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Engraver
(Goldsmith; Leather craftsman; or any craft using a hammer and a
chisel.) An engraver in a dream represents knowledge and pursuit of the
prophetic traditions. In a dream, an engraver also means deception, trickery
and imposing credulity upon others through dishonesty. A stone carver in a
dream represents someone who deals with people of ignorance. A copper
engraver represents disputes and illness. Gold and silver engraver in a dream
represents clear wisdom and putting things where they belong. An engraver in
a dream also represents a worldly person. If he also deals with fabrics in the
dream, it means that he is a peacemaker. Seeing him also means spending one’s
money to serve evil people or investing money in their projects, lies, falsehood
and hypocrisy. The customers in the dream represent people who prefer worldly
and temporary benefits over the eternal reward and benefits of the hereafter.
If the engraver sells the merchandise but does not accept money for them in the
dream, it means that he prefers his spiritual life over his temporary material
pleasure and that he is grateful to God Almighty. If he asks for a price for his
services, then it means the opposite. If the engraver barters what he sells for
wheat or flour in the dream, it means that he will become detached from worldly
interests, and that he is grateful for his Lord’s blessings. An engraver in a dream
also represents a person who teaches arts and science.
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Grave
(Burial; Tomb; Sepulcher) A grave in a dream represents a prison and a
prison in a dream represents a grave. If one sees himself living in a grave in a
dream, it means that he will be incarcerated in a prison. Building a grave in a
dream means building a house. If one enters a grave but does not witness a
funeral in his dream, it means that he will buy a house. Digging a grave in a
dream means getting married, though through tricking the woman to get her
consent. Standing over a grave in a dream means committing a sin. If one sees
himself digging a grave and upon completing his work, if he discovers that what
he has dug is standing on the surface of the earth and has no walls in the dream,
such ground represents the abode of the hereafter. If he then enters it in his
dream, it signifies that his life term in this world has come to its conclusion. If
he does not enter it in the dream, then there are no consequences to his dream.
Seeing a known grave in a dream is a proof of what is true and a sign of what
will unfailingly come. An unknown grave in a dream represents a hypocrite.
Building a tomb on the roof of one’s house means longevity. Visiting the
graveyard in a dream means visiting people in prison. Raining over the graves
in a dream means blessings from God Almighty upon the people of the graves.
Graves in a dream also represent distant travels, bewilderment, a wife, or they
could mean a prison. Filling a grave with dirt in a dream means longevity and
living a healthy life. Seeing oneself buried alive in a dream means a calamity,
tightening of one’s means or imprisonment. Seeing oneself buried alive and
wearing one’s shroud in a dream also could mean marriage. To unearth
someone’s grave in a dream means seeking to pursue his trade. If it is the grave
of a scholar, then it means wanting to acquire his knowledge. If it is the grave
of a rich person in the dream, then it means becoming rich or receiving an
inheritance. If one sees the deceased person alive in his grave in a dream, it
means that such money will constitute unlawful earnings, while in the first
instance, the knowledge or wisdom one is seeking will be true, except if the
person in the grave is dead in the dream. A stone tomb or a sarcophagus in a
dream means profits, a war prisoner, a booty or exposing one’s personal secrets.
(Also see Burial; Cemetery; Exhume; Sarcophagus; Shrine; Tower)
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Grave digger
In a dream, a grave digger represents a person toiling in difficulties.
One cannot be at peace with him until he dies. If one sees a grave digger asking
about him in a dream, it means calamities for the person in question, and peace
for those who will help bury him. (Also see Body snatcher)
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Gravel
(Pebbles) Gravel or pebbles coveringthe riverbed or stream bed in a dream
mean hard work. (Also see Pebbles)
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Graveyard
(See Cemetery; Grave)
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Canopy 2
(Pavilion; Tent) Setting up a pavilion in the open air to sit under it in
a dream means gaining power and dominion. A canopy in a dream also means
visiting the graves of martyrs and praying for them, or to die in their state.
Folding a canopy in a dream means losing one's power and dominion, or it could
mean nearing the end of one's life. Walking out from under a canopy in a dream
means losing some of one's power or business. Walking out from under a canopy
in a dream also signifies trueness of one's heart and intention, or earning the
station of a martyr through one's true devotion, or it could mean visiting the
Sacred House in Jerusalem. (Also see Pavilion; Tent)
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Vermin
( zool . Game; Graveyard) A vermin or any bird that kills game or dwells
near the graveyards in a dream represents a procurer or a prostitute.
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Pavilion
(Army; Canopy; Large tent) In a dream, a pavilion represents someone
in command. Seeing a pavilion in a dream also means conquering one’s enemy.
A canopy in a dream represents someone who has less authority than the
commander, a dome represents someone of a lower rank, and a tent in a dream
means less than a dome. If a commander is seen leaving his pavilion in a dream,
it means that he will lose some of his authority, or that he may die shortly.
Unknown pavilions of either green or white colors in a dream mean healing,
endowments, gifts, martyrdom, visiting the graves of righteous people, or a
pilgrimage to Jerusalem. (Also see Canopy; Tent)
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Caning
(Basket weaver; Caner; Mesh weaver; Reed) In a dream, a caner represents
a weaver, a tailor, a builder, an architect or a grave digger.
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Woman
(Beads; Garden; Glass; Pearls; Ribs; Silver; World) A beautiful looking
woman in a dream represents a year of comfort, peace and prosperity. A woman
in a dream also represents a coffer, one’s store, or his hiding place. A woman in
a dream also represents the earth, the world or a graveyard, for one returns to
it after that he cames out of it. A woman in a dream also represents a prison,
a confidant, a tree, a well, an inkwell, a house, or a partner who shares wealth
and pleasure with the husband. Seeing a beautiful woman entering one’s house
in a dream means joy and happiness, money that will not last, or the reversal
of one’s condition from harsh to amiable. A fat woman in a dream represents a
prosperous year. Seeing an unknown woman in a dream has better connotations
than seeing a woman one knows. A young woman in a dream represents an
enemy. An old woman in a dream represents the world. If one sees his wife
looking like a man in a dream, she then represents his grandfather, or she could
represent prosperity for that family. If one sees his wife carrying him in a dream,
it means that he may fall sick, or perhaps that he may become rich. Seeing a
female of unknown species in a dream means loss of money. If one sees his wife
getting married to someone else in a dream, it means that he may deviate from
God’s path, then repent for his sin. A woman in a dream also represents wealth,
the world, a farm, pleasures or authority, for a wife governs the needs of her
husband and controls his life in one way or another. If a woman sees her crown
stolen in a dream, it means the death of her husband. If a woman sees her head
shaved in a dream, it means divorce, or it could mean the death of her husband.
(Also see Belt; Crown; Glass bottle; Glass; Gray hair; Ribs; Silver; Vat; Women)
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Pearl
(Beads; Jewel; Money; Tears; Women) Drilling wholes in pearls to string
them in a dream means fulfillment of one’s goals, easing one’s passage, or
facilitating one’s marriage. In a dream, a pearl also means a son. If one’s wife
is pregnant, and if she hands him a pearl in his dream, it means that she will
deliver a beautiful son. If the pearl has no glitter, or if he takes it from his wife
and locks it inside a box in a dream, then it represents a servant. A pearl in a
woman’s dream means good news. If she is unwed, it means that she will get
married. If one sees himself bartering a pearl or a gem for fake jewelry, or for
chips of glass in a dream, it means that he has sold the reward of the hereafter
for the temporary pleasures of this world, or that he has exchanged something
precious for something worthless, or it could mean that he may commit a sin,
or become an apostate. Pearls in a dream also represent the Quran, manner of
proper talking, bezels of wisdom, children, servants, integrity, beauty, or
money. If one sees himself piercing a pearl in a dream, it means that he will give
valuable interpretations to Quranic verses. Swallowing pearls in a dream
means forgetting what one has learned from the Quran. Swallowing pearls in
a dream also could mean acquiring wisdom and knowledge. Selling pearls in a
dream means acquiring knowledge and growing to be famous and respected.
Throwing pearls at people in a dream and seeing people collecting them while
one remains aloof, represents a judge who issues his verdict, or admonishes
people who accept what he says and abide by it accordingly. Receiving a pearl
in a dream means caring for the daughter of a relative. Finding a pearl in a
dream also means finding a wife. Borrowing a pearl from someone in a dream
means begetting a son and giving him for adoption, or that the boy will die
shortly after his birth. Pearls in a dream also mean becoming wealthy from an
inheritance. As for a scholar, a pearl in a dream represents knowledge, and for
a governor, it means expansion of his power. As for a merchant, it means a
growing business, and for a craftsman in a dream, it means advancement in his
craft. Pearls in a dream also represent the final step in adorning something and
the proper way to display beauty, or they could represent fantasies and
attractions. Drilling a hole in a pearl in a dream also means having sexual
intercourse with a blood relation. Swallowing a pearl in a dream means hiding
a testimony. Chewing on pearls in a dream means backbiting people. Vomiting
pearls in a dream means scheming against people and deceiving them. Throw¬
ing a pearl into a river in a dream means helpingpeople. Extracting a pearl from
its shell, then throwing the pearl and keeping the shell in a dream means that
one is involved in body snatching and in desecrating the graves. Opening a closet
with a key and pulling out stored pearls from inside it in a dream means asking
a question from a scholar. Counting pearls in a dream means going through
hardships. Seeing pear Is in adream means becomingjoyful and happy. Receiving
a gift of pearls in a dream denotes a political appointment. Pearls in a dream
also denote good words, money, or servants. A pearl necklace in a dream means
marriage, or a bundle of money, or it could mean memorizing the Quran.
Carrying loads of pearls in a dream means carrying burdens. Throwing pearls
to a swine or over a trash pile in a dream means giving knowledge to people who
are not worthy of it, or people who do not understand it and who will consequently
mock him. Burningpearls to cook with them rather than wood in a dream means
putting a heavy burden on someone who cannot carry it and consequently
having him explode. Large pearls in a dream provide for better connotations
than the small ones. Pierced pearls in a dream mean easy and fast coming
money. Pearls in a dream also may represent tears. (Also see Counting pearls;
Mother of pearl; Tears)
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Marble
(Beauty; Eulogy; Hardness; Wealth) In a dream, marble represents
prosperity, a beautiful wife, respectable people, class, servants, or properties.
If a poor person sees the floor of his house covered with marble in a dream, it
means prosperity, marriage, purchasing a business, acquiring knowledge,
learning a poem, bearing righteous children, or if he qualifies, it could mean
that he will receive a high ranking appointment, or that he may actually work
with marble, or in sculpturing marble or in manufacturing fountains from
marble, or work in masonry, or as a stone cutter, or he may change his attitude
toward things, signaling the end of depression and the start of a joyful time in
his life, living in high rises, or spending money for leisure and vacations. If one
sees gravestones made of marble, or if one sees marble pillars in a dream, it
means a good reward for one’s deeds, or it could mean eulogy, or lauding. An
architecturally sound edifice made from marble in a dream represents good
writing, skillfulness, dowry or a generous prenuptial agreement. If the marble
is used excessively in the dream, it means suspicion and doubt about one’s
resources or source of income. The marble bases of a pillar in a dream
represents social benefits. As for marble tiles in a dream, they represent
beautiful and noble women, or dignitaries. As for marble jars, tiles, or basins
in a dream, they represent the positive and negative effects one overlooks
during the course of this life. (Also see Column; Marble cutter)
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Meadow
(Beauty; Grass; Green; Knowledge; Paradise; Wisdom) In a dream, a
meadow represents an easy and a trouble free money, or it could represent a
wife who has little reservation and tactfulness. Seeing a meadow in a dream
also means receiving inner knowledge that is imparted directly by God Almighty
through mystical inspirations, or it could mean establishing a charitable
endowment. A meadow with its pasture, streams, perennials and spireas in a
dream represents the world, its ornaments, attractions and wealth. A meadow
in a dream also may mean a place of business or a work place. To see and cherish
a green meadow without being able to unfold its reach in a dream represents
the vastness and essence of Islam. If a poor person sees himself walking
through the meadows, gathering grass, leaves, herbs, flowers and eating them
in his dream, it means prosperity. If a rich person sees that in his dream, it
means that his wealth will increase. If someone who has renounced the
pleasures of this world or an ascetic sees such a dream, it means that he will
return to desiring it, or that he will be seduced by the world again. Walking
between meadows in a dream means going on a business trip or changing one’s
profession. The same interpretation is given if one sees himself walking
between two different markets. If one sees a deceased person sitting in the
meadows in a dream, it means that he is in paradise. Meadows in a dream also
represent the world and its pleasures, or they could represent a rich wife.
Seeing an unusual meadow which is admired only when beheld, and enjoyed
especially when visited in a dream represents a revered place, a house of God,
a mosque, the grave of a prophet, or the graves of the righteous ones. A meadow
in a dream also may represent the Book of revelations, the Quran, knowledge,
wisdom, or paradise. If one sees himself walking from the midst of meadows
into a salt swampland or a marsh in a dream, it means that he follows
innovations, or that he indulges in sinful actions. Hearing the call to prayers
from inside a meadow in a dream means a good deed, guidance after heedlessness,
repentance, attending the congregational prayers, or following a funeral proces¬
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Colors
(Black; Blond; Bluish-black; Green; Maroon; Purple; Red; Reddish-brown;
White; Yellow) The color black in a dream means prosperity, happiness or
sickness. The color blond in a dream means war, sickness, piety, honor or a
religious person. In a dream, the color blond also means contemptibleness,
vileness, meanness or depravity. Black colored eyes in a dream represent a
religious person. A bluish-black colored eyes in a dream connote opposing one’s
religion. Blue eyes in a dream entail religious innovations. Green eyes in a
dream represent a religion that is different from all religions. The color green
in a dream also represents a good harvest or prosperity. Green in a dream also
means youth or fear of wrongdoing. In a dream, the color blue represents
distress, depression, enmity, or it could mean a calamity. The color red in a
dream denotes joy, celebration, spirituality or dominion. Red means the world
or material gains. In a dream, the color maroon or a reddish-brown color
signifies dignity, nobility, power or it could represent a wealthy woman. The
color purple in a dream represents a brilliant, skillful and a beautiful woman,
or it could mean fragrance, instability, sickness, love and harmony. White in a
dream also means beauty or it could represent elderly people. A black flag in a
dream means a man of knowledge, a white one represents jealousy, a yellow flag
represents an epidemic disease and a green flag means a journey by land. A
black cloud in a dream represents a just judge while a white cloud represents
a blessed, noble and true justice. A white thread in a dream represents the dawn
and a black thread in a dream represents the night. If one sees his cheeks
radiant white in a dream, it means honor, bounty, or it could mean achieving
a high rank in one’s community. Unknown white or green tents in a camp in a
dream represent the graves of martyrs. Yellow represents strain, sickness,
repentance, a son, or it could mean chivalry. (Also see Flag; Garment)
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Jailer
(Blacksmith; Digging) A jailer in a dream represents a grave digger.
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Leech
(Bloodsucker; Sponger) In a dream, a leech represents the grave’s worms
that eat one’s flesh, or it could denote one’s own children. If a leech falls from
one’s nose in a dream, it means that his wife will have a miscarriage. Leech in
a dream also represent a base and a despicable enemy.
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Money
(Bones; Banana; Brass; Bread; Coin; Dirt; Dough; Pennies; Pie; Poison)
A plated coin in a dream means lies, falsehood, or triviality. To shower someone
with money in a dream means listening to a filthy conversation, or imperson¬
ating someone. Money in a dream also means vain talk, or missing one’s
prayers. If one sees himself swallowing a coin of money in a dream, it means
that he will betray his trust. Money in a dream is also interpreted as knowledge,
faith, guidance, or becoming a government employee. Giving money away in a
dream means dispelling agony, difficulties or burdens. If one receives money
in his dream, it means that he is entrusted with something. Handling one to
four coins in a dream is a lucky number. Money in a dream is also interpreted
as women’s talk. Having a lot of money in a dream means disputes. Receiving
money from a known source in a dream means stress. If the source is unknown
in the dream, it means a calamity. If one receives an engraved coin in a dream,
it means that he may be hurt by his own family, or for the sake of a protegd of
his. If one sees a deceased person giving him a coin of money in a dream, it
means that he will be spared from an unjust trial. If he refuses to take the
money from the deceased person in the dream, it means that he should beware
not to be unjust toward others or fall prey to their injustice. If one who has ten
coins finds that he only has five coins in the dream, it means that he will lose
accordingly. If he has five coins then sees them doubled in the dream, it means
that he will double his money. (Also see Banana; Banknote; Bones; Counting
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Teacher
(Bucket; Grammar teacher; Language teacher) In a dream, a teacher
represents a strong person who does people favors and particularly those who
learn at his hand unless if he takes monetary compensation for his work in the
dream. An elementary school teacher in a dream represents a commander, a
judge, a scholar, or a trainer. A grammar teacher and a language teacher in a
dream represents honor, dignity, exalted rank, helping others, having impor¬
tant connections with people in authority, scholars, or he could represent
understanding, clarity of speech, easy life, profits, marriage, children, or
parents. A teacher in a dream also represents a bird hunter who presides over
the affairs of ignorant people. (Also see Educator; Engraver; Grammarian;
Language; Writer)
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Cemetery
(Burial ground; Grave; Graveyard) Seeing a cemetery or a graveyard
in a dream means appeasement and comfort for a terrified person, and dismay
to a comfortable and a relaxed person. A graveyard represents the elements of
fear, hope and return to guidance after heedlessness. A cemetery represents the
hereafter, because it is its vehicle. A cemetery in a dream also represents the
prison of the body, but in a dream, it also means seclusion, devotion, abstinence,
asceticism or admonition. A cemetery also can be interpreted as the dead looking
drunkard in a bar, a man laying flat in a prostitution house, the home of a
heedless person who often sleeps rather than pray or a hypocrite whose deeds
are not subject to receiving a heavenly reward, etcetera. If a sick person walks
into a funeral procession in a dream, it means that his illness will culminate in
his death. If he is not sick and then during that procession he weeps or prays
for the deceased person in the dream, it means that he will repent of his sins,
join spiritual study circles and serves the people of knowledge. Such a person
also may attain a blessed spiritual station and benefit from what he hears and
sees. If one sees himself walking in a funeral procession and neglecting respect
and contemplation, and instead laughs and jokes, it means that he will befriend
evildoers and accept their evil conduct as a standard norm of behavior. If one
sees himself visiting a graveyard for seclusion, self-awakening and self-re¬
straint, then if he reflects about words of truth, wisdom and repentance in his
dream, it means that he will be asked to judge between two people, and that he
will rule with justice. If one does not contemplate thus in the dream, it means
that he will forget about something important or dear to his heart. If one enters
the graveyard calling to prayers in a dream, it means that he will admonish
people, commands what is good and forbids what is evil. If one sees himself
entering a graveyard and walking over the scattered bones of the dead people
in a dream, it means that he will die and be buried there. A cemetery in a dream
also represents admonition, reading the Quran, crying, reminiscence, piety,
surrender to one’s destiny and discarding worldly gains. A cemetery in a dream
also may represent the scholars, ascetics, governors, leaders, camps or a brothel.
The graves of saints or shrines in a dream signify innovation, heedlessness,
intoxication, adultery, corruption and fear. A stone tomb or a sarcophagus in a
dream signifies profits, war prisoners, a booty or exposing one’s personal
secrets. (Also see Burial; Grave; Shrine)
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Prison
(Cage) Imprisonment in a dream means benefits, money and comfort. It
also could mean the reversal of one’s condition for the worst. Becoming a
prisoner in a dream also could mean making unnecessary and wasted efforts to
unveil a secret. In general, prison in a dream means difficulties and humiliation.
If one sees a known personality or a government administrator imprisoned or
jailed, it could mean the same. If one sees himself incarcerated in a large prison
in a dream, it means that he will stand before a strong person who will delegate
an important responsibility to him, and from which he will gain spiritual
advancement. If he is incarcerated in an unknown jail which is built from plaster
in a dream, then it represents his grave. If one sees himself locked and tied-up
inside a house in a dream, it means a positive advancement in his life. If in such
a place one sees himself being tortured in a dream, it means that his benefits
and profits will be greater. If a woman sees herself imprisoned in a dream, it
means that she will marry an important person or an older person. If in one’s
dream the prison is administered by a religious authority, it means that one
correctly prescribes to his religion. If it is a civil prison, then it means adver¬
sities, sufferings and distress caused by hypocrisy and by blaming others. An
unknown prison in a dream means the world. A prison in a dream also
represents an ill-natured wife, a difficult cause, silence, or controlling one’s
tongue, the perfidy of one’s enemy, accusations, allegations, associating with
rich people, one’s grave, suspension of travels because of an illness, losing one’s
drive, poverty, or unhappiness. Entering a prison in a dream also means
longevity, or reuniting with one’s beloved. If one chooses to live in a sanctuary
away from people in a dream, it means that he will be protected from sin. If a
sick person leaves his prison cell in a dream, it means that he will recover from
his illness. If a prisoner sees the gates of his jail open, or if there is a hole in the
wall, or a ray of light, or if the ceiling of one’s prison disappears and he can see
the skies and stars above him, or if he can see them through the walls of his cell
in a dream, it means that he will escape from jail. A prison in a dream also
represents the safe return of a traveller, or the death of a sick person. If one sees
himself imprisoned and tide-up by someone in authority in a dream, it repre¬
sents adversities he wishes for them to be removed. Walking out of such an
imprisonment in a dream means relief from such adversities If one is travelling,
it means that he is a heedless, and if he is sick, it means that his sickness is a
prolonged one. It is also said that imprisonment in a dream may mean that one’s
prayers are answered and that his difficulties and distress will be removed. If
one sees himself incarcerated in an unknown jail of an unknown location and
whose dwellers have uncommon appearance in a dream, such a prison then
represents his grave. If a sick person sees himself walking out of an unknown
prison, or out of a tiny house into a large open space in a dream, it means that
he will recover from his illness and fully enjoy his life. If one sees himself
incarcerated in a prison he does not recognize in a dream, it means that he will
marry a woman through whom he will prosper and have children. If one sees
himself tied-up inside his own house in a dream, it means that he will profit and
witness blessings that will show in his household members. If one who is
experiencing difficulties in his life sees himself tied-up to a chair or to a wall in
a dream, it means that his problems and fears will be dispelled. If one sees
himself building a prison in a dream, it means that he will meet a righteous man,
or an Imam who will guide him on the straight path. A prison in a dream also
represents paralysis, arrogance, self-deception, or incarcerating troublesome
people. If one sees a deceased person in jail in a dream, it means that he is in
hell. If one sees himself imprisoned in a dream, it also means that he may enter
a forbidden place, a house of a prostitution, or a tavern. (Also see Cage; Imam;
Mental hospital)
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Marriage
(Cage; Digging a grave; Duel; Golden cage; Pearl; Sanctuary; Silver
cage) Marriage in a dream represents the providence of God Almighty and care
for His servants. Marriage in a dream also means imprisonment, indebtedness,
sorrow, distress, depression, carrying a liability, or endeavoring to achieve a
high ranking position. If one marries a known woman in his dream, it means
that he will endeavor to satisfy the normal responsibilities of a husband. If one
marries an unknown woman, and if he could not see her in his dream, it denotes
the nearing of his death, or it could mean moving from an old house into a new
one. If a sick woman sees herself getting married to a man she does not
recognize or know his name in a dream, it means that she may die from her
illness. If the man who sees himself getting married in the dream qualifies, it
means that he will attain a high ranking job or a suitable position. If one’s
wedding ceremony is made with witnesses only in the dream, it means that he
has made a covenant with God Almighty. If he performs a traditional wedding
ceremony with its celebrations and festivities in the dream, it means a new job,
or it could mean acquiring fame, or becoming renowned for one’s good reputation
or character. Marriage in a dream is also interpreted in association with a
trade. If one marries a woman who dies shortly after her wedding in the dream,
it means that he will perform a job that earns him nothing but hard labor,
toiling and stress. If one marries an adulteress in a dream, it means that he
is an adulterer. If one marries a vicious, aggressive or a dominating wife in a
dream, it means that his movements will be hampered with various restrictions.
If one marries a deceased woman in a dream, it means that he will revive a
profitable project he had earlier abandoned. If a man offers his mother in
marriage to one of his friends in a dream, it means that he will sell his house.
If a pregnant woman sees herself getting married in a dream, it means that she
will give birth to a girl. If she sees herself in her wedding night in a dream, it
means that she will beget a son. If a mother who has a son sees herself getting
married in a dream, it means that she will marry off her son. In general, the
marriage of a married woman, or of an unwed woman in a dream means
benefits. If a woman marries a deceased man in a dream, it means that she will
become lost and impoverished. If a married man sees himself getting married
to a second woman in a dream, it means profits. To marry the daughter of a
known man of knowledge in a dream means prosperity. If a sick woman marries
a man of knowledge in her dream, it means recovering from her illness. If a man
sees himself marrying a living relative who is in a degree of consanguinity that
precludes such a marriage in a dream, it means that he will sever his ties with
such a relative, or with her family. Otherwise, if that relative is already dead,
it means that he will contact her immediate relatives and establish a friendly
relationship with them. (Also see Cage; Duel; Sanctuary; Wife; Yoke)
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Vulture
(Candor; Eagle; Enemy; Evil; Imbecile; Thieves) A vulture in a dream
represents a stupid, abominable and a lewd person. When seen during a
daylight dream, it means a grievous illness. If one sees a vulture inside his house
in a dream, it means sending help to assist someone in difficulty. Capturing a
vulture in a dream means a fight or war. A flock of vultures descending upon
a town in a dream represent an occupying army with merciless soldiers who will
plunder such town. If a sick person sees a vulture inside his house in a dream,
it means the approach of his death. As for a tanner and a potter, or the like
craftsmen, seeing a vulture in a dream means profits or benefits. As for
physicians or sick people, a vulture in their dream purports evil. In general,
vultures in a dream represent highway robbers, a band of thieves who are not
residents of that town, people who refuse to earn their livelihood through honest
work, or it could represent an undertaker, a body snatcher, a grave digger, or
a lewd and an insulting person. (Also see Eagle)
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Tent
(Canopy; Pavilion) In a dream, a tent means travels, a grave, a wife or a
house. A camp of tents in a dream represents clouds. If a tent is raised over
someone, and if he is a merchant, it means that his business will grow. If he is
a soldier, it means that he will rise in rank. If he is unwed, it means that he will
get married. If one sees a white tent raised beside his tent in a dream, it
represents a righteous person who commands what is good and forbids what is
evil. It also means that he will repent for a hideous sin. If one sees the moon
inside his tent in a dream, it means that he will illicit sexual intercourse with
a boy or with a young girl from a noble family. Seeing unknown white or green
tents in a valley represent the graves of martyrs. (Also see Canopy; Pavilion)
Termite: (Broker; Stockbroker; Wood warm) In a dream, termites represent
jealousy, envy, perfidy, competition in knowledge, or search for arguments. If
one sees termites in his carry-on bag, or eating from his staff in a dream, they
mean his death. Termites in a dream also represent a slanderer who tricks
wealthy people to make his commission by advising them to place their money
into bad investments. If a sick person sees termites inside his house or clinging
to his skin in a dream, it also means his death. If one sees termites eating his
wooden door, table orbed in a dream, they mean an illness. Termites in a dream
also means having a large family with little income.
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Crow
(Carrion crow; Cheat; Hooded crow; Jackdow; Raven; Swindle) A crow in
a dream means adultery, narrow-mindedness or concealing one’s evil actions or
intentions. In a dream, a crow also represents a stingy, proud, ostentatious and
an arguing person. Hunting crows in a dream means earning unlawful money
through deceitful actions and corruption. Seeing a crow in a dream also means
a bad omen and particularly if seen in the fields. Seeing a crow standing over
the roof of one’s house in a dream means that one’s wife is having a secret affair
with one of his friends. If a crow speaks to someone in his dream, it means that
he will beget a son who will grow to be a corrupt person. If one sees a crow
speaking to him in a dream, it could mean suffering from depression, then
feeling better thereafter. A crow in a dream also could signify migration, or
separation between beloveds. Eating the flesh of a crow in a dream means
receiving money from thieves. Seeing a crow standing before the courthouse in
a dream means committing an offense and paying the price for one’s crime, or
it could mean killing one’s brother, then regretting it. If one sees a crow digging
the earth in a dream, then it becomes a stronger indication of such a crime. If
a crow scratches someone’s face in a dream, it means dying from an illness or
freezing to death from being lost in a forest during the winter. Receiving a crow
as a gift in a dream means happiness. A hooded crow in a dream represents
longevity, a wealthy person, elderly people or it could represent wonderment
about something when awakened. A crow in a dream is also the messenger of
winter, cold weather and adversities. Seeing a crow descending upon a noble
house means that a corrupt person will marry a noble woman from that house.
Seeing a piebald crow in a dream means an affliction that will befall one’s son.
Owning such a piebald crow in a dream means having a bad son. Slaughtering
such a crow in a dream means receiving news from a distant place. In that sense,
if a piebald crow speaks to someone in a dream, it means begetting a son who
will grow to be a despicable and a corrupt person. Seeing a flock of crows inside
one’s house in a dream means gaining wealth and honor up to the end of one’s
life. It also could represent people who speak ill of others or backbite them. A
crow in a dream also represents a vicious fighter who fights just for himself and
who is keen at acquiring what he wants, or it could represent a grave digger or
bad news, a bad omen, mismanagement of one’s life or business, a longjourney,
trouble, adversities or calling a curse upon someone, adultery or it could
represent someone who mixes good with bad qualities. Seeing a jackdaw in a
dream means a bad crop. Fighting a crow in a dream means fighting someone
of such character. Holding a crow in one’s hand in a dream means self-deception
and pride. A crow inside one’s shop in a dream means a corrupt person in that
company. Hunting crows in a dream means gains from unlawful sources. Seeing
a crow standing over a grave in a dream means that one will die in that place,
or that one will discover something about which he had no knowledge. (Also see
Baby crow; Carrion crow; Raven)
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Skies
(Castle; Child; Firmament; Heavens; House; Mother; Oath; Ocean; Prison;
Teacher; Town; Wife; Wonders) In a dream, the sky represents itself. Whatever
descends from it or comes from that direction in a dream will materialize. If fire
falls from the sky over people’s homes in a dream, it means plagues, illness,
pleurisy, smallpox, or death and destruction. If fire falls over the marketplace
in the dream, it means higher prices. If it falls over the fields and farmlands in
the dream, it means that the crops could either burn, freeze, or be struck by a
swarm of locusts or by other harmful insects. If what falls from the sky indicates
prosperity, such as honey, oil, figs, barley, or money, etcetera, in the dream, it
means a good rain and a good harvest for that year. Whatever falls from the sky
of good or bad may represent the government and the hardships it inflicts upon
the people, or the benefits it may bring them. Climbing to the sky with a rope,
a ladder, or using a staircase in a dream means exaltation, rising in station, good
luck and support. If one climbs without a common medium in a dream, it means
fear and arrogance. If his intention in climbing is to spy on others in the dream,
it means that he may work as a spy. If one descends safely from the sky in the
dream, it means that he will escape and be spared the consequences of his sin.
If he falls and breaks or fractures a bone or so in the dream, it means that he
may suffer such accident in wakefulness. If a sick person sees himself climbing
to the sky, and if he does not return to earth in the dream, it means that he may
die from his illness. If he comes back in the dream, it means that his illness will
increase and his difficulties will reach their peak, though God willing, he will
recover from his illness, unless he falls into a hole in a dream. In that case the
hole represents his grave. If one sees the sky shooting arrows causing people
wounds, injuries and bleeding in a dream, it means taxes and confiscation of
properties by the government. If the arrows hit people’s ears and eyes only in
the dream, it means that major trials and temptations will strike at everyone.
If the arrows fall without causing harm to anyone, and if people rush to collect
them in the dream, they represent a booty that people will come to win, or a
divine gifts people will enjoy. To rise close to the sky in a dream means nearness
to one’s Lord. This is particularly true for pious people and for true believers.
Nearing the sky in a dream also represents a supplication needing an immediate
answer, and God willing such prayers will be answered. Nearing the sky in a
dream also could mean going before the governor of one’s town, or any person
from whom one may need something, i.e., a teacher, a man of knowledge, a
father, or a wife. If one sees the sky falling over his head in a dream, it means
that the roof of his house may cave in, or that he will die from an illness he
already suffers. If one sees himself climbing and entering the sky in a dream,
it means that he will die as a martyr. If one sees himself standing in the sky in
a dream, it means that he will command or admonish others. If one sees himself
in the sky looking down at something on earth in a dream, it means that he will
rise in station, then he will regret something he missed. If one sees the sky green
in a dream, it means prosperity and a good harvest. If one sees the sky turned
into iron in a dream, it means drought or scarcity of rain. If one falls from the
sky in a dream, it means that he may abandon his faith, become a reprobate,
or that he may be struck with a major calamity that will be driven by an unjust
person. If the iron sky splits open, and if an old man appears from behind it in
the dream, such an old person represents the grandfather of the people of that
town or tribe. Consequently, people will enjoy a good harvest, prosperity and
happiness. If it is a young man that appears in the dream, then he represents
an enemy and an evil that may befall the people following such dream. If a sheep
appears from the sky in a dream, then it means profits. If camels appear, then
they represent rain. If a lion appears in the dream, it represents an unjust ruler.
If the sky becomes one solid piece in the dream, it means drought. If it rips apart
and its doors become wide open in the dream, then it means rain or an answer
to people’s prayers. If one sees himself reaching out and touching the sky in a
dream, it means that he is seeking an important goal, and that he will fail to
attain it. If one sees himself rising near the lower heavens in a dream, it means
worldly gains, or profits and status in either material or spiritual realms. If one
looks toward the sky, whether to the East or to the West in a dream, it means
travels. If one sees himself stealing the sky and hiding it in ajar in a dream, it
means that he may steal a copy of the holy Quran and hides it with his wife.
If one sees the sky wide open in a dream, it means blessings and benefits. If one
sees himself rising toward the sky in a fiat posture in a dream, it means that
he will become emaciated, or suffer losses in his business. On the other hand,
if one sees himself rising without difficulty and without being laid on his back
in a dream, it means exaltation, success and safety from any harm that could
be driven by one’s enemies. If one bites the sky in a dream, it means that a
calamity will strike at him, or it could mean business losses, failure to attain
one’s goals, or an argument with one’s superior at work. If one sees himself
touring the sky then returning to earth in a dream, it means that he may become
an astronomer, or an astrologer and gain fame in his field. If one sees himself
leaning his back to the sky in a dream, it means that he may win a leadership
position, or win victory over his opponents. If one sees himself in the sky having
a form different than that of human beings in a dream, it means that he may
leave this world unblessed. If one sees himself hanging down with a rope from
the sky in a dream, it means that he will govern after someone else’s, or inherit
his post. However, if the rope breaks in the dream, it means that he may lose
such an opportunity. If one sees a lighted candle in the sky which luster and
brightness dims the light of the sun in a dream, it represents a solar eclipse. If
one sees the sky being build in his presence in a dream, it means that he lies
in his testimonies. Falling from the sky in a dream also could be a warning
against falling into sin. Falling from the sky in a dream with one’s head down
means longevity. If one sees himself in the sky but could not remember when
did he enter it in a dream, it means that God willing he is already in paradise.
If one sees radiance, or scintillating rays of light coming through the sky in a
dream, it means guidance. If he sees dark clouds coming through the sky in a
dream, it means that he could stray from God’s path. If he sees a scourge
descending from the sky in a dream, it means that plagues and adversities will
befall the people as a chastisement for their sins, or for crimes they have
committed. As for gnostics and people of knowledge, seeing the sky in a dream
means clarity, vision, placing one’s interests in heavenly matters, or travelling
to distant lands, or engaging in importing and exporting goods. Climbing into
the sky in a dream also means falsehood, false beliefs, lies, or talking about God
Almighty without the proper knowledge or guidance. Climbing into the sky in
a dream also could mean seeking one’s livelihood, satisfying one’s needs, or
fulfilling a promise. Skies in a dream also represent the ocean because of their
vastness and the countless number of creation living therein, or they could
represent the ripening of fruits, or the conclusion of one’s work, or they could
represent one’s helmet, armor, wife, money, religion, death, or they could
indicate slander and falsehood against someone who descends from them after
being raised, and they could mean making peace with one’s enemies, or they
could represent the shares allotted for each one of God’s creation, the good and
the bad, people’s sustenance and that of beasts, gains, losses, blessings or
afflictions. (Also see Ascending in the skies; Celestial spheres; Heavens; Star)
Skin inflammation: (Thinning; Shedding one’s skin) If one sees his skin thinned
or inflamed between his legs in a dream, it means that he will marry a rich
woman who will give him her wealth. If one sees himself shedding his skin or
skinning himself in a dream, it means money he will part with, and if he is sick,
it means his death. (Also see Dry skin; Skin)
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Angels
(Celestial beings; Heavenly beings) If one sees the heavenly angels (arb.
Mala’ika) coming before him to congratulate him in a dream, it means that God
Almighty has forgiven that person his sins and endowed him with patience,
through which he will attain success in this life and in the hereafter. If one sees
the heavenly angels greeting him or giving him something in the dream, it
means that his insight will grow, or that he maybe martyrized. If one sees angels
descending upon a locality that is raging with a war in a dream, it means that
the dwellers of that place will win victory. If the people are suffering from
adversities, it means that their calamities will be lifted. Flying with angels or
visiting the heavens in their company in a dream may mean that one will die
in the station of a martyr and receive God’s utmost blessings. If one feels scared
of the angels in his dream, it means that a fight, an argument or awesome trials
will befall that locality. In general, to see the angels descending from the
heavens to the earth in a dream means enfeeblement of those who have doubt,
and strength for those who have faith and certitude. If one sees the angels
prostrating to him in a dream, it means that all his needs will be satisfied and
he will be endowed with good conduct, good behavior and a blessed fame. If one
sees them looking like women in the dream, it means that he lies before God
Almighty. If a pious person sees an angel telling him in a dream: “Read God’s
Book.” It means that one will attain happiness in his life. If an impious person
sees an angel in a dream telling him: “Read your own records.” It means that
he may go astray. If one sees the angels giving him glad tidings and congratulating
him in a dream, it means that he will beget a blessed son who will grow to be
righteous and an example to be followed. If one sees a gathering of angels in a
town in his dream, it means that a pious man, or an ascetic, or a great scholar
will die in that locality. If one sees himself looking at the angels in the skies in
a dream, it means that he may suffer the loss of a son or his wealth. Seeing the
celestial angels (arb. Ruhaniyyeen ) in a dream means gaining honor, dignity,
blessings in one’s life, profits and a good fame, developing spiritual inner
insight, or becoming a business manager. Near the end of one’s life, one who sees
such a dream also will suffer from people’s slander and backbiting. He will also
lose his good reputation to people’s envy and evil qualities and he will live in
tight financial conditions. If one becomes an angel in a dream, it means tat he
will receive honor, power, overcome his adversities, dispel his distress and win
his freedom, or it could mean that he will rise in station. If one sees the angels
greeting him and shaking hands with him in a dream, it means that God
Almighty will endow him with wisdom, clarity and insight. Angels in a dream
also represent one’s closest witnesses, guardians, police officers or the emissar¬
ies of a ruler. Wrestling with an angel in a dream means loss of status. Wrestling
with an angel in a dream also means suffering from distress, trouble, humili¬
ation and falling in rank. Seeing angels entering one’s house in a dream means
that a thief will burglarize such a house. If angels disarm someone in a dream,
it means that he will lose his wealth and strength, or that he may divorce his
wife. If angels offer the person a tray of fruits in the dream, it means that he
will depart from this world as a martyr. If angels curse someone in a dream, it
means that he has little care for his religion. If one sees a gathering of heavenly
angels together with the angels of hell-fire in a dream, it means enmity and
divisiveness. If a sick person sees himself struggling with an angel in a dream,
it is a sign of his death. If one sees an angel taking the form of a child in a dream,
it represents one’s future. If he sees an angel as a youth, the youth then
represents the present time and whatever events that will take place during it.
If the angel appears in the form of an old man in the dream, he represents the
past. If one sees the angels praying and asking for God’s forgiveness on his
behalf in a dream, it means that one’s spiritual and religious life will grow for
the better, and that he will become wealthy. If one sees angels descending upon
a cemetery in a dream, it signifies the presence of blessed and righteous souls
in that place. If one sees angels walking in the markets in a dream, it means that
the merchants are trifling with prices and playing with the measures. If the
angels who are in charge of punishing the sinner in hell walk before a dying
person and he does not fear them in the dream, it means peace and tranquility.
If one sees the angels teaching a dying person how to recite his final rites in a
dream, it means glad tidings and attainment of what his heart desires, a
guarantee of his safety, happiness, joy and of having a blessed and a good heart.
If he sees them angry with him or beating him or subduing and taming him in
a dream, it means that he may revert to sin, earn the displeasure of his parents,
disdain from complying with God’s commands, or he could even come to deny
the necessity of God’s religion. Such angels in a dream also represent the
emissaries of a governor or his deputies. If a dying person is told in the dream
that no angels have come to see him, then it is a testimony of his good character
and piety, or it could mean payment of one’s debts or recovering from an illness.
Angels in a dream also could represent scholars, gnostics or translators who
understand people’s languages and speak in many tongues. As for Munkar and
Nakir, the angels who come to one’s grave upon his burial to question him,
seeing them in a dream means prosperity for a poor person, and finding work
for a jobless person. (Also see Castration)
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Glass
(Clarity; Perception; Wisdom; Woman) In a dream, glass represents an
early stage of a temporary anxiety, depression or stress. Such condition is less
serious when glass is seen collected as broken chips in a container in a dream.
Seeing through glass in a dream means uncovering something that is hidden.
In a dream, all glassware, stained glass, engraved glass, or decorative glass of
green, red or yellowish color represent a suspicious person, money earned from
a suspicious source or suspicion about one’s wife, or even suspicion about one’s
true children, or it could mean eavesdropping, affectation or hypocrisy. In a
dream, any glass by-products represent people of knowledge, scholars, gnostics,
sages or people of wisdom. Buying a glittering glass ornament, or a house made
of mother of pearl in a dream means choosing the pleasures of this world over
the everlasting joy of the hereafter, or it could mean disdaining to obey God’s
commands, or it could mean becoming an apostate. A drinking glass cup in a
dream represents a woman. Receiving a glass of water in a dream means that
one's wife is pregnant. An unknown kind of glass cup or a roughly cut drinking
glass of water in a dream means that there is a fetus in the mother’s womb. If
the glass of water breaks and the water remains in the dream, it means that the
mother may die after giving birth and the infant will survive. If the water spills
and the glass remains intact in the dream, it means that the fetus may die and
the mother will survive. The breaking of a glass in a dream also denotes the
death of the one who is serving it. If a sick person is given a glass of wine, or
water, or a bitter apple drink, or a laxative in a dream such a drink represents
his last cup. (Also see Glass blower; Glass bottle)
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Vascular blockage
(Clot; Coagulation) When one is suffering from blood thick¬
ening or clotting, then retaining or flushing any part thereof in a dream means
liquidation of stagnant merchandise, or recovering from an illness. When such
an illness is not common, then seeing it in a dream means cognizance of a bad
action, discovering a robbery in one’s house, desecration of the grave of a
relative, body snatching, or exhuming a body and moving it to another grave.
Vascular blockage in a dream also represents abrogating one’s promise, failing
to fulfill a vow, denying a promise, or other related matters. (Also see Blood)
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Five times prayers
(Communication; Communion; Invocations; Prayers; arb. Salat)
To see oneself performing one’s obligatory prayers (arb. Fardh ) in a dream means
receiving a high ranking appointment, spiritual advancement, leadership,
presiding over people, delivering a message, performing a duty, paying dues,
turning over one’s trust or satisfying obligatory deeds and enjoying peace. If one
sees himself in a dream performing one of the five obligatory prayers on time,
having performed the proper ablution and correctly completed its obeisance of
the proper standing, bowing and prostrating postures, standing with reverence
and piety and facing the Ka‘aba, it means that he will perform a religious duty
or attend the annual pilgrimage in Mecca. It also means that he will extricate
himself from an unjust deed he fell into and repent, or it could mean eschewing
evil. Performing the divinely ordained prayers in dream also means loyalty to
one’s promise, employment for a person who could not find a job, or reconcili¬
ation with a long forsaken friend or relative. If one leads the prayers in his
dream, it means that he will guarantee something to someone, or it could means
that he will borrow money for a term. If one prays behind an Imam in the dream,
it means that he will become a burden to others. The midday prayers known in
Arabic as Zuhur signify a manifestation, a proclamation or exposing what is
hidden. Praying Zuhur in a dream means attaining one’s goal, satisfying every
need, obtaining everything one has asked for from earthly gains in this world,
or it could mean spiritual benefits in the hereafter and particularly if one sees
himself completing his prayers in the dream. Completing one’s prayers means
achieving one’s goal. If one is incarcerated because of a debt and sees himself
completing his Zuhur prayers in a dream, it means that someone will pay his
debt for him and gets him released from prison and he will then prosper. If one
sees himself performing his Zuhur prayers in a clear day and feels happy about
it in his dream, it means that he will engage in some work that will make him
famous and that he will enjoy the fruits of his work as much as he did in that
clear and beautiful day in his dream. If one performs his midday Zuhur prayers
in a cloudy day in a dream, it means that his work will be distressful. As for the
mid-afternoon prayers, known in Arabic as Asr, performing it in a dream means
taking a vow or making a promise. This prayer in a dream also represents one’s
liability. If one sees himself performing the ‘Asr prayers in a dream, it means
that what he is asking for will materialize, though after some hardships and
adversities. If one does not complete his ‘Asr prayers in a dream, it means that
what he is asking for may not take place. If one sees himself performing the
sunset prayers, known in Arabic as Maghrib in a dream, it means that what he
is seeking has reachd its term. If one completes his Maghrib prayers in the
dream, it means that he will get what his heart desires. As for the night prayer,
known in Arabic as ‘Isha. If one sees himself performing his ‘Isha prayers in a
dream, it means that he will complete his work and get what he wants, or it could
mean the end of his life, following which, one u su ally attends to his resting time,
which is similar to death. If one sees himself performing the daybreak prayers
before dawn in a dream, it means that the morning has come and it will be soon
before he hears either good or bad news. On another level, if one sees himself
praying the evening ‘Isha prayers in a dream, it means that he is committed to
attend to his family’s needs as commanded by God Almighty, such as providing
for their food, clothing, shelter and teachings. If one sees himself praying in the
middle of the night (arb. Witter) in a dream, it means that he does attend to his
family’s needs and perhaps they feel comfort in his presence. If one sees himself
performing the dawn Fajr prayers in a dream, it means that he will start with
the inevitable, such as working to provide for his family. If one sees himself
performing the midday Zuhur prayers at the time of the mid-afternoon prayers
in a dream, it means that he will repay his debts. If one’s midday Zuhur prayers
or his mid-afternoon ‘Asr prayers are interrupted in the dream, it means that
he will pay half of what he owes. If one sees himself performing the mid¬
afternoon prayers in a dream, it means that his job will shortly be completed and
only little work is left for him to finish. Praying the sunset Maghrib prayers in
a dream means finishing one’s duties and it is time for him to take a rest. The
night ‘Isha prayers in a dream means veiling things or entering the privacy of
one’s home. On a third level, the midday guhur prayers mean repentance, dis¬
missal or abrogation of laws. The midday Zuhur prayers also could mean
struggling against Satan and one’s enemies, which struggle takes place usually
at the time of one’s midday nap. The mid-afternoon ‘Asr prayers in a dream also
represents victory in one’s life, or it could mean guidance, blessings and
observing God’s laws. The sunset Maghrib prayers in a dream means losing a
parent, the passing away of one’s guardian, the death of a close friend or the
impeachment of the person the dream indicate. Seeing oneself praying the night
‘Isha prayers in a dream means preparing for a journey, or it could mean
marriage, moving from one place into another, or it could mean suffering from
cataract, weakness of one’s vision, or it could denote the vastness of what is to
come, for ‘Isha prayers are distant from the dawn Fajr prayers. Performing the
dawn Fajr prayers in a dream indicates a vow one pledges. Praying the mid¬
afternoon ‘Asr prayers in a dream means attaining ease after suffering from
hardships. Performing the sunset Maghrib prayers in a dream means having
crossed something that will come back later, and performing the night ‘Isha prayers
in a dream means deception and a tricks. If one sees himself performing the
Friday congregational prayers in a dream, it means that he will attain what he
is hoping for. If one sees himself praying inside a garden in a dream, it means
that he is beseeching God Almighty for His forgiveness. If one sees himself
praying in a farmland in a dream, it means repayment of his debts. If he prays
inside a slaughter house in a dream, it means that he will commit the loathsome
act of sodomy. If one sees himself praying seated without an excuse in a dream,
it means that he will perform a deed which is not acceptable by his Lord. If he
prays lying on his side in bed in a dream, it means that he will be bed stricken.
If one performs his prayers in a mosque, then leaves it to attend to other duties
in a dream, it means that whatever he attends to will be blessed, and he will
profit from it. If one sees himself praying while riding in a dream, it means that
he is struck with fear, or that he may face a fight. If one sees himself performing
the obligatory (arb. Fardh) prayers shortened to two groupings of prostrations
(arb. Rakat) in a dream, it means travels. If one sees himself praying while
eating honey in a dream, it means that he may engage in sexual intercourse with
his wife during the fasting hours. If a woman sees herself performing the
obligatory (arb. Fardh) prayers shortened to two grouping of prostrations in a
dream, it means that she will have her monthly menstrual period on that day.
If one discovers that he has missed the time of the prescribed prayer and could
not find a place or time to perform it in his dream, it means that he will face
difficulties finishing something or paying a debt or satisfy a worldly goal. If one
intentionally neglects to do an obligatory prayer, or if he plans to do the m la ter
(arb. Qada’) in the dream, it means that he takes his religious commitment
lightly and hopes to correct his attitude at a later time. Performing the Friday
congregational prayers in a dream is a sign of happiness, joy, festivities,
celebrations, the pilgrimage season, abstaining from borrowing money for one’s
accessories or luxuries. Performing the festival prayers (arb. Eid) at the end of
the month of Ramadan in a dream means paying one’s debts, recovering from
an illness, dispelling difficulties and dissipating one’s worries. Performing the
prayers ofthe festival of sacrifice (arb. Eid-ul Adha. See Immolation; Manumission)
in a dream means controlling one’s business, respecting one’s promises or
fulfilling one’s vows. Performing the mid-morning prayers (arb. Dhuha) in a
dream means amnesty, innocence, makings true oath, happiness and being free
from polytheism. If one performs the prayer of a sick person in a dream, it means
lack of luck and doubt about one’s faith. Grouping two prayers at one time or
shortening them in a dream, means travels or temptation. Performing one’s
prayers directly on a filthy, wet and impure ground without a prayer mat means
poverty, humiliation and needs. If one sees himself praying without properly
covering his or her modesty as required in a dream, it means committing wrong
while fasting or giving charity from unlawful earnings, following innovation,
falling victim to passions or professing that one is right however he does his
prayers. If one performs the prayers of fearing something in a dream, it means
creating a business partnership, business activities or suffering the pangs of
death. Talking during prayers in a dream means asking to get back a gift one
has offered, or failure to focus one’s intention, or talking about one’s charities
in public. In a dream, when performing one’s prayers, if one reads loud when
he should read inwardly, or if he reads inwardly when he is supposed to invoke
outwardly, and if he is called upon to judge between people, it means that his
judgment will be wrong or that he may follow his own mind, or it could mean
affectation, falsehood, hypocrisy, hiding the truth or unjustly confiscating
someone’s money. If one changes the order of the ritual prayers in a dream, it
means that he disobeys his parents or objects to someone he is supposed to hear
and obey, or perhaps he will be afflicted with forgetfulness or staying-up
sleepless nights, or it could mean that he lacks intelligence, or that he is unable
to memorise or remember things. Performing the late night prayers, (arb.
Tarawih) in a dream means toiling, exhaustion, repayment of one’s debts and
receiving guidance. Performing a special prayer for rain (arb. Istisqa) in a dream
denotes fears, languid, rising prices, dullness of the market, trouble, unhappi¬
ness, attachment and stagnation of the construction business. Performing the
solar or the lunar eclipse prayers in a dream means striving to deliver comfort
or to appease someone or perhaps it could denote repentance of a sinner,
returning to the path of God Almighty, fearing the authorities, difficulties, or
manifestation of major signs of the fast approaching Hour of Reckoning.
Performing a special prayer of fear (arb. Khawf) in a dream represents unity,
concord, common consent, peace and tranquility. Performingthe funeral prayers
(arb. Janaza) in a dream means interceding on behalf of the deceased. If the
deceased is unknown, then performing the funeral prayers means giving
employment to a jobless person, profits from a partnership, or it could denote
failure to adequately perform one’s regular obligatory prayers, or being forgetful
or oft-distracted during prayers. If one sees himself leading the funeral prayers
in a dream, and then after completinghis prayers intercedes exaggeratedly with
special invocations on behalf of the deceased in a dream, it means that he will
be appointed by a ruler who is a hypocrite to manage a sector of his business.
If one sees himself then invoking blessings upon the deceased in the dream, it
means that God Almighty has forgiven him his sins. If one sees himself sitting
in a gathering of people praying for departed souls in a dream, it means that he
will pray in a funeral. Seeing oneself in a dream performing a funeral prayer,
means that one will intercede on behalf of a sinner. If one sees himself
performingthe Friday congregational prayers {arb. Jumua) in a dream, it means
that relief is coming his way, or it could mean a reunion with a beloved, or
satisfying a need one is asking for it to be fulfilled. If one sees himself praying
the Friday prayers alone in the dream, it means that such help is exclusive to
him. If one loses something and sees himself in a dream celebrating one of the
two Islamic festivals, it means that he will find his lost object. If one sees himself
performingthe festival prayers (arb. ‘Eid) of the end of the month of Ramadan
in the dream, it means perosperity, and if it is the festival of sacrifice in the
dream, it means repayment of his debts, dispelling stress, advancement in one’s
life or job or release from prison. Performing either the solar or the lunar eclipse
prayers {arb. Kusiif or Khusuf) in a dream means that a calamity will befall the
leaders of the country or its renowned people, or it could mean the death of a
great person of knowledge, whereby everyone will attend his funeral. As for the
special prayer for rain {arb. Istisqa), performing it in a dream may represent an
accident, or it could mean political unrest. If the people offer this prayer from
its inception to its completion in the dream, it means that their adversity will
be lifted. Praying any supererogatory prayers {arb. Nafl) in a dream represents
piety and devotion to the leading example {arb. Sunnah) practiced by God’s
Messenger, upon whom be peace. If a woman sees herself leading men in prayers
in the dream, it means that she will shortly die. Performing supplementary
prayers {arb. Sunnah) following the leading example of God’s messenger, upon
whom be peace, in a dream means serving one’s community wit sincerity, purity
and good qualities. If one sees himself performing extra supererogatory prayers
in a dream, it means that he cares about the success of his life in the hereafter,
and that he shall enjoy the fruit of his devotion both in this world and in the
hereafter. Performing one’s obligatory prayers {arb. Fardh) in a dream means
providing the necessary care for one’s family, while performing the supplementary
prayers {arb. Sunnah) means working to provide extra comforts for one’s family.
The same interpretation is provided for performing the congregational night
prayers of the month of Ramadan known in Arabic as Tarawih. Seeing that in
a dream means taking care of the family needs and bringing comfort to their
hearts. During a congregational prayer, if the rows are straight in the dream,
it means that such people are in a constant state of celebrating God’s praises.
Supererogatory prayers in a dream also mean striving for unity with one’s
community, love for one’s brethren and constantly trying to serve and please
them with deeds, money, moral and financial support. If the person seeing the
dream is unmarried, it means that he will get married. If he is married, it means
that he will beget two children. If a poor person sees himself performing
voluntary prayers in a dream, it means that he will earn enough to satisfy his
needs. If one performs the middle of the night prayers known in Arabic as
Tahajjud in a dream, it means that he will rise in station. Performing special
prayers for the fulfillment of certain wishes in a dream means attending official
ceremonies, or being punctual at one’s appointments. To perform one’s prayers
after the due time {arb. Qada’) in a dream means paying one’s debts, repentance
from sins or fulfilling one’s vows. Performing one’s prayers sitting in a dream
means an illness, failures, contentment, or a warning about an affliction that
will befall one’s father, teacher, or a beloved. Performing a special prayer for
forgiveness {arb. Istighfar) in a dream means forgiveness for one’s sins and
acceptance of his repentance. If this prayer is performed in congregation in one’s
dream, it means rain, prosperity, begetting children for a barren person, a good
harvest, or the purchase of a new property. Performing the special prayers of
celebrating God’s praises, known in Arabic as Tasabih in a dream means a
receiving a gift, an endowment of divine grace, blessings and prosperity.
Performing a special prayer of soliciting guidance for a specific need or cir-
cumstance in a dream ( arb. Istikharah) means dispelling doubt or confusion,
receiving guidance for one’s problem, or it could denote the success of a project.
If the one performing such a special prayer is known to follow the guidance of
a spiritual teacher or shaikh, then his dream means lowering of his spiritual
status, for a true seeker has no questions. Performing a special prayer for the
safe return of a traveller in a dream (arb. Ghaib) means asking for suitable
weather conditions for one’s own needs or for people’s needs. Performing a
special prayer over the grave of a deceased in a dream means offering special
gifts that warrant no reward, or it could mean distributing charity to needy
people. Performing a special prayer of greeting the mosque in a dream means
spending one’s money to help his relatives and the needy people among his
friends. Performing a sudden and an unexpected prayer in a dream means
givingcharities in secret, or asking for employment from unjust people. Performing
any supererogatory prayer, whether during the day or the night in a dream
means performing a good deed that brings someone closer to his Lord, or
reconciling adversaries, or fostering love between people. If one sees himself
laughing during his prayers in a dream, it means that he oft-forgets his prayers
and that he is delinquent about performing them properly and on time. If one
sees himself praying while drunk in a dream, it means that he will give a false
testimony in court. If one sees himself praying without the required ablution in
a dream, it means that his religious performance is worthless and that his
adherence is despicable. If one sees himself standing in prayers toward the
wrong direction in a dream, it means that he does the opposite of what he is
required to do, or that he acts the opposite of what God Almighty has ordained.
If one sees himself turning his back toward God’s House in a dream, it means
that he is an apostate who rejects God’s religion or that he does not care about
it. If one sees the people in the mosque facing another direction in his dream,
it means that their leader or judge will be dismissed from his office, or that he
neglects to follow the prescribed rules of his religion, or that he follows his own
mind and desire in making religious interpretations. However, performing one’s
prayers and turning with helplessness toward any direction and crying for help
in a dream means seeking God’s nearness, or asking to be accepted by other
believers for an unacceptable indulgence or a non-permissible opinion, or it
could mean travelling in the direction he faced in his dream. If one sees himself
praying eastward or westward and beyond the point of God’s House in Mecca
in a dream, it means that he is a despicable person who is full of arrogance, who
backbites and slanders others and who is daring to indulge in sin and disobedience
to his Lord. If one could not find the direction of the Ka‘aba in his dream, it means
that he has doubt about his faith. However, if one sees himself facing the holy
Ka‘aba in the dream, it means that he is walking on the straight path. If one sees
himself wearing a white garb and reading the Quran in the dream, it means that
he will join the caravan of pilgrims to Mecca. God knows best. (Also see Death;
Imam; Pharaoh)
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Stairway
(Conveyor; Steps; Travels) In a dream, stairways represent the vehicle
of rising in station, advancement in worldly gains, seeking the blessings of the
hereafter, and the rising of one’s station in the hereafter. A stairway in a dream
also could represent the days of one’s life and their term. If one sees a staircase
which he recognizes in the dream, it could represent the servant of a house, its
owner, or its accountant. If a sick person sees himself climbing an unknown
staircase which is leading him to the upper room from where he can see paradise
in the dream, it means that he may die from his illness and reach what he saw.
If obstacles hinder his way or impede his climb in the dream, it means that he
is detained, and the immediate blessings of such a gift will be veiled to him.
Descending a staircase in a dream means arriving from a journey, resigning
from one’s job, impeachment, or it could represent a pedestrian. If one’s descent
leads him to his family, house, or farmland in the dream, it means money. If
what he reaches at the end of the staircase is unknown, and if one meets people,
or souls he does not recognize in the dream, it also denotes what we have earlier
explained. If during one’s climb or descent he falls into a well, or if a giant bird
grabs him and flies away with him, or if a beast devours him, or if he steps into
a boat that sails away as he steps into it, or if he takes a step to find himself
riding an animal, or a vehicle of some type, the staircase then represents the
stages of one’s life and what he encountered during the journey of his life,
all replayed or screened before his eyes at the point of descending into his grave,
or as a book one reads after his death. If he does wake up and finds himself
healthy and fit, it means that he will become a tyrant, an unjust person, an
atheist and a reprobate. If one sees himself descending a staircase that leads
him into a mosque, lush foliage, green fields, a fresh breeze of spring, or into a
pond to take a ritual ablution to perform his prayers in the dream, it means that
he will become a true believer, repent for his his sins and abandon his
blameworthy conduct. Otherwise, if he descends upon adverse elements such as
snakes, lions, steep hills, corpses, or a field of scattered remains in a dream, then
it represents major trials and adversities. If the steps are made of clay in one’s
dream, they indicate positive signs. However, a stairway could be regarded as
unfavorable if its steps are made of backed bricks. If they are made of stones in
the dream, they mean business success, along with a heart like a stone. If the
staircase is made of wooden steps in the dream, it means reaching a high rank
which is compounded with hypocrisy. If they are made of gold in the dream, then
they mean achieving success and gaining authority. If they are made of silver
in the dream, they represent one’s entourage and attendants. Climbing a
staircase in a dream also means sharpening one’s intellect and awareness. In
a dream, a stairway is also interpreted to mean leading a life of ascetic
detachment and devotion. Coming near a staircase in a dream also means
attaining success and a growing piety. Each step represents a different station.
Climbing a staircase in a dream also represents the dangers one may have to
cross. Seeing a staircase with five steps in a dream represents the five time
prayers, or the pulpit where the Imam stands to deliver his Friday sermon. That
is why some interpreters qualify the staircase in one’s dream as glad tidings,
good news, prayers, charity, alms giving, fasting, or a pilgrimage. God knows
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Hallway
(Corridor; Doorman) In a dream, a hallway represents a servant who
controls and manages the business and life of his employer. It also represents
a doorman, or one’s actions that guides him to his purpose, or one’s deeds that
could lead him either to paradise or to hell-fire. A hallway in a dream also
represents one’s grave, since the grave is a hallway to either heaven or hell, or
it may represent the steps of a sick person or a handicapped person. Its lights,
size and the ease of crossing it in the dream reflect the outcome.
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Almond
(Cure; Bitter almond; Sweet almond; Truth) In a dream, almond represent
a cure for an illness, impeachment of a governor or loss of one’s job. In a dream,
almond also represent a deceased person in his shroud or in his grave. Yet,
seeing fresh green almond in season in a dream means profits and blessings.
Sweet almond in adream represent lawful money or earnings, dependingon the
quantity one sees in his dream. Eating sweet almond in a dream means profits,
though to be earned with a fight. Plucking almond from a tree in a dream means
earning money from a niggardly person with a fight. An almond tree in a dream
also represents one who is stingy with people, though generous with his wife and
children. Eating sweet almond in a dream also means tasting the sweetness of
one’s faith. Bitter almond in a dream means truth. Eating almond in a dream
means money and a good health. An almond tree also represents a stranger.
Seeing oneself showered with almond shells in a dream means receiving a new
garment. Dry almond in a dream means sorrow, rage and clamor. Eating a leaf
from an almond tree in a dream means receiving money from someone in
authority and enjoying the gift.
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Stonemasonry
(Cutting stones; Stone carving; Sculpturing) Building a structure
in a dream from masonry rather than baked brick represents elevation of one’s
status, success, or stretching one’s hopes. It also could denote concerns about
protecting one’s wife, adopting what is beneficial, conducting scientific re¬
search, or preserving one’s heritage. Building the base, the foundation, or the
pillars from uncut stones rather than marble in a dream connotes humiliation
and poverty. If one sees that the gravestones were changed from marble into
unfinished stones in a dream, it means alteration of a will left by the deceased.
(Also see Building)
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Resurrection
(Day of Reckoning; Day of Resurrection; Last Day; Reckoning;
Rising of the dead; Trumpet of Resurrection) Seeing the Day of Resurrection,
or Doomsday in a dream is a serious warning for a sinner, or it could represent
a warning for someone who is contemplating a sinful act. Seeing the Day of
Resurrection in a dream also denotes justice. Beingthe only person resurrected
on such a day means one’s death. Standing up awaiting one’s judgement on the
Day of Resurrection in a dream means travels. If one sees himself and his wife
being the only people who are brought for judgement of the grand Day of
Gathering in a dream, it means that he is being unjust. If a warrior sees the Day
of Resurrection in a dream, it means that by God’s decree, the aggressor shall
be defeated. The land of the grand gathering in a dream represents a chaste
woman or a noble man. The blowing of the Trumpet of Resurrection in a dream
represents the salvation of the righteous ones. Seeing any of the great ex¬
traordinary events or signs that shall precede the Day of resurrection in a dream
means glad tidings for a believer who does good, and a warning for a disbeliever
to correct himself and repent for his sins before its coming. Seeing the Day of
Resurrection in a dream also denotes that some of the major signs are actually
taking place, such as blood shedding, spread of evil, belligerence of atheism,
pride about wealth, ruling of the working class, building high rises, the end of
the era of kings on earth, or it could remind the person of the prophesied signs,
such as the rising of the sun from the West, the emergence of a beast that will
speak with a human tongue, the rising of the Imposter (arb. Dajjal. Antichrist),
etcetera. Seeing the Day of Resurrection in a dream also represents the spread
of evil, the presence of an extended police force, and the ruling of large armies
and dictatorships around the world. Thus, seeing the Day of Resurrection in a
dream is a reminder and a warning to the one who sees it. If one sees the graves
splitting open, dead people resurrected back to life and are walking out of them
accompanied with their angels in a dream, it means that justice will prevail in
that land. If one experiences the resurrection in a dream, then discovers that
the world went back to continue its prior course , it means that justice will
dominate that land for a while, then it will be followed by a tyranny that will
be carried by people who are not even suspected to be of such character. Such
a dream also could be interpreted to suit a person who is seeking the impossible,
or one who is adamant at pursuing the path of wrongdoing, falsehood and lies.
Recognizing the eminent final signs of the Day of Reckoning in a dream means
that one is unaware of his heedlessness and such dream constitutes a warning.
If one’s reckoning is easy in a dream, it denotes his wife’s piety, compassion and
love for him. If one’s reckoning is detailed and painful in a dream, then it
represents major losses. If one’s good deeds weigh heavier than his bad deeds
in the dream, it means that his devotion is true and that his reward will be
greater. If one sees himself carrying the scale to weigh his own deeds in a dream,
it denotes his righteousness and correctness. If one sees an angel handing him
his records and telling him to read his own book in the dream, it also means that
he is on the right path. Walking on the bridge of the Day of Judgment, carrying
one’s own records and crying in a dream means that one is praying for God’s
forgiveness and to ease his reckoning. If one sees the Doomsday in a dream, it
means that he will escape from dangerous enemies, or that perhaps a major trial
will befall the dwellers of that place. If one crosses the Bridge of Judgement in
a dream, it means that he will escape a major trial, or perhaps it could represent
a major hurdle one may have to cross in this life. If one sees himself carrying
his book of records in his right hand in a dream, it means that he will win
righteousness, wealth and honor. If one sees himself carrying his book of records
in his left hand in a dream, it means that he will fall into sin and the consequent
poverty and need of others, for wealth and adultery do not mix. If one witnesses
the emergence of the Imposter ( Antichrist ) in a dream, it signifies new trends,
innovations and masses straying from the straight path. (Also see Intercession;
Reckoning; Rising of the dead; Trumpet of Resurrection)
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Charity
(Detergent; Discards; Filth; Loan; Tithe) Charity in a dream means
repelling calamities, recovering from illness, profits or truthfulness. This is also
true when it comes to earning one’s money lawfully, but if one gives a dead
animal or alcohol or a stolen or mismanaged money in charity, then his charity
is not acceptable and it means that he will pursue evil and indulge in sin. If a
farmer who is having a bad harvest sees himself giving some of what he plants
in charity in a dream, it means that his crop will increase and his produce will
be blessed. If one donates his charities to a rich person in a dream, it means that
he may suffer from tight financial circumstances, or that he may come to be in
need of such a person. If one gives a charitable donation to a prostitute in a
dream, it means that she will repent of her sin. If he gives a charity to a thief
in a dream, it means that the thief will cease his profession. Charity in a dream
also could mean suppressing the envy or spite of one’s rivals or subdue the
jealousy of one’s enemy, averting his dislikes, or suppressing evil in general. If
an angry person sees himself secretly distributing charity in a dream, it means
that God Almighty has forgiven him his sin of anger. Giving charity in secret
in one’s dream also could mean seeking the friendship of people in authority, or
to join the circles of people of knowledge. If a man of knowledge is asked to give
money in charity, and if he complies in his dream, it means that he will expound
his knowledge to others. If he is a merchant, it means that he will benefit others
with his business or teache them his trade. If he is a craftsman, he will teach
people his craft. If one who is under pressures, or if one is scared of something
sees himself feeding a beggar who is undergoing his own trials in a dream, it
means that one’s fears and stress will be dispelled. Charity in a dream also
denotes celebrating God’s praises, devotion, visiting the graveyards and doing
good. To spend money on God’s path in a dream means that one will surely
receive money in wakefulness. (Also see Alms tax; Endowment; Good deeds;
Loan)
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Exhume
(Dig up a grave; Unearth) Exhuming the body of a deceased person and
finding him alive in his grave in a dream means pursuing his tradition,
knowledge, wisdom, trade or practices. It also means acquiring lawful money.
If one finds him dead in his grave, then there is no benefit in his striving. A grave
robber or a body snatcher in a dream represents a deliberate and a premeditated
scheme to unravel a mystery, or forming an expedition to search for a hidden
treasure. Digging the grave of a renowned scholar in a dream means studying
his school of thought and the restoration of his studies, life, traditions and
prominence. (Also see Grave digger; Grave)
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Digging
(Excavate) Digging the earth in a dream means profits equal to the
measure of earth one piles-up if the dirt is dry. However, if the ground is wet
in the dream, it means deceiving someone else in a business venture, whereby,
he gains nothing from it but headache and exhaustion equal to the amount of
earth he piles-up. The digger’s plot also may backfire. If a sick person or if
someone in his household who is sick sees himself digging the earth in a dream,
it could mean digging a grave. If a business traveller sees himself digging the
earth, it represents his travels and the dirt he gathers represent his profits.
Digging a hole, a water well or irrigations and planing to water the plants
through them in a dream means looking for a job to earn one’s livelihood and
to bring its benefits to his family. Eating from the dirt one digs in his dream,
means profits earned from deception. Finding oneself inside a hole in a dream
means that one may divorce his wife. If one sees himself outside a hole, looking
at it in a dream, it means an argument with her which will end in reconciliation.
If a sick person sees himself coming out of a hole in a dream, it means recovering
from illness or being set free from prison. If one sees himself digging the earth
in a dream, it also means muddling in falsehood to earn nothing but wrath.
Digging a cavity through a mountain in a dream represents a person who
associates himself with a difficult but a beneficial person. Digging a well in a
dream also represents a crafty and an artful deceiver. A person digging the
ground in a dream also represents a jailer, or veiling abominable actions. (Also
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King
(God Almighty; Governor; Mayor; President; Royalty; Sultan) The true King
is God Almighty. If the king is pleased with someone in a dream, it means that
God Almighty is pleased with him, and if the king is angry with him in the
dream, it means that God Almighty is displeased with him. If one sees the king
frowning in a dream, it means that he fails to properly perform his prayers or
show true religious devotion. If one sees him smiling in a dream, it means profits
in one’s material as well as spiritual life. If one sees that God Almighty has
appointed him as a king over a land, it means that he will receive such a regency,
should he qualify. Later on, unrest will bring tyrants, or dictators to justice,
while people of knowledge and piety will survive and regain their authority. If
one sees himself as a calif or as an Imam in a dream and should he qualify, it
means that he will receive such an honor, rank, trust and fame in the land,
though his vice-regency will not become hereditary. However, it is a bad omen
if he becomes a calif in the dream and does not qualify for such an appointment.
In such a case, and by contrast, he will be humiliated and dispersed, and his own
helpers will become his superiors, while his enemies will rejoice at his misfortune.
If one sees himself as a king in a dream, though in reality he does not qualify,
it means that he may die quickly, and the same is true if a sick person sees
himself turned into a king. If he is healthy, it means that someone in his family
may die shortly. Seeing a king in a dream also denotes exposing hidden secrets.
If a philosopher or a fortuneteller sees himself transformed into a king in a
dream, then it denotes glad tidings should he not complain about it in his dream.
If a slave sees himself becoming a king in a dream, it means that he will be set
free. If one sees himself becoming one of the great kings of this world in a dream,
it means that he will attain worldly success in his life, though it will be
accompanied with religious failure. If the person is a natural con artist, it means
that he will be captured and imprisoned. If a man sees himself awarded a
knighthood that is suitable only for woman, then it means his death. If one sees
the kingreprimandinghim in a dream, it means peace between them. If one sees
himself arguing a case with knowledge and wisdom before a king in a dream,
it means that he will win his case and receive what he came for. If one sees
himself complaisant with the king about his case in the dream, it means that
he will lose his case and the judgment will go the king’s way. If one sees himself
walking with a king and rubbing shoulders with him in the dream, it means that
he will oppose the king or disobey him. If he sees himself following the king in
a dream, it means that he will pursue the king’s traditions during his lifetime
or after his death. If one enters the king’s palace prostrating in a dream, it means
that he will be appointed in a leadership position and receive the king’s pardon.
If one sees himself mixing with the king’s harem, or sleeping with them and
should there be signs of comfort, trueness, or wisdom in his act in the dream,
it means that he will enter the king’s inner circles. Otherwise, should he in the
dream fear the consequences of what is happening, or if he lacks trueness, or
if he slanders them, or indulges in what is unlawful for him to do, then should
he reach the king’s door, it means that he will triumph against his enemies
inside that palace, and they can cause no harm to him. If in his dream, the king
gives him a gift, it means that he will win victory and honor in his life to equal
the value of that gift. If the king gives him a brocaded silk garment in the dream,
it means that he will give him a wife from the royal family. If the king speaks
to someone in a dream, it means honor, fame, wealth after poverty, release from
jail, expansion of one’s business, or victory over one’s enemy. If an appointed
governor sees himself looking into a mirror in a dream, it means that he will be
dismissed from his post. If an appointed king sees someone who looks like him
sitting in his throne in a dream, it means that he will beget a son. If he divorces
his wife in a dream, it means that he will abdicate his throne. To see oneself
sleeping with the king in the same bed and without a curtain between them, and
if the king leaves the bed while one remains resting therein in the dream, it
means that his mixing with the king will incur jealousy, or that he will inherit
him. If one leaves the bed before the king, it means that he will escape from a
great danger. If one sees himself sleeping alone in the king’s bed in a dream, it
means that he will marry a woman from the governing family, or that he may
spend from his own money for the sake of a woman in that palace. If the bed is
in the palace though unknown in the dream, it means that he will become a
member of that government. If a king hears his subjects praising him in a dream,
it means that he will show good qualities. If his subjects shower him with money
in a dream, it means that they speak ill of him or cast blame at him. If they
shower him with sugar in the dream, it means they speak nicely of him, and if
they shower him with stones in the dream, it means that they will speak harshly
of him. If one sees the people paying obeisance and bowing to him in a dream,
it means that they will stand humbly before him. If they prostrate themselves
before him in a dream, it means that they truly praise him. If a king sees himself
following the opinion of a woman in a dream, it means that he will lose his
kingdom or fall victim to depression, or that he will be thrown into jail. If he
opposes her in the dream, it means that he will escape from a great danger. If
a king sees himself walking in a dream when a common subject comes near him
and whispers something in his ear, the commoner here represents the angel of
death ‘Izrail, and it means that the king may die a sudden death. Eating from
the hand of one’s servant in a dream represents the growing of one’s authority,
increase of his business, knowledge, or wisdom. If a king sees himself preparing
a banquet for guests in a dream, it means that his opponents will come to argue
their case, though he will win over them. If he sees himself placing food on the
table in a dream, it means that a messenger will come to see him concerning a
dispute. If the food is sweet, then the problem will end nicely. If the food is
greasy, then the problem will be a lasting one. Sour food then means steadfastness.
Eating on the table of a just and a righteous king in a dream means blessings
and honor. If the king is seen walking alone in the markets in a dream, it means
that he is a humble, just, and a strong ruler. A sick king in a dream represents
weakness in his faith and injustice toward his subjects. If the king is carried over
people’s shoulders in a dream, it means lack of faith and lack of attendance to
one’s religious obligations, or weakness in his ruling. If the king dies and does
not get buried in a dream, it means that the king and his subjects are deviates.
If he is buried and the people walk away from his grave in the dream, it means
that one will pursue something of no benefit, unless God Almighty decrees
otherwise. If one sees the king’s head transformed into a ram’s head in a dream,
it means that the king is a just and a kind ruler. If his head is transformed into
a dog’s head in the dream, then it represents his vile nature. If his chest turns
into a stone in the dream, it means that his heart will become like a rock. If one
sees his own hand turn into the king’s hand in a dream, it means that he will
receive a leadingjob. If one sees the king flying with wings in a dream, it means
that his authority will spread. If his fingers increase in shape or number in the
dream, it means that his greed and injustice will manifest. Any dream about a
deceased king will manifest in his successors or in his progeny.
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Muhammad
(God’s Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him; The
Seal of the prophets; The last Messenger) It is related that God’s Messenger,
upon whom be peace, has said: “One who sees me in a dream will see me in his
wakefulness, for Satan cannot impersonate me. ”He also has said: “One who sees
me in a dream, it is as if he has truly seen me, for Satan cannot impersonate me. ”
He also has said: “One who sees me in a dream will not enter the fire of hell. ”
Muslim theologians and scholars differ in opinion about the meaning of seeing
God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a dream. Imam Ibn Seerin used to ask someone who
tells of such a dream to describe the Prophet, upon whom be peace. If any of the
details did not fit his description, Ibn Seerin’s reply was: “You have not seen
him.” Asim Bin Kulayb once said: “I related to Ibn Abbas, God bless his soul and
that of his father, that I saw God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a dream. Ibn Abbas replied:
“Describe him to me.” Asim Bin Kulayb added: “I described him as resembling
Al-Hassan son of‘Ali, upon both of them be peace.” Ibn Abbas replied: “Indeed
you have seen him.” Ibn ‘Arabi once explained that the essence of seeing God’s
Prophet (uwbp) is cognizance of his presence and understanding the reality of
his character and example. Thus, recognizing the presence of the blessed being
is as affirmation of the truth, while seeing the physical form represents his
example and attributes, for being earthly does not change the essence of
prophethood. When God’s Prophet (uwbp) said: “He will see me in wakefulness,”
it means: ‘Expounding upon what he saw,’ for what one sees in such a dream is
the truth which resides in the realms of the unseen. In the second saying, when
God’s Prophet, upon whom be peace, said: “It is as if he has truly seen me,” it
means that if one had seen him during the time of delivering God’s massage, the
example will be the same. Thus, the first saying signifies what is real and true
while the second saying implies the physical reality and its example. If one sees
God’s Prophet, upon whom be peace, coming toward him in a dream, it means
blessings and benefits, and if one sees God’s prophet (uwbp) turning away from
him in a dream, it means the opposite. Al-Qadi ‘Iyad, God bless his soul, in¬
terpreted the words of God’s Prophet (uwbp) in his saying: “Has truly seen me,"
to mean: “has truly seen my physical form,” that the blessed companions knew,
while seeing him in another form in a dream means that one’s dream connotes
personal interpretations. Following the explanation of Al-Qadi ‘Iyad, Imam Al-
Nawawi commented by saying: “This is a weak explanation. A stronger inter¬
pretation is to say that one who sees God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a dream has seen
him in reality however his resemblance may appear. Whether the resemblance
in the dream is known or not.” In a separate commentary, Shaikh Al-Baqlani
added: “What Al-Qadi ‘Iyad has said does not contradict what Imam Al-Nawawi
has said.” This is because the first dream does not require interpretation,
according to Al-QadI ‘Iyad. In the second type of dream, that is discussed in
Imam Al-Nawawi’s comments, one’s dream does require interpretation or
analysis. This is to mean that since no Satan can impersonate God’s Prophet
(uwbp), then whatever appearance he displays in one’s dream is true. The
meaning of God’s prophet’s saying: “For Satan cannot impersonate me, ” implies
that since God’s guardianship (Isma ) is inviolable, and since God’s Prophet,
upon whom be peace, is sacrosanct, then as he was protected during the time
of delivering God’s message to humanity, he is still protected by the same
guardianship after God Almighty took him back to Himself. Thus, whoever sees
God’s Prophet (uwbp) in any appearance in a dream, it is as if has seen him in
reality, regardless whether one sees him as a young man, or at the time of
delivering his message, or as an old person. If one sees him looking old in a
dream, it means peace. If one sees him looking young in a dream, it means war.
If one sees him smiling in a dream, it means that one is truly emulating his
traditions. Seeing God’s Prophet (uwbp) in his known and recognized appear¬
ance in a dream means that the one seeing the dream is a pious person, that his
integrity is inviolable, and that his success is unquestionable. Seeing him
(uwbp) in a dream frowning represents the ill state of the one seeing the dream.
Ibn Abi Jumrah once said: “Seeing Him (uwbp) in a beautiful appearance
denotes the good religious standing of the person seeing the dream. Seeing him
with some disfeatures in a dream, a deficiency or distortion in one’s application
of his religious duties, for God’s Prophet (uwbp) is like a mirror that portrays
the one standing before it.” In this sense, the person seeing the dream can
recognize his own state. This interpretation is also given by Ibn Hajar Al-Hutaymi,
God bless his soul. Like that, in the book of ‘Sharh al-Shama-il’ of Imam Al-
Tirmithi, it is also stated that Satan cannot impersonate God Almighty, His
signs, prophets or angels. If someone suffering from distress sees God’s Prophet
(uwbp) in a dream, it means that his difficulties will be removed. If a prisoner
sees him in a dream, it means that he will be released form prison. If one is living
at a time of economic chaos, and if high prices are exploiting the people of the
land, or if injustice is tyrannizing everyone, then seeing God’s Prophet, upon
whom be peace, in a dream represents an end to such adversities. Seeing him
in his beautiful, radiant and impeccable appearance as best described by his
companions in a dream means glad tidings of attaining a successful conclusion
to one’s life in this world and in the hereafter. The state and clarity of one’s heart
and how well polished is his own mirror determines in what appearance he may
see him, upon whom be peace. If God’s Prophet (uwbp) comes toward someone
in a dream, or leads him in prayers, or if one sees himself accompanying him
on the road, or if one eats something sweet from his blessed hand, or receives
a cloak, or a suitable shirt, or if God’s Prophet promises him something, or prays
for him, then if the one seeing the dream qualifies for leadership, and if he is
a righteous and a just man who commands what is good and forbids what is evil,
and if he is learned and practices what he knows, and if he is a pious worshipper
and a devout Muslim, he will then attain the station and company of the blessed
ones. If the one who sees the dream is a disobedient servant of God Almighty,
it means that he will repent for his sins and return to his Lord. If he is living
in heedlessness, it means that he will be guided. Perhaps, he might attain his
goals in acquiring knowledge, or learn how to reconstruct his innermost being
to befit a human being who is grateful to his Lord. If one is fearing oppression,
persecution, or loss of his property and wealth sees him (uwbp) in a dream, it
means putting an end to such fears, for he is the best of intercessors to restore
anyone before God Almighty. If one who follows innovations sees God’s Prophet
(uwbp) in a dream, it means that he should fear God Almighty, heed to His
warnings and correct himself and particularly if he sees Him (uwbp) walking
away from him, or turning his back to him. Seeing God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a
dream also means receiving glad tidings and happy news, or it could signify
justice, establishing the truth, fulfillment of a promise, reaching a high rank
among the members of one’s family, or perhaps it could mean that one may suffer
from their envy and jealousy, or leave his homeland and migrate to another
country, or it could mean that he may lose his parents and become an orphan.
Seeing him (uwbp) in a dream also could mean seeing miraculous events
( Karamat ), for his companions witnessed and testified to a deer greeting him,
a camel who kissed his foot, the broiled leg of mutton talking to him, trees
moving to give him cover, pebbles glorifying God’s praises in his hand, among
countless miracles, including his Nocturnal Journey and ascension ( Miraj ) to
the heavens to meet his Lord. If an ophthalmologist sees him in a dream, it
means that he will acquire great expertise in his field and become renowned in
the land, for God’s prophet upon whom be peace, did return the eye of his
companion Qutadah to its place and made his sight sharper than it was by God’s
leave, after Qutadah had lost his eye during one of the battles with the
unbelievers. If a traveller in the desert sees God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a dream,
or if there is drought somewhere, it means that rain will fall and springs will
gush forth, as water gushed from between his blessed fingers when he placed
his blessed hand over a half filled cup to quench the thirst of an entire army.
If calamities, starvation and drought has befallen a land and someone sees Him
(uwbp) in a dream, it means that such calamities will be lifted and life will return
to normal in that place. If a woman sees him in a dream, it means that she will
reach a high spiritual station, honor, righteousness, chastity, trustworthiness
and perhaps be given a blessed progeny, or if she is wealthy, it means that she
will spend her wealth on God’s path. Seeing him (uwbp) in a dream also means
facing adversities, bearing patience and suffering from one’s enemy. If an
orphan sees him (uwbp) in a dream, it means that he will reach an exalted
station and the same goes if a foreigner sees him in his dream. If a physician
sees him (uwbp) in a dream, it means that people will benefit from his medicine.
Seeing him (uwbp) in a dream also means victory over one’s enemy, or consolidating
and paying one’s debts, or recovering from an illness, or attending a pilgrimage
to God’s House in Mecca, or triumphing over one’s trials, or cessation of one’s
adversities, or fertility of a barren land, or the pregnancy of a barren woman.
If a visitor to his mosque sees himself in a dream coming before God’s Prophet
(uwbp) and finds him standing up, it denotes one’s correct religious standing,
and it means that he will have commanding authority over the Imam of his time.
If one finds him (uwbp) deceased in the dream, it means that a noble person from
the family of the person seeing the dream will shortly die. If one sees the funeral
of God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a dream, it means that a calamity will befall that
country. Following his funeral procession up to his grave (uwbp) in a dream
means that the person seeing the dream will yield to innovations. Visiting his
grave (uwbp) in a dream means receiving a great treasure. If one sees himself
as the son of God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a dream, and even if one is not one of his
descendents, it denotes one’s sincerity, true faith and certitude. Seeing God’s
Prophet (uwbp) by one person does not exclude the remainder of the believers,
but the blessings encompass all of them. Receiving something from him (uwbp)
such as food or a drink in a dream means benefits and profits. If one receives
food which substance connotes negative circumstances, such as a melon or the
like elements in a dream, it means that one will escape from a great danger,
though he will toil and suffer from hardships during his trials. If one sees that
one of the limbs that belong to God’s Prophet (uwbp) has become his own in a
dream, it means that he is following innovation and making changes in the laws
God’s Prophet (uwbp) brought to humankind. If one sees himself in a dream
embodying the form of God’s Prophet, upon whom be peace, or wearing one of
his garments, or receives his ring, or sword, then if the person is seeking to
govern, he will attain that and the people will accept his leadership. If one is
suffering from persecution, or humiliation in the land, then seeing God’s
Prophet (uwbp) standing in a dream means that God Almighty will grant him
victory and make him rise above his enemies. If one is poor, his needs will be
satisfied, or if he is unmarried, he will get married. If one sees him (uwbp) in
a ruined place in a dream, it means that such a place will be rebuilt. If one enters
a room and finds him (uwbp) sitting there in a dream, it means that a miraculous
sign, or a major event will take place in such a locality. If one sees him (uwbp)
making the call to prayers in a dream, it means that prosperity will spread in
that place. If one sees him establishing the prayers ( Iqamah ) in a dream, it
means that the Muslims will reunite and dispel their differences. If one sees him
(uwbp) placing kohl over his eyelids in a dream, it means that he will find safety
and correct his religious stand, or it could mean that one will study and become
a scholar in the field of the prophetic sayings ( Ak&dith ). If a pregnant woman
sees him (uwbp) in a dream, it means that she will beget a son. If one sees him
(uwbp) having a black beard with no gray hair in it in a dream, it will bring
happiness, joy and prosperity to one’s life. If God’s Prophet (uwbp) is seen as an
old man in a dream, it means strength in one’s life and victory over one’s enemy.
Seeing him (uwbp) in his most exalted state in a dream means that the Imam,
or the ruler of the country will rise in station and that his authority will expand.
If one sees his blessed neck wide, it means that the Imam is holding firmly to
his trust. If one sees him (uwbp) having a large chest in a dream, it means that
the Imam or the ruler of the country is generous toward his subjects. If one sees
his blessed stomach (uwbp) empty in a dream, it means that the treasury of the
country is empty. If one sees his right hand closed in a dream, it means that the
Imam or the ruler of the country does not pay his employees, or distribute the
collected alms tax. If one sees his blessed right hand (uwbp) open in a dream,
it denotes the generosity of the ruler and his compliance with the distribution
of charities and alms tax as prescribed in God’s book. If his hands are locked
together in a dream, it means complications in the life of the Imam, or the ruler
of the country. The same will affect the life of the person seeing the dream,
including suffering from distress and adversities. If one sees his blessed leg
beautiful and hairy in a dream, it means that one’s clan will become stronger,
and his tribe will grow. If one sees the blessed thighs of God’s Prophet tall in
a dream, it denotes longevity of the Imam or the ruler of the country. If one sees
him (uwbp) standing in the midst of soldiers and everyone is laughing and joking
in a dream, it means that the Muslim army will be defeated and humiliated in
a war. If he is seen with a small army that is ill equipped and everyone is looking
down in the dream, it means that the Muslim army will triumph in that year.
If one sees him (uwbp) combing his blessed hair and beard in a dream, It means
that one’s distress and adversities will be dispelled. Seeing him (uwbp) in his
own mosque, or in any mosque, or in his usual place in a dream it means gaining
power and honor. If one sees him standing in the midst of his companions
delivering a revelation in a dream, it means that one will acquire a greater
knowledge, wisdom and spiritual understanding. Seeing the grave of God’s
Prophet (uwbp) in a dream means prosperity and profits for a merchant, or the
release of a prisoner from his jail. Seeingoneself in a dream as the father of God’s
Prophet (uwbp) means that one’s faith will diminish and his certitude will
weaken. If a woman sees herself in a dream as one of the wives of God’s Prophet
(uwbp), it represents her growing faith. If one sees him (uwbp) looking into one’s
affairs in a dream, it means that God’s Prophet (uwbp) is admonishing the one
seeing the dream and commanding him to render his wife her due rights. To
walk behind him (uwbp) in a dream means following his ( Sunnah ) traditions in
wakefulness. To eat with him (uwbp) in a dream means that one is commanded
to pay the annual alms tax ( Islamic law) due over one’s money making assets,
or liquid assets, gold, silver, jewelry, savings, etcetera, excepting one’s home or
vehicle. If one sees God’s Prophet (uwbp) eating alone in a dream, it means that
the one seeing the dream refuses to give charities and disdains to help those who
ask for his help. In this sense, it is as if God’s Prophet, upon whom be peace, is
commanding the person to give charities and to help the needy. If one sees him
(uwbp) bare footed in a dream, it means that one has neglected to do his regular
prayers. To see him (uwbp) and to shake hands with him in a dream means that
one is truly his follower. If one sees his blood mixed with that of God’s Prophet
(uwbp) in a dream, it means that one will marry a woman from among his
descendents, or that one will marry the daughter of a great religious scholar.
If God’s Prophet (uwbp) gives someone some type of greens or herbs in a dream,
it means that one will escape from a great danger. If he (uwbp) gives him
something fresh or honey in the dream, it means that one will learn the Holy
Quran and acquire a great knowledge and wisdom according to the amount he
receives in his dream. If one returns the gift to God’s Prophet (uwbp) it means
that he will follow innovation. To see him (uwbp) delivering a sermon in a dream
means that he is commanding people to do good and to eschew evil. If one sees
the color of his skin (uwbp) tan in a dream, it means that one will think about
repenting from his sins and abstain from young people’s ignorance. If the color
of his skin is white in the dream, it means that one will repent for his sins and
turn to God Almighty for acceptance. If he (uwbp) reprimands someone in a
dream, it means that one must refrain from innovation and follow the prophetic
traditions. If one finds that God’s Prophet (uwbp) has died in a specific location
in a dream, it means that the person seeing the dream will die in that same place
and God knows best. (Also see Visiting holy sites)
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Naturalist
(Hiker; Mountain person) A naturalist in a dream represents travels,
a graveyard, or he could represent a wedding.
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Mosque
(Jami; Masjid) The main city mosque or the central mosque in a dream
represents the king, the governor, or the ruler of a Muslim country, since he
takes care of establishing the divine laws as well as he is the symbol of Islam
and the decisive judge between the lawful and the unlawful. Smelling an apple
inside a mosque means getting married. A mosque in a dream is like the central
market that people intend daily and endeavor to make profit therein. It is a place
where people will profit according to their deeds and efforts. A mosque in a
dream also represents one who is to be obeyed, respected and revered such as
a father, a teacher, a shaikh or a man of knowledge. It also asserts justice if one
who enters a mosque in his dream is unjustly treated. The main city mosque in
a dream represents the Quranic revelation, the ocean of knowledge, a place of
purification and washing one’s sins, the graveyard where submissiveness and
contemplation are evoked, the washing and shrouding of the dead, medicine,
silence, focusing one’s intention and facing the qiblah at the Kaaba in Mecca.
Seeing the main city mosque in a dream also means to recognize something good
and to act upon it. It also could be interpreted as the shelter from one’s enemy,
and a sanctuary and a shelter of the believer from fear, and a house of peace.
The ceiling of the mosque represents the intimate and vigilant entourage of a
king. Its outstretch represents the dignitaries. Its chandeliers represent its
wealth and ornaments. Its prayer mats represent the king’s justice and his
knowledgeable advisors. Its doors represent the guards. Its minaret represents
the king’s vice-regent, the official speaker of the palace or it announcer. If the
main mosque in the dream is interpreted to represent the ruler of the land, then
its pillars represent the element of time. Its lights represent the noble retinue
and the wise men of his epoch. The ceiling represents the knowledge contained
in the books that protect his justice and his references. The minaret will then
represent his chief minister or advisor. The pulpit represents his servant. The
prayer niche represents his wife, or it may represent his lawful earnings, or a
righteous and a chaste wife. If one sees a mosque burning in a dream, it means
death, losses and political changes in the country. The main mosque of the town
also represents the pious people dwelling therein, the men of knowledge, the
wise men, devotion, or a hermitage. Its niche represents the leader of the people
(Imam). The caller to prayers (Muezzin) represents the judge or a gnostic from
that town or country who calls people to the right path and whose call is
harkened to by the believer. The doors of a mosque in a dream represent the
trustees and guards who shelter people from outside attacks. If one sees any of
that in a dream, or whatever condition these elements are in, they represent the
current condition of the people, and this is what the central mosque represents
in one’s dream. If one sees grass growing inside a mosque in a dream, then it
means a wedding. (Also see Imam; Kaaba; Masjid; Minaret; Minbar; Muezzin)
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Weaver
(Knitting) In a dream, a weaver represents a problem solver, garments,
travels, or hesitation. Seeing a weaver in a dream also may indicate the death
of sick person, or lowering his corps into his grave. (Also see Architect; Artist;
Painter)
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Grass
(Lawn) In a dream, grass represents religious awareness and blessings. If
one sees grass growing in the palm of his hand in a dream, it means that he will
discover his wife having a secret affair, and he will find her in the company of
someone else. If one sees grass growing over his hand in a dream, it means that
he will die shortly and grass will grow over his grave. If he sees grass growing
in a place where it is not supposed to grow, such as inside one’s house or inside
a mosque in a dream, it means a wedding. If one sees grass growing all over him
but does not cover his ears or eyes in a dream, it means prosperity. If he sees
grass growing on people’s hands or floating on water in a dream, it means a good
harvest and prosperity for everyone. If weeds grow at the same time in the
dream, they connote negative effects. If a sick person sees such a dream, it
means that he is nearinghis death. Grass growingover one’s stomach in a dream
means his death or his burial after death. If grass grows all over one’s body but
does not cover his head in the dream, it means prosperity and wealth. If the grass
covers one’s eyes and ears in the dream, it means that he will become heedless
and loses the advantages of his religious life. The same interpretation is given
if one sees feathers growing over his body. If poisonous weeds grow over one’s
body in a dream, they represent an illness or death. As grass is cattle’s food and
cattle represents people’s wealth, then gathering and eating grass in a dream
means prosperity. If an ascetic sees himself eating grass in a dream, it means
that he will revert to desiring the world and its pleasures, and consequently, he
will be deceived by it. Wild grass in a dream represent bad earnings and a
miserable life. Cutting and selling grass in a dream means dispelling stress and
difficulties, or it could represent a police officer or a tithe collector. (Also see
Meadows; Weeds)
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Banana
(Money) In a dream, a banana means money, savings, a fetus, a man in
his grave, a prisoner in his jail, a closed book, news from the past, or it could
mean inner knowledge. In a dream, a banana also signifies clothing, love,
tenderness, a generous man, a monotheist, or it could represent a person of good
conduct. If a banana tree grows inside one’s house in a dream, it means that he
may beget a son. Eating a banana in a dream means profits from a business
partnership. For a business man, banana in a dream represents profits and for
a renunciate it means devotion and ascetic detachment. If a sick person eats a
banana in a dream, it means aggravation of his illness or his death.
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Plague
(Pestilence) In a dream, a plague means itch, scabies, sycosis, or mange.
To be inflicted with any type of such plagues in a dream means suffering from
the same in wakefulness. If one sees a city struck with a plague in a dream, it
means that he will witness the wrath of God Almighty befalling it. A plague in
a dream also represents one’s grave, religious innovation, a journey that will
take a full year, or a penalty imposed by the ruler. If one sees himself in a city
which is struck by a plague in a dream, it means war. (Also see Epidemic disease)
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Excavate
(See Digging up the past; Grave)
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Language teacher
(See Engraver; Language; Teacher; Writer)
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Body Snatcher
(See Grave digger; Exhume; Grave)
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Bddy snatcher
(See Grave digger; Exhume; Grave)
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Getting married
(See Grave)
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Stone tomb
(See Grave; Sarcophagus)
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Washing the dead
(Undertaker) If one sees a deceased person washing himself
before burial in a dream, it means relief for one’s dependents and increase of
their wealth after him. Washing a deceased person in a dream means that
someone will repent at the hand of the undertaker. If a deceased person asks
someone to wash his clothing in a dream, it means that he needs someone to pray
for him, or to intercede on his behalf before his Lord, or pay charity for the
benefit of his soul, or to satisfy his debts, or to fulfill his will, or to seek justice
for his death. If one does wash the garment of the deceased person in the dream,
it means the redemption of that person. Washing a deceased person with boiling
water in a dream means that the latter is suffering in hell-fire. (Also see Grave
digger; Hot water; Ritual bath; Undertaker)
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Key
A key in a dream represents money, a helping hand, entering the path of
knowledge, or it could mean receiving divine guidance. Carrying a bunch of keys
in a dream means prosperity, knowledge and security against one’s enemy. Keys
in a dream also represent one’s children, emissaries, spies, servant, wife or
wealth. Keys in a dream also mean attaining one’s goal, or fulfillment of one’s
prayers. A key in a dream also may mean victory over one’s enemy. Holding a
wooden key in a dream indicates the character of one who refuses to help others,
or if he holds their money in trust, it means that he does not repay them, for wood
in a dream means hypocrisy. Holdingto a key that has no teeth in a dream means
cheating an orphan of his inheritance, or becoming a guardian of an estate and
deceiving its rightful heirs. Holding to the key of Paradise in a dream means
acquiring knowledge, lawful wealth, or receiving an inheritance. Keys in a
dream also represent the coffers they open. Seeing a key in a dream also means
performing a pilgrimage to Mecca. A key made of iron in a dream represent a
strong and a dangerous man. It also means openness in one’s life. Turning a key
to open a door or a padlock in a dream means attaining victory over one’s
enemies. Opening a door or a lock without a key in a dream means attaining the
same through prayers. Finding a key in a dream means finding a treasure, or
profits from a farmland. If a wealthy person finds a key in his dream, it means
that he owes alms tax and he should immediately distribute what he owes, pay
charities and repent for his sins. Holding to the key of the holy Ka‘ab a in a dream
means working for a ruler or an Imam. If a woman receives keys in a dream, it
means her betrothal. Having difficulty to open a door, even with a key in a dream
means hindrances in one’s business, or failure to attain one’s goal. A key in a
dream also represents new knowledge for a scholar or a learned person. Putting
a key inside a door in a dream means placing a deceased person inside his coffin
or grave, or it could mean having sexual intercourse with one’s wife.
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Vagina
A vagina in a dream signifies relief for someone who is experiencing
hardship, pressure, or sorrow. It also could mean satisfaction of one’s needs,
fulfillment of one’s desire, marriage, partnership, exposing a secret, working
with minerals, protecting women’s chastity, imprisonment, the house entrance,
the front door, travels, the prayer niche inside a mosque, one’s innermost secret,
running water, heat, an oven, a garment, a canyon, discovering a cure for an
illness and feeling happy about it, finding an elixir, feeling relief after having
sexual relationship with one’s spouse, a grave, distress, one’s wife, fire, a
burning desires, family reunion, having children, dispelling doubt about what
is right and what is wrong, clearly identifying true from false, finding guidance,
or heeding admonition. If a man looks at a woman’s vagina in a dream, it
represents his wicked state of mind, needs, desires, humiliation, or it could
represent the high standard a woman has achieved in his eyes. If a woman looks
at a man’s sexual organ in a dream, it represents her strength and manlike
drive. If a prisoner finds himself having a vagina in a dream, it means his release
from prison, and for someone who is depressed, it means relief from his
depression. If one has to appear in court, it means that he will win his case. If
one is facing an opponent, it means that he will conquer him. Seeing the vagina
of an elderly woman in a dream means loss of business. If one reenters the womb
of a woman through her vagina in a dream, it means his death. A vagina in a
dream also could represent a blood sucker, a murderer, or a deceitful person who
portrays piety during the day, then shows his teeth at night. A vagina in a dream
also represents a shameless and an insolent worker, or it could represent a bird’s
nest. In this sense, capturing a bird, or looking inside a bird’s nest in a dream
means getting married. If a woman sees water entering her vagina in a dream,
it means that she will conceive a child. If a woman’s vagina turns into iron or
into any metal in the dream, it means that she has lost all hope in accomplishing
her aspirations, satisfying her desires or needs. (Also see Blowing into the va¬
gina; Looking at a sexual organ; Semen; Effeminate; Sexual intercourse; Sod¬
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Wall
A wall in a dream represents knowledge, guidance, cognizance, knowing
secrets, judgment, or separation between friend. Standing by a wall or sitting
on it, and depending on its conditions in a dream represents one’s own state. A
wall in a dream also represents a strong, wealthy, powerful and religious person.
If the wall needed urgent repairs, and if a group of people come to rescue it in
the dream, it represents a man of knowledge, or the Imam of a mosque who has
lost his control or respect, then some friends will come to his rescue and to help
him restore his rank. If a successful businessman sees the walls of his house
collapsing in a dream, it means that he will recuperate a lost treasure. If one
sees a wall caving over his head, or falling over other people in a dream, it means
that he has committed many sins and unless his repents, his punishment will
be swift. The caving-in of a wall toward the inside of a house in a dream means
an illness, but if it falls toward the outside in the dream, it means death. Seeing
a crack in the wall in a dream means that someone in the family will brace
against him. Grabbing to a wall in a dream means the nearing of one’s death,
pending how firmly one is grabbing to it in the dream. Grabbing to a wall in a
dream is also interpreted as holding firmly to one’s interest in a strong person.
If one builds a wall then tears it down in a dream, it means that he will attempt
at destroying someone’s livelihood, or perhaps kill him. If one sees and recognizes
a wall in his dream, it represents a close friend who may die from depression.
A wall in a dream is also interpreted as a mighty person who cannot be managed
except through kindness. Jumping over a wall in a dream means reverting from
being a believer to a disbeliever, or accepting and following the advice of a
disbeliever. Seeing one’s picture reflected in a wall in a dream means one’s
death, and that his name will be itched on his gravestone. If a traveller sees
himself returning to his house, whereby its walls are renewed, it means that he
will get married. Seeping water from a crack in a wall in one’s dream means
adversities and stress. (Also see Walls of the city)
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Flying
Flying in a dream means travels. If one sees himself flying lying on his
back, then it means comfort. Flying for other than a traveller means joblessness.
Flying from one roof into another in a dream means changing from a man of
dignity into a man who has no moral standards. In a dream, a roof also
represents a woman or a wife. In this sense, flying bet ween two roofs could mean
having a mistress beside one’s wife. If a woman sees herself flying from her
house into the house of a man she knows in the dream, it means that she will
marry him. Flying from a known abode into a distant and unknown abode in a
dream means death. If a prisoner sees himself flying in a dream, it means that
he will be released from jail. Flying with wings in a dream also means travels,
and flying without wings means changes in one’s status or conditions. If a
foreigner sees himself flying in a dream, it means that he will return to his
homeland, or it could mean that he travels excessively. If one who has pride and
exaggerated hopes sees himself flying in a dream, then his dream represents
mere hallucination. If one sees himself in a dream flying in a race with someone
else, and if he wins the race, it means that he will conquer his opponent and rise
above him in station. Flying over a mountain in a dream means power and
sovereignty. If one who qualifies for leadership sees himself flying in a dream,
it means that he will attain a leadership position. If he falls over something in
the dream, it means that he will own or control whatever he falls into. If one does
not qualify for leadership and sees himself flying in a dream, it represents
pitfalls in his religious performances, or it could mean falling sick. If one does
attain his intended destination in the dream, then his dream connotes a
successful journey. If one flies in his dream and disappears beyond sight, it
means his death. If one flies from his own house into an unknown house in the
dream, the latter house represents his grave. Flying in a dream also represent
a sickness that could lead a person near his death before he could recover from
it. If one flies from a low elevation into a higher one and without wings in his
dream, it means fulfillment of his aspirations. If one soars in the air like a pigeon
in a dream and sees people below him, whereby he can benefit or harm
whomever he wants, it means that he will preside over people and reach a rank
of honor and dignity. If one becomes tired during his flight between tow cities
or places and finds himself incapable of benefiting or harming anyone, and if he
seeks nothing from his flight but is still happy about flying in the dream, it
means that he is trying to find money for his personal needs or business. If one
sees himself flying from one land into another in a dream, it means that he will
attain honor, power, comfort and satisfaction. If one sees himself flying hori¬
zontally in the dream, it means that his wife will straighten her act and without
much effort on his part. If one sees himself flying vertically with his head up and
his feet pointing to the ground in the dream, it means that he will receive
benefits. The more he rises, the greater are his benefits. If rich people or
craftsmen see that dream, it represents a leadership position they could occupy.
If a foreigner sees that in a dream, it means that he will return to his mother
land, or it could mean that he will never return to his homeland again. Flying
with wings in a dream means benefits in general. Soaring high in the air and
without wings in a dream means fears and hardships. Flying over people’s
homes and over the streets in a dream means difficulties and disturbances.
Flying near a flock of birds in a dream means associating, living or working with
unknown people. If an evil person sees that, it means a bad omen, and for a
fisherman it means sufferings or death. Flying in the air at a low altitude in a
dream means taking a short trip. If one sees himself flying at will and ceasing
to fly at will in a dream, it means easing of his burdens and expectation of great
benefits to come his way. Seeing oneself in a dream flying upside-down means
evil happening. If a sick person sees himself flying in the air in a dream, it means
that he will die from his illness. If one sees himself laying over his bed and flying
with it in a dream, it means a severe illness or an ailment that will strike at his
legs. Enjoying flying between the sky and the earth in a dream means having
exaggerated hopes. Flying in a dream also means seeking a destructive knowl¬
edge, or pursuing an evil idea, or associating with villainous and notorious
people, or it could mean being in a hurry, or that one takes lightly a serious
project, then fails to accomplish it because of his angry character. Flying in a
dream also denotes extreme happiness, or it could mean superstition. If one flies
from a bad place into a good place such as a farm or a mosque in his dream, it
means benefits and growth. (Also see Air; Wadi)
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Undertaker
If a sick person sees an undertaker washing and shrouding him in a
dream, it means his death or relief from his agony. An undertaker in a dream
also means payment of one’s debts, or repentance. If one sees himself washing
a deceased person with boiling water in a dream, it means that the latter is
suffering in hell-fire. (Also see Grave digger; Hot water; Mortician; Ritual bath;
Shrouding)
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Burial
If one sees himself being buried after his death in a dream, it means that
he will undertake a long journey during which he will be short of money. If one
sees himself being buried alive and if he recognizes the one buiying him in the
dream, it means that the latter will assault him, oppress him, imprison him or
cause him injustice. If he dies in his grave after his burial in the dream, it means
that he may die from such sufferings. Should he survive such adversities in the
dream, it means that he will escape from such fear, prison or injustice. If he sees
the other person driving him to the edge of his grave in a dream, it means that
he will lead him to his death, though his name will be praised after his death.
If the other person places him inside a coffin in a dream, it means that he will
move to a new home. If the other person fills the grave with dirt on top of him
in the dream, it means that he will be piled with money equal to the amount he
is being buried under in the dream. It is said that to be buried alive in a dream
means losing one’s spirituality or religious commitment, unless one comes out
of it alive. If one walks out of his grave covered with dirt, then shakes off the
dust in the dream, it means that his state is hopeless or that his repentance has
little chance to hold. To be buried alive in a dream means imprisonment or
despise by others, or a severe punishment which makes one’s chastisement an
exemplary lesson to others, If a gnostic or a wise man is seen buried alive inside
his own house, or if he is brought out of it alive in a dream, it means that one
will inherit him in knowledge, wisdom and status. The same interpretation is
given if one sees a prophet or a holy man walking out of his grave alive. To be
buried after death, after sunrise, at noon or at the sunset hour in a dream means
that one is being warned about doing what is good and abstaining from what is
evil. To be buried alive in a dream is wrong and means betrayal. It could also
mean marriage, prosperity or peace and tranquility after suffering and hard¬
ships. If one sees a deceased person burying him alive in a dream, it means that
one’s due debts are not payed, or that one will be imprisoned to satisfy his debts,
or that his collateral was not accepted. To bury a dead person twice means that
one is covering his faults. If one sees a deceased person burying another
deceased person in a dream, it means unity, clearing of the hearts, love and
friendship between relatives, or perhaps it could mean imprisonment, marriage,
a sickness, a trust, or guaranteeing a loan. Seeing oneself being buried after
death in a dream means that one needs to repent before death. Should he still
walk alive from his burial in the dream, it means that he may repent again. God
knows best. (Also see Cemetery; Grave)
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Ring
In a dream, a ring represents peace, tranquility, authority, a wife, a child,
or a job, the reward of which will equal the value and size of the gemstone which
is placed on it. If one’s wife is pregnant, and if he sees himself wearing a golden
ring in a dream, it means that she will give birth to a son. The king’s ring in a
dream represents his kingdom. Cutting off a tight ring with a pair of pliers in
a dream means the end to one’s authority. Any incrustations on one’s ring in a
dream represent his goals. If the gemstone of one’s ring falls in a dream, it may
mean the death of his child, or the loss of his business. A broken ring in a dream
means divorce. Wearing a ring made of iron in a dream means that one will
receive benefits though with great strain on him. Wearing a golden ring carry ing
a precious stone in a dream means that such benefits will come with ease. If it
is a plain ring or a band with no stone, it means engaging in a strenuous project
and getting nothing out of it. Rings made of ivory or from an animal’s horn in
a dream represent glad tidings for a woman. Seeing someone in authority
stamping a document with his ring as a seal in a dream means that one will
receive an important political appointment. If one who is accustomed to wearing
a silver ring sees himself offering it as a gift to whoever he wishes in a dream,
it means that he will preside over an honorable post. Wearing the governor’s
ring in a dream means an appointment as a dignitary, or inheriting such a rank
from one’s father. If one’s father does not hold such a position, then it means the
opposite of one’s wishes. Finding a lost ring in a dream means earning money
from a foreign land, or having a new born son, or it could mean a marriage to
a righteous woman. If the stone of one’s ring seems unstable in the dream, it
means that one will be fired form his job. Removing one’s ring in a dream means
that one maybe removed from his job. If a woman sees herself removing her
wedding ring in a dream, it means the death of either her husband or of a close
relative. A ring in a dream also connotes a band, an encumbrance, or a shackle.
If one’s ring disappears and only the stone remains in the dream, it means that
once the responsibilities are gone, good memories of the person will remain. A
man wearing a golden ring in a dream represents innovation, and the results
will bring about afflictions, betrayal, or a revolt. Wearing a tight ring in the
dream means that one will be let off from a vicious woman, or that he will be
spared from a wicked duty. A borrowed wedding ring in a dream represents an
ownership that will not last. If one buys an engraved ring in a dream, it means
that he will own something he never owned before, such as a house, a vehicle,
or perhaps he may get married, or bear a child. If one sees rings being sold in
the open market in a dream, it means that the estates of the high society are
for sale or it could represent foreclosure. If one sees the skies raining rings in
a dream, it means that he will conceive a child during that year. If he is unwed,
it means that he will marry a rich and a virgin young woman during that same
year. If they are gold rings in the dream, it means that such a woman has lost
her wealth. If one places a ring in his little finger then removes it to place it on
his ring finger, then removes it again to place it on his middle finger in the
dream, it means that he solicits customers for a prostitute. If one notices his ring
sometime in his little finger, then in his middle finger, then in his ring finger
without his doing in the dream, it means that his wife will betray him with
another man. If he sells his ring for pennies or a handful of sesame, or for little
flour in a dream, it means that he will separate from his wife, though they will
have respect for one another, or it could mean that he will offer her a good
financial arrangement. Receiving a ring that is inlaid with a precious stone from
one’s son in a dream represents the good character and qualities of such a son.
A stone which is made from worthless glass beads in the dream denotes a weak
authority. A ring that is inlaid with a green sapphire in the dream means
begetting an intelligent son who will become a great man of knowledge. A
wooden ring in a dream represents a hypocritical woman. If a woman is offered
a ring in a dream, it means that she will get married, and for a married woman,
it means that she will give birth to a son. If the ring in one’s dream is interpreted
to mean money or clothing, then it represents one’s status and high esteem his
field. Receiving a ring as a gift in a dream also means happy news, or a marriage
to a beautiful woman. Seeing an atheist who publicly brags about his actions and
thoughts wearing a ring and turning its stone toward the palm of his hand in
a dream, it means that he engages in sodomy. If a believer turns his ring inside
during prayers in a dream, then it represents his modesty. Wearing a ring that
carries two gemstones, one to the outside and the other to the inside in a dream
means that one may chair two important appointments, material and a spiritual
ones, or inner and outer ones. Wearing a ring with a carnelian-red stone in a
dream means an end to one’s poverty. If a pious person, a religious person or an
ascetic receives a silver ring from God Almighty in a dream, it means his
salvation on the Day of Judgment. If he receives a silver ring from God’s
Messenger (uwbp) in a dream, it represents a gift of a greater knowledge. If it
is gold, iron, or copper, then it has negative consequences, because iron rings
represent the chains of the dwellers of hell-fire. Somehow, to wear a simple band
in one’s dream is better than wearing a heavy ring. Heavy rings in a dream also
may connote an assassination or deceit. On the other hand, large rings in a
dream also can be interpreted to mean something great, or something which
entails sizable benefits. Lead rings in a dream mean weak authority. If one
sends his ring to some people who returns it to him in the dream, it means that
he is asking to betroth someone from such a family, but his request will be
declined. If one sees his ring being forcefully pulled out from his finger in a
dream, it means that he will lose his rank or whatever the ring represents to
him. If one loses his ring in a dream, it means that he will experience something
he hates to see it happening to him. (Also see Games; Solomon’s ring)
Ringdove: (Dove; Pigeon; Turtledove) A ringdove in a dream represents a rebel¬
lious son, or a son who lies excessively, or a wife who lacks devotion and
tenderness, who is void of piety, who lies constantly, who possesses a difficult
character, or who consents only to her own opinion and interpretations of things.
A ringdove in a dream also represents a beautiful and an energetic woman who
likes to show off. (Also see Pigeon; Turtledove)
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Death
In a dream, death signifies religious failure, corruption and rising in status
in the world. This interpretation applies if one is carried on a bier or on a litter
and his funeral is accompanied with crying and lamentation except if he is
buried in the dream. If one witnesses his own burial in the dream, then it means
that his case is hopeless and that he will be seized by the world. One's followers
or assisting entourage will be as many as those who walk in his funeral in the
dream. However, he will conquer people and ride over their shoulders. If one dies
in his dream but does not have the look of dead people and there is no crying
over his death or a funeral in the dream, it means that one of his properties will
be torn down, or that a room in his house will collapse, or that a wall will cave
in, or it could mean that a pillar will breakdown. Such a dream also may signify
weakness in one's religious standing or blindness of his heart. Despite that, he
will live a long life. If one dies in a dream and finds himself looking like a dead
person, and if his body is washed and wrapped in a shroud, it also means
weakness in his religion. All the sorrow and crying one sees in this case,
represents his rising in rank and promotion in the world. Death in a dream also
signifies travels, or it could mean poverty. One's death and burial in his dream
also means that he will die short of repentance. If one comes out of his grave after
his burial in the dream, it means that he will repent for his sins before dying.
Death in a dream also signifies marriage, for a deceased person is washed and
perfumed, and a bridegroom also takes a bath and anoints himself with
perfumes on his wedding day. If one dies and is carried over people's shoulders,
though they do not bury him in the dream, it means that he will conquer his
enemy and should he qualify for leadership, he will attain it. To come back to
life after dying in a dream means that one will become rich and dispense with
poverty, or it could mean that he will repent for his sins. This dream also means
the safe home coming of a traveller. The death of an unknown woman in a dream
means absence of rain or dearth, and if she comes back to life in the dream, it
means rain. In general, the death of a woman in a dream means the death of a
child in wakefulness and vice-versa. If a deceased person tells someone in a
dream that he did not die, it means that he is blessed in the hereafter. Carrying
a deceased person in a dream means carrying the provisions or food supplies of
an irreligious and an ungodly person. Carrying a dead person in a different way
than one carries a deceased person to bury him in a dream means acquiring
unlawful money. Carrying a deceased person to bury him in a dream means
working for the governor.If one sees a deceased person sick in a dream, it means
that he is being questioned about forsaking his religious attendance during his
lifetime. If one sees the dwellers of the graveyards coming out of their grave to
eat people's harvest or food supplies in a dream, it means rising of food prices.
If he sees them drinking from the wells in a dream, it means that a great plague
will befall that town. If one sees a deceased person die, then if he walks in his
funeral in the dream, it means that someone among his children or in the family of that person will shortly die. If no crying or sorrow follows his death, then it
means that someone in his progeny will get married. What a deceased person
says about himself in a dream is true, for he has reached the abode of truth and
he can exercise no falsehood in that abode. If a deceased person tells something
in a dream, and if it does not take place, then it means that one is experiencing
confused dreams. If one sees a deceased person well dressed in a white or a green
garment, smiling and happy in a dream, it means that he is in that state one
witnessed in his dream. Otherwise, if one sees him disheveled, dirty, frowning
or crying in a dream, this also denotes his condition in the hereafter. If one sees
a deceased person sick in a dream, it means that his condition is contingent upon
the satisfaction of his debts and that he is awaiting the Divine justice to take
its course. Performing a funeral prayer for deceased people in a dream means
asking for forgiveness on their behalf or visiting their graves, or it could mean
admonishing someone with a dead heart, or it could mean bidding farewell to
traveling people or taking care of needy people. If one's wife dies and returns
back to life in a dream, it means making profits from a plantation or a farm.
Discovering a body of a deceased in a dream means finding money. Walking
behind a deceased person in a dream means following his footsteps or emulating
his trade or traditions, whether they be material or spiritual. If the Imam of the
country dies in a dream, it means destruction of that city by war. On the other
hand, if one sees a city in ruins in a dream, it means that the Imam has died.
If one sees that he is immortal in a dream, it means the nearing of his death.
Death in a dream also signifies being recalled to account for a major sin or a
crime. To die in a dream with no apparent reason or illness and to exhibit no
features of a dead person means longevity. To suffer from death-pangs in a
dream means being unjust to oneself or to others. To sees oneself dead and naked
in a dream means poverty. To see oneself dead and lying on a straw-mat or a
carpet in a dream means prosperity and success in the world. Ifone sees himself
dead lying on a litter in a dream, it means rising in rank. Ifhe is lying on a bed
in the dream, it means benefits from one's family. If one hears about the death
of an unknown person in a dream, it means a warning about his success in the
world at the expense of his religious compromises. If one's son dies in a dream,
it means that he will escape from an enemy. If one's daughter dies in a dream,
it means despair from relief. If one dies and gets buried in a dream, it means
his freedom. Otherwise, if he is entrusted with something, it means that he will
be required to deliver it back to its rightful owner. If one dies and gets buried
in a dream, it means that he will get married. If a sick person gets married in
a dream, it means that he will shortly die. If a married person dies and gets
buried in a dream, it means that he will divorce his wife or break a business
partnership or separates from his brothers, sisters and friends, or it could mean
that he may emigrate to another country. Otherwise, if he has already migrated
from his homeland, it means that he will return to it. Death in a dream has
positive connotation for someone in fear of something or a sad person or a sick
person. The death of one's brothers in a dream means the death of one's enemies,
or it could mean saving one's capital. Walking amidst dead people in a dream
means befriending some hypocrites. Walking in the company of a deceased
person in a dream means undertaking a long journey, or it could mean profits
from one's travels. Eating the flesh of a dead person in a dream means enjoying
a long life. If one discovers that he died suddenly in a dream, it means that he
will rejoice. If a deceased person eats something in a dream, it means that such
a commodity will become expensive. If one sees himself laying on a washing
table in a funeral home in a dream, it means that his sins will be washed away
and that his debts will be paid. If a deceased person asks someone to wash his
cloth in a dream, it means that he needs the prayers and forgiveness of the
person who saw him in his dream, or it could mean that one needs him to pay a debt he left behind or to ask people to forgive him his sins or to fulfill his will.
If one washes the deceased person's clothes in the dream, it means that the
deceased person will become free from his burdens in the hereafter. Transport-
ing dead people to the cemetery in a dream means that one is doing something
right. If he transports them to the marketplace in a dream, it means that he
needs something, or that his merchandise will be sold quickly. If one sees that
a deceased person has returned to life in a dream, it means that one will
recuperate something he considered it dead, or if he happens to be going through
difficulties, it means that his adversities will dissipate. If a deceased person
comes back to life in a dream, it also means that his progeny will benefit from
something he left. If he looks beautiful, happy and well dressed in the dream,
it means that such happiness will become the inheritance of his descendants.
If one sees a deceased person busy, worried and ill dressed in a dream, it means
that he is engaged in a struggle that can only subside by the will of God
Almighty. If he is sick in the dream, it means that he is answerable to God
Almighty for his religious negligence. If the deceased person's face looks dark
or opaque in the dream, it means that he died as an unbeliever. If one sees a
deceased person sprightly, pleasant and casual in a dream, it means that one's
dream is mere hallucination, or that he is experiencing disturbed dreams, for
dead people do not joke and have their own duties to respond to. If one's deceased
father or mother come back to life in a dream, it means relief from distress and
abolishing of his fears. This is particularly stronger when one's deceased mother
is seen in the dream. Resurrecting a deceased person in a dream means giving
guidance to an unbeliever or admonishing an innovator. This also could mean
admonishing heedless people who will repent for their sins. If one sees a
deceased person die again in a dream, it means that someone by the same name
will shortly die. If a deceased person complains about a migraine headache in
a dream, it means that he is being questioned about his religious negligence or
his injustices or his abominable attitude toward his father or mother. If the
deceased person complains about his eyes in the dream, it means that he is being
questioned about what he owes to his wife or about her dower or about a will
or a trust he wasted. If he complains about his left arm, it means that he is being
questioned about the rights of his brother, sister, son or business partner or a
false oath he made. If the deceased person complains about his side in a dream,
it means that he is being questioned about cutting off his relations or clan or
failing to fulfill his obligations toward his household. If he complains about his
legs in a dream, it means that he is being questioned about wasting his life in
corruption and falsehood. If he complains about his feet in the dream, it means
that he is being questioned about a wealth he spends in falsehood and on the
path of heedlessness he walked. A woman and a man in such dreams are the
same. Like that, each limb provides for a specific stand one took during his
lifetime in this world. (See Body'). If a living person gives a deceased person
something to eat or drink in a dream, it means loss of money. If he gives a
deceased person a garment in the dream, it means adversity or an illness. If a
deceased person gives the person seeing the dream his own shroud to wear in
a dream, it means his death. If a deceased person gives the person seeing the
dream a cloak or an adorned shirt in a dream, it means gaining what the
deceased person acquired of knowledge, wealth, blessings or status during his
lifetime. The shirt means livelihood and the cloak means dignity and honor. If
the deceased person gives him some food to eat in the dream, it means receiving
lawful earnings from an unexpected source. If the deceased person gives him
honey in the dream, it means acquiring a booty. Anything one receives from a
deceased person in a dream means good news and a blessed gift in general. If
a deceased person takes one by the hand and walks with him in a dream, it
means receiving money from an unexpected source. Talking with deceased
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people in a dream means longevity. Kissing a renowned person who had passed
away in a dream means acquiring something from his knowledge, wisdom or
inheritance, or it could mean receiving benefits from his descendants. Talking
to dead people in a dream means having ingratitude toward one's family or
friends. If a sick person sees himself kissing a deceased person in a dream, it
means that he will shortly die. If a healthy person sees that same dream, it
means that what he says is false. Having sexual intercourse with a deceased
person in his grave in a dream means committing adultery or mixing with an
evil person or losing money to a deceitful and a hypocritical person. If one sees
that a deceased woman has come back to life, and if he engages in sexual
intercourse with her, then finds his body spattered with her ova and semen in
a dream, it means that he has committed something which he regrets. Consequently he will suffer losses because of it. To have a wedding with a deceased
person and to move to his or her house in the dream means one's own death.
Walking behind a deceased person and entering an unknown house from which
one does not come out again in the dream means death. If one follows the
deceased person and does not enter such a house in the dream, it means that
he will near his death, then recuperate from his illness. If a deceased person
beats the person seeing the dream, it means that one has displeased his Lord
and has committed an abominable act from which he should repent, for in the
abode of truth, a deceased person accepts only what pleases God Almighty and
dislikes what He dislikes. If one sees a living person beating a deceased person
who is willingly submitting to his fate in a dream, it represents the spiritual and
religious strength and the rank of the living person, his charities, prayers,
devotion, piety, or it could mean that he is fulfilling the deceased person's will.
If one sees a deceased person asleep in a dream, it means that the hereafter is
the abode of rest and comfort for the believers. Sleeping in one bed with a
deceased person in a dream means longevity. If dead people come out of their
graves to sell merchandise in a dream, it means stagnation of the markets. A
dead mouse in one's food in a dream means tampering with that product. If one
sees a deceased person doing something good in a dream, it means that he is
ordering him to do the same. If it is a bad thing he is doing in the dream, it means
that he is ordering him not to do it. If a deceased person comes in one's dream
and tells him about the time of his death, then the day may be one month and
the month may be one year and the year ten years. If one sees his mother dying
in a dream, it means that he will lose his worldly attainments, comfort and that
he may become heedless. If he is a seeker on the path, then it means that he will
lose the benefits of his work or fail to perform his obligatory prayers. If a sick
person sees his brother die in a dream, it means his own death. Otherwise, it
could mean someone in his family. If one is poor in the dream, it means that may
lose one of his eyes. If one's wife dies in a dream, it means bankruptcy and loss
of one's source of livelihood. Performing the funeral prayer in a dream means
interceding on his behalf and praying for his salvation. If one answers the call
of a deceased person in a dream, it means that he will shortly follow him. If one
sees a deceased person drowning in a dream, it means that one is plunged in
abominable sins. If one sees dead people coming out of their graves and going
to their homes in a dream, it means a mass release of prisoners during a general
amnesty. This dream also may mean that God Almighty will give life to a barren
land. Death for a believer in a dream means honor, dignity, aloofness and ascetic
detachment. The death of a prophet in a dream means weakness in people's
religious life, while their coming back to life in a dream means a flourishing
spiritual life in that place. The death of a ruler in a dream means the weakness
of his army or government. The death of a religious scholar in a dream means
the birth of innovation or invalidation of one's proof. The death of a pious
worshiper in a dream means failure to attend one's religious obligations. The death of a craftsman mean the end of his craft. The death of one's parents in a
dream means tightening of his financial means. The death of one's wife in a
dream means the end of a prosperous life. The death of one's son in a dream
means the obscurity of one's name after his death. If one sees a deceased person
performing the funeral prayer over another deceased person in a dream, it
means that one's actions are false, for performing a funeral prayer is a deed and
dead people have no more deeds to offer. Ifa married woman marries a deceased
person in a dream, it means her divorce from her husband, while if an unmarried
woman marries a deceased person in a dream means that she will get married.
In a dream, death also means being inflamed with love or separation from one's
beloved, whereby life after death would represent reunion with one's beloved or
suffering from separation in a hell-fire. (Also seeAgony of death; Funeral prayers;
Giving up the ghost; Izrail; Relaxation; Robbery)
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Diarrhea
In a dream, diarrhea represents negligence and squandering of property
and money, while constipation represents miserliness, stinginess and avarice.
Dig up a grave: (See Digging a grave; Exhume; Grave)
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Digesting food
In a dream, digesting one’s food means steadfastness and as¬
siduousness in one’s profession, liveliness and vivacity. Digesting one’s food in
a dream also signifies safety and protection against fear. (Also see Food)
Digging a grave: In a dream, digging a grave means getting married. Digging a
grave and talking with the deceased person about one’s needs in a dream means
solving one’s problem. A grave digger in a dream also represents a pander, a
procurer, or he could be someone who loves the world, or a treasure hunter. (Also
see Grave)
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Pebbles
In a dream, pebbles represent men, women, little children, or counted
money. They also mean memorizing a book of knowledge, understanding it,
knowing it by heart, or writing poems. They also mean performing one’s
pilgrimage to Mecca and pelting stones in the valley of Mina at a placed called
Jamarat. Pelting stones in a dream also means harshness, toughness, slander,
or youth. Collecting pebbles for pelting from a marketplace, a street, under the
trees, or in a farmland in a dream means receiving financial benefits. Collecting
pebbles at the foot of a tree in a dream means receiving a gift from a person in
authority, or profits from the sea, learning at the hand of a good teacher, a gift
from a wealthy wife, or they could mean the birth of a son if one does not have
a son. Throwing pebbles in the sea in a dream means wasting one’s money.
Throwing pebbles in a well in a dream means benefiting from a marriage or a
business. (Also see Gravel, Pelting stones)
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Morning
In a dream, the morning represents the fulfillment of a promise, or it
could mean an unavoidable happening. If one sees himself unhappy and
miserable in the morning hours in a dream, it will denote a low spiritual state,
lack of religious coherence, or it could mean sinfulness. If an honest person sees
the morning in his dream, it could mean either glad tidings of a new born if he
is generous, or loss of his wealth if he is stingy. If a farmer sees the morning in
a dream, it means a penalty, a punishment, or financial losses for that year. If
one loses something then finds it in the morning in his dream, it means that he
will provide a proof that will inculpate his enemy. If a sick person sees the
morning in his dream, it means either recovering from his illness, or it could
mean his death. If one leads others in prayers in such a dream, it means travels,
or making a pilgrimage to Mecca. If the dream is interpreted to be his death,
then it means a good end to his life in this world, light in one’s grave, or that
God willing, he will enter paradise. If one sees the morning and solicits water
to drink, or purchases food, or barters for some barley in his dream, it means
that he will overcome his difficulties and dispel his adversities. If a prisoner sees
the morning in his dream, it means that he will be released shortly. If one’s
travels are impeded by whatever cause, then seeing the morning in his dream
means solving such problems and proceeding on with one’s plans. If one is
having difficulties with his wife, then seeing the morning in a dream means
divorce or separation. If a sinner sees the morning in his dream, it means
repentance from his sin and egress from heedlessness. If a merchant or a
businessman who is having trouble in his trade sees the morning in his dream,
it means good news and business growth. In general, seeing the morning in a
dream means relief from difficulties, escape from danger, a good harvest, or
winning one’s freedom.
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Stomach
In a dream, the stomach represents the elements of property, family,
secrets, one’s mate, prison, grave, health, sickness, friend, wayfarer, one’s
religious life and nature of one’s devotion. If in a dream one sees his stomach
open, it means that his business may be temporarily put out of commission, or
that he may lose any benefits he used to derive from it up to then. The other
aforementioned elements also may apply. If the person in question is a pregnant
woman, and if she sees her baby or any part of it comes out of her open stomach,
this may mean that a jailed person in her family will be set free, or that the
family graves will be desecrated, or that the body of someone in her family will
be exhumed, thus uncovering its diseases and infestations, or it could mean that
one’s personal life will become public knowledge. If one is actually complaining
of such an illness, his dream means that he will find a cure for it. If one sees that
he has no stomach in a dream, it means that he may lose a friend, or that his
guardian may die shortly, or that he may become a religious, ascetic and devoted
worshiper. If one sees fire coming out of his stomach in a dream, it means that
he will repent for stealing the properties of orphans. If one sees himself crawling
on his stomach in a dream, it shows him being needy and striving to barely feed
himself, or it may denote his materialistic character. The stomach in a dream
also represents the plains of a valley. It also can be interpreted as one’s tribal
belonging or a branch of his lineage. Entering a stomach in a dream means
travels, imprisonment, or returning home from one of the two. If one sees
himself inside the womb of his mother while he is traveling in a foreign land in
a dream, it means that he will return to his motherland to die and be buried
there. (Also see Body; Rumbling of one’s stomach)
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Funeral
Joining the funeral prayers in a dream means fostering brotherhood with
people on God’s path. Walking by a funeral procession in a dream is interpreted
to represents a hypocrite who destroys or kills an evil person. If one sees himself
laid in a coffin though no one carries it in a dream, it means that he will be
imprisoned. If one’s coffin is carried by a group of people, it means that he will
support and serve a man of authority, then collect a financial reward for his
support. Involuntarily following a funeral procession in a dream means serving
a non-religious person in authority. Sitting on top of a coffin in a dream means
increase in one’s wealth. If one sees himself lifted and placed in a coffin in a
dream, it means that people will appoint him to a leadership position. If one sees
a group of people performing a funeral prayers and crying over the loss of the
deceased in a dream, it means that the conclusion of his life will be commendable.
Otherwise, if they express no sorrow for his loss or cry over him, but instead
criticize him in the dream, it means that the conclusion of his life will be
contemptible. If a merchant, a governor or a leader sees himself sitting over a
coffin that is moving freely by itself in the dream, it means taking a trip by sea.
If one sees the coffin flying in a dream, it means that a great man of knowledge
will die in that town and people will not know of it, or that a known person will
die in a foreign land or on the way to or back from a pilgrimage. If a funeral
reachs the cemetery in a dream, it means that people will surly regain their
rights. If one sees a large number of coffins scattered in a specific locality in a
dream, it means that the people of that community will break into violence,
adultery and evildoing. Carrying a coffin in a dream means earning unlawful
income. If a woman sees her own funeral in a dream it means that she will get
married. If she is married, it means payment of her debts. A funeral crossing
a marketplace in a dream means liquidation of merchandise. Paying tribute to
a funeral in a dream means bidding farewell or paying respect to a travelling
friend. Paying tribute to a passing funeral procession in a dream represents
one’s concern for his own comfort. If the deceased in the coffin points at the
person seeing the dream, it means that the latter will conduct his funeral, and
he will receive a reward for his service. If he serves that funeral till the burial
and the closing of the grave in a dream, it means that he will receive double that
reward, the value of which reward is known only to God Almighty. (Also see
Cemetery; Death; Funeral prayers)
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Picture
Seeing one’s picture on a wall in a dream means one’s death and that his
name will be itched on a gravestone. (Also see Paintings)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Reflection
Seeing one’s picture reflected in a wall means his death, and connotes
that his name will be itched on his gravestone.
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Sleep
Sleeping in a dream means heedlessness or joblessness. In general,
sleeping or feeling sleepy in a dream has negative connotations except for
someone who is scared, or who expects an adversities or sufferings he may
experience otherwise. This is because sleep abates all fears, annihilates them
and clams one’s distress. Sleeping in a graveyard in a dream means a sickness.
Sleeping over a grave in a dream means death for a sick person and joblessness
for a healthy person. Sleeping in a dream also means stagnation, heedlessness,
or infringingupon God’s commands, or discrediting or denyingtheconsequences
of negating them. Sleeping in a dream also could represent a blessed journey,
such as seeking knowledge or doing good deeds. It also means disregard for
worldly attractions, or despite for its glitters. Sleeping people in a dream also
represent mass annihilation, death, murders, rising prices, or it could denote
things which people are unaware of. If in fact the people are unaware or
uncertain about something, and if one sees them in such a state of slumber in
a dream, it means that God Almighty will remove that blind, and they will see
things clearly. If one sees himself sleeping or laying on his back in a dream, it
means that he will gain power and financial success in the world. Sleeping with
the face down in a dream means losing one’s job, or it could mean poverty.
Sleeping on the floor in a dream means owning a land, being a rich person, or
having children. Sleeping for an unmarried woman in a dream means that she
will get married shortly. The sleeping of an unjust ruler in a dream means a
temporary relief for the people. Sleeping in a dream also means intoxication of
the mind, ecstasy, a sickness, neglecting one’s duties, disunity, humiliation, or
death. Sleeping under a tree in a dream means having a large progeny. (Also see
Doze; Sleeping on the stomach: Slumber; Turning in one’s sleep)
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Tower
Standing inside a tower in a dream means that one should not feel safe
from the blows of his enemy, or expect to be secured and safe in his own
environment when someone calls upon him for something. If he is sick, it means
that he may die from his illness. Standing on top of a tower or a wall in a dream
means that one will conquer or capture a dangerous person. If one stands over
or inside a tower that is no longer in use in a dream, then it represents his grave.
(Also see Grave)
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Building
The element of a good building in a dream represents love, affection,
unity, progeny, prosperity, a garment of honor, and girls in one’s family. A
strong edifice means strength and firmness. It also means support, help and a
long life. Raising a new edifice in a dream represents either personal or
collective material benefits in this world. If one sees himself building an edifice
in a dream, it means having intercourse with his spouse. If one builds a church,
it defines him as Christian. If he builds a mosque, it defines him as Muslim. If
a man of knowledge sees himself building a mosque as an offering to please God
Almighty in a dream, it means that he will compile a study from which others
will benefit or that people will seek his advice in religious matters or inter¬
pretations. If a king, or a ruler sees himself building a mosque as an offering for
God’s pleasure in a dream, it means that he will rule his subjects with justice,
command what is lawful and forbid what is unlawful. If he builds a school, it
shows him to be a man of knowledge. If he builds a hospice in a dream, it means
that he is an ascetic. If a sick person sees himself building a house in a dream,
it means that he will recover from his illness and enjoy good health. Seeing
buildings in a dream explains one’s determination, it also means one’s wants for
himself when he rejoices at finding something suitable for status. If one sees his
house bigger than it is in reality in a dream, it means expansion in one’s material
resources. If it grows beyond the normal norms in a dream, it means anxiety,
or a delegation that hastens to enter that house without permission, announcing
a calamity, or it could mean that a wedding will take place in that house.
Building a house in a dream also means extending one’s connections, strengthening
one’s relationship with his kin, friends, or if the person in question is a general
in the army, or a leader, then it means building a strong army. Building a house
in a dream also means regaining power, rejoicing or success in one’s business,
all of which are relative to the thickness of its walls. On the other hand,
demolishing one’s house in a dream means disagreement, disintegration or
separation of one’s family, relatives, friends, associates or dissolution of one’s
army. If one sees himself working for some people to renovate an old building
in a dream, it means correcting the norms of conduct in that community or
reviving old traditions. For example if one sees himself reconstructing the house
of Pharaoh in a dream, it means that he is reviving or reestablishing Pharaoh’s
system of government, or adopting its principals. Erecting a foundation for a
building, then completing its structure in a dream means seeking knowledge,
wisdom or leadership. Building a house in a different county, town or locality
in a dream means a marriage with a woman from that neighborhood. Building
an edifice from ceramic in a dream means decorating oneself. If the building is
from clay in the dream, it means lawful earnings. If one engraves pictures or
forms thereon in the dream, it means acquiring knowledge, learning a new craft,
a leading position in the government which involves partying, alcohol and
mingling with what is unlawful. Building an edifice from plaster or backed
bricks encrusted with pictures or forms in a dream means engaging in an
unlawful or a deceitful act. Building a house in a dream and strengthening its
walls, means to complete the father’s traditions, and to continue working in his
trade. (Also see Builder)
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Visiting holy sites
Visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina in a dream means
seeking God’s nearness and his pleasure through good deeds. It also means
feeling safe, mixing with people of knowledge, associating with people of
religious ranks, joining the company of knowledge seekers, and developing
sincere love for the family of God’s Prophet, upon whom be peace, serving and
loving those who love his progeny. Visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in a dream also
means love, knowledge and guidance. Visiting Al-Aqsa Sacred Mosque in
Jerusalem in a dream means blessings, understanding the inner meaning of
important spiritual subjects and miraculous events, or reflecting upon the
Nocturnal Journey of God’s Messenger (uwbp), the night in which the eight
heavens were decorated to receive and honor him when he was called upon to
come before God Almighty. Visiting the grave of God’s Prophet Abraham, upon
whom be peace, in a dream means obedience to one’s parents, being true to them,
seeking their love, blessings and pleasure with sincerity and trueness with one’s
words and actions. Visiting holy sites in a dream also means seeking knowledge
and wisdom, having love for charitable people, associating with good people,
seeking to learn one’s religion at the hand of a pious teacher, to receive blessings
and benefits in this life and in the next. (Also see Muhammad, upon whom be
peace; Mecca; Medina)
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Boiling water
Washing a deceased person with boiling water in a dream means
that the latter is already sufferingfrom hell in his own grave. (Also see Hot water)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
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