Aligarh: Scary dreams that come suddenly in the silence of the night often shake a person to the core. Many times it is not just a dream, but a reality related to the spiritual world which is explained in great depth in Islam. Why does a person wake up screaming at night? Why sometimes an unseen fear takes over the heart during sleep?
To know the reasons behind these mysterious incidents, Local 18 had a special conversation with Muslim religious leader Chief Mufti Maulana Chaudhary Ifrahim Hussain.
Scary dreams are related to jinn and devil
Muslim religious leader Mufti Ifrahim Hussain said that scary dreams at night are not an ordinary thing, rather they are often related to the devil and jinn. From the Islamic point of view, it is believed that Satan and Jinn are open enemies of humans. Their aim is to create terror in the heart of a person, to frighten him and to cause harm in some way or the other.
That’s why jinn and devils dominate
According to Maulana, when a person does not remain clean, is in filth, falls into wrong habits or becomes a victim of satanic desires, then jinn and devils become more dominant over him. Allah has given such nature to the jinn that they can even reach the body, nerves and mind of a human being. They use this power to trouble humans through scary dreams. The purpose of such dreams is only to scare so that the person becomes mentally weak.
How is protection done?
He told that in Islam, the method of its protection has also been mentioned by Allah. When you have a scary dream, you should say ‘Bismillah’ and pray. Recitation of Ayatul Kursi, Char Kul, Surah Fatiha, Surah Alham and Surah Bakra is considered very effective. The best protection is to sleep in pure condition by performing ablution before sleeping. By doing these rituals, one is protected from satanic influences and jinn’s interference and the person remains safe from these spiritual troubles of the night. This also reduces the possibility of having scary dreams.
