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Thanks for the thoughtful comment. Dream interpretation in Islam isn’t astrology or numerology — it’s a 1,400-year-old scholarly tradition. Ibn Sirin’s Tafsir a
by myusufuysal 7mo ago
Thanks for the thoughtful comment.
Dream interpretation in Islam isn’t astrology or numerology — it’s a 1,400-year-old scholarly tradition. Ibn Sirin’s Tafsir al-Ahlam is a classical Islamic text studied in universities. The Prophet Muhammad himself interpreted dreams and called them “one of the forty-six parts of prophethood” (Sahih Bukhari). This is mainstream Islamic practice, not fringe.
The “dhikr numerology” you’re referring to is Abjad — an Arabic letter-value system used by classical scholars like Ibn Arabi. Again, centuries-old tradition, not invented by us.
You’re right that some people exploit religious sentiment. That’s exactly why we built Islamvy with cited classical sources, zero manipulation, and no ads. The goal is to make authentic Islamic knowledge accessible — not to sell anxiety.
Whether it resonates with you or not, 1.8 billion Muslims take this seriously. We’re just building tools for them.
- thisislife2 7mo agoThanks for the interesting clarifications. To be clear, I wasn't calling you a scammer - like I said, people who take these seriously will find the app useful while others who don't believe in it, can still enjoy is a fun game. (But yeah, I personally don't buy into all this and consider astrologers who charge money for any "divine interpretation" as scammers). One of my friend is into Hindu astrology, and I've already recommended your app to him. (By the way, if you are the developer of the app, you should resubmit the app with "Show HN" added to the title. Probably better to do it after a month or so now. Read the rules here for it - https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html ).