Abu Hurairah narrated that Allah's Apostle (SAWS) said, "When the Day of Resurrection approaches, the dreams of a believer will hardly fail to come true, and a dream of a believer is one of forty-six parts of prophetism, and whatever belongs to prothetism can never be false." [Sahih Al-Bukhari 9:144]
Abu Hurairah narrated that Allah's Apostle (SAWS) said, "Whoever sees me in a dream then surely he has seen me for Satan cannot impersonate me. [Sahih Al-Bukhari 1:110]

It is part of the Islamic belief that the Muslims believe in good dreams, not as a source of legislation or Shariah rulings, but as signs of good news for the believers. It is widely acknowledged that the Mujahideen on the front- lines are the closest to Allah because of their actions. During the time of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, the Muslim scholars would refer any disagreements amongst them to the Mujahideen scholars on the front-line, because it was considered that they were closest to Allah. For this reason, it is very common for the believers engaged in the action of Jihad and the worship of fighting that they see dreams as glad tidings for them and as a means of boosting their morale. Some of the dreams that that have authentically been related from the Mujahideen in Afghanistan recently, are given below. Some are self-explanatory, whilst people of knowledge have given interpretations for ones that are not immediately apparent.

1. Mullah Muhammad Umar, Ameer-ul-Mumineen of Afghanistan saw the Prophet (SAWS) in a dream in which the Prophet (SAWS) ordered him to stay in Kandahar and not to leave it for Allah will give victory to the Mujahideen there.

2. Mullah Muhammad Umar saw in a dream that a cruise missile was fired at him, and he ran away from it as it exploded. Then another one was fired at him and he ran away from it as it exploded. Eventually, the last missile that was fired at him, exploded and a frozen man came out of it. People of knowledge interpreted this dream as meaning that, as Allah says in Surah Rahman [Quran 55:35]: "There will sent against you both smokeless flames of fire and molten brass, and you will not be able to defend yourselves." The Afghan have been bombed with missiles trailing smokeless fire and they have not been able to defend themselves against them. However, in the end, victory will be theirs because the last missile exploded into a man, not fire or flames. As for the frozen man, then it signifies a man who cannot move. Allah knows best, perhaps this means that the victory for the Mujahideen will come in the winter.

3. Palestinian Sheikh Abu Waleed Al-Ansari saw the Prophet (SAWS) in a dream whilst he was in Kunduz. The Prophet (SAWS) gave him glad tidings of help from Allah with 500 angels to help the Mujahideen.

4. The following dream was seen by many of the Mujahideen in Kunduz. They saw the sky split into two halves and the Angel Jibreel came down to help the Mujahideen.

English Female Journalist Raped by Alliance Troops in Kabul

A female English journalist was raped by two Northern Alliance soldiers in Kabul. This further underscores the fact that even foreigners are not safe in Alliance territory, let alone the Afghan people.

17 CIA Agents Killed in Takhta Pul

17 American CIA agents and 100 tribal Pushtuns allied to America were killed during fierce battles around Takhta Pul. Regarding the Taliban Intelligence Minister defecting to the Northern Alliance, this news is false. A low-level intelligence individual who was dismissed from his job five years ago defected to the Alliance. He does not possess any sensitive information nor pose any danger. Elsewhere in Afghanistan, it has been confirmed that 9000 Iranian troops are on the ground in Bamiyan Province and Kabul, in order to fight against the Mujahideen.

15 US Commandos Killed in Southern Afghanistan

CHAMAN (AAN): A unit of US Commandos was searching for Al-Qaida units in Southern Afghanistan when they were ambushed by a Taliban patrol with heavy weapons. We are waiting for American and British Forces

LAHORE (Islam News): Taliban Official Mullah Muteeullah said that Kandahar Airport and the surrounding provinces remain under Taliban control. All reports stating that Alliance forces have taken Kandahar airport are baseless since there are no Western journalists in Kandahar. The Western media issues its Kandahar news reports from Kabul and this was confirmed by a Sky News journalist. The Taliban are waiting for American and British troops to attack Kandahar. They are fully-prepared, waiting for them and have prepared a surprise for them. Spin Boldak remains under Taliban control as does Takhta Pul on the road between Kandahar and the Pakistani border. Losses amongst the Mujahideen and the Taliban have been minimal so far in this war. The only senior Taliban official to be killed so far is Mullah Abdus-Sattar who was martyred in Mazar-i-Sharif, may Allah have Mercy on him.

- Abu Azzam