(Cloak; Garment; Faith; Overcoat; Religion; Spirituality) Wearing a coat in
a dream means honor and respect if new. If it is a shabby or a light coat in the
dream, then it means failure in one's proper attendance to his religious duties.
A winter coat in a dream represents a poor but vainglorious and boastful person.
A coat in a dream is also interpreted as a mean and a profane woman. Ifa man
sees himself wearing a coat, and if it is interpreted to mean a woman in the
dream, then it means that one may have committed a size able capital to support
something that will bring limited benefits. If one loses his coat in a dream, it
means that he will be shielded from poverty and boasts about his status in
public. A coat in a dream also represents man's trust, because it is placed over
his shoulders and around his neck. If a woman sees a coat in her dream, it means
suffering from unkindness on the part of her husband. (Also see Cap; Overcoat; Dip)
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Coat of mail
(Armor; Kingdom; Money; Peace; Shield) In a dream, a coat of mail
represents protection from one’s enemy. If one sees himself making a coat of mail
in a dream, it means that he will build a castle. To see oneself wearingone means
becoming a leader. If a merchant sees himself wearing a coat of mail in a dream,
it means that his business keeps growing, being completely sheltered and
protected from losses. If the coat of mail is understood to mean a friend in the
dream, then it will represent a gracious friend and a good helper when one needs
him. A coat of mail also represents one’s son who is strong and capable, who
suffices himself and helps his father. Wearing a coat of mail in a dream is a
blessing and a favor one receives from a third party who will support him and
defend him under all circumstances. Wearing one in a dream means protection
for one’s wife, properties and interests. If a woman sees herself wearing a coat
of mail in a dream, it means a husband and protection. It also could mean a
supporting brother, a compassionate son, money, clothing or strong supporters.
Wearing a suit of mail in a dream also means having a strong son, or it could
mean travels.
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Fur coat
A sable fur coat in a dream means a war, a fight or deception. It also
denotes vulgarity, meanness, or it could represent a powerful man, his wealth
and children. (Also see Fur; Sable)
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Raincoat
(Overcoat; Trench coat) In a dream, a raincoat means comfort, superi¬
ority, backing, cooperation and strength. As for a merchant, wearing a raincoat
in a dream means prominence, distinction and fame in his field. Wearing a
heavy raincoat in a dream means profits in one’s material and spiritual life.
Wearing a cotton overcoat in a dream means lesser benefits. Wearing silk
brocaded overcoat in a dream signifies attachment to one’s worldly gains and
disregard for one’s religious and spiritual benefits. Being the only person who
is wearing an overcoat or a raincoat in a dream means becoming poor and mixing
with good people by displaying praiseworthy qualities. (See Overcoat)
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Trench coat
(See Raincoat)
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Shield
(Armor; Coat of mail) Abroad piece carried by warriors for their protection
during their fight. In a dream, a shield means a faithful but an arguing friend.
It also represents a well-mannered and a true person, or a sincere person who
protects his friends and helps them. A valuable shield in a dream represents a
beautiful and a wealthy wife, or any female acquaintance or relative. If the
shield is worthless in the dream, then it means the opposite. (Also see Armor)
Shine: (See Light)
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Armor
(Coat of mail; Shield) An armor in a dream means protection and defence.
It also means fasting. If weapons are mixed with the armor or shield in one’s
dream, it means that one’s enemies cannot reach him or cause harm to him. If
one sees his armor laying down at his reach in his shop or place of business while
dealing with his customers in a dream, it means that such a merchant is
untruthful and he uses claims of honesty as a shield. (Also see Coat of mail)
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Dip
(Coat; Mix) To dip something into a conflicting element or to mix two
incompatible substances or to coat something with the wrong element in a
dream means creating suspicion or unlawfully mixing people’s monies and
properties.
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Enamelist
(Coating; Glazier; Pride) In a dream, an enamelist represents someone
who is proud of himself or who is arrogant and deceives himself about his
greatness, wealth and attainments, or who mixes with and befriends stupid
people and opens his heart to them.
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Clothing
(Dwellings; Face; Look; State; Transient) One’s garment in a dream
represents his innermost thoughts that will eventually show in his attitude in
life. If one’s thoughts are good, then it will show, and if they are evil, they will
also manifest. If one wears a slipper over his head and a turban in his foot in
a dream, it means that he is carrying trouble. Depending on its type and name,
a garment in a dream could represent a man or a woman. Wearing a new
garment in a dream is better than seeing an old one. If a man sees himself
wearing a woman’s apparel in a dream, it means that he is a bachelor. If a woman
sees herself wearing a man’s garment in a dream, it means that she is
unmarried. Wearing a tightly buttoned shirt in a dream means experiencing
tight circumstances or reuniting with a traveller returning home, or it could
mean marriage for an unwed person. Wearing a stately apparel in a dream
means honor and dignity. Wearing a soldier’s uniform in a dream means war.
Wearing a scholar’s robe or a teacher’s vest in a dream means studying to become
a learned person. Wearing an ascetic’s woolen wrap in a dream means becoming
a renunciate. Wearing a salesman’s suit in a dream means hard work or looking
for work if the suit looks expensive in the dream, for people mostly wear
expensive looking suits when they are still searching for work. Wearing a white
garment in a dream means pride, honor and dignity. Wearing silk in a dream
means strength and occupying a high rank in a business or government. If one
sees a deceased person wearing a silken garment in a dream, it means that he
is dwelling in the heavenly paradise. Wearing a garment that is adorned with
gold in a dream means victory over one’s enemy. A black garment means honor,
reign and having mastery over people. Wearing a green garment in a dream
means martyrdom. Wearing a cotton garment in a dream means following the
Prophet’s tradition (uwbp). Wearing a woolen garment in a dream means
clarity, unless if it is coarse or unfitting and in that case, it means poverty and
humiliation. Wearing a linen garment in a dream means enjoying a blessing or
a favor. Wearing a brocaded garment in a dream means receiving an important
and a revered message, rising in station, enjoying wealth or it could represent
the blessing of having a child. Wearing a robe that is trailing behind one’s feet
in a dream means rebellion and disobedience, while wearing a moderately short
coat in a dream means purity, virtues and chastity. Wearing any type of garment
in a dream means emulating the character of such people or becoming a prisoner
of war. Wearing a kufi or a headdress for prayers in a dream means atonement
for one’s sins. Wearing a jubbah or a long cloak in a dream means longevity.
Wearing an open sports jacket in a dream means ease in one’s life or financial
success. Wearing a special costume for a festival or a celebration in a dream
means prosperity and a wealth that is saved for one’s children, or it could mean
buying new merchandise for one’s shop. Wearing a military uniform in a dream
means distress, trouble or a scientific dispute. Wearing one’s traditional cos¬
tumes in a dream, or that of another community means to befriend them and
to celebrate their festivities with joy. (Also see Filth; Linen; Used clothing)
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Kohl
(Eye makeup; Makeup) Kohl in a dream represents money and clarity. Ifone
is given some powdered kohl in a dream, it means money. If a righteous and God¬
fearing person places kohl on someone’s eyes in a dream, it means blessings and
guidance. Finding a container of kohl in a dream means receiving money.
Smearing one’s eyes with kohl in a dream means becoming more religious. If a
blind person smears his eyes with kohl in a dream, it means that he will
miraculously recover his sight. If one smears his eyes with a silver-white
powdered mixture or antimony in a dream, it means that he will have two wives.
If one coats his eyelids with butter or lather in a dream, it means that he is
pursuing an unlawful heterosexual, or a loathsome homosexual relationship.
Beautifying childrens’ eyes with other than kohl or antimony in a dream means
molesting them. If one uses kohl as medicine for his eyes in a dream, it means
that he will correct his religious performance and commit his life to a godly
cause. If his intention is made to beautify himself with kohl in the dream, it
means that he is seeking material success, or worldly promotion. If someone
smears one’s eyes with kohl to the degree of blinding him in the dream, it means
that he will defraud him of some money. If a virgin girl or a widow places kohl
over her eyelids in a dream, it means her marriage. Coating or encrusting one’s
eyes with blood or ashes in a dream means corruption and a non-acceptable
marriage, or an illegal marriage. (Also see Makeup)
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Oven
(Fire; Furnace; Grill; Head of household; Kiln; Range) If one sees himself
lighting an oven for heating, or cooking on it in a dream, it means increase in
earnings and benefits for one’s own growth. An oven in a house in a dream means
bringing a solution to a problem, or winning victory over one’s enemies. An oven
without accumulation of ashes in a dream means a bad marriage. Dream
interpretation of ovens varies sometimes depending on the type of oven one sees
in his dream. A grilling oven in a dream means imprisonment for a free man and
freedom for a jailed one. A grilling oven in a dream also represents a respected
man of knowledge who is sought to deliver legal opinions or views of wisdom that
will satisfy both parties in a claim. The house range in a dream represents the
head of the household, the housekeeper, the butler, a treasure chest, one’s coffer
or a safety box. The baker’s oven in a dream represents the governor’s house, a
juvenile correction house, fulfillment of one’s needs, earning one’s livelihood, or
recovering from illness. If one bakes dough in a dream, it means satisfying one’s
needs, recovering from illness, winning victory over one’s enemies, or opponent,
winning a court case, teaching one’s son a craft, sending one’s child to a school,
enlisting one’s son in the army, or it could mean becoming wealthy. A bakery oven
in a dream also represents one’s source of income, revenues, or shop, or it could
denote one’s carnal self, its good and evil nature, or it could mean changes in one’s
life, profits and losses. Seeing an unknown bakery oven in a dream also represents
the governor’s house, or the court house because of the fires that are kindled
therein from time to time—as fire in a dream signifies power and sovereignty. An
oven in a dream also represents a marketplace. (Also see Furnace; Heater)
Overcoat: (Cap; Coat; Capote) Wearing an overcoat in a dream means strength and
support. Wearing a decorated ceremonial overcoat in a dream signifies power,
dispelling depression, or satisfaction of one’s needs. (Also see Cap; Coat; Raincoat)
Overlay: (See Blanket)
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Sable
(Fur; Marten) In a dream, a sable represents an ungrateful person, a
disbeliever, or an unjust person who lives in isolation, amasses wealth and no
one can benefit from his riches until he dies. (Also see Fur coat; Fur)
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Gilder
(Gold leaf) In a dream, a gilder represents a decorator, someone who makes
things attractive and pleasant or someone who coats things with sugar. In
general, a gilder in a dream represents someone who is truthful in his words and
actions. If a gilder overlays gold leaf over the cover of a book in a dream, it means
that he is lying, falsifying things, innovating and that he is a heedless person
who loses his money in loathsome entertainments, corruption, or it could mean
that he works for a religious institution.
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Cap
(Overseas cap; Persian toga; Roman toga; Shawl) In a dream, a cap means
travels, a wife who is supporting her husband, or a husband who is supporting
his wife. A shawl-like attire that is worn over the head and shoulders in a dream
represents honor, valor, a new trade, travel, a brother or a father. Taking off a
cap in a dream means losing one’s authority or loss of his wealth. A torn cap in
a dream means the death of one’s brother or father. Wearing a cap in a dream
also means repayment of one’s debts. (Also see Coat; Overcoat)
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Capote
(See Coat; Overcoat)
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Leather shield
(Suit of mail) In a dream, a leather shield means the same as a
coat of mail, though providing more protection. Buying a leather shield in a
dream also means getting married. (Also see Armor; Coat of mail)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Cloak
In a dream, a cloak represents marriage or a child bearing wife. If the
outside of it is made of cotton, it represents one’s good spiritual standing. A cloak
in the dream usually represents longevity, prosperity for the one wearing it and
protection against a cold winter, that is poverty or the heat of summer, or
heaviness in one’s life caused by his wife, his spiritual life, his religious
attendance, or it could mean a sickness, imprisonment, distress caused by a
woman or the stress of war. If a wife sees herself wearing a cloak with the lining
made of dark sable fur in a dream, it means that she will have a lover of an
iniquitous character. (Also see Coat)
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Fur
Wearing a fur coat in the winter in a dream means benefits and profits, for
cold in a dream signifies poverty. If it is in the summer, then it means benefits
accompanied with a sickness, distress and trouble. Sable, squirrel or tiger’s fur
in a dream represents an iniquitous and an unfair person. Sable’s fur in a dream
also means dominion, ungodliness and wickedness. It is also said that squirrel’s
fur in a dream signifies pride, ostentation, a high rank or beauty, though
without any religious or moral concerns. Wearing a fur coat inside-out in a
dream means showing one’s wealth and being excessively ostentatious. Mending
or repairing a piece of fur in a dream means suffering from an unexpected
illness. Fox fur in a dream represents an insidious, crafty and a deceitful person.
Sheep’s skin in a dream represents a noble, strong and an unassailable person.
(Also see Furrier)
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Garment
Wearing a good quality garment in a dream means prosperity in this
world and in the hereafter. Wearing a woolen garment in a dream means
renouncing the world and calling on people to do the same and to desire the
benefits of the hereafter. Wearing a green robe in a dream brings benefits and
no harm. If a living person sees himself or someone else wearing green in a
dream, it denotes his religious devotion. As for a deceased person, it means a
good state and acceptance before God Almighty. It is also said that wearing a
green garment in a dream means receiving an inheritance. Wearing a white
garment also means glad tidings. If a fabric merchant or a tailor sees himself
wearing a white garment in a dream, it means lack of work. Wearing a black
garment in a dream means a bad omen, but if one is used to wearing black
clothing, then it means honor, wealth and receiving a high ranking position.
Wearing a red garment in a dream means excess earnings that are not yet free
from due alms. Such a person then must immediately pay the proper share of
his earnings. A red garment in a dream means death, sickness and to a poor
person, it means increase in his difficulties. Wearing a red garment in a dream
can mean good only if the person wearing it is an unmarried woman. Otherwise,
wearing red during festivals or social gatherings in a dream has no meaning.
Wearing a yellow garment in a dream or any of its derivative colors in general
means ulcer or other internal festering illness. Wearing a silken garment in a
dream means loss and negligence of one’s religious life. Wearing a blue garment
in a dream means distress and difficulties. Wearing a patterned garment of
mixed colors in a dream means being reprimanded by one’s superior. It also
could represent a flower merchant. Wearing a double sided coat means duplicity
and affectation. A washed garment in a dream means poverty and indebtedness.
Wearing a brocaded garment in a dream means attending a pilgrimage. Oth¬
erwise, if the person qualifies, it means controlling interests in a farmland, or
it may represent a good harvest for that year. Wearing a garment which is
brilliant in colors for a man in a dream represents his pride and arrogance. If
one sees himself wearing a silken raiment and portraying a religious jurist in
a dream, it means that he is a seeker of worldly titles who may invent something
new. Announcing lost and found garments in a dream means attending a
pilgrimage to Mecca or a journey to an Arab country. A woman wearing a thin
garment in a dream represents her integrity, while if she is wearing a thick
garment, it represents her labor and hardships. If one sees himself putting on
a new garment after taking a ritual bath in a dream, it means prosperity or
repayment of his debts. If one’s new garment is torn and cannot be repaired in
the dream, it means inability to bear children. If the garment can be repaired
in the dream, it means that there is an evil spell over the person wearing it.
Wearing two torn garments in a dream means death. A torn garment in a dream
also means a shattered religious or spiritual life, or it could mean that one is
pursued by an evil person, or it could mean poverty or striving to satisfy one’s
basic material needs. If one is stripped of his clothing in a dream, it means loss
of his status. Destroying or wasting garments in a dream brings glad tidings,
unless if the person seeing the dream is incarcerated, or if he is a poor person,
or if he is in debt. If a man sees himself wearing a woman’s outfit in the dream,
and if in his consciousness he intended to act effeminately, it means that he will
face a calamity and carry a great burden. If he thinks in his dream that he is
a woman, then his humiliation will be greater. Receiving used garments but in
a good condition as a gift in a dream means money, though if they are in bad
condition, they mean trouble. A dog wearing a woolen cloak in a dream
represents a just ruler. If one sees a lion wearing a cotton or a linen cloak in a
dream, it represents a ruler who confiscates people’s properties and money.
Wearing linen cloak in a dream also means living a dignified life. Eating a clean
garment in a dream means receiving lawful earnings, and eating a dirty
garment in a dream means living from unlawful money. Burning one’s garment
in a dream means the end of his difficulties. Ironing off the creases of one’s
garment before wearing it in a dream means interest in beauty, glitters and
ornaments. (Also see Closet; Colors; Filth; Trader)
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Sources:The dream interpretations presented on this website are primarily based on the renowned works of Imam Ibn Sirin (رحمه الله). Additional insights are derived from authentic Islamic sources, including references to the Qur'an, Sunnah, and scholarly consensus among early Islamic dream interpreters.While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of the content, we encourage readers to consult qualified Islamic scholars for deeper understanding or in matters requiring religious rulings.
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