In what manner do you receive guidance from Allah?

Question

Do you, for example. get dreams from Allah on request for guidance? In what specific ways has He guided you?

Answer 1

Assalaamu alaykum brother. Basically guidance is there in the form of Quran, Sunnah, Ahadith and the Scholars who are in authority. I subscribe to the Hanafi School of Thought so I study mostly Tafsir based on Imam Hanifi's writings for those areas which are not readily clear from reading the basics.



But I think you want to know also that if we are not clear about things like what action we should take in specific situations, then I do Isthikara prayers and usually I get results in the form of dreams or intuition. It is difficult to explain, but sometimes I get what I think is a gut feeling which leads me into making the right decision.



I know that as a Muslim I cannot despair, therefore if I do not get a result from one or two or more prayers, I keep praying to Allah with the notion that He will eventually respond to my request for guidance.

Answer 2

Qur'an with sunnah of prophet (saw) is enough to keep me guided on the path of truth.



And if I need guidance in making decision, such as job, studies e.t.c I do istikhara.

Answer 3

well he Guided me to islam without asking him! :)

alhamdulilah

I have had many dreams but some I cant say are from Allah but sometimes I feel they might be.



salam :)

Answer 4

He sends me an email every now and then.