At a glance
The story
In Jami' al-Tirmidhi a hadith qudsi in which the Prophet ﷺ said: tonight my Lord, blessed and exalted, came to me in the fairest form — I think he said in a dream — and said: O Muhammad, do you know what the Highest Assembly disputes about? I said: no. He placed His hand between my shoulders... 1 Tirmidhi 3233.
The meaning
This hadith qudsi is among the texts of the vision in which there is a divine address; the Prophet's vision may be in wakefulness or sleep according to the different reports 1.
Notes
Among the texts of vision and angels in Tirmidhi; this browser shows it in the dreams and angels sections 1.
Connections
People and things also explored
Tirmidhi 3233 — O Muhammad, do you know what the Highest Assembly disputes about· The Higher Assembly· Tirmidhi 3234 — O Muhammad, do you know what the Highest Assembly disputes about· Tirmidhi 3235 — O Muhammad, do you know what the Highest Assembly disputes about· Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim (lecture series)· Angels in Islam (mala'ika)· Aisha's dream: three moons fell into her chamber· The angel who blows the spirit into the fetus
Sources
- Jami' al-Tirmidhi
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islam.museum contributors. “The Prophet's dream of the Highest Assembly's dispute”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/the-prophets-dream-of-the-lofty-assembly/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.
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