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“O dear father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, Allaah
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willing, among those who are patient.”
Both Prophet Ibraaheem and his son knew that the vision was a divine command
which they had to fulfill.
The only soorah of the Qur’aan reported to have been revealed in a vision
was Soorah al-Kawthar. The sahaabee Anas ibn Maalik said, “Once while
Allaah’s Messenger (r) was among us in the masjid, he dozed off, then raised his
head, smiling. I asked him, ‘What has amused you, O Messenger of Allaah (r)?’
He replied, ‘A soorah has just been revealed to me.’ Then he recited, ‘In the
name of Allaah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful,
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“Verily, I have given you Kawthar (the fountain in paradise) so pray to
your Lord and sacrifice. Verily, it is your enemy who will be cut off.”
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It should be noted that true dreams are not restricted to the prophets only.
However, true dreams of common people are not the same as the true dreams of
the prophets. Every dream of the prophets was a true dream; hence, their dreams
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Soorah as-Saafaat (37):102.
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Collected by Muslim (Sahih Muslim, vol. 1, p. 220, no. 790).
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As is evident from the following statement of the Prophet: “After me divine revelation (wahy)
will completely cease...except in the case of glad tidings...good dreams.” Sahih Al-Bukhari, vol.
9, p. 98, no. 119.
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