAM NO
17 SUNDAY
19 JANUARY 2003
I saw a group of
three capable, Muslim youths walking nearby: they liiked as if
they could really make use of my Website and benefit from
it. So I rushed to take my
Website adverts out from the document wallet folder in the
boot of my car; but all the papers were in a mess and it was a
race against time whether I would be able to take out the
adverts before the youths went out of sight!
BENEFIT
This dream is
advising me not to neglect to organise my folders better, for
greater efficiency.
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18
TUESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2003 [EID UL-ADHA 1423]
I dreamt that I
went into a Mosque. In one room of the Mosque, there
were lots and lots of beautiful girls! The room was full
of them, and they were so religious too! I began to
regret the fact that I hadn't brought my Website Leaflets with
me, to distribute them to these girls
BENEFIT
This dream is
telling me of missed opportunities, when I could have
effectively distributed the Leaflets.
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19 TUESDAY
22 OCTOBER 2002
I dreamt that I
saw my beautiful, unknown wife. She had a very
caring face and was an older girl. She was preparing a
meal for me. She guessed that I was hungry and wanted to
care for me!
BENEFIT
Two of
my tuition pupils were frequently hungry; I felt sorry
for them and took them some food quite
regularly. This dream is informing me that I will,
Insha'Allah, be rewarded for my good deed in the
Hereafter.
CONCLUSION
Holy dreams are crucial to help a person through the
viccissitudes of life on Earth. This worldly life is not
ideal, like the life in Paradise will be. It is full of
problems and challenges. Dreams which are 'good' [from
Allah Almighty] help a person to cope with the fluctuations in
his/her life. Amongst many fuctions, Holy dreams:
* instil ambition in a person
*
encourage good deeds through their tidings of celestial reward
* comfort a person when he/she is devastated by problems
*
make it clear that, at all times, the Inspiration of Allah
Most High and the affection of the Prophet Muhammed [PBUM] are
close by.
In a worldly life that can change for the worse at any
time, the reassurance of dreams is always comforting!
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