On the eve of the Battle of Uhud, the Holy Prophet saw in a dream, that he was driving some cows, and some cows out of these were slaughtered. According to Ibn Sirin, who is regarded as the Imam of the science of the interpretation of dreams, Abu Bakr was the best interpreter of dreams after the Holy Prophet.īattle of Uhud. In early Islam, interpretation of dreams was regarded as a spiritual exercise, and it was held that only those who had pure hearts and possessed an inward vision could have meaningful dreams and interpret their significance. ![]() ![]() They would then exchange views, and arrive at an agreed interpretation about the dream. Whenever Abu Bakr had a dream, he would likewise relate it to the Holy Prophet. Whenever the Holy Prophet had a dream, he would relate it to Abu Bakr. According to a tradition, the Holy Prophet said that he was enjoined by God to relate his dreams to Abu Bakr. Dreams were regarded as a species of revelation, and the interpretation of dreams became a matter of spiritual exercise.Ību Bakr's expertise in the interpretation of dreams. ![]() The Holy Prophet accordingly attached great importance to dreams. His dreams were always true, and cast a shadow of the events to come. Before the Holy Prophet was commissioned as the Messenger of God, the truth was generally revealed to him through dreams.
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