The Dream - Introduction into the Psychology of Dreams main part (subpart I.-III.) elementary phenomena of dreams are described. In the second part (subpart IV.–VIII.) the actual dream and its interpretation are addressed. Each subpart introduces a fundamental characteristic of dreams, followed by an example that has been either experienced by Silberer himself or by one of his clients. Sometimes he also refers to cases by other psychoanalysts, as for example subjects studied by Freud or experimental studies conducted by Dr. Karl Schrötter. However, he describes all examples in a first-person account. Each dream example is divided into a minimum of three aspects: 1. the "condition" whereby the context
Dream interpretation interpreting dreams to the interpretation of reciting certain Surahs of the Qur'an in one's dream. He writes that it is important for a layperson to seek assistance from an alim (Muslim scholar) who could guide in the interpretation of dreams with a proper understanding of the cultural context and other such causes and interpretations. Al-Kindi (Alkindus) (801–873) also wrote a treatise on dream interpretation: "On Sleep and Dreams". In consciousness studies, Al-Farabi (872–951) wrote the "On the Cause of Dreams", which appeared as chapter 24 of his "Book of Opinions of the people of the Ideal City". It was a