Re: Dream Intrepretation
Well CCB, the link that fayax sent is quite a good start. According to my experience with this subject (I have somewhat delved in this area since 98) the best source is the book available in the market ascribed to Muhammad ibn Sireen (p - see-reen) and is considered the Imam of interpretation of dreams by modern scholars. But like the link that fayax sent states, what Ibn sireen did was compile and explain the ahadeeth and the issue of dreaming.
I bought an urdu translation of this text in 1998. And all I can say for those who truly search for truth this book will prove to be a treasure as it has for me. The title of the text is “Ta’abeer ur Ro-ya” translated as “interpretation of dreams” (ro-ya - is dream in arabic -
The true interpretation of dreams comes from divine knowledge which is the Quran and Hadith. It is not a metaphysical state where a being is apart from their bodies and all that mumbo jumbo. With all due respect to those like Shams-ud-deen adheemi and others, when I read his “khawabon ki tabeer” and some other texts from others, I could not at all relate to those. However, what a book like Ibn Sireen’s does is to give you basic templates of what if senarios. For example a person sees a flower garden and the person is happy then what does this generally mean. You see snow in your dream , but the weather in real life as you know is hot. What is the interpretation ? So for a person to get educated on the topic it is a great resource. Also, the preface and starting topics before the actual “GLOSSARY OF EVENTS” starts is a great foundation of learning this topic. When does you dream indicate that it is from Shetan and how does Shetan influence a person’s dream. For example, if a person sees some one coming to him and say that he has been granted Jannah then there is a great chance this is the shetan.
Allah SWT taught his slaves this knowledge making it a part of their intellect as well. As was prophet Yusuf (AS). While the ummah of Muhammad (SAW) is left with divine guidance and hence we should seek guidance from the Quran and Sunnah.
Refer to verse 4 of surah Yusuf "O my Dad! surely I have seen (in my dream) eleven stars and the sun and the moon- I have seen them making obeisance or sajdah (to Allah) for me
and further on in the same surah verse 6 [size=4]“Thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of dreams (and other things) and perfect His Favour on you and on the offspring of Ya’qûb (Jacob), as He perfected it on your fathers, Ibrahîm (Abraham) and Ishâque (Isaac) aforetime! Verily, your Lord is All-Knowing, All-Wise.” [/size]
Any how I really recommend Ibn Sireen’s book. The topic like any other religious subject is huge. Sorry to get carried away in explaining.
May Allah guide you.