Dreams of the pious and their application to Islamic Shariah

The 313 Sahabah (RA) in Badr are accounted for, documented and well known. WHO will determine who the 313 Sufees of today are?

Again the same problem, Mureeds of one Shaykhs say my Shaykh and other says my Shaykh The whole system is haphazard and unorganized regardless of the fact that there is no consensus on the number "313" anyways...

I am sure that Deobandees will say that all "313" are Deobandees then within Deobandees Tableeghees are likely to say that "313" are Tableeghees

LISTEN to interview with Moulana Ismail Patel HERE

Dajjal dreams a wake-up call

Ebrahim Moosa – Cii News | 06 March 2014/04 Jumadal Ula 1435

Throughout the eons of history, in the rise of nations and crash of empires and the many cataclysmic events in between, one axiom has always held true: Every major occurrence in time is foreshadowed by a series of hints and signs conveying admonition to the wise.

And as impulsive is the human and animal reaction to the howling winds and gathering clouds on the brink of a storm, these tokens in time too have a DNA of urgency and are amplifiers of action.

In the sphere of the spiritual, such tokens have the potential to take many shapes and forms. However, according to the Hadith, one extraordinary medium has elicited special mention especially for the end of time.

Said the Prophet Muhammed SAW: “True dreams are one of the forty-six parts of Prophethood.” (Sahih al Bukhari & Muslim)

We learn that towards the end of time, hardly any dreams will be untrue. The Prophet (SAW) explained “that will be because the Prophethood and its effects will be so far away in time, so the believers will be given some compensation in the form of dreams which will bring them some good news or will help them to be patient and steadfast in their faith.” (Sahih al Bukhari & Muslim)

It is no wonder then that a recent report of a renowned Muslim scholar’s narration of some pertinent dreams relating to Dajjal(The Anti Christ) and other portents of Qiyamah during a religious sitting had gone viral and elicited such a storm of interest around the world.

The truthfulness of the dream is directly related to the sincerity of the dreamer. Those who have the most truthful dreams are those who are the most truthful in speech.

During his Zikr Programme, UK based Sheikh ul Hadith, Moulana Yusuf Motala, Khalifa of Shaikh al-Hadith Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhalwi RA narrated how dreams with a “scary”content had proliferated and were being seen at unprecedented levels worldwide.

“Nearly a dozen people have reported dreams of dajjal,” he said. “Someone saw that the sun got closer to the earth and so did the moon. And then they both collided. Someone saw the sun rising from the west. Someone saw Yajooj Majooj have come out. Someone saw that the second trumpet has been blown and Allah is judging between people. Someone saw that Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam had the names of mu’mineen on his right side and the names of hypocrites on his left side. Also, someone saw that dajjal has appeared and people went to the airport and all flights were going to Madina shareef. Hazrat said I phoned Mawlana Salman Saheb in Saharanpur to check and they also got reports of this type. A few days before the hotel fire in Madinah shareef, a young man working in Jeddah phoned Hazrat and said “I went to Madina. Shareef and saw in my dream that Hazrat Shaykh Zakaria rahmatullahi alayhi was making an announcement on the microphone. When I heard his voice, I stood up and listened attentively. He said “Tell the people of Madina to do istighfar and repent”"

The puport of the Sheikh’s message was that these were warnings from Almighty Allah, tailored to caution us and awaken us from our heedlessness.

A local expert in the interperetation of dreams agrees. Speaking on Cii Radio’s Ulama In Focus, Moulana Ismail Patel of Kwa Dukuza suggested that instead of inducing fear, such dream sightings could serve a positive purpose.

The aalim indicated that the range of similiar sightings, all appearing to corroborate each other, increased the probability of the correctness of the content.

“Through the true dreams of the pious, Allah SWT is giving us indications of major occurences to come so that we can prepare ourselves, families and the Ummah and save our Imaan, Deen and community.”

Moulana Patel cited the positive interventions certain individuals made previously in the wake of dreams seen by members of their communities forboding tumultous events, and how this spared them the effects of calamaties such as war and terrible natural disasters.

Honing in upon some of the motifs occuring in the aforementioned dreams, he said the appearance of dajjal or any other Satanic symbol at a specific geographic location during a vision would be indicative of Fitnah(corruption) enveloping that place and blessings and goodness departing from it.

Commenting on another dream, he acknowledged that the trials of the era were a crucible meant to extract the extent of truthfulness of Imaan within the Ummah.

“Events of each and every era that came to the Ummah and that are still to come, occur to differentiate between the right and wrong, Mukhlis and Munafiq, and the true and the false”.

Moulana Patel advised the adoption of means such as Istighfaar, daily and weekly recitation of Surah Kahf and the regular discharge of Sadaqah to ward off the evil effects of the overshadowing calamaties.

“Before the storm comes, we need to take our precautions, or else we risk becoming statistics. We should take stock of ourselves-if we are doing good, we should maintain it. If we are doing wrong, we must make Tawbah and return to Allah SWT. Additionally, we must command the good and forbid the evil. It is not sufficient to be a good, practiving Muslim oneself when ones family members are flouting the Commands of Allah SWT and the Sunnah of Nabi SAW. Our failure to prevent them from doing evil, will also make us eligible to taste the punishment in this world if (Allah Forbid) that comes to pass”.

In a response to a question on the same subject, Cii Radio in-house Mufti, AK Hoosen added that Masnoon Duas seeking protection in Allah SWT from the evils of Dajjal should also be recited often.

Allaahumma ‘innee a’oothu bika min ‘adhaabil-qabri, wa min ‘adhaabi Jahannama, wa min fitnatil-Mahyaa wal Mamaati, wa min sharri Fitnatil-Maseehid-Dajjal

O Allah, I take refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, from the torment of the Fire, from the trials and tribulations of life and death and from the evil affliction of Al-Maseeh Ad-Dajjal

“Allah SWT is so Kind and so Merciful. Allah SWT is giving us an indication. Allah SWT is giving us a sign. Allah SWT is giving us a chance,” said Moulana Patel.

LISTEN to interview with Moulana Ismail Patel HERE