Search Key: Heedlessness
Heedlessness
(See Disbelief; Ingratitude; Irreligious)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Bat
( zool .) By God’s leave, a bat was one of the many signs of God’s prophet Jesus
son of Marry, upon both of them be peace. In a dream, a bat may represent a
monk. It also means glad tidings for a pregnant woman. Seeing a bat in a dream
is not considered as a good omen for a traveller. If a bat flies into a house in a
dream, it means the demolition of that house or the separation of that family.
A bat in one’s dream also represents a witch, or an unjust person who may have
suffered from deprivation in his childhood. A bat in a dream also signifies
blindness, heedlessness, a child of adultery, or a bastard son. In a dream, a bat
also means hiding from people because of one’s evildoing, such as theft or
eavesdropping. Seeing a bat in a dream also means the end of enjoying blessings
and not acknowledging their true provider. A bat in one’s dream also means
having to change one’s living standards.
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Ishaq
(Also known as John in Western traditions. God’s prophet Ishaq, son of the
prophet Jacob, upon both of them be peace.) In a dream, seeing him indicates
adversities and hardships. If one has a son who ran away in disobedience to his
father, and if he sees God’s prophet Ishaq in a dream, it means that he will
return to his home and be obedient again. This dream also indicates a surge of
glad tidings, peace and tranquility. Seeing Ishaq (uwbp) in a dream also means
suffering from persecution by the senators of one’s town, or from some of his
relatives, and finally God Almighty will come to his help, and grant him back
his integrity and honor. If one sees him in his best form and radiant beauty, it
becomes a sign of glad tidings, whereby one’s progeny will engender leaders,
governors and righteous people. Seeing him in a dream also may mean coming
out of tight circumstances into a more relaxed ones, changing from heedlessness
into guidance, poverty into richness, and from disobedience to one’s parents to
obeying them again. If one sees himself transformed into Isliaq (uwbp) or to wear
his robe in a dream means that he may near his death then be saved from it.
Islam: (Religion of Islam; Surrender to God’s will; Submission) To see oneself as
a Muslim, praising God Almighty, thanking Him, facing the Ka‘aba in one’s
prayers, or to see oneself embracing Islam in a dream means straightening one’s
life, or repentance from one’s sins. If one sees himself renewing his Islam in a
dream, it means safety from plagues, sickness, or adversities. To proclaim the
two testimonies: ‘There is no god other than Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger
of Allah,” in one’s dream means relief from distress, or guidance after heedlessness.
Saying these testimonies in a dream also may mean returning to one’s parents
after having abandoned them. It also means returning to a place one has earlier
deserted, or to using earlier criterions in one’s life. If a Muslim recites these
proclamations in a dream, it means that he will testify to the truth in a court
of justice, or become known for his truthfulness. (Also see Exalting God’s one¬
ness; Exclamation of God’s sovereignty; Imam; Meadow; mosque; Quran; Pil¬
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Bismillah
(arb.) Calling the Name of God Almighty in a dream means blessed
tidings. Bismillah in a dream also represents attainment, knowledge, guidance
and wealth. Reciting the formula: ‘Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem’ (In the Name
of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate ) in a dream also means living to see
one’s children and grand children. It also means recovering a lost article.
Bismillah in a dream also means placing the intention to get married, tidings of
a good progeny, and receiving guidance after heedlessness. If one writes down
such a call: ‘In the Name of God’ with a beautiful handwriting in his dream, it
means that he will receive wealth and recognition in his field of knowledge. If
a deceased person writes it in one’s dream, it means that such a person dwells
encompassed with God’s mercy. If the one who wrote it in the dream is alive and
if he erases it or if a bird steals it from him in the dream, it means the nearing
of his death and exhaustion of his sustenance in this world. If one recites it
during his prayers in a dream when it is not his custom to do so, it means
borrowing an unnecessary amount of money or giving preference to leaning
toward one’s mother rather than his father or the opposite.
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Disbelief
(Astray; Heedlessness; Ingratitude; Irreligious; Profane) In a dream,
disbelief represents a rich person or becoming one. Disbelief in God Almighty
in a dream also means illness, injustice or causing harm to others. Acting silly
or impudent or stupidly, or being censured or discredited in a dream also
indicates profanity and disbelief in God Almighty. Going astray in a dream
means committing a sin or making a mistake. Making a mistake in a dream also
signifies heedlessness in wakefulness. If one’s profanity becomes public knowledge
in a dream, it means that he will commit a forgery or make false testimony in
court. Disbelief in a dream also means ingratitude or it could denote the state
of a sick person when he lies in his deathbed and awaits for his soul to be taken
back to its Lord. Disbelief in a dream also may signify committing the unforgivable
act of suicide. (Also see Irreligious)
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Road
(Avenue; Direction; Path; Trail; Way) A road in a dream represents the
divine law. Seeing many roads in a dream denotes deviation from God’s path,
or it could mean religious innovation. Walking on a side road, or yielding at a
fork in a dream means going astray. If a highway robber attacks someone in a
dream, it means that he will suffer from the loss of a friend. If one sees a ruler
strolling through a rugged road in a dream, it means that he will establish
justice and pave the way to righteousness and prosperity. A straight road in a
dream represents God’s path, or it could represent one’s true faith in God’s
revelations, or in following the practice of God’s Messenger, upon whom be
peace, or following the guidance of one’s teacher or shaikh. Walkingon a straight
path in a dream means repenting from one’s sins and finding guidance. Seeing
many roads in a dream means hesitancy, fluctuations in one’s faith, doubt,
heedlessness, or apostasy. A road in a dream also represents a craft, eternity,
the past, aging, continuity, the good example, or the bad example. A boat
following the correct sea lane in a dream means salvation. A road in a dream
also represents a woman, one’s livelihood, truth, or death. If a merchant sees
himself walking on a road in a dream, it means that he will find new avenues
to earn more money. A hidden road in a dream means pride, innovation and self-
deception. (Also see Lane; Roadless terrain; Wending one’s way)
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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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Mattress
(Bed; Sleeping pad) In a dream, a mattress represents comfort or a
woman. Selling one’s mattress in a dream means divorcing one’s wife. If one’s
wife is sick, then selling one’s mattress means that she may die from her illness.
If one sees a dog or a pig sleeping on his mattress in a dream, it means that an
insolent person is having a secret affair with one’s wife. If the mattress is stuffed
with wool, cotton, or down in the dream, it represents a wealthy woman. If the
mattress is made of brocade or silk in the dream, it represents a Hindu woman.
If the color of the mattress is white in the dream, it represents a religious and
a pious wife. A green mattress in a dream represents a pious and a religious
wife. A black mattress in the dream represents a woman who is engaged in
doing something for other than God’s pleasure. Buying a new and a beautiful-
looking mattress in a dream means marriage to a chaste and a beautiful woman.
If the new mattress is torn or damaged in the dream, it means living with an
impious woman. Changing the place of one’s bed in a dream means divorce. If
one finds himself unable to sleep on his bed in a dream, it means that he cannot
have marital relationship with his wife, or perhaps he could be suffering from
impotence. If one tears his mattress in pieces in a dream, it means that he will
commit adultery. If he sees his mattress placed in front of the city hall in a
dream, it means that he may assume an important political appointment. An
unknown mattress in an unknown place in a dream means buying, receiving,
or inheriting a farmland. A mattress in a dream also means bearing a son.
Changing one’s mattress in a dream means leaving one’s wife for the sake of
another woman. If one does not like to sleep on his mattress in a dream and
prefers to find another place to rest, it means that he will renounce his conjugal
life. Folding one’s mattress and placing it aside in a dream means leaving one’s
home for a long journey, divorcing one’s wife, or avoiding to sleep with her for
one reason or another, or it could mean the death of either the husband or the
wife. Sitting over one’s bed in a dream means gaining authority, or managing
someone’s business. Sleeping in a dream means heedlessness, or it could mean
peace and tranquility. (Also see Bed)
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Love
(Beloved; Enamored; Honey; Hostage; Lover; Platonic love) Love in a dream
means trials and temptations. If one does something he loves in a dream, it
means that he will engage in an act that has no limitations. If a man says to
woman: “I love you,” in a dream, it means that he truly hates her. If one sees
himself indulging and satisfying every desire he has and without feeling any
restrictions in the dream, it means that he will stray from God’s path and lives
a corrupt life. Love in a dream also means distress, worries and sorrow. Love
in a dream also represents one’s ability to express something. Otherwise, it
could mean that he keeps to himself. Love in a dream also means trials and fame
that incurs people’s compassion for the person in love. Love in a dream also
means poverty, sickness and death. In fact, death in a dream also could mean
love, or living distant from one’s beloved or life after death. To burn in the fire
in a dream also means love. To enter paradise in a dream also means love and
to enter hell-fire in a dream means separation from one’s beloved. Yearning for
one’s beloved in a dream means heedlessness, and love in a dream also indicates
corruption in one’s religious life, or loss of money. To love someone in God in a
dream, means mercy between people. Otherwise, to love one another for
personal interests in a dream means a partnership that will end in betrayal or
it could mean a marriage without family consent. Pretending to be in love in
one’s dream means straying from God’s path. If a knowledgeable person or a
scholar pretends to be enamored in a dream, it means that he will deceive people
with his ornate presentations and contradict their standards. (Also see Enam¬
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Chest
(Bosom; Heart) If one has a broad and a nice looking chest in a dream, it
means repentance of a sinner or being eager and willing to follow the truth and to comply with it, or it could mean making it easy to accept things that were
difficult to absorb. If a woman sees her beloved inside her chest in a dream, it
means that she is suffering because of him or complaining about him, or if she
is ill, it means that she will recover from her illness. To have a broad chest in
a dream also means giving preference to others' needs. One's chest in a dream
also represents what one may conceal in it of knowledge, guidance, heedlessness
or it could represent a coffer where one hides his money. One's chest in a dream
also represents a guest, one's wife, a rank, a position, magnanimity or generosity. The narrowness of one's chest in a dream represents heedlessness, or it
could mean going astray, loss of money, or one's stinginess. If one sees his chest
turned into a stone in a dream, it means that he is a hard hearted person.
However, a broad chest in a dream also could signify being unjust. The chest in
a dream also represents the house of worries and anxieties. Having chest pain
in a dream denotes a sin one is being punished for, or it could mean being a
spendthrift or generous in other than God's pleasure, and the pain in the dream
represents his punishment for it. If a man sees himself having a woman's breasts
in his dream, it means that he will get married, or fall in love with a woman,
or have a secret affair that will turn into a scandal. (Also see Body 1; Case)
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Rupture of relations
(Breach; Break; Enmity; Rift; Cutting off) Enmity among
relatives and rupture of relations in a dream means straying away from God’s
path, heedlessness, paying a penalty, or it could mean suffering from being
exiled as a punishment. (Also see Enmity)
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Knowledge
(Bread; Learning; Wall) To see oneself acquiring knowledge in a
dream means marriage and rising in status. Such a wedding will be announced
publicly. If one earns a title of recognition, or if he becomes renowned, or if he
is awarded a great prize for his work in a dream, it means glad tidings of a
beautiful son he will beget and who will follow his father’s footsteps, learn his
trade, or work at spreading his father’s knowledge or traditions, or he may
govern or lead after him. To learn about God Almighty, or about the prophetic
traditions of His Messenger, upon whom be peace, in a dream means being
encompassed with God’s mercy and subtle kindness. To learn about sorcery,
black magic or similar arts in a dream mean following innovation and walking
the path of heedlessness. (Also see Learning)
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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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Loss
(Business) If one’s losses relate to his earnings, then his losses in the dream
mean decadence of one’s principals, religious downswing, or they could mean
heedlessness after guidance, disbelief after following one’s religion, or losses in
general. This sin is man’s own. If one suffers a loss in a dream, it means dismay,
horror, a scare, a shock or a menace. Complaining about a harm one suffers, a
damage or a loss in a dream means attaining one’s goal. (Also see Penny)
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Village
(City; Suburban area; Town) A village in a dream represents injustice that
will be followed by destruction as a consequence of people’s sins. Entering a well
fortified village in a dream means fighting with someone. Crossing a village into
a city in a dream means changing a menial job into a more respectable one, or
perhaps it could mean downgrading a good deed one has performed, thinking
of it as unimportant, or regretting it, or it could mean doing something good and
thinking of it as evil, or perhaps it could mean showing indecisiveness and
doubt. Entering a village in a dream also means governing it, or presiding over
its people, or it could mean commencing a new job. Walking out of a village in
a dream means escaping from evil. Seeing a destroyed village in a dream means
heedlessness or a calamity caused by the sins of its dwellers. Seeing a well-built
village in a dream shows the piety and righteousness of its people. Seeing
ancient edifices or ruins inhabited again in a dream represents people’s repentance
from sin. A village in a dream also could signify injustice, innovations, corruption,
disregarding the divine laws, or discarding the moral standards set by the
community. A village in a dream also could represent ants’ underground nest
or colony, while an anthill in a dream represents a village. If a village is
completely destroyed by fire, or floods, or freezing temperature, or by locusts,
or plagues in one’s dream, it means suffering under the oppression of an unjust
ruler or a tyrant, or it could mean destroying an anthill. Moving from a village
into a city in a dream means leaving one’s toiling and hardships behind him.
Moving from a city into a village means the opposite, and signifies leaving
comfort and safety to meet with discomfort and fear. (Also see City)
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Ashes
(Coal; Fire; Fumes; Oven) In a dream, ashes represent unlawful money or
they could mean burns. Ashes in a dream are also interpreted to mean money
one will receive from someone in authority or directly from the government.
Seeing ashes then mean difficulties or toiling for no benefit in the service of a
person in authority. Ashes in a dream also mean vain talk, or a knowledge one
cannot benefit from. Ifone sees himself carrying a container filled with ashes
in a dream, it means that he is engaged in falsehood, backbiting or in acquiring
useless knowledge. Ifone sees himself blowing air into cold ashes in a dream,
it means that he will engage in futile undertaking. Ashes in a dream also denote
sadness, sore-eyes or heedlessness. Ashes in a dream also mean quelling the fire
of war, suppressing upheaval, or attaining peace. Ashes which are collected
from baking in a dream represent charity, or curiosity. (Also see Coal)
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Magic arts
(Conjuring; Jugglery; Tricks) In a dream, magic arts mean deceit,
pride, artificiality and temptations. To learn about sorcery, or black magic, or
about similar arts in a dream means innovation and heedlessness. (Also Ma¬
gician; Sorcery; Spit out)
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Bed
(Couch; Mattress; Sleeping pad) Abed without covers in a dream represents
travels, a wife, honor or a high rank. Sitting on abed in a dream means regaining
power or authority over something one had lost control. If the bed has it covers
on, then it means ruling over a group of hypocrites who live in heedlessness. If
it is not covered, then it means a journey. If one sees himself wearing his shoes
and sitting on his bed in a dream, it means that he will undertake a trip in the
company of an ostentatious person. Sitting on a bed in a pleasant surrounding
in a dream means honor and power. The covers of one’s bed in a dream represent
his wife, his livelihood, or his mistress. Whatever stands on top of a bed
represents one’s male children and whatever is hidden under it represents one’s
female children. A bed in a dream also represents happiness, joy and dignity.
It may also represent a wife, a ship, or a coffin. If one’s bed falls apart or breaks
into pieces in a dream, it means loss of authority, dismissal from one’s job,
divorcing one’s wife, or it could mean her death. If one sees himself sitting over
an unknown bed in a dream, it means marriage or conceiving a child. Sitting
over a bed without a mattress means death, or a business trip. If a woman sees
herself bringing a bed into her house in a dream, it means that she will get
married. If a sick person sees himself sitting up in his bed in a dream, it means
that he will recover from his illness. (Also see Couch; Mattress)
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Night
(Darkness; Heedlessness; Ignorance) In a dream, a moonless night represents
lack of work, stagnation, or losing one’s job. If one sees the whole world in the
dark and the moon is still radiant in the skies in a dream, it means that the
governor will temporarily relinquish his entire duties to his chief minister or
secretary, and that thieves and robbers will cluster around them for business.
If one then sees the daylight in his dream, it means that such an adversity will
pass. If people are under siege in the dream and the daylight dawns after a long
dark night in a dream, it means that their siege will be lifted. If people are
suffering from high prices and someone sees that dream, it means that prices
will go back to normal. If they are suffering from tyranny, it too will pass. The
night in a dream also means marital relations, while the day means separation
between them. In a dream, the darkness of night also represents heedlessness
and particularly if one witnesses thunder and lightning in his dream. Seeing a
complete darkness inside one’s house in a dream means taking a long journey.
The night and the day in a dream represent two adverse rulers, or two
competitors or adversaries. The night in a dream also represents an atheist,
while the day in a dream represents a believer. The night in a dream also
signifies comfort and rest, while the day means toiling and hardships. In a
dream, the night also means sexual pleasures, while the day means divorce or
separation. The night in a dream signifies economic stagnation, while the day
means business, travels and hypocrisy. If the night in a dream is interpreted to
represent the ocean, then the day means land. The night in a dream also means
death, while the day represents life and resurrection. The night and the day
together may represent the two guardian angels who record each person’s deeds
and who are God’s witnesses. If a sick person sees the dawn in a dream, it means
that he will recover from his illness, or die from it. If he is imprisoned, it means
that he will be released. If he is a sinner, it means that he will repent for his
sins. If he is a merchant and his business is not moving, it means that his
merchandise will be finally sold. The nightfall at the end of the day in a dream
also could mean the opposite. Seeing the night in a dream also denotes constant
changes in one’s life, poverty, hunger, starvation, or death. The night and the
day in a dream also represent wisdom and protocols, or indulging in something
one will regret. The nightfall in a dream also may denote changing times, or
changing trends. The night in a dream also could represent an African woman,
while the day may represent a Caucasian woman, or a pregnant woman. The
night in a dream also represents the evening gown, while the day represents
work. The night in a dream also means veiling one’s difficulties and taking
refuge in a safe place, except if the one seeing the dream is a traveller, then the
night in his dream means injustice and ignorance. The night in a dream also
denotes devotion, holding a night vigil, attaining one’s goal, or meeting with
one’s beloveds. (Also see Darkness; Evening; Moon; Night of power)
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Heart
(Daughter; Pulsate; Servant) In a dream, the human heart represents his
awareness, diligence, intelligence, master, king of the human body and its
governor. Seeing a heart in a dream also represents good conduct, good spiritual
awareness, religious assiduity and clarity of speech. If one’s heart is stolen from
him in a dream, it means fear, yearnings, bad religious practices, an accident,
or a calamity. Seeing one’s heart blackened, or covered with an opaque seal in
a dream, it means heedlessness, sinfulness and blindness of the heart. (Also see
Body; Chest)
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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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Eye inflammation
(Disease; Ophthalmia) In a dream, eye inflammation means
tightening of one’s earnings, or it could mean heedlessness. Seeing one’s eyes
inflamed in a dream means that one’s father or mother may fall sick. Inflam¬
mation of the eyes in a dream also denotes near blindness or suffering from a
cataract. Any vision loss in a dream represents failing to properly perform one’s
religion, loss in business or an indication of the state of one’s children.
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Uncertainty
(Doubt) In a dream, uncertainty means heedlessness or being allured
by Satan. Uncertainty and doubt about all religions in a dream represents
adjuration and ingratitude. If a person who is concerned about religious
explanations sees himself unable to recognize what faith he belongs to, or what
direction to turn to in a dream, it represents doubt and lack of knowledge or
certitude. If a seeker or a student on the path sees himself searching at no avail
for a place to pray in a dream, it represents a blocking on his path, or obstruction
of his learning. As for a merchant, uncertainty in a dream represents obstacles
hindering his efforts from receiving any significant benefits from his business.
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Estate
(Farmland) In a dream, a farmland represents wealth and benefits, for
cities live from the produce of a farmland. A farmland in a dream also represents
stored grains or fruits or vegetables. Anything that affects the farmland, such
as drought, inundation, diseases or a fire in a dream will manifest in people’s
life in the cities. A farmland in a dream also may represents one’s livelihood and
earnings, a patient and a helping wife, or a hard-working and a patient husband.
If one sees a blossoming farmland in his dream, it means blessings, growth and
profits from his work. A farmland in a dream also means wasting one’s life in
useless endeavors, or it could mean heedlessness, lack of comfort, pleasure in
one’s life or neglecting to seek knowledge while occupying oneself in pursuing
mundane objectives. (Also see Farm)
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Omit
(Forget) Omitting something in a dream means worries, trouble, misplacing
things, or heedlessness.
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Quran
(Garden; Holy Book; The Last Revelation) In a dream, the holy Quran
represents a garden because when one looks at it, it looks like a beautiful garden
and its verses are the fruit of knowledge and wisdom the reader can pluck.
Learning a Quranic verse, a saying of God’s Prophet (uwbp), a prophetic
tradition, or a craft in a dream means richness after poverty, or guidance after
heedlessness. If one sees himself in a dream reading from the pages the holy
Quran, it signifies honor, command, happiness and victory. Reciting the Quran
by heart and without reading the pages of the holy Book in a dream means
proving to be true, or having a true claim, being pious, commanding what is good
and forbidding what is evil. If one is told a verse from the holy Quran in a dream,
he should understand it, memorize it and comply with the same. If the verse
reads about mercy or glad tidings or other admonitions in the dream, the
interpretation of one’s dream should be the same. If the Quranic verses recited
in the dream connote an advice, one should act upon it in order for him to reap
its benefits. If one hears a Quranic verse containing a warning, promising
punishment for the disbelievers, or announcing a swift retribution for their sins,
then one should immediately repent for his sins, even if the verses relate to
previous nations or times. If one sees himself reciting the Quran and under¬
standing what it says in a dream, it denotes his vigilance, intelligence, faith and
spiritual awareness. If a Quranic verse is recited to someone, and if he does not
agree with the divine judgement in the dream, it means that he will suffer harm
from someone in authority, or that a punishment from God Almighty will soon
befall him. If an unlettered person sees himself reading the holy Quran in a
dream, it could also mean his death, or his reading of his own records. If one sees
himself reading the holy Quran without true interest in it in a dream, it means
that he follows his own mind, personal interpretations and innovations. If one
sees himself eating the pages of the holy Quran in a dream, it means that he
earns his livelihood from his knowledge of it. If one sees himself completing the
reading of the entire Quran in a dream, it means that a splendid reward from
his Lord is awaiting him, and that he will get whatever he asks for. If a
disbeliever sees himself reading the holy Quran in a dream, the verses of
admonition will help him in his life, the verses of punishment will be his warning
from God Almighty and the parables will denote his need to contemplate the
meaning. If one sees himself writing the verses of the holy Quran on slabs of
a mother of pearl, or on a piece of cloth in a dream, it means that he interprets
it according to his own liking. If one sees himself inscribing a Quranic verse on
the ground in a dream, it means that he is an atheist. It is also said that reading
the Quran in a dream means fulfillment of one’s needs, clearing of one’s heart
and establishment of one’s success in his life. If one discovers that he has
memorized the Quran in a dream, though in wakefulness he has not memorized
it, it means that he will own a large property. Hearing the verses of the holy
Quran in a dream means the strengthening of one’s power, reaching a praiseworthy
end to his life, and that one will be protected from the envy and jealousy of
evildoing people. If a sick person sees himself reciting a verse from the holy
Quran, but could not remember to what chapter it belongs in the dream, it
means that he will recover from his illness. Licking the holy Quran in a dream
means that one has committed a major sin. Reciting the holy Quran in a dream
means increase in one’s good deeds and rising in his station. (Also see Holy Book;
Pearl necklace; Reading)
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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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Blindness
(Gold; Heedlessness; Inheritance; Poverty) In a dream, blindness
means heedlessness, misguidance or receiving an inheritance. A blind man in
a dream represents a poor person and because of his poverty, his actions mostly
harm his religious life. Blindness in a dream also means a calamity, an accident,
a misfortune, sadness, harm, sorrows and distress. If a blind man sees himself
wrapped with new cloth in a dream, it means his death. If one sees himself blind
in a dream, it means debts he owes, or a pilgrimage he must attend. If one is
blinded in a dream, it means that he will betray his covenant with his Lord.
Becoming blind in a dream means suffering from poverty and becoming needy
after being rich, or it could mean satisfaction and contentment, or it could mean
losing a dear person. If one's sight explodes with a lightning in a dream, it means his death. Blindness also could denote deafness, disregarding the world or
renouncing it or hiding one's secrets. As for a foreigner, seeing himself blind in
a dream means never returning to his homeland. Blindness in a dream for a
prisoner means his release from jail. If a seeker, a student, or a businessman
sees himself blind in a dream, it means that he may never reach his goals. (Also
see Body 1); Destruction; Eyes; Fear; One-eyed; World)
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Pilgrimage
(Hajj) Performing the pilgrimage to Mecca, fulfilling its obligatory
pillars and celebrating its ceremonies in a dream represents one’s spiritual and
religious growth. It will bring him a great reward in this life and in the next,
appease his fears, and imply that he is a trustworthy person. If this dream
occurs during the pilgrimage season, it means profits for a merchant, recovery
for the sick, finding guidance after heedlessness, or it could mean that one will
perform his pilgrimage if he had not yet fulfilled this obligatory religious duty.
If one’s dream takes place outside the pilgrimage season, then it could mean the
opposite. If one sees himself as a pilgrim in a dream, and if he disdains from
actually perform his pilgrimage, though he possesses the means to do so, it
means that he is a reprobate and an ungrateful person. Performing one’s
pilgrimage in a dream also indicates the necessity to serve one’s parents and to
be true to them, or the duty to serve one’s teacher and be truthful with him.
Performing one’s pilgrimage in a dream also means visiting a gnostic, a saint,
a shaikh, a scholar, or it it could mean getting married, acquiring knowledge,
satisfying one’s needs, recuperating from an illness, repenting from sin, or
joining the company of pious people. If one travels to perform his pilgrimage
using a vehicle in a dream, it means that he will receive help from God Almighty.
If he travels on foot leading a camel in the dream, it means that he will do so
with the help of a woman. If he rides an elephant in the dream, it means that
he will perform his pilgrimage as a member of a governmental delegation. If one
travels on foot in the dream, it means that he has made a vow which he must
fulfil. Seeing oneself returning from a pilgrimage in a dream means profits and
relief from stress. If one carries his provisions with him in the dream, it means
that he stands before his Lord with piety and reverence. Carrying the pilgrims’s
provisions in a dream also means paying poor people their dues, or it could mean
paying one’s debts. If one sees himself going to perform his pilgrimage alone, and
the people standing up to pay their farewell to him in a dream, it means that
he will die shortly. (Also see Arafat; Circumambulation; Cradle of Ismail;
Kaaba; Mina; Muzdalifa; Pelting stones; Responding; Sai; Station of Abraham;
Umrah)
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Generosity
(Horse; Kindness) Generosity or openhandedness in a dream means
acknowledgment of God’s favors and expressing one’s gratitude for them.
Generosity in a dream also could represent the return to noble thinking, proper
moral conduct, good character and finding guidance after heedlessness.
Geomancy: ( See Divination)
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Shooting
(Hunter; Hunting) Shooting in a dream means heedlessness, or pursu¬
ing the avenue of women, lust and the company of its people. (Also see Hunter)
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Statue
(Idol) A statue in a dream represents falsehood, inventions, make-shift,
fiction, illusion, heedlessness, or a nice looking person who is full of deception.
Worshipping a statue in a dream means lying to God Almighty, or that one
worships what his mind tells him to worship, whether it is a physical object or
a child of one’s imagination. If it is acarved wooden statue in the dream, it means
that he ingratiates himself to rich people, or to an unjust person in authority
through his religion. If the statue is built from wood in the dream, it means that
one seeks religious arguments or disputes. If the statue is made of silver in the
dream, it means that one elicits sexual relationship with his servant, or with
a foreign woman, or perhaps just a friendship. If the statue is made of gold in
the dream, it means that one may commit an abominable action, or a religious
inequity, or seeks profits from someone at the expense of displeasing God
Almighty and consequently, one will suffer financial losses or health problems.
If the statue combines mixed material of bronze, copper, steel, iron, or lead in
the dream, it means that such a person uses his religious garb to make profits,
and that he often forgets about his Lord. A statue in a dream also means travels.
Seeing a golden or a silver statue in a dream also could mean prosperity. Seeing
a bronze statue of a young woman moving around in a dream means a good
harvest, prosperity, or travels. If the statue is bigger than life-size, then it
means a fright. Statues in a dream also represent one’s children, his sexual
drive, or his determination. If one sees himself worshiping a statue in a dream,
it means that he is engaged in falsehood, giving preference to his personal
desires and passions over obeying his Lord’s commands. If one sees himself
worshiping a golden statue in a dream, it means that he will solicit business
from someone who worships God Almighty, though he will also suffer losses
from such an association. It also means that he will lose his investment and it
will show the weakness of his faith. If one sees himself worshiping a statue made
of silver in the dream, it means that he uses his religion to make business out
of it, or to betray others through it, or that he will solicit the help of someone
to do evil, or that he may sexually abuse a young girl who trusts his religious
appearance. If one sees a statue and does not associate it with worship, or if
he does not see anyone worshiping it in his dream, his dream then represents
financial gains. A statue in a dream also means to be enamored with a woman
or a boy. Statues in a dream also could mean deafness, idiotic behavior,
dumbness, attachment to anything in this world, making an idol out of it, such
as one’s love and attachment to his position, status, business, wife, beloved,
house, or child, etcetera. If one owns a statue in a dream, it means that he may
marry a deaf, or a dumb, or a non-intelligent woman, or that he may beget a child
who will grow up having one or more of these defects. In whatever condition one
sees the statue in his dream, it will reflect on any of the above. A statue in a
dream also represents a generation. If the statue is missing something in the
dream, such defect will definitely manifest in one’s society. Seeing a statue in
a dream also could reflect one’s strength and determination. If one breaks a
statue, or lames it, or damages it in a dream, it means that he will vanquish his
enemy and earn rank and fame. If the statue in the dream portrays a particular
woman, or if it is interpreted to represent a specific woman, then she will be
quiet, intelligent and serene, or it could mean that she is stupid and has pride.
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Forgetting
(Inadvertence; Distraction) Forgetting something in a dream means
worries, trouble, misplacing things or heedlessness.
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Honey
(Love) In a dream, honey represents lawful money, love, prosperity, or
wealth which is accumulated from a business partnership, or from a successful
business. As for a pious person, honey in a dream represents the delight of his
religious life and good deeds, while for profane and worldly people, it means
little earnings which are acquired through toiling and hardships. If one sees the
skies raining honey in a dream, it means confirmation of the social order,
fostering proper moral standards, easiness, religious assiduity, blessings and
plenitude. Honey in a dream also could represent a husband and a wife, or their
private moment, taking a rest, or engaging in a marital relationship. However,
honey in a dream also means distress, trouble, bad-temper, jealousy, or worrying
about people’s perfidy, for honey also attracts flies and wasps. Purified honey
in a dream means relief after suffering from a depression, or recovering from a
nervous breakdown, or giving birth to a child after completing a full pregnancy,
or it could mean marrying a woman after she had observed her Iddah of either
the passing of her husband or divorce ( See Iddah), or it could represent clean
money, or earnings which are purified through paying the due alms and
charities, or it could mean knowledge that is free from innovation, doubt or
suspicion, or a final guidance after which there is no heedlessness. Purified
honey in a dream also means hard earned money, a medicine, or the embrace
and kisses of lovers. Licking honey in a dream means getting married. Eating
bread and butter with honey in a dream means living a rich life. (Also see Lick;
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Enamored
(Love; Poverty) To see oneself inflamed with love for someone in a
dream represents distress, adversities, blindness, deafness or notoriousness.
Such a case may draw people’s compassion. If a sick person sees himself in a
dream inflamed with love it may mean his death. Fire in a dream also means
love. Love in a dream also means heedlessness and failure to fulfill one’s
religious obligations. It also means financial losses, losing one’s child, divorce,
despise of one’s friends, hunger, travels, sickness or dangers. Being enamored
with God in a dream means a strong devotion and certitude. Pretending to be
in love in one’s dream means straying from God’s path. If one finally reaches his
beloved to mates with in the dream, it means that adversities may strike at him,
or affect his or her beloved. (Also see Love)
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Lock
(Padlock) In a dream, a lock represents a trustworthy person or a virgin girl.
Opening a padlock in a dream means escaping from jail, or release from prison.
If one who is suffering from depression sees himself unlocking a padlock in a
dream, it means that his sorrows or sadness will be dispelled. A lock in a dream
also represents a proof, a strong point or a tool. Unlocking a padlock in a dream
also means divorce. Locking a door in a dream means seeking a cosigner for a
loan or a guarantor. If one who is seeking to get married sees a lock in his dream,
it means that he will meet with a trustworthy and a caring woman. A padlock
for a traveller in a dream means safety. A metal lock in a dream means dignity,
safety, piety, deciphering a language, symbols, or acquiring knowledge. Wooden
locks in a dream represent a husband, children, knowledge, wisdom, ease in
one’s life, or guarding one’s promise. Locks in a dream also mean heedlessness.
A wooden lock means hypocrisy, or hesitation in one’s words and actions, or it
could mean accepting a bribe. (Also see Close; Padlock)
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David
(Prophet David, upon whom be peace.) If one sees him in a dream, it means
that he will gain power, authority, commit a sin, become an ascetic, be tried and
oppressed by an unjust person, then he will be saved by God’s leave and regain
the upper hand over his enemy. He will also receive an exalted office or rank of
honor. It is also said, that if one sees the prophet David (uwbp) in a dream, that
his country or town will be governed by a just ruler, an honorable president or
a righteous judge. If in fact the ruler or the judge of that town, county or country
is an unjust person, then seeing God’s prophet David (uwbp) in a dream means
that God Almighty will surely replace him with a just and an honorable one. If
one becomes God’s prophet David (uwbp), or if he wears his robe in the dream
it means that he will be appointed as a judge, if he qualifies. If he does not
qualify, it means that he will prosper, or that he will grow in piety and become
righteous through much devotion, piety, sadness and crying in fear of his Lord
and love for Him. Seeing the prophet David (uwbp) in a dream also means
deputyship, trials with women, trouble caused by women, or it could mean
recitation of the Quran or being in a state of constant remembrance of God
Almighty, prayers, supererogatory prayers at night, understanding the meaning
of what one reads, repentance from sin, chanting songs of God’s love, returning
to God’s path after heedlessness, manufacturing and processing minerals, or it
could represent God’s acceptance of one’s repentance. Should one be in such a
manufacturing or processing business, it means that great wealth will come to
him, or that his adversities will be of little importance. Seeing the prophet David
(uwbp) in a dream also means reaching a successful conclusion to one’s life in
this world. If an unjust man of knowledge sees him frowning at him or warning
him, then one must be at his guard, fear any wrongdoing and correct himself.
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Balance
(Scale) A balance and a scale in a dream have similar interpretations.
Both represent faith, justice and righteousness in words and actions. In a
dream, a balance also may represent a wife, or it could mean payment of one's
debts. A steelyard in a dream represents an architect or a builder. A miller's
scale in a dream represents a man who considers himself worthy of respect,
while his actions, earnings and moves are contemptible. A precision scale in a
dream represents a warning against heedlessness and concern for proper
accounting for one's actions. The justice scale represents a judge. If it stands
balanced in one's dream, then it means that the judge of that locality is a just
and a learned person. In a dream, the scales of a balance represents the judge's
ears. The money put on a scale for measuring represents the lawsuits, and the
weights represent the judgment. If one sees himself standing before God
Almighty on Judgment Day and if his good deeds weigh heavier than his sins
in the dream, it means that he will reckon himself, reflect about his bad actions
and correct the course of his life. Consequently, his reward in the hereafter will
be greater. Seeing the Balance of the Day of Judgement in a dream means
vulnerability of people's secrets, exposing one's actions in public, recognition of
the ultimate truth, joy, happiness, victory and justice. If one's deeds are
praiseworthy, then he will be a winner. Ifone's deeds are blameworthy, then he
will be a loser. In general, a balance in a dream represents a guide, an example
to follow, a scholar one seeks to learn at his hand, a ruler, a criterion and the
Qur'fm. It also may represent one's tongue and correctness, truthfulness, lies,
incredulity or trustworthiness. (Also see Measure 2; Measurer; Scale)
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Rocks
(Stone) Mountain rocks in a dream represent strong believers who hold
fast to their religious duties. If one sees himself trying to lift a heavy rock,
testing his strength in a dream, it means that he will face a strong opponent.
If he succeeds at lifting it in the dream, it means that he will win his battle.
Otherwise, it could mean that he will lose it. If one sees stones hitting him, or
falling over his head in a dream, it means that his superior will delegate heavy
responsibilities to him, compel him to do a personal favor, depend on him or
impose a service on him. In this case, it means that one’s advice will have effect
and his opinion will be respected. Throwing stones in every direction from a high
altitude in a dream means being unjust toward others, or it could mean being
in a position of strength. If one sees women throwing stones at him using a
slingshot in a dream, it means sorcery and a bad spell. If a poor person sees
himself hitting a rock with a staff to split it, and suddenly water gushes forth
from it in the dream, it means that he will become rich. A rock in a dream also
represents hard working women who are patient and bearing their sufferings
with determination. A rock in a dream also means longevity, construction,
forgetfulness, cattle, impudence, shamelessness, fornication, a dissolute life,
immorality, or heartlessness. Seeing a town scattered with rocks in a dream also
could mean lower prices. If a rock is interpreted as a rank, then it means a
lasting one. If it denotes one’s wife, then it means that she is patient and content.
A rock in a dream also represents a threshold, a house, or a statue. Seeing a
mountain of rocks in a dream represents heartless, brutal and cruel men, or it
could denote their dwellings. If one sees himself drilling a hole into a rock in a
dream, it means that he is searching for something hard to get, though he will
be able to reach as far as he reaches through drilling in his dream. Descending
upon a rock in a dream is interpreted the same as descending upon a mountain
in a dream. Rocks in a dream are also interpreted to mean dead people,
heedlessness, ignorance, or immorality. (Also see Stone)
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Slapping
(Striking) Slapping someone on his cheek in a dream means cautioning
him or warning him about his heedlessness. If a woman gently slaps her own
cheeks in a dream, it means glad tiding of a son she will conceive at an advanced
age, or after having lost hope in conceiving children. However, slapping someone’s
face in a dream also could mean injustice, an illness, or cold. (Also see Slapping
on the cheek)
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Malik
(The archangel Malik; The guardian of hell-fire) Seeing the archangel Malik
in a dream means standing before a policeman or a police commissioner for
questioning. If he smiles in the dream, it means that one will be saved from
imprisonment. If a sick person sees such a dream, it means that he may die
shortly. If one becomes the archangel Malik, or eats something sweet from his
hand in a dream, it denotes that one is a true follower on the path of God
Almighty and His Prophet, upon whom be peace. It also means that one loves
his brethren on the path. It also means that one will be honored, gain power,
abstain from sin or from any act of disobeying God’s commands, and he will
become free from hypocrisy and heedlessness. It also could mean that one is
guided and that he loves God’s religion. Eating something that is given by Malik
in a dream also means abstinence and repentance from sin, or it could mean
submitting to guidance after having gone astray. If one sees the archangel Malik
walking toward him in a dream, it means peace and safety from hell-fire. It also
means salvation and restoration of one’s faith. However, if he sees the archangel
Malik walking away from him and showing displeasure in the dream, it means
that one will commit an act that will deliver him into the blaze of hell-fire. (Also
see Hell-fire)
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Divine Throne
(The Glorious Throne of God Almighty.) Seeingthe Divine Throne
of God Almighty in its perfect form means blessings, glad tidings and correct¬
ness of one’s faith. If one sees the Divine Throne missing one of its attributes
in a dream, it means heedlessness and innovation. Seeing the Glorious Throne
of God Almighty in a dream may entail whatever good or evil destiny one may
go through. Seeing the Divine Throne in a dream also means receiving a high
ranking position or assuming a noble function, if one qualifies, or it could
represent one’s wife, house, vehicle, victory over his enemy, writing poems, or
doing good deeds for the one who sees it in its perfect, radiant and glorious
manifestation. If one sees the Divine Throne, and ifhe sees God Almighty sitting
on it in a dream, it denotes his faith, certitude, determination and correct
religious adherence. If one sees himself sitting upon the Divine Throne and his
Lord sittingunder it in a dream, and if one qualifies for governing, then it means
that he will oppress the religious scholars, show arrogance and spread evil on
earth. If one does not qualify for governing, then it means that he will become
a disobedient son to his parents, oppose his teacher, rebel against his superior,
issue a verdict without knowledge, commit aggression against others, or ifhe
is a judge, he will be an unjust one. (Also see Allah; Carriers of the Divine Throne;
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Leg
(Thigh; Limb) In a dream, one’s legs represent longevity, old age, or his source
of income. If one sees his legs turned into iron in a dream, it means that he will
live a long life. If they turn into glass in the dream, it means that he will die
shortly. If he sees his legs crossed in a dream, it means that he has neared the
term of his live, or that he is going to face a major challenge in his life, or that
he is a liar. If one sees the thighs of a woman he recognizes in the dream, it means
that he will marry that woman or a friend of hers. Hairy legs in a dream mean
debts, or that one may die in a prison. If one sees his leg twisted in a dream, it
means that he will commit adultery. Legs in a dream also represent man’s
wealth or his livelihood. In that sense, if one’s legs turn into iron in a dream,
it represents a lasting prosperity. If his legs turn into wood in a dream, it means
that he will grow weaker and unable to earn for himself. If one’s legs become
glass or pottery in a dream, it means that he may die shortly, and that his
property and wealth will be distributed to his heirs. If one finds his leg shorter
than usual in a dream, it means that he will lose some of his money. If one walks
on one foot in a dream, it means that he will lose half of his wealth. If both legs
are amputated in a dream, it means that he will lose everything he has. If one’s
leg seems fat in the dream, it denotes a good financial standing, or it could mean
buying a good car, or receiving a pleasing gift. If a woman sees herself having
hairy legs in a dream, it means humiliation or a trick that she will play before
her husband, or that her private life will become public knowledge, or that she
will receive spiritual guidance after that she lived in heedlessness. A leg in a
dream also denotes hardships. If one sees his legs banded or tide together in a
dream, it means fear, poverty and adversities. Exposing one’s legs in a dream
means abandoning prayers, and it could mean humiliation. Legs in a dream also
signify writing, admonition, advice, reading a book, wisdom, one’s rank, plea¬
sure, pitfalls, fault in advising, or wrong interpretation of religious matters.
(Also see Foot; Thigh)
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Adjuring
(To command solemnly; to swear by God; or to take an oath.) If one sees
himself swearing in God’s Name before someone in a dream, it means that the
other person will deceive him. To swear solemnly by the stars, the celestial signs
or by any physical sign in a dream means arrogance, deception, humiliation,
hypocrisy or heedlessness. If one is truthful in his oath in a dream it means that
he will win his argument, speak the truth or perform an act that pleases God
Almighty. To swear by God in a dream when failure to perform requires
atonement means following the truth and emulating the leading example of
God’s Prophet, upon whom be peace.
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Swing
(Toy) To see oneself in a dream swinging on a rope means faltering in one’s
faith. Swinging on a suspended seat in a dream also means heedlessness, or
looking at random in search for a true religion.
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Eagle
(Vulture) Eagle is the king of birds. Struggling with an eagle in a dream
means distress, fury of one’s superior or subjugation to an unjust person.
Owning an obedient, well tamed eagle in a dream means prosperity, honor and
power. Owning and flying an eagle in a dream means becoming a tyrant. The
scratch of an eagle in a dream means a sickness. A killed eagle in a dream means
the death of a ruler. If a pregnant woman sees an eagle in her dream, it means
seeing a midwife or a nurse. In a dream, an eagle also may be interpreted to
represent a great ruler, a prophet or a righteous person. Hearing the cry of an
eagle in a dream means a fight. Eating the flesh of an eagle or getting hold of
some of its feathers in a dream means receiving money from a ruler. If an eagle
catches someone and soars away with him horizontally in a dream, it means
travels. If he flies away with him vertically in the dream, it means death. In a
dream, an eagle also means longevity, prosperity, innovation or heedlessness.
(Also see Vulture)
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Distraction
Distraction in a dream and especially duringprayers means envy and
desire to rip others of their property and particularly close friends or relatives.
If one is distracted during his prayers by a creeping snake or a lion in a dream,
it means that he must be on his guard and cautious with his wife or child.
Distraction duringprayers represents one’s passions, desires, or it could mean
heedlessness, soliciting temporary gains and declining from the eternal benefits
of the hereafter. (Also see Delirium)
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Hell-fire
Entering hell-fire in a dream means committing major sins such as
murder or adultery. If one comes out of it unharmed in the dream, then it
represents worldly adversities. If one sees the fire of hell coming near him in a
dream, it means difficulties, debts, losses, fines and adversities from which one
will not be able to escape. If one sees himself entering hell-fire and holding his
sword unsheathed in a dream, it means that he speaks evil of others and
commits abominable actions against his own soul. The same interpretation
applies if one enters it smiling in his dream. Finding oneself prisoner in hell not
knowing when was he incarcerated in the dream means constraint, poverty,
deprivation, failure to pray, fast or to remember his Lord. Walking across
burning coal in a dream means exceeding one’s bound regarding people’s rights.
Eating food from hell means becoming a tyrant and a blood thirsty person. If one
sees himself inside hell-fire, where his eyes turn dark-blue and his face charcoal
black in the dream, it means that he befriends God’s enemy and consents to their
deception and chicanery. Consequently, he will surely be humiliated and
despised by people, and in the hereafter, he will suffer the consequences of his
sins. Seeing hell in a dream means that one should avoid incurring the wrath
of a ruler. Entering hell in a dream also means notoriety, or becoming known
as an evil person. It also means heedlessness and pursuing one’s indulgence in
abominable actions. Whatever knowledge such a person acquires will bear evil
consequences. Hell in a dream also represents loss of one’s prestige, status and
it means poverty after wealth, despair after comfort, unlawful earnings, inso¬
lence, and if it leads to an illness, it will end in a shocking de ath as a punishment.
If it leads to employment, it will be a job serving a tyrant. If it leads to acquiring
knowledge, it means inventing vain religious practices. If it leads to bearing a
son, he will be the child of adultery. In general hell in a dream means excessive
sexual desires, a slaughter house, a public bath, an oven, inventing a new
religion, innovation, absence of truth, indulgence in what is forbidden, stinginess,
denying the Day of Judgment, a blazing fire forthe devils, joining with agroup
of evildoers in committing atrocities, denying the sovereignty of God Almighty
and ascribing human characteristics to Him. Seeing Malik, the guardian angel
of hell-fire in a dream means receiving guidance after heedlessness. If one sees
Malik coming toward him in the dream, it means his salvation and the
restoration of his faith. However, if one sees Malik turning his back to him or
going away from him in the dream, it means that he will commit an act that will
deliver him to the blazing fire of hell. The angels in charge of punishing the
sinners in hell in a dream represent the authority, soldiers, or tax collectors. If
one enters hell-fire then comes out of it in his dream, it means that, God willing,
his life will culminate in paradise. If he sees his limbs reprimanding him in the
dream, it means that one’s own body is telling him something, or admonishing
and trying to awaken his conscious to the realities of the hereafter and the Day
of Reckoninh. (Also see Bathhouse; Fire; Malik; Mental hospital)
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Allah
God Almighty, Lord, Creator and Cherisher of the universes. There is
nothing like unto Him and He is the All-Hearing, the Al-Seeing Lord. Seeing
Him in a dream can be interpreted according to one’s state of being. If one sees
Him in His glory and majesty, without descriptive designation, without ascrip¬
tion of human characteristics to Him and without depiction or portrayal in the
dream, it is an indication of glad tidings for both this world and the hereafter.These blessings also may continue to affect the lives of one’s progeny. If one sees
Him otherwise in a dream, it means confusion, and particularly if the Almighty
Lord does not address him. If an ailing person sees Him in a dream, it means
that he will soon die and come to meet Him. If a straying soul sees God Almighty
in a dream, it will find guidance. If an oppressed person sees Him, it means that
justice will prevail and he will triumph over his oppressors. Hearing God’s words
without designation represents the imagination of the person in the dream.
Perhaps hearing His words in a dream appeases one’s heart and increases the
person’s drive for success. Hearing God’s words without seeing Him represents
the rising of one’s station. If one receives revelations from behind a veil in a
dream, it means mental confusion and innovation. This is most true if a
messenger comes in one’s dream and describes the one who spoke as God. In this
case, the dream is a nightmare, because God Almighty cannot be depicted
according to human descriptions. If one sees a picture of God in his dream, it
means that he is a liar who ascribes images to God Almighty that do not befit
His Majesty and Glory. If one hears God Almighty talking to him directly and
if he can focus at Him in the dream, it means that he will be encompassed with
God’s mercy and blessings. If one sees God Almighty in a dream, it means that
he will look at His Divine countenance in the hereafter. Seeing God Almighty
seated on the Divine Throne in a dream means elevation of one’s rank,
knowledge and increase in his wealth. If one sees himself running away to hide
from God Almighty in a dream, it means that he will change the course of his
devotion into heedlessness. Seeing a veil separating between the servant and
his Lord in a dream means that one will commit major sins and abominable
actions. If one sees his Lord frowning at him, whereby he could not bear the
effulgence of God’s light, or if he is seized by a shock and immediately commences
to repent and pray for forgiveness in the dream, it means that such a person is
indulging in abominable actions, and that he is a despicable sinner who follows
his own mind and desires, and that he is an innovator of religious thoughts who
misleads the people. If one hears God Almighty talking to him in a dream, it
represents an admonition and a warning to abstain from sin. If one hears God
Almighty talking to him in a dream, it also means that one is more assiduous
in his recital of the Quran. If one hears God Almighty talking to him with words
he cannot understand, then if He anoints him and blesses him in the dream, it
means that God Almighty will bring him nigh unto Himself and exalt his station.
If one sees God Almighty in a form resembling one’s father, a brother or a
relative and showing His kindness or blessing him in a dream, it means that he
will be afflicted with a calamity and a major illness. If a righteous person sees
himself standing before God Almighty in reverence and filled with awe in a
dream, it means that mercy will encompass him and help him to further his
growth. The same interpretation applies if one sees himself prostrating before
Him. If God Almighty speaks to someone from behind a veil in a dream, it can
also represent a good worshipper, but if the Divine address takes place without
a veil in the dream, it means falling into sin. If God Almighty names someone
in his dream with his birth name, then adds another title to it, it means rising
in station and rank. If one sees God Almighty angry with him in a dream, it
means that his parents are displeased with him. This description includes
seeing oneself falling from the skies or from the top of a mountain. If a devoted
servant sees God Almighty kissing him in a dream, it applies to his growing
devotion and reward. Fearing God Almighty in a dream reflects eminence,
peacefulness, quiescence, wealth of being and disregard for material needs.
(Also see Carriers of the Divine Throne; Divine Throne; Educator; God’s will;
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Peacock
In a dream, a peacock represents a vain and a strutting person. A
peacock in a dream also could represent a beautiful and a wealthy woman, or
cheerful looking people. If one sees himself owning apeacock and a pigeon in a
dream, it means that he is a pimp. A female peacock in a dream represents a
bride, children, or wealth. Owning a peacock in a dream also means wandering,
heedlessness, pride, ostentatiousness, backbiting, deceit, lies, confiding into
one’s enemy, loss of blessings, experiencing poverty after being rich and
tightness after plenitude. Seeing a peacock in a dream also means jewelry,
clothing, presidency, a beautiful wife, marriage and good children. Eating the
flesh of a peacock in a dream means the death of one’s wife and inheriting her
wealth. To hold the radiant rain-bow colored plumules of a peacock in a dream
means profits earned earned through a woman. To catch the chick of a peacock
in a dream means profits through a son from that woman, or it could mean that
one may beget a son. (Also see Chicken)
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Deafness
In a dream, deafness represents religious wickedness or corruption.
Deafness in a dream also means heedlessness from the path of truth, a threat,
or losing comfort. Deafness in a dream also means blindness of the heart.
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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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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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Learning
Learning the Quran, the prophetic traditions, or a craft in a dream
means richness after poverty, guidance after heedlessness, or marriage after
celibacy. It also means begetting a son, or walking in the company of a spiritual
guide. If one sees himself learning an evil act in a dream, it means that his is
going astray, or that he is experiencing poverty after richness. (Also see
Knowledge; School; Uncertainty)
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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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