Abstract:

In this article; the approach of the holy book of Islam, the Qur’an, to dreams which have an important impact on human life will be evaluated. With this purpose, first, expressions used in the Qur’an about dreams and these expressions’ grammatical meanings will be taken into consideration. Later we will discuss them in the context they are used. The Qur’an mentions the dreams of prophet firstly Abraham’s and then Joseph’s, Mohammed’s and some other prophets' dreams. For example the Prophet Abraham, sees himself killing his son Ishmael in his dream. Prophet Joseph sees eleven stars, sun and moon while prostrating himself in his dream. Prophet Mohammed also sees himself conquering Mecca. Some people’s dreams, other than prophets also take a part in the Qur’an. We can mention the dreams of Prophet Joseph’s friends, who were in prison with him in this regard. According to Islamic understanding, revelation first begins with coming to Prophet Mohammed as dreams, and every dream came true, as exactly as he had, in the following day. For this reason, dreams are considered as the part of prophethood. Additionally, the establishment of the adhan (call to prayer), which is one of th most important symbols of Islam and which has been recited five times a day from minarets, is also historically connected to Prophet Mohammed’s friends’ dreams. All these dreams will be briefly explained in the article. The issue of whether dreams became true or not, the effects of dreams on the seers and on the people around them, and the developments the dreams cause in their lives are also studied. Their effects on the religious and social life are also examined. While examining all these, how the Qur’an evaluates dreams, and how dreams are looked upon and evaluated in Islam based on the Qur’an are also studied. The article will be concluted end with comments from the Qur’anic perspective and the Islamic basic references on the psychological effects of dreams on practical, daily human life, and ways to avoid their negative effects.

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