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Gripping
(Holding; Seizing) Gripping to somethingby the hand in a dream means
buying a new property, renewal of one’s control over something, getting married
or begetting a son. (Also see Grabbing; Hug)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Ripping
To tear open one’s garment in a dream means divorce, or marrying a
virgin girl.
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Tripping
(Debts; Slipping; Step lightly; Stumble) To stumble by catching one’s
foot or hurting one’s toe in a dream means accumulating debts. If one’s toe bleeds
from tripping out in the dream, it means acquiring unlawful or tainted money
to pay other debts, or it could mean suffering a great financial loss. (Also see
Walking)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Debt
(Blood ties; Promise; Tripping) Paying one’s debt in a dream means
returning from a journey. In a dream, debts signify humiliation, abuse and
insults. If one sees himself paying his debts in a dream, it means that he will
reestablish his connection with his relatives, strengthen his blood ties, feed the
poor, solve a difficult problem, acquire a better understanding of religious
matters, or return from a trip. If one sees himself paying a debt in his dream
but could not recognize it in wakefulness, such debts then represent his sins for
which he is responsible and answerable whether he committed them knowingly
or unknowingly and their consequences will always hunt him unless he repents.
Because of that, the person will suffer in this world in the form of adversities,
sickness, fines or other worldly losses. Paying a debt or satisfying a just cause
in a dream means feeding a hungry person, reuniting one’s family or returning
from a journey and returning from a journey in a dream also means satisfying
a just cause. (Also See Promise; Tripping)
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Vizier
(Calif; Caliphate; Minister; Ruler; Secretary of state; Vice-regent)
Voice: In a dream, the human voice represents one’s reputation or fame, and its
strength or weakness reflects one’s state of mind or the condition of his health.
Raising one’s voice in a dream means unjustly presiding over a crowd of people.
Hearing a human voice in a dream means chairing an important responsibility.
If the human voice emanates from an animal in the dream, it denotes great
benefits and particularly if the animal speaks pleasing and soothing words or
words of truth. If one raises his voice above the voice of a man of knowledge, a
shaikh or a teacher in a dream, it means that he will commit a sin. A weak voice
in a dream represents a man. Intentionally lowering one’s voice in a dream
means being indebted to someone, or it could mean humility. If a man of
authority or a policeman lower his voice in a dream, it means that he maybe
dismissed from his job, or he maybe reprimanded or disciplined for his misconduct.
The sound produced by the ringing of coins in a dream represents temptation,
allurement, or a fight between stockbrokers or money exchangers. The clank of
money in a dream also means either good or bad news, or it could mean hearing
good words, a wise speech, or words one likes to hear more about, if they are
given as a sign of friendship or as a dower. If the clanking of money is made in
jest in the dream, then it represents a fight one does not wish to end. The sound
of a hornet represents a person who defames or discredits others, or whose evil
cannot be removed without acquiring the help of a like person. The bleating of
a ewe in a dream means kindness shown by one’s mistress, his wife, or by a
gracious man. The bleating of a billy goat or a ram in a dream means happiness
and prosperity. The neighing of horses in a dream means receiving guidance
from a noble person, or it could represent a courageous soldier. The braying of
a donkey in a dream means hideousness, or the ugly character of a despicable
enemy. The braying of a mule in a dream means a hardship which is combined
with a difficult person, or it could mean vain talk, or indulgingin suspicious acts.
The mooing of a calf, a cow, or a steer in a dream means a riot. The gurgling of
a camel in a dream represents a blessed journey, a pilgrimage, a successful
business trip, or toiling and hardships. The roaring of a lion in a dream
represents alarm, esteem, fear, or being threatened by someone in authority. In
general, the sound of animals in a dream connotes adversities or fear. The
neighing of horses in a dream means an invasion or might. The barking of dogs
in a dream means vain talk, interference in others’ business, regret, intending
to harm others, hostility toward others, or dissonance. The blaring of a leopard
in a dream means coquetry, vanity and wantonness. The blaring of a lynx in a
dream means a false promise from an unsteady, oft-hesitant, or a greedy person
and taking advantage of him. The cooing of pigeons in a dream means lamenting,
or having marital intercourse. The chirp of swifts in a dream means good words
or an admonition from a wise person. The croakingof frogs in a dream represents
the ringing of bells, feeling overjoyed, employment for a teacher, rising to
leadership, or it could mean hearing harsh words. The hissing of a snake in a
dream means a warning or a fight with someone who hides his enmity. The
braying of a donkey in a dream means cursing one’s adversaries. The roaring
of a lion in a dream means threats or boasts. The yowling of a tomcat in a dream
means uproar, backbiting, defamation and insinuations. The squeak of a mouse
in a dream means profits, reunion, love and peace, or it could mean harm one
could suffer because of an interfering person or a robber. The crying of a female
gazelle in a dream means longing for one’s homeland. The yapping of foxes in
a dream means a warning to escape, to move from one field into another, or it
could mean suffering from jealousy, perfidy or lies. The howling of a wolf in a
dream means a robbery, or fear of a brutal thief. The barking of a jackal in a
dream means amission of good intent, a forthcomingevil, women’s cries for help,
or the cry of people who ab andoned all hope. The sound of a pig in a dream means
taking advantage of a stupid enemy and stripping him of his money. The sound
of an ostrich in a dream means hiring a trustworthy and a courageous servant,
or bringing a new employee into one’s business. Most dream interpreters dislike
to interpret the meaning of the sound of peacocks or chicken and note that they
mostly mean sorrow and distress, while others interpret the cawing of crows to
mean separation or announcing someone’s death. However, in dream, any ugly
or coarse sound represents sorrow and distress while any pleasant sound in a
dream represents happiness and joy. (Also see Invisible caller)
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Hug
(Cuddle; Embrace; Hold) To embrace a living person in a dream means to
associate with him and to love him. To give a deceased person a short hug in a
dream means longevity. To give a deceased person a long and a continuous
embrace in a dream means one’s own death. To embrace a woman in a dream
means embracing the pleasures and attractions of this world and to despair of
any reward in the hereafter. To hold tight to a piece of fruit, or to endear certain
food one loves in a dream means easy profits or lawful earnings. If an unmarried
person holds tight or embraces a garment in a dream, it means that he will get
married. If one hugs a pair of shoes in a dream, it means that he will hold a new
position or a job that will make him extremely happy. (Also see Embrace;
Grabbing; Gripping; Sexual intercourse)
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Dates
(Fruit; Palm tree) In a dream, dates mean money or a good message. Eating
dates in a dream means earning lawful income. Dates are like money, they do
not have a long shelve life. Unripened dates in a dream indicate the availability
of water for those who need it. Red unripened dates in a dream may signify some
type of blood disease, whereby the red cells grow to exceed in number the white
cells. Dates in a dream also mean rain. Eating dates in a dream means reading
the Holy Quran and reaping benefits from one’s religion. Buried dates in a
dream represent one’s savings. If one sees himself burying dates in a dream, it
also means stealing from the property and money of orphans. Dates placed to
dry in the open represent money which does not last. To harvest dates in a dream
in season means that one may get married to a noble and a wealthy woman. It
also means acquiring knowledge. Harvesting dates out of season in a dream
means that one will learn something good but fail to act upon it. If one see that
he is fanning himself with a tender and a wet branch of a palm tree in a dream
it means learning something beneficial from a hypocrite, or it may mean relief
from distress. If a woman sees herself eating ripened dates that are dripping
with juices in the dream, it means that she will receive an inheritance from her
husband and that her name will be included in his will, even if she is divorced.
If one sees himself taking a date, splitting it in half and extracting the date pit
from it in a dream, it means that he will beget a son. Eating fresh dates in a
dream means hearing good words beside other benefits. (Also see Bunch of dates;
Date spread)
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Walking
(Jogging; Prancing; Strutting; Tripping) Walking straight in a dream
means profits, seeking the path of righteousness and unwavering in one’s
religious commitment. Walking through the markets in a dream means carrying
a will, or should one qualify for leadership, it means that he may be appointed
to fill such a position. Walking barefooted in a dream means dispelling distress
and portraying a good religious character. The meaning of walking in a dream
implies an expression of meekness and submissiveness before one’s Lord, and
it could mean seeking to earn one’s livelihood. Jogging in a dream means victory
over one’s enemy. Walking backward in a dream means reversing one’s decision,
cancelling a commitment, or it could represent corruption in one’s religious
practices. Strutting or prancing in a dream represents an ugly state of mind that
is coupled with evil actions. Falling down over one’s face during walking in a
dream means loss of benefits in this world and in the next. Tripping while
walking in a dream means exposure of one’s ills, and suffering the consequences
of wrongdoing. To cause someone to trip while walking in a dream means
ridiculing him, or delivering him a humiliating blow. To walk earnestly and
steadily in a dream represents one’s good intention. Travelling on foot in a
dream means facing danger. Walking while bowing one’s head in a dream means
longevity, or it could mean recovering from a long illness. Walking over the
clouds in a dream means rain. Walking with a cane in a dream means old age,
or an illness which will require the help of a cane. Hopping on one foot in a dream
means losing half of one’s wealth. Having several feet in a dream means losing
one’s sight. If the governor sees himself having many feet in a dream, it means
that he will be impeached from his office. If one sees inanimate objects such as
a tree, a rock or a mountain walking in a dream, it represents major adversities
and plagues. The movement of inanimate objects in a dream also means being
dogmatic about one’s spiritual stand. Walking like animals in a dream means
emulating ignorant people, seeking the unattainable, or being a hypocrite,
unless if the animal is permissible for food, then such style of walking means
offering good deeds. (Also see Jogging; Prancing; Sound of walking; Strutting;
Tripping)
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Seizing
(See Gripping)
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Hold
(See Gripping; Hug)
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Slipping
(See Slip of a tongue; Tripping)
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Accumulating debts
(See Tripping)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Stumble
(See Tripping; Walking)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Breast
(Woman's milk producing glands) A woman's breast in a dream represent's
one's wife, progeny and a large property. They also represent honor and
prosperity. Their beauty is her beauty, and their ailment is her illness. If one
sees a woman hanging down from her breast in a dream, it means that she has
committed adultery and that she will give birth to a bastard son. If a man sees
milk coming from his breast, and if he is poor, it means that his poverty will end,
his life will be a long one, and he will even carry the financial responsibility of
caring for two of his brothers. If he is unmarried, it means that he argues about
his fertility and doubts his own ability to conceive children. If a young woman
sees her breasts in a dream, it means that she will bear a child. Otherwise, if
a single young girl sees her own breasts in a dream, it means that she will get
married. If a female child sees herself having matured breasts in a dream, it
means her death. If a man sees himself suckling milk from a woman he does not
recognize in a dream, it means a long sickness. Otherwise, if his wife is pregnant,
it means kissing his wife's breasts. Suckling milk from a woman's breast also
means imprisonment and deprivation, stress and sadness. If an old man sees
the breast of a woman in his dream, it means that he will hear bad news. If a
teenager sees that, it means that he is in love. If a man sees himself having a
female milk suckling breast in a dream, it means friends, children, or a wife who
are of no benefit to him. If such breasts look hanging tall in the dream, it means
either death of one's child, or it could mean that one will commit a sin. If one's
breasts are dripping milk in a dream, they represent a woman who cares about her home duty, or it could mean falling into debts. If one's breasts are trans-
formed into iron or copper in the dream, it means loss of a child. A growth in
children's bosom or breasts in a dream means an illness, festering wounds, or
it could mean an ulcer. The nipple of the female breast in a dream represents
one's personal wardrobe. Woman's breasts in a dream also may be interpreted
to mean one's father and mother. (Also see Body1)
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Butcher
A butcher in a dream represents the angel of death. Taking a knife from
a butcher in a dream means falling sick, then recovering from one’s illness to
become strong and healthy again. In a dream, a butcher also represents a man
who causes destruction or evil, and particularly if he is seen holding his cutting
knife, or if he is wearing a white uniform stained with blood. If one sees himself
as a butcher wearing clean cloths, it represents longevity. A good looking
butcher in a dream represents a prosperous culmination of one’s life, or
changing one’s trade. If someone looks at him with despise or in the wrong way
in the dream, it means that something isunlawful in what he sells. If the butcher
is a man in the dream, he then represents the angel of death. Whatever place
he appears in will bear the consequences. A butcher in a dream also represents
an unjust person. In a dream, if one sees a butcher who specializes in selling
animal heads, he represents a guardian of people’s estates, or a treasurer of a
company, he also could represent adversities or death. If the animals’ heads
cannot be identified in the dream, and if they still have their skin, hair, and are
dripping blood in the dream, then it means the disappearance of the people of
knowledge and that knowledge will become selectively disseminated by political
leaders. Cattles’ heads here represent people in danger. Buying an animal’s
head from a butcher in a dream means asking one’s superior for a teacher for
a special training, a coach, a continuing education program, or a better job. If
a butcher slaughters an animal for fun in a dream, it means suspicion about
one’s spiritual standing. Walking in a butchers market in a dream means
adversities, sufferings, a quick death for sick people, loss of wealth for rich
people, or the fear of people who are under oppression, or the scare of a person
in debt concerning his family or property, or the fears of a person awaiting a
court judgment. It is also said that a butcher in a dream represents tyranny and
bloodshed. If a prisoner sees a butcher in his dream, it means that he will soon
be released fromjail. Seeing a butcher in a dream also signifies safety, dispelling
fears, protection, silence, vanquishing one’s enemy, or it could mean meeting
with a persuasive travel agent. (Also see Meat)
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Grabbing
Grabbing to a wall, a tree or a branch in a dream means the nearing
end of one’s life, depending on how firmly one is grabbing to it. Firmly grabbing
to something in a dream is also means holding dearly to a strong man. (Also see
Gripping; Hug)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Disrobe
If one undresses himself in a dream though not knowing whether he did
so for good or for an unlawful purpose, or if he strips himself from his clothing
in a public place, feels shy and tries to cover his private parts in the dream, it
means that his private life will be exposed and that he will be disgraced. If he
takes off his garment in public and does not feel ashamed of his nakedness in
a dream, it means that he will be credited for his honesty. If the person is sick
in real life, it means that he will recover. If he is indebted, it means that he will
repay his debts. If he is seized with fear, it means that he will regain his peace.
Nakedness in a dream also means injustice. Stripping a dead person of his
shroud means divorce, loss in business, repentance from sins, or it could mean
guidance. (Also see Undress)
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Ram
In a dream, a ram represents a noble person. Holding a ram by its wool in
a dream means taking money from a noble person. Holding a ram from its horn
in a dream means being restrained by a noble man from engaging in something.
Holding a ram from its buttock in a dream means controlling or managing the
interests of a noble man, or it could mean inheriting him, or marrying his
daughter. Holding a ram from its belly in a dream means taking money from a
noble person. Killing a ram for other than food in a dream means killing a noble
person. If one kills a ram during a wartime in a dream, then it represents his
enemy. A slaughtered ram in a dream represents a murder. Buying a ram from
a butcher in a dream means that a noble and a great person will come to need
the person seeing the dream who will save him from a foreseeable danger, or
help him to recover from an illness. Slaughtering a ram in a dream means
recovering from an illness. Carrying a ram over one’s head in a dream means
caring or managing the business or accounts of a noble and a rich person. Riding
a ram and driving it at will in a dream means conquering a great person. If one
sees a ram riding him in a dream, then it means that such a great and powerful
person will rise above him and control his life. Breaking the horns of a ram in
a dream means weakening a powerful person. Fighting with a ram in a dream
also means fighting with a powerful person. Whoever wins the fight in the
dream, will eventually win it in wakefulness. Seeing a dead ram in a dream
means the death of such a great person. Dividing the meat of a ram in a dream
means dividing the wealth of a great person after his death. Sacrificing a ram
to eat and to distribute from its meat as a charity to poor and needy people in
the dream means the release of a prisoner, his escape from capture, dispelling
distress and worries, payment of one’s debts, attending the annual pilgrimage
to God’s House in Mecca, or recovering from an illness. Slaughtering and
skinning a ram then hanging it in a dream means stripping one’s enemy from
his money and wealth. Seeing a skinned ram inside one’s house in a dream
means the death of a relative. If it is the leg of a ram, then it means the death
of the closest relative. Broiling a ram in a dream means governing for one year
after which period one may be imprisoned. The number of rams in a dream
represents the number of years. Thus, seeing them also represents the number
of years one will serve in his job. The wool of a ram in a dream means money.
A ram in a dream also represents the muezzin in a mosque, a general in the
army, a deposed ruler, or a humiliated person. If a ram attacks someone in a
dream, it signifies an attack by one’s enemy. If a ewe becomes a ram in a dream,
it means that one’s wife will no longer bear children. If one is not married, then
it means winning victory in his life. (Also see Ewe; Sacrifice; Sheep)
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Slippery surface
Walking on a slippery surface, or tripping over a slippery
surface may mean abolition of a wrongdoing one has committed in the past. It
also means forgetfulness, distraction, slowing of mental keenness, or diversion
from one’s pursuit of knowledge. (Also see Slip of a tongue)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
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