I don’t get many Deja Vu experiences and they few that I’ve had, MashaAllah, were through dreams that came true…and even that does not happen often.
But that does not surprise me. In a hadith the Prophet SAWS said that as we get closer to qiyamah, the believer will see dreams that come true. And in yet another hadith it is said that true dreams are from Allah. If you receive a true dream then that means Allah has willed you to receive some knowledge about the ghaib. This does not mean that there is some power or ability within you that which brings about these experiences. So, you don’t credit it yourself. It’s from Allah and He grants to whomever He wills.
And there is another hadith Qudsi which states that when the believer draws close to Allah, then Allah becomes the sight with he sees, and the hearing with which he hears, the hand with which he seizes, and the foot with which he walks.
There was a battle that took place and Hazrat Umar (RA) was not participating in it. But with waking eyes he saw a vision of the battle and he called out a beneficial instruction to a man named Saariyah. And Saariyah was able to hear Hazrat Umar’s voice from miles and miles away during the battle. And it was Allah who gave this knowledge to both men.
In a Hamza Yusuf lecture, it was mentioned that there was a prominent Islamic figure (do not recall the name) but he was able to smell sins. And each sin had its own distinct smell. One day a man was going to enter the masjid (I think?) and this prominent figure expressed disapproval and mentioned the sin that was committed by the man…because he could smell it.
Again, knowledge of the ghaib belongs to Allah alone. But Allah ki marzi as to whom he wants to bestow glimpses of this knowledge upon. The rooh is not something that is stagnant…it can grow. Your rooh becomes stronger when you do your ibadat with regularity along with doing good deeds and minding your tongue and guarding your eyes…and this can…with the izn of Allah…lead to one to having spiritual experiences. And you can find references for this in the stories of the Awliya.
Now let’s backtrack to what I meant that these experiences can make iman stronger. I do understand your point that it can lead one to having more questions…especially those that deal with the “how” or “mechanism” behind such experiences. But at the same time, I feel ( and it’s just my opinion) that they reinforce that there’s something deeper to our existence…that there’s a power that is out there…that has knowledge of what will happen…and has imparted bits and pieces of it to us…and then that things won’t just end …when we cease to exist.
but to the second part, I didnt mean that your point raised questions, I meant this Dejavu thingy raised so many question in my mind.. and what you mentioned is I already know alhamdulillah..
but I have a question for you now, why Non-muslims do have visions?? why some of them see things clearly before happening.. on the other hand, ALLAH says HE wont let Hidayat to them whom HE selected to be the partners of shetan, those people also see dejavu things.. why??
Not every vision or dream contains hidayat. It can simply contain a jhalak of what is to come. The answer to your question is that Allah is Rabbul Alimin..and that includes the non-Muslims, the atheists, everyone. He takes cares of their needs, fulfills their wants even if they are not addressed to Him, He provides for them, so He can also grant them experiences such as true dreams and Deja vu.
When you stop believing in actions and their consequences and start subscribing to superstitions, ton totka etc you will not have to wait for qiyyamat as you will create a society which might be worse than hell. As per religion this activity and claims would be classified as bidaat, kufr and shirk. Here I can predict the future, I see a motivated, hard working person with a great attitude , I can predict he will be successful.
**Thank you…
I think what we see in dreams and then some of those dreams come true in real life is not what you asked in first post. Thats a different thing or may be somehow related.
I read somewhere, ofcourse a fabricated thing it was, it said, when a baby is in mom’s womb before birth, by the Will of Allah an angel shows the baby everything thats going to happen in life. Thats why when we see something happening in our life, we think its already had happened before.
But its not true, they actually fabricated the Hadeeth that said, by the Will of Allah an angel writes down everything going to happen in the person’s life when he/she is 4 months old in the mom’s womb. Ao kama qeel.
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I think I am a really good person, this thinking about waiting for supernatural has destroyed lives and generations and nations, they are now printing human skin, making artificial blood, will be able to produce human organs etc because of their belief in cause and effect
This thread isn’t even about “waiting” for the supernatural. Nobody here is “waiting” for anything. Neither is this thread against the advancement of science/technology. Nor is this thread refuting the correlation between cause and effect.
