Dream of Sayyiduna ‘Abdul Muttalib رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ

A great devotee of Rasool, Sayyiduna Imam Jalaluddin Suyuti Shaafi’i رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was privileged to see the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم 75 times in the state of wakefulness. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: Sayyiduna ‘Abdul Muttalib رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ (grandfather of Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم) has mentioned: Once I was sleeping beside Hajar-e-Aswad. During sleep, I had a nightmare and was overcome with fear. I went to a Qurayshi fortune-teller and told him my dream: ‘There was a tree whose height was up to the sky and branches were spread to the East and the West. The Noor [light], coming from the tree was 70 fold more than the light of the sun. The Arabs and the non-Arabs are in the state of prostration before the tree. The tree continued growing larger, higher, and brighter. For a moment it hides and in a next, it reappears. A group of people from Quraysh clung to the branches of the tree, while other Qurayshis want to cut down the tree. The moment this group of people get near to cut down the tree, a very good looking youth stopped them from cutting down the tree. I have never seen such a beautiful and nice young man. Thereafter, this impressive and dignified person broke the backs of the people of this group and gouged their eyes out.

I stretched my hand to pick the fruit from the tree, but I could not get it. I asked who can obtain the fruit of this tree. The reply came: Only those who firmly cling. Then I woke up from my sleep, frightened.

Sayyiduna ‘Abdul Muttalib رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said: As I saw the face of the fortune-teller, it was pale with fear. Interpreting the dream, he said: “If your dream is true, then one of your sons [i.e. your grandson] will control the east and the west; and, seeing his virtues, a huge number of creatures will associate themselves with him.” (Khasaais-ul-Kubra, vol. 1, pp. 67)

Dear Islamic brothers! The blessed Noor (light) Sayyiduna ‘Abdul Muttalib saw in his dream was none other than our Beloved and Blessed Nabi صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم who was born on 12^th Rabi’-ul-Awwal, April 20^th 571 AD in the blessed early morning in Makkah. (Al-Mawahib-ul-Ladunniyyah, vol. 1, pp. 66-75)