Dream:
Salaam alaikum Ya Shaykh Gibril,
I hope you are having a happy Ramadan. May Allah swt give you and your family all that’s needed here and hereafter. Shaykh something strange happened to me last night before Fajr prayer.
I was asleep and I was woken up with some sort of increased pressure on my both ears and on to my body. Pressure similar to when you go on a flight but much more intense. I was shaking for awhile, but I had my eyes closed. At first I was worried but I quickly thought that Mawlana is always aware of what is happening with us. So I didn’t know what this pressure was, I just gave in and asked for madad ya Mawlana. I saw Mawlana’s face, but the pressure increased more, then asked madad again and I saw Mawlana’s face again. After awhile I went back to sleep again.
I dont know how long after that the same thing happened again, this time I just let it happen and thought Mawlana knows what’s happening and I leave it in their hands. I saw Mawlana again. After that I must have gone back to sleep. I wasn’t afraid, but was expecting something to happen after it or to see something because of it.
Ya Shaykh Gibril why did this happen, I remember long time ago it happened also but only became aware of it this time. Is it a warning for me, maybe I am doing something wrong.
I also remember a dream I had the same night. I was in the garden some place trying to sleep, but kept waking up because I had to shout “Allah” loudly. People came out to see what’s wrong, then they would go back inside, then I would repeat the “Allah” loudly again, more like shouting. There’s more to the dream but I only remember this, I remember seeing Mawlana also.
Shaykh I just want to ask a question about something I saw happening at Felthem last time Shaykh Hisham visit in July. It’s been bothering me. We were waiting for Shaykh Hisham, but they didn’t come so after prayer we were sitting there and a senior Pakistani mureed poured a glass of water full to the top. He sipped a little and told to pass it on to others. I saw this and felt very uncomfortable, because we supposed to try to be nothing especially when Shaykh Hisham is in the country. I don’t know the mureed’s intentions, but inside my conscience I felt it was wrong for him to do that. I could see some other mureeds had a look on their face as to what is this person doing. Was it right for that person to do that, especially when Shaykh Hisham was in town?
Thankyou Shaykh Gibril for your help now in the past and in the future. I like to take this opportunity to say happy Eid ul Fitr to you and your family.
Wasalaam from the lowest person in the world who is always in need of duas and blessings from all the Shaykhs
Interpretation:
wa `alaykum salam,
may Allah bless you and yours in this Eid al-Fitr and always. Pressure you saw is a spiritual strain that will get better insha-Allah, as seeing Mawlana is a constant sign of reassurance for you. Ensure you recite plenty of Salawat after you finish Dhikr al-Jalala and it will soften insha-Allah. You are correct about what you saw in UK.
Hajj Gibril Haddad