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Playing games
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Games
(Amusement; Cynicism; Playing games; Playing) To play games or to act
sprightly in a dream means pride, arrogance, being cynical, profanity or defiling
what is sacred in one’s religion and lacking reverence for it. Playing backgam¬
mon in a dream means exaltation, gaining power, honor and rank, or it could
denote one’s pride, arrogance and cynicism. Playing with a wedding ring in a
dream means concealing secrets, except if someone else appears in one’s dream,
then it could mean looking for a missing person. Sitting and playing with one’s
heels in a dream means governing. Playing football in a dream means recon¬
ciliation or making peace with one’s enemy. If a sick person sees himself playing
a game in a dream, it means recovering from his illness and returning to a
normal healthy life. Playing cricket ball in a dream means a fight followed by
reconciliation andpeace. (Also see Backgammon; Cock fighting; Gambling; Ball;
Bullfight)
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Roc
(arb. Ru khkh: A legendary Arabian bird.) Seeing the legendary giant roc in
a dream means fast travelling news coming from Western regions, or it could
represent distant travels, playing with words, taunt with a serious subject, or
just prattling.
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Scepter
(Authority; Mace) A scepter in a dream means good conduct, emulating
the leading example of the Prophet Muhammad, upon whom be peace, rising to
a high ranking position, or becoming an authority. A scepter in a dream also
could represent a wild son, a crooked man, or a hypocrite. Playing with a scepter
in dream means using the help of such a person and assisting him to lay hands
on his rivals. The crosier represents the human heart and the staff represents
man’s tongue. Thus, playing with a scepter in a dream means playing at will.
Whatever may affect a scepter in a dream can be interpreted as affecting one’s
son or his tongue. If one sees himself hitting a small ball with a septer, or playing
with a ball in his dream, it represents a dispute with his wife, or a fight with
a hypocritical person. A scepter in a dream also indicates the presence of jinn
spirits, wars, devastations, or it could represent past benefits. Hitting someone
with a scepter in dream means getting what one desires from him, but through
crooked ways. If one sees his governor or his boss carrying a scepter in dream,
it means that he will be appointed to head an important project.
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Ball
(Baseball; Basketball; Cricket ball; Football; Glob; Golf ball; Handball; Ping-
Pong ball; Pushball; Snowball; Tennis ball; Volleyball) A ball in a dream
signifies a dispute, an argument, a fight to control the world and its resources.
Some will desire it and others will reject it. A ball in a dream also could signify
travels or moving between places. Usually, a ball in a dream represents a man.
If it is made from leather, then it represents a leader, a boss, or a scholar. Playing
ball in a dream means a fight. (Also see Games)
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Jumping
(Bounce; Hop; Leap) To see oneself hopping on one leg in a dream means
moving from an old place into a new one. If one takes a broad leap with one jump
in his dream it means travels. Hopping on one leg because of an illness or an
impairment in a dream means loss of half of one’s money or property and finding
it difficult to sustain one’s needs with the balance. Playing football or hopping
with a ball, or jumping while performing acrobatic exercises, or gymnastic feats
in a dream means profits or benefits for someone who is used to play such games,
or participates in such training. Otherwise, it could mean facing dangerous or
severe adversity. In a dream, jumping from place to place also means false news,
fabricated accusations, changing moods with one’s friends, or finding oneself
bored with them. If one jumps over a wall in a dream, it means that he will
change from a believer into a disbeliever or follow the advice of a disbeliever.
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Angels
(Celestial beings; Heavenly beings) If one sees the heavenly angels (arb.
Mala’ika) coming before him to congratulate him in a dream, it means that God
Almighty has forgiven that person his sins and endowed him with patience,
through which he will attain success in this life and in the hereafter. If one sees
the heavenly angels greeting him or giving him something in the dream, it
means that his insight will grow, or that he maybe martyrized. If one sees angels
descending upon a locality that is raging with a war in a dream, it means that
the dwellers of that place will win victory. If the people are suffering from
adversities, it means that their calamities will be lifted. Flying with angels or
visiting the heavens in their company in a dream may mean that one will die
in the station of a martyr and receive God’s utmost blessings. If one feels scared
of the angels in his dream, it means that a fight, an argument or awesome trials
will befall that locality. In general, to see the angels descending from the
heavens to the earth in a dream means enfeeblement of those who have doubt,
and strength for those who have faith and certitude. If one sees the angels
prostrating to him in a dream, it means that all his needs will be satisfied and
he will be endowed with good conduct, good behavior and a blessed fame. If one
sees them looking like women in the dream, it means that he lies before God
Almighty. If a pious person sees an angel telling him in a dream: “Read God’s
Book.” It means that one will attain happiness in his life. If an impious person
sees an angel in a dream telling him: “Read your own records.” It means that
he may go astray. If one sees the angels giving him glad tidings and congratulating
him in a dream, it means that he will beget a blessed son who will grow to be
righteous and an example to be followed. If one sees a gathering of angels in a
town in his dream, it means that a pious man, or an ascetic, or a great scholar
will die in that locality. If one sees himself looking at the angels in the skies in
a dream, it means that he may suffer the loss of a son or his wealth. Seeing the
celestial angels (arb. Ruhaniyyeen ) in a dream means gaining honor, dignity,
blessings in one’s life, profits and a good fame, developing spiritual inner
insight, or becoming a business manager. Near the end of one’s life, one who sees
such a dream also will suffer from people’s slander and backbiting. He will also
lose his good reputation to people’s envy and evil qualities and he will live in
tight financial conditions. If one becomes an angel in a dream, it means tat he
will receive honor, power, overcome his adversities, dispel his distress and win
his freedom, or it could mean that he will rise in station. If one sees the angels
greeting him and shaking hands with him in a dream, it means that God
Almighty will endow him with wisdom, clarity and insight. Angels in a dream
also represent one’s closest witnesses, guardians, police officers or the emissar¬
ies of a ruler. Wrestling with an angel in a dream means loss of status. Wrestling
with an angel in a dream also means suffering from distress, trouble, humili¬
ation and falling in rank. Seeing angels entering one’s house in a dream means
that a thief will burglarize such a house. If angels disarm someone in a dream,
it means that he will lose his wealth and strength, or that he may divorce his
wife. If angels offer the person a tray of fruits in the dream, it means that he
will depart from this world as a martyr. If angels curse someone in a dream, it
means that he has little care for his religion. If one sees a gathering of heavenly
angels together with the angels of hell-fire in a dream, it means enmity and
divisiveness. If a sick person sees himself struggling with an angel in a dream,
it is a sign of his death. If one sees an angel taking the form of a child in a dream,
it represents one’s future. If he sees an angel as a youth, the youth then
represents the present time and whatever events that will take place during it.
If the angel appears in the form of an old man in the dream, he represents the
past. If one sees the angels praying and asking for God’s forgiveness on his
behalf in a dream, it means that one’s spiritual and religious life will grow for
the better, and that he will become wealthy. If one sees angels descending upon
a cemetery in a dream, it signifies the presence of blessed and righteous souls
in that place. If one sees angels walking in the markets in a dream, it means that
the merchants are trifling with prices and playing with the measures. If the
angels who are in charge of punishing the sinner in hell walk before a dying
person and he does not fear them in the dream, it means peace and tranquility.
If one sees the angels teaching a dying person how to recite his final rites in a
dream, it means glad tidings and attainment of what his heart desires, a
guarantee of his safety, happiness, joy and of having a blessed and a good heart.
If he sees them angry with him or beating him or subduing and taming him in
a dream, it means that he may revert to sin, earn the displeasure of his parents,
disdain from complying with God’s commands, or he could even come to deny
the necessity of God’s religion. Such angels in a dream also represent the
emissaries of a governor or his deputies. If a dying person is told in the dream
that no angels have come to see him, then it is a testimony of his good character
and piety, or it could mean payment of one’s debts or recovering from an illness.
Angels in a dream also could represent scholars, gnostics or translators who
understand people’s languages and speak in many tongues. As for Munkar and
Nakir, the angels who come to one’s grave upon his burial to question him,
seeing them in a dream means prosperity for a poor person, and finding work
for a jobless person. (Also see Castration)
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Chess
(Challenges; Game) Playing chess in a dream means mixing with all kinds
of people. Playing chess in a dream also means deception, fights or a ploy. Seeing
a chessboard, and if no one is playing it in a dream represents a strike, or people
who are dismissed from their job. If one sees people playing it, then such people
represent the leaders or the statesmen. The winner in a chess game in a dream
is the winner of a political or a military maneuver. Whatever steps one takes
in playing chess in a dream will be reflected in the political arena. Playing chess
in a dream also could mean intending a fight, but not knowing whether he will
win or lose. It also could mean facing dangerous people, so one is warned in the
dream to be on guard against their tricks or ploys. Playing chess in a dream also
could mean vain talk or a weak fight. If one wins in the dream, it means that
he will win in wakefulness. A chess game in a dream also means a war, a fight,
booty, discovering secrets, pursuing hints, gradual movement, changing con¬
ditions, changing temper, or it could mean travels. (Also see Backgammon;
Chessboard; Chessmen)
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Thunder
(Curse; Omen; Policeman; Warning sign) In a dream, thunder without
rain means a scare, a warning or an ultimatum. It also represents good
promises, gracious orders, or the sound of drums. Seeing thunder in a dream
means repayment of one’s debts, and for a sick person, it means recovering from
his illness. Thunder, lightening and rain in a dream represent fear for a
traveller, or the greed of a merchant. Hearing about an awesome blast in a
distant land in a dream means that the dwellers of that place will be struck with
a major calamity or sudden mass casualties. The sound of thunder in a dream
represents a murder, a fight, a dispute, an argument, lack of religious atten¬
dance, loss of money, or the release of a prisoner. A thunderstorm with rain when
needed in a dream represents a good harvest for that year. Hearing a thunderous
sky without seeing the lightening in a dream means an assassination, deception,
falsehood or slander. Hearing the sound of thunder in a dream also means being
reprimanded by a higher authority. There are no benefits in hearing the sound
of thunder in the darkness without seeing lightening in the dream, this would
be interpreted as apostasy or disloyalty. This can be particularly true when it
is accompanied with an earthquake. If one hears thunder in its season in a
dream, it means good news and blessings. Otherwise, out of its usual season,
thunder in a dream represents an army on the move, or a foreign occupation of
a country. Hearing the sound of thunder in a dream also represents hymns,
praising God Almighty, glorifying Him, or it could mean a sickness, fear,
deafness, or the sound of drums in a wedding. If the one seeing the dream is an
atheist, it means that he will be guided and have faith in God Almighty. If he
is a sinner, it means that he will repent for his sins. Hearing the roaring of
thunder in a dream on the first day of October means death. If it is heard during
the first six days of that month, it means benefits, or lower prices, but if it is
heard near the end of the month, then it means a plague or a disaster. Hearing
the sound of thunder at any other time during the month of October in a dream
means evil. If it is heard during the month of November in a dream, it means
blessings for the land, prosperity, the spreading of God’s words in a new land,
the falling of a comet in a populated area, the death of a leader, a pollution that
will devastate bird life, or a heavy rainstorm with limited damages. If the sound
of thunder is heard during the first ten days of December in a dream, it means
the death of famous people within the Western hemisphere, inflation, rising
prices, degradation of social behavior, decrease in harvest, inflation, or playing
dirty politics. Hearing the sound of thunder during the last seven days of
December in a dream means that the winter will be cold and dry, though the
forthcoming spring will be cool and wet. Hearing the sound of thunder in the first
six days of the month of January in a dream means that a major event will take
place, such as an earthquake, death, destruction, or a war in Iraq. If this dream
is witnessed during the last week of the month of January, then it represents
a solar eclipse, or the death of a Western leader, a plague, or the birth of a planet
that signifies the destruction of a great city on earth. Hearing the sound of
thunder on the first day of February in a dream means a good harvest, lowering
or stabilization of prices, discovering a new disease in the East, death in the
seas, heavy rains in Mecca, fear, devastation and famines in Ethiopia, or that
a Western leader will move his armies to the East and control the land for a short
period of time. Hearing the sound of thunder during the first six days of March
in a dream means good harvest, lowering of prices, stabilization of the market
and prosperity. Hearing the sound of thunder at the end of March in a dream
means famines, destruction, or that a swarm of locusts may devastate the lands,
or it could mean a drought that will kill African cattle. Also in this type of
dreams, if the sound of thunder is heard on the twenty first day of April, it means
that Western armies will drive East and establish military bases there. If the
first of April happens to be a Sunday, then March will be a month of great fear
and disturbances in the East, meanwhile, a conflict between the Western armies
will end by the death of a Western leader and the defeat of his army. If the dream
is seen on the eleventh day of April, it may mean that earthquakes or cyclones
will devastate many countries. If the dream takes place on the thirteenth day
of April, then it means that inflation will strike and price hiking will burden the
common people. If the dream is seen on the seventeenth day of April, it purports
a major political dispute between the leaders of the world, and if it is seen on
the twenty second day of April, it means that a disastrous evil will contaminate
many societies. If the dream takes place on the twenty third day of the month
of April, it means abundance, falling prices, fertility in the lands, while if it is
seen on the twenty fifth day of April, it will mean price hiking. If it is seen on
the twenty ninth day of April, it means that blessings, fertility, relief and joy
will spread in the land. If the sound of thunder is heard during the first nine
days of the month of May in a dream, it means the death of noble and leading
people in Turkey. During that period, rain will be in abundance, the land will
be fertile and the farms most productive. If the dream takes place between the
tenth and the twentieth day of the month of May, it means plagues. If the sound
of thunder is heard in a dream during the first ten days of June, it means the
death of renowned scholars, people of knowledge, religious leaders, or noble
people in Egypt. Meanwhile, prices will fall, and abundance will ease the
economy into a major economic turnaround. If the dream is seen during the first
six days of July, it means that good rain will fall during the following December
and that the land will be fertile. During that year, several Western leaders will
die, and a war may take place in Persia. Meanwhile, evil will spread throughout
Egypt, and it will be brought about by its own leaders. If the dream takes place
during the last seven days of July, it means that peace will spread throughout
the earth, prices will fall in Iraq and in East Africa, and a new disease will affect
fruit trees, banana trees, date trees, though wheat will be available in abun¬
dance, even if the farmers were concerned about it in the early part of the year.
If the sound of thunder is heard during the month of August in a dream, it
means blessings for the people in Syria and the people of Azerbaijan on the
Caspian Sea. At that time, sea passages will be blockaded, the highways will be
forsaken and a war may take place in China. If the sound of thunder is heard
at the end of the month of August in a dream, it means the end of a drought in
Egypt, risingprices, death, earthquakes, or major political changes. If the sound
of thunder is heard during the first eight days of September in a dream, it
announces a drought during the early part of the year that will be followed by
heavy rains and results in a good harvest. It also means that a long and
destructive war will take place. If the thunder takes place on the tenth day of
September in one’s dream, then it means a drought in Morocco. God knows best
what He has reserved for His creation and He is the best of judges.
Thunderbolt: Thunderbolts in a dream are signs of punishment, illness or death.
If a thunderbolt hits and burns something in the dream, it means false rumors,
damages, financial losses, recession, or dumping of merchandise. A thunderbolt
in a dream also means a warning for a sinner, the punishment for his crime,
devastation, calamities, diseases, tornados, plagues, a blast, a major political
shift, tyranny, decapitation, a bad death, inceneration, burining people alive,
or a robbery. If one is under surveillance, then seeing a thunderbolt in a dream
means a crackdown on his house or business. If thunderbolts strike people’s
homes in a dream, they mean the arrival of covetous and despicable criminals
in the company of decent and innocent people who are not aware of the true
identity of their companions. If thunderbolts strike the fields and damage the
crop in a dream, they represent taxes or an investigation. If one sees a town hit
and burnt with a thunderbolt in a dream, it means that an unjust governor will
rise in that town, and his government will bring fear, rising prices, economic
chaos, injustice or war. If a thunderbolt does not carry fire in the dream, then
it represents a new leader. (Also see Earthquake)
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Tambourine
(Drum; Musical instruments) In a dream, a tambourine means
adversities, pain and sufferings. It also means fame for the one carrying it. If
a girl dancer carries it in the dream, it means that she may win a lottery, or
acquire a publicly known fortune. The sound of a tambourine in a dream
represents a recognized and a baseless fallacy. Seeing a man carrying a
tambourine means fame for him and for whoever accompanies him in the dream.
A woman carrying the tambourine in a dream also means that she will become
famous, or it could indicates a new social trend. In general, when musical
instruments are used in one’s dream, playing them in a festival, a wedding, or
in any type of celebration means trials. (Also see Musical instruments)
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Courting
(Flirting; Love poems; Philander) Courting a woman or singing love
songs to her or displaying amorous behavior for her in public in a dream
represents someone who divulges people’s secrets.
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Lily of the valley
(Flower) In a dream, a lily of the valley denotes harm or a
despised act. Receiving a lily flower in a dream means displaying bad conduct,
or showing a bad example. (Also see Hyacinth; Water lily)
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Oboe
(Flute; Musical instruments; Wind instruments) In a dream, an oboe means
amusement, distractions, entertainment, pleasures, celebrations, weddings, enticing
rebellion, or corruption. If one receives an oboe as a gift from a governor in a
dream, it means that he will preside over an administration. Placing one’s fingers
over the holes of an oboe in a dream means learning, memorizing and understand¬
ing the Quranic revelations. Playing the oboe in a dream also means having a
beautiful voice and good diction. Carrying a golden oboe in a dream represents
a wise man. If a sick person sees or holds an oboe in his dream, it means his death.
If a backbiter holds an oboe in his dream, it means slander, and if one who desires
to have a son sees himself carrying an oboe in a dream, it means that he will beget
a son. (Also see Flute)
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Flute
(Fold; Instrument) In a dream, a flute represents good news. To hear the
sound of a flute in a dream means announcing someone’s death. Playing the flute
in a dream means developing a good understanding of things. If one is given a
flute in a dream, it means an appointment to a high rankingjob, protection from
trials, becoming pious and living an ascetic life. (Also see Oboe)
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Child
(Little boy) In a dream, a child carried in one’s arms means responsibility,
distress and difficulties. A teenage child represents glad tidings or dispelling
one’s worries. If one sees a beautiful looking teenage child entering a town or
descending from the skies or appearing from beneath the ground in a dream, it
means that the glad tidings will take effect shortly. Seeing a mature child in a
dream means power and superiority. If one sees himself as a child learning in
school in a dream, it means that he will repent of a common sin he is used to
commit. If one sees one of the renowned people of knowledge sitting in a
kindergarten and learning along with other children in a dream, it means that
he will shift to ignorance, lose his rank, or that financial changes will affect his
living conditions. If one sees himself receiving instructions like a child in a
dream, it means that he will receive an inheritance from his mother. If one sees
himself as a newborn child in a dream, it means that he will become wealthy
and prosper. If a young boy sees himself in a dream as a child, it has a negative
meaning. If a sick person sees himself as a child in a dream, it means his death.
If one sees himself as a child being reprimanded in a dream, it means that he
will be conquered. In a dream, if one looks in a mirror and sees his face to be
that of a child, and if his wife is pregnant, it means that she will beget a son who
will look like his father. Carrying a baby child in a dream means distress and
burdens. A child in a dream represents a weak enemy who sometime shows
friendliness and at other times demonstrates his enmity. If one sees that his wife
has just delivered children who are playing around him in a dream, it means
distress or misfortune and the consequences could be either good or bad.
Carrying a child in a dream means managing an inheritance or a financial
investment. If an elderly person sees himself roaming as a little child in a dream,
it means that he will commit an act of ignorance or lose his dignity, ideals or
sense of honor. On the other hand, if such an elderly person who sees himself
in a dream as a little child is suffering from depression or financial difficulties
or health problems, then it means relief from distress and good health and that
he will become free from his sins, like the day his mother gave birth to him. If
one sees that he has a little child who disdains from coming near his father in
the dream, it means financial promotion and enjoyment of one’s life. If one sees
a little child screaming in his lap in a dream, it means that he plays a string
instrument. Children in a dream also could mean either sorrow and pain or
happiness and joy. If they are one’s own children in the dream, then they mean
temptation with money. Children in a dream also could mean contentment with
little or loss of one’s means to earn his livelihood or they could mean money or
marriage or a flourishing business. Bereavement of a child in a dream means
the opposite in real life. It also means rejoicing, reunions, pleasures and earning
respect. Bereavement of a child in a dream is sometimes interpreted to portray
an intention of one’s children or wife to separate from the family. A little male
child in a dream represents worries, responsibilities, hard work, catering to
ignorant people or dealing with trivial and time wasting people. If a prisoner
sees himself carrying a little girl in his dream, it means that he will be released
from his prison. If one who is going through hard times sees himself holding a
little girl in a dream, it means that his adversities will be lifted. If he is poor,
it means that he will thrive for success and the little girl then represents his glad
tidings.
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Raincoat
(Overcoat; Trench coat) In a dream, a raincoat means comfort, superi¬
ority, backing, cooperation and strength. As for a merchant, wearing a raincoat
in a dream means prominence, distinction and fame in his field. Wearing a
heavy raincoat in a dream means profits in one’s material and spiritual life.
Wearing a cotton overcoat in a dream means lesser benefits. Wearing silk
brocaded overcoat in a dream signifies attachment to one’s worldly gains and
disregard for one’s religious and spiritual benefits. Being the only person who
is wearing an overcoat or a raincoat in a dream means becoming poor and mixing
with good people by displaying praiseworthy qualities. (See Overcoat)
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Male organ
(Penis) To look at one’s sexual organs in a dream means profits,
children, fame, carnal desires, want, family, strength, virility, conduct, or
longevity. If a man sees himself without a male organ in a dream, it means that
he will lose a son who will either die or travel away from his father, and who
will leave no tracks of his whereabouts. It also could mean that he will have no
more children. If a sick person sees himself without a male organ in a dream,
it means that he will die from his illness. If he is a king or a governor, it means
that he will be deposed. Having two male organs in a dream means that one will
beget two sons. Castration in a dream means that one will bear no more
daughters. If a pregnant woman sees herself having a male organ in a dream,
it means that she will beget a son. If she never had children before, it means that
she is barren. If one is circumcised in a dream, it means that he will fulfil his
religious covenant, or pay a debt. A pubic area which is excessively hairy in a
dream represents an insolent person. Feeding one’s sexual organ in a dream
means dying an ugly death. If one’s male organ turns into a female organ in a
dream, it means that he has lost his virility, or that he will become submissive.
If one sees himself touching his wife’s sexual organ which then turns into a male
organ in a dream, it means that she may undergo an operation in relation to
abnormal sexual trend. A male organ in a dream also represents a craftsman’s
tools. Playing with one’s male organ in a dream means that one does not shy from
God’s presence and that of His angels, or that he has forgotten about proper
conduct or common moral standards, or if he is a learned person, it means that
he will forget what he has learned.
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Mouse
(Rodent; Thief; Woman) A mouse in a dream represents a dissolute and
a sinful woman, a thief, or someone who feels flattered at exposing people’s
private life. To see a large family of mice in one’s house in a dream means money
and prosperity. If one sees a mouse playing inside his house where there is
plenty of food in a dream, it means relief and money. If a mouse leaves one’s
house in a dream, it means that blessings will depart from that house and its
earnings will diminish. Owning a pet mouse in a dream means having a servant
or a housekeeper. A black mouse and a white mouse in a dream represent the
night and the day. Seeing a mouse of either black or white color going about its
own business in the daylight in a dream means longevity. If one sees a mouse
nibbling into one’s garment in a dream, it means that one will announce his
intentions or goals. A mouse digging a hole in a dream represents a thief. A
mouse in a dream also could represents a girlfriend, an opportunistic woman,
or a lady friend who is hiding her true intentions. Catching a mouse in a dream
also means befriending a woman, or marriage. Mice in a dream also mean
elation, or ecstasy unless they are of mixed colors. Mice in a dream also
represent the members of one’s household. Killing or catching a mouse in a
dream means taking advantage of a woman. Throwing a stone or shooting an
arrow at a mouse in a dream means backbiting or slandering a contemptible
woman, or corresponding with her eliciting the unlawful. Seeing a family of mice
inside a well or near a slanting land in a dream means nearing the end of one’s
life. Seeing a large family of mice inside one’s house in a dream also could
represent a gathering of women, or holding a party in one’s house. A mouse
inside one’s shirt in a dream represents a woman friend out of whom no good
can come. The skin of a mouse in a dream means little money which is taken from
a vile woman.
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Banjo
(String instruments; Guitar; Lute; Mandolin) In a dream, a banjo repre¬
sents people’s common business, double-dealing, scrupulousness, adultery,
playing chess, sorcery, a medium, evocation of spirits, calling on jinn spirits,
being possessed by jinns or similar effects. A banjo in a dream also represents
the leader of such a band of people and it denotes distress and sorrows. Playing
a banjo with strings made from animals’ intestines in a dream also represents
a wise man admonishing or reprimanding people. Playing a banjo in a dream
also means sorrow. To tap on a banjo in a dream denotes nostalgia. Listening
to the music of a banjo in a dream means turning one’s attention to lies. (Also
see Musician; String Instruments)
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Backgammon
(Tricktrack) Playing backgammon in a dream means having an
imposing character, being highly skilled and efficient, scheming, mental keen¬
ness, playing a ruse or eliciting admiration. Playing backgammon in a dream
also denotes someone who is highly qualified or it may demonstrate the type of
character one assumes in his daily life, or it could mean arguing with others,
mockery, deception, gambling, mixing with evil people for business, or it could
mean pleasure. It also means indulging in sin, fear of exposure or maneuvering
a business scheme. If one sees the game set but no one is playing it in the dream,
it means lack of work, dismissal from one’s job, walking the wrong tracks.
Playing backgammon in a dream also signifies a fight, an argument or a dispute
between business partners, each of them seeking his personal interests. (Also
see Chess; Games)
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Shroud
(Wrap) A shroud in a dream means covering one’s private parts, or it could
mean having a secret affair, concealing one’s action while displaying a deceptive
appearance, or it could mean marriage with an incompatible spouse. Wearing
a shroud in a dream also may mean earning money from adultery. If one sees
a shroud and does not wear it in his dream, it means that he will be lured to
engage in adultery, though he will abstain. Being wrapped in a shroud like a
dead person in a dream means one’s death. If one’s head and feet are still
uncovered in the dream, it represents his religious failure and corruption. The
smaller is the wrap shrouding the deceased in a dream, the closer he is to
repentance and the larger is the wrap and more complete is his preparation for
burial in the dream, the further he is from repentance. (Also see Shrouding;
Undertaker)
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Walnut
A walnut tree in a dream represents a stingy foreigner, a backbiter, a
slanderer, a difficult person who cares only for his selfish interests. A walnut
in a dream also represents a healthy body, or it could mean extensive travelling.
Playing with walnut in a dream means playing with unlawful earnings. If a
woman sees a walnut tree in her dream, it means longevity. A walnut in a dream
also means a husband. Crushed walnuts in a dream mean easy money. Eating
pecans from a hickory tree in a dream means speaking the truth.
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Trumpet
Hearing the sound of a trumpet or a horn in a dream means going to war.
If one blows into a horn in the dream, it means that he will face adversities, and
if one sees himself playing the trumpet, it means that he will receive glad
tidings. (Also see Trumpet of Resurrection)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Suppressing one’s feelings
If a sick person sees himself suppressing his feel¬
ings, or down-playing his pain and sufferings in a dream, it means that he will
shortly recover from his ailment. (Also see Suppressing one’s anger)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Physical paralysis
Paralysis in a dream means corruption in one’s religious life,
or introducing innovations to one’s religion and suffering the consequences of
playing with God’s words. (Also see Paralysis; Physical fitness)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
String instruments
Seeing string instruments in a dream means recovering from
an illness, or they can represent man’s spinal cord, or his spinal column,
strength, sternness, relentlessness, health condition, or physical fitness. Seeing
string instruments in a dream also means gaining some understanding about
human nature, or the physiology of the human being, or they could represent
medicine or astronomy. If a bachelor sees string instruments in his dream, it
may mean that he will get married. If a wife sees herself playing a string
instrument in her dream, it means that she will put a child in her lap. If one sees
himself playing a string instrument in front of the governor’s house in a dream,
it means that he will preside over people should he qualify. Otherwise, it could
mean that he will piece together or fabricate a story. Seeing a lute or a guitar
in a dream denotes no harm if one sees them or intends to hold them, except if
one hears their music. Playing or hearing a string instrument in a dream
represents lies. Playing them in one’s house in a dream represent a calamity
that will befall that family. It is also said that playing such an instrument in
a dream also means winning fame and presiding over others, though it could also
denote distress for the player. If a string of such an instrument breaks in a
dream, it means relaxation and relief from stress. A broken string of a lute or
a guitar or similar instrument in a dream represents a precious property that
causes its owner a headache. Every time he remembers it, he suffers from
heartburn or stomach pain. Seeing such an instrument by a layman or a hard¬
working person in a dream means consolation and a lesson to learn from life.
Seeing it by an insolent person in a dream means further corruption, while if
a a tyrant or an unjust person sees it in a dream, it means oppressing others,
terrorizing them and cuttingthem off from their families. (Also see Banjo; Musician)
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Sources:The dream interpretations presented on this website are primarily based on the renowned works of Imam Ibn Sirin (رحمه الله). Additional insights are derived from authentic Islamic sources, including references to the Qur'an, Sunnah, and scholarly consensus among early Islamic dream interpreters.While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of the content, we encourage readers to consult qualified Islamic scholars for deeper understanding or in matters requiring religious rulings.
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