The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 417
416 Α'ΙΝΑ-Ε-ΚΑMĀLĀT-E-ISLAM-DAFI UL-WASĀWIS and purity. This is indeed the eternal law of nature which has been handed down to us through His Noble Messenger, that for experiencing true dreams, it is essential for man, in his wak- ing state, to always be truthful and virtuous for the sake of God Almighty. And there is no doubt that anyone who obeys this rule-completely and entirely adhering to righteousness of speech, conduct, and thinking-will experience true dreams. Allah, glorified be His eminence, says: قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّهَا Meaning that the person who purifies himself from evil thoughts, evil intentions, evil actions, and evil beliefs, will be freed from the bond of Satan, and will be saved from punish- ment in the Hereafter and Satan will not be able to overpower him. Similarly, in another place He says: إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَنَ 2 Meaning that: 'O Satan, you cannot rule over My servants who tread upon the paths of My pleasure. ' Therefore, until a man forsakes all crooked ways, unworthy thoughts, and absurd cus- toms, and comes to prostrate himself only upon the threshold of God, there subsists a similarity between him and some habit of Satan. And because of this similarity, Satan turns to him and hastens towards him. So long as this is the condition, what action can I possibly take against this Divine law of nature to ensure that Satan should stay away from someone in his dream? Satan himself avoids the one who walks upon the path of the Gracious God. 1. Sūrah ash-Shams, 91:10 [Publisher] 2. Sūrah al-Hijr, 15:43 [Publisher]