Dream:
I was in a group and firstly took bay’at with a simple Muqaddam, followed by Sheikh Bahauddin and then Sheikh Mehmet. Sheikh Mehmet said ‘he is so desirous to give bay’at he can take it with me’.
Interpretation:
It means the baya` is to Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani and anyone of his caliphs or representatives can give it.
Allah knows best,
Taher Siddiqui
Dream:
As Salam Alaykum,
A few weeks back I had seen a dream in which I am sitting very very close the corner wall of Kabah, corner where the Hateem is to my left. I could see the brick wall of Kabah and was doing ‘duwa’, then I hugged the cloth of Kabah with my face and did ‘duwa’ again. After that I realised that I should pray 2 nafil in the Hateem, but changed my mind to do tawaf instead because there were not many people near the Kabah. I did tawaf and after that saw (from far away) a few houses near Kabah. I had a feeling in the dream that my wife was with me but I didn’t see her. I have not been to Makkah yet for Hajj or Umra. Please provide interpretation for this dream.
Jazak Allahu Khair
Interpretation:
A`udhu billahi min ash-shaytan ir-rajeem
Bismillahi ‘r-Rahmani ‘r-Raheem
Walaikumas salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
Masha Allah. Seeing the Holy Kaba Shareef means so much goodness for you and your wife that it may be difficult to pin point one. The first feeling is insha Allah you and your wife will soon visit the Holy Kaba Shareef and perform your Hajj rites. So plan to attend Hajj with your wife insha Allah. Making Tawaaf indicates that you are on the correct path and you are observing Islam in proper way. Seeing the Holy Kaba Shareef also means that you will be under the guidance of someone with high authority in religion meaning a very learned scholarly and saintly person of this time. Seeing houses means your wife and family will accompany you and support you and your journey will be comfortable. Hugging the cloth of the Holy Kaba Shareef means you will be greatly honored in dunya and in akhira, insha Allah.
Syed Shahzaman
Question:
Since in 2007 I visited Sheikh Nazim in Cyprus I am trying to be his murid.
I live in Antwerp, Belgium and the nearest zikhr is at 120 km so impossible for weekly zhikr. Can I join another Naqshibnedi Tarikat to perform zhikr?
Answer:
It is not recommended. Rather do dhikr in your home every Thursday night using the book.
Taher Siddiqui
Question:
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
I am working in a Gulf country where I am not doing the job that is related to my studies. As I had to earn some money I was continuing this job. Now I have no experience to say when I go to another job and I am planning to move on. This is the time I can move from here, otherwise have to wait 1 more year as per the rule here. But I have debt, and still need some money.
Please pray for me and my family and to get a job as soon as possible. Give me an advice on this issue.
Answer:
Wa Alaykum Salam,
As Mawlana Shaykh Hisham says, continue in the work you have until they kick you out, as that’s where you’re meant to be, and Allah knows best.
Taher Siddiqui
Question:
Whenever I get a job problems comes in few days and they want me to leave the job. I want to know if there is some one back of me doing some magic. Please help because I need a job and I have 2 small children. I don’t have money, please help.
Answer:
In-sha-Allah Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani is praying for you.
Keep your namaz (5 prayers) and recite Darood (Salawat) as much as you can daily but at least 100x and Ya Razzaq 100x.
Taher Siddiqui
Dream:
I dreamt that I am with my dad and he tells me, “I dreamt of my shaykh, the late Hazrat Niyaz be niyaz Baba Badakhshani Rehmatullah alayh. He said that you don’t have permission to drive. You can drive until the 11th.”
I accepted the decision and replied that it was a heavy thing and it is good that it is coming from them because that makes it easier to bear.
Please interpret the dream for me and help me. I am afraid because I’ve read on this forum that a dream within a dream is taken literally. However, it is very difficult to be unable to drive in North America, what with the responsibility of shuttling children to class, school, etc.
Interpretation:
No permission to drive means you are not yet mukallif according to awliyaullah, ie. you are not yet “mature” to be safe with your spiritual amanats, that your Shaykh is holding for you. It is a hint that you are making good progress by your ita`at, obediency, and be patient and consistent in `ibadah and observing your duties, one day that permission will be granted and your amanat will be unveiled to you and you’ll be given your spiritual driver’s license. and Allah knows best.
Taher Siddiqui
Question:
Salaams,
Dream results in the last 2 months:
1st dream:
Sitting on the floor in a sunny room with my Shaykh who is smiling at me gripping rubbing the back of my neck, shoulders, all the while I’m bouncing a baby girl on my lap she is laughing and smiling her name was Ruqiyah. I was not in hijab.
2nd dream:
I’m holding a newborn baby girl on my chest.
3rd dream:
I was sleeping deeply in a forest, and my daughter who is 5 covered my face in glue and paper, when I awoke I had a white mask to remove, lost teeth and had large holes in my gums. My daughter also.
Answer:
Without knowing what the istikhara was, nevertheless, the dreams by themselves have meaning:
1) Your shaykh is conveying to you baraka that is your amana because you are Ahl al-Bayt, as indicated by the baby’s name.
2) In-sha-Allah a new beginning, project or direction in the way of Allah for you;
3) Your soul is waking up and in the process you spend your money (lost teeth) to acquire spiritual knowledge, to upgrade the “Knowledge of Papers” (`ilm al-awraq) that you have already acquired, then in-sha-Allah recuperating your investment through a new and a blessed business.
and Allah knows best,
Taher Siddiqui
Dream:
Aslaam ula Kum,
I had a dream that my wife was lying to me and was having an affair behind my back. I felt immediate rage at this but in the dream she had messages from another man as well as being at events with men without my knowledge.
Interpretation:
{ Hence, if it should happen that a prompting from Satan stirs thee up [to blind anger], seek refuge with God: behold, He alone is all-hearing, all-knowing! } (Surah Fussilat, 41:36)
Taher Siddiqui
Question:
As-salam alaykum,
I am an Eastern Orthodox Christian, and asking the Saints for prayers is a major part of the faith. We believe that the Saints can hear our petitions and can intercede on our behalf. Is this similar to the Sufi view of their own Saints? What is the role of the Saints in Sufism (or Islam in general)? Do Sufi Muslims ask Saints for help and intercession?
Thank you!
Answer:
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Wa `alaykum as-Salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
Despite some not insignificant differences of doctrine between Orthodox Christianity and Islam, the reliance upon the saints is no doubt similar in both traditions. This reliance is simply expressed in Sufism: “Rijal Allah, a`inuna bi `awnillah (Saints of Allah, help us with the help of Allah).” It must also be recognized that there are very many saints who are respected in both traditions; a list of examples would be too long to include here. It may, however, be observed that in Islamic esoterism, the “Seal of Universal Sainthood” is none other than Jesus himself, peace be upon him.
There is an important distinction to be made concerning sainthood in the two traditions. In Christianity, the saints are recognized properly as such only after corporeal death. No doubt in Islam likewise it is understood that the saint has “died” to this world, but this understanding may also be in the context of the order of the Last Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to “Die before you die.” In other words, sainthood belongs not only to the inhabitants of graves. In fact, a fundamental doctrine in Islamic esoterism concerns a living hierarchy of saints in this world that governs its affairs both seen and unseen. When an “office-holder” in this saintly government enters the grave, he (or she) is succeeded by another from the nearest subordinate rank in the spiritual hierarchy.
In Islamic civilization, Muslims knew – in varying degrees – to respect these saints in their affairs, and the institution of Sufism served to provide nothing less than ways to attain sainthood. The most remarkable description of Ottoman society is found in the writings of Evliya Celebi; not only does his travelogue read like a who’s-who of sainthood in Ottoman lands, but his very name “Evliya” means “saints.”
Along the borders between Orthodox Christianity and the lands of Islam, there are remarkable traces of a kind of saintly succession. In Bulgaria, where the Thracians had once venerated a mysterious rider Hero, there is a valley near Isperih considered sacred from very ancient times. Pehlivan Demir Baba – may Allah sanctify his secret – established his residence there in the 16th century upon the ruins of an Orthodox monastery of St. George. Significantly, in relation to the Christian dragon-slayer, the Pehlivan was recognized as “the successor to the power and the glory of the ancient master of the valley and its springs.” The marvelous Ottoman tomb of this saint is noteworthy for its seven-sided construction.
There is an even more surprising example of such a succession, this time according to Evliya Celebi concerning the great saint Muhammad Bukhari, who is better known as Sari Saltiq, may Allah sanctify his secret: “Sari Saltik made his will, wherein he commanded seven coffins to be made, because seven kings were to contend for his body after his death. This happened indeed as he foretold, because being washed after death and put into the coffin, seven kings claimed to have the true body, which was found in every one of the seven coffins when opened.” Among the seven kings was none other than the “King of Moscow,” and in fact all these coffins came to be positioned, for the most part, along the borderlands of Orthodoxy and Islam. Most surprising of all, however, is Evliya Celebi’s assertion: “In Christian countries he is generally called St. Nicolas, is much revered and the Christian monks ask alms under his auspices.”
No doubt these locations, formerly respected by Christians and Muslims and all but forgotten today, once functioned to help the faithful against a shared enemy.
Mahmoud Shelton
Dream:
Assalamu alaikum,
In my dream there is another dream I’m walking alone in street in night suddenly I bend down, I don’t know why, then a sharp blade (not visible) came from back and hit a tree then again 2-3 blades (not visible) came. I bend but I did not turn back because I was lightly frightened then I began to run by shouting Ya Sayyadi Sheik Abdul Qadir Jilani then suddenly awake from another dream to my dream but I’m in house and my brother’s son, 3, teeth are missing in the dream also shouting Ya Sayyadi Sheik Abdul Qadir Jilani but I’m feeling happy in my dream.
Interpretation:
A`udhu billahi min ash-shaytan ir-rajeem
Bismillahi ‘r-Rahmani ‘r-Raheem
Walaikum-us-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
Alhamdulillah, this dream most probably suggesting to guard your tongue. As what we say improperly or carelessly can come back without notice to create issues for us when least expected. But, Alhamdulillah, you were protected by the baraka of Gausul Azam Shaykh Abdul Qader Jilani (Qaddasallahu sirrahul Aziz). Additionally you have been given a way to come out of problems as you go through your life by seeking Allah’s help through the wasilah of Gausul Azam.
Insha Allah, your brother’s son will benefit three layers of religious piety (Islam, Iman, Ihsan) through the wasilah of Gausul Azam. When you and your brother’s son send Ihda (gift from your recitation of Quran, salawat etc) include the blessed name of the Gausul Azam Shaykh Abdul Qader Jilani (Q).\
