Although some biblical characters received dream messages from God, most dreams were thought to be frivolous fantasies and were not paid much attention. Some people thought dreams were caused by too much activity or commerce. They would disappear, leaving no more mark upon righteous souls than dreams of eating and drinking would leave upon the bodies of the hungry and thirsty. Paying heed to dreams is like clutching a shadow or chasing the wind. What you see in a dream is nothing but a reflection, the image of a face in a mirror.
Truth can no more come from illusion than purity can come from impurity.
Divination, omens, and dreams are all futile, mere fantasies, like those of a woman in labour. Unless they are sent by intervention from the Most High, pay no attention to them. Dreams have led many astray and disappointed those who built their hopes on them. When Cyrus gave the exiled Jews permission to return to Zion and rebuild the Temple, they were so surprised and so happy that they thought they must be dreaming. Modern psychologists, following the direction of Freud and Jung, discuss dreams with their patients in order to understand the problems they are experiencing in real life.