Abstract
<jats:p>Dreams in Kindī, Fārābī and Ghazzālī With accumulated knowledge from history, many people believe that dreams contain mysterious clues about their lives. Due to their mystical dimension, dreams are of interest to a wide range of people and, consequently, to science. Psychology, neurology, theology, and philosophy are among the leading scientific disciplines that study dreams. The ongoing debates between intellect and religion are also reflected in the concept of dreams. In Islam, the perception of dreams that can transcend reason prevails in the Quran and Sunnah. Islamic philosophy, which developed under various influences, primarily the Quran and Sunnah, has an intellectual environment where different ideas can flourish. The concept of dreams is one of the foremost concepts nourished by this environment. In our study, the meanings attributed to the concept of dreams by the Islamic thinkers Kindī, Fārābī, and Ġazzālī will be compared in terms of religion and philosophy. Although our study focuses on Islamic philosophy, the book also includes perspectives on dreams from different disciplines. Our study consists of three chapters. The first section will address the nature of sleep and dreams, focusing on the scientific perspectives on dreams, particularly under the headings of psychology and neurology. The subheadings of the first section will examine the historical development of the concept of dreams in Ancient Greece and the perspectives on the concept of dreams in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Its place in verses and hadiths will be emphasized, specifically in the Islamic religion. In the second chapter, the concept of dreams in Islamic philosophy will be examined within the framework of the ideas of Kindī, Fārābī, and Ghazzālī. The main ideas on which the three thinkers based their concept of dreams will be outlined. The final section will compare the concepts of dreams held by Kindī, Fārābī, and Ghazzālī. This study will present the meanings attributed to the concept of dreams, a concept that concerns both physics and metaphysics, by Islamic thinkers, offering the reader a broad perspective on dreams. Keywords: Dream; Ghazālī; Gazzali; Gazali; Fārābī; Farabi; Al-Farabius; Alpharabius; Kindī; Kindi; Al-Kindi; Psychology; Norology; Mysticism</jats:p>