(Homosexuality; Pederasty; Sodomize) Sodomy in a dream means a
meeting between two men to engage in an evil act. To see an unknown person
forcibly subjecting the one seeing the dream to engage in sodomy means letting
oneself be overcome by an enemy. (Also see Pederasty; Vagina)
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Sexual intercourse
(Adultery; Coitus; Fornication; Hugging; Instinct; Lesbian;
Molesting; Sexual drive; Sleeping together, Sodomy; Tribadism) If a man sees
himself having sexual intercourse with another man in a dream, it means that
both of them have lost their moral dedication, that have become aimless, turned
stingy toward their own dependents and generous toward others. It also means
loss of one’s capital, or divorcing one’s wife. If a poor person sees such a dream,
it means that he will fall sick, or attract an incurable disease. To have sexual
intercourse with a male in a dream also means falling into sin, committing the
unlawful, or engaging in sexual intercourse with a female member of one’s own
family, a blood relation, or a consanguineous person whom one is forbidden to
marry. Molesting a child in a dream means suffering from a great affliction.
Fornication with a young servant in a dream means suffering from continuous
stress and a lasting depression. Sleeping with a beautiful woman one recognizes
in his dream means profits. Sleeping with an ugly looking old woman in a dream
means the opposite. Having sexual intercourse with an unknown woman in a
dream represents the type of interactions and dealings one fosters with people
in general. Accordingly, and depending on the condition of the woman one is
sleeping with in a dream, one’s actions will substantiate. Sleeping with someone’s
wife in a dream means engaging in a profitable business with the husband. If
a sick person sees himself having sexual intercourse with his mother in a dream,
it means his death, for the mother here represent the earth. If a woman sees
herself engaging in tribadism, or a lesbian relationship with another woman she
knows in a dream, it means that she will confide her personal life to her, or
divulge all her secrets, become her intimate friend or a fan, shares opinions with
her and emulate her actions and look in public. If she does not know that woman
in the dream, it means that she will indulge in sin. If a married woman sees
herself engaging in tribadism with another woman in a dream, it means that
she will separate from her husband or become a widow. Engaging in sexual
intercourse with a deceased person, be it a man or a woman in a dream means
one’s own death, unless if one is travelling, then it could mean visiting that
country where the deceased person is buried. Any sexual intercourse in a dream
that culminates in ejecting semen and necessitates a complete ritual ablution
in wakefulness represents disturbed dreams, or engaging in a forbidden sexual
intercourse from the anus, or it could represent wet dreams. Having sexual
intercourse in a dream also signifies paying one’s debts, or it could mean relief
from pressures. Having sexual intercourse with a prostitute in a dream means
love for the world, or it could mean profits. Having sexual intercourse with one’s
wife in a dream means success in one’s trade. Having sexual intercourse with
a heavenly woman in a dream means religious and spiritual attainment. (Also
see Anus; Semen; Pleasure; Sodomy; Tears; Vagina)
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Ride
(Animal; Carrier; Mount; Vehicle) A vehicle in a dream represents care,
concern, attaining one’s purpose, or it could mean reaching one’s destination
through striving and hard work. To ride an animal in a dream means following
one’s desires and passions. However, to be carried by any animal, or by any type
of vehicle in a dream is a sign of honor and authority. Riding a horse one cannot
control in a dream means following one’s passions and wantonness. If one is able
to adequately tame his horse and control it in the dream, it means that he will
be saved from adversities. Riding an elaborately dressed horse for a parade,
being surrounded by servants and an entourage in the dream means receiving
an inheritance, or it could mean becoming the guardian of an estate one will
inherit in a short while. Riding over the shoulder of another man and forcing
him to accept it in a dream represents one’s funeral, and it means that the other
person will have no choice but to carry the coffin. If the person carrying him in
the dream is willingly doing so, then it means that he will care for his needs and
bear his encumbrance. Riding over someone’s shoulders in a dream also means
facing an major adversity. Should he meanwhile fall down in the dream, it
means that such a trial will not take place. If one sees himself riding over
someone’s shoulder backward in a dream, it means that he does not accept any
advice or excuse, or it may mean that he turns to the other side if he is asked
for help, or it may mean that he engages in the forbidden sexual intercourse
during women’s menstrual period, or that he engages in sodomy. To see a
horseman leading a procession or a caravan of travellers in a dream means
taking a distant journey, or it could represent business activities, or recovering
from an illness.
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Slaughter
(Astray; Injustice; Kill; Murder; Relief) In a dream, slaughter means
displeasing one’s parents, or it could mean injustice. If one sees himself in a
dream slaughtered, he should pray hard and seek refuge in God Almighty to help
him. If one sees corpses of slaughtered people scattered around him in a dream,
it means profits and achievement of his goals. Seeing slaughtered people in a
dream also may mean that they have gone astray. If one sees a man or a butcher
slaughtering him in a dream, it means that he will triumph over his assailant.
If he is imprisoned, it means that he will be set free. If he is seized by fear, it
means that he will reach safety and regain his equanimity and peacefulness. If
he is a war captured prisoner, it means that he will be set free. If he is a leader,
it means that his sovereignty will widen. Slaughtering someone in a dream
means being unjust toward him. Slaughtering a pigeon in a dream means
getting married. Cutting a piece of flesh from one’s backside in a dream means
that he engages in sodomy. If one finds himself slaughtered but does not know
who killed him in the dream, it means that he is an innovator, or it could mean
that he will forge a testimony. Murdering one’s own father or mother in a dream
means disobeying them or assaulting them and becoming damned. To slaughter
a woman in a dream means adultery, or eliciting sexual intercourse with her.
To slaughter a fowl or the female of any bird or animal in dream means
deflowering a young girl. To slaughter a son in a dream means that such a son
is ruthless and unjust toward his parents. If one kills himself in a dream, it
means that he married a woman who is unlawful to him. (Also see Slaughter
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Anus
(Backside) In a dream, it represents the husband or money. If one sees his
anus blocked in a dream, it means that he will die shortly. The anus in a dream
also represents a lowly person, a cheap musician, a drummer, someone who
holds secrets, a kin or a relative with whom it is not lawful to be married. Seeing
the backside of a young person in a dream means separation between the two.
If it is an older person in the dream, it means a fight between them. Causing
cuts in one’s anus means severing family ties. Seeing the anus of one’s mother
in a dream means nullification of one’s devotion, cancellation of one’s due
interests or the stagnation of one’s business. Seeing someone’s anus in a dream
means meeting with a frowning person. If one’s anus bleeds in the dream, it
means money. If one sees himself excreting in a dream, it means spending
money with a clear intent of benefiting from it. Seeing the anus of an unknown
woman in a dream means material losses, or it could mean difficulties in ac¬
quiring the necessary money for one’s livelihood. Seeing worms coming from
one’s anus means departing from one’s children or loss of one’s children. If a
cloth comes out of one’s anus in a dream, it means severing relations with
strangers who took advantage of one’s children and abused their rights. Having
sexual intercourse with a woman through the anus in a dream means asking for
something in the wrong way. If one sees a peacock coming out of his anus in a
dream, it means that he will beget a beautiful daughter. If he sees a fish coming
out of his anus in a dream, it means that his wife will beget an ugly looking
daughter. (Also see Pederasty; Sexual intercourse; Sodomy)
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Racing
(Car racing; Competition; Contest; Horse race; Pigeon racing) Racing on
foot in a dream means activities, actions, accomplishments, workout, amuse¬
ment, playfulness, idling, a vacation, or travelling without a purpose. If a sick
person sees himself racing in a dream, it means his death. If a poor person sees
himself racing in a dream, it means financial gains. If a traveller sees himself
racing in a dream, it means returning to his home. Horse racing in a dream
means indulging in what is forbidden, arrogance, self-deceit, or guaranteeing
the success of what has no prospect of succeeding. Horse racing in a dream also
could mean engaging in a dangerous adventure that could lead to one’s death,
corruption and divisiveness. Pigeon racing in a dream means sodomy. Car
racing in a dream means exceeding the boundaries of safety, or crossing into the
boundaries of danger.
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Rain
(Clouds; Drizzling; Life; Vapor; Water) If no harm or destruction is caused
by a rainstorm in a dream, then it means blessings, profits and mercy. Rain in
a dream also represents life, an earthly being, or fulfillment of a promise. If the
rain falls exclusively on a particular location in a dream, it means sorrow and
distress for its dwellers, or it could mean the loss of a beloved. If one sees rain
falling exclusively over his house in a dream, it means personal blessings.
Otherwise, it he sees it falling over the whole town in the dream, it means
blessings for everyone. Rain falling exclusively over one’s house in a dream also
means that someone will fall sick in that house, or suffer from a debilitating and
excruciating pain. If the skies rain stones or blood in a dream, it means
calamities and punishment for people’s sins. If it rains dust or sand in a dream,
it represents an unjust ruler in that locality. If the skies rain dirt without dust,
it also means prosperity and a good harvest. If a traveller sees rain in a dream,
it means hindrances along his journey. A destructive rainstorm in a dream
denotes dishonesty, cheating with measures, or the spread of sodomy in the
community. Seeing a destructive rainstorm tearing down structures, destroying
homes and pulling down tress in a dream represents a punishment for the
corruption and sins of the dwellers of that place. A good rain in a dream could
mean reconciliation with one’s enemy, or it could mean helping a needy person.
Rain in a dream also represents a caravan of camels, and a caravan of camels
in a dream represents rain. A good rain in a dream also means prosperity,
happiness, refilling wells with rainwater, the gushing forth of springs with
sweet, fresh and pure waters. Rain in a dream also means reviving an old and
a stagnant matter, or it could mean benefits, profits, blessings, relief from
distress, payment of debts, or feeling relief. In a dream, a good rain means
blessings, a good harvest and profits for a farmer. If the skies rain honey, butter,
oil, or food people like in the dream, it means blessings for everyone. Rain in a
dream also represent mercy from God Almighty, a helping hand, knowledge,
wisdom, the Quran, rejuvenation, revival, resurrection and life. If one sees
himself standing under a cover, a roof, or behind a wall to take shelter from a
rainfall in a dream, it means that he may suffer because of someone slandering
him. If the rain falls in season in one’s dream, it means roadblock barring
travels, business losses, inability to get medicine for a sick person because of
one’s poverty, or it could mean imprisonment. If one washes himself in the rain,
or takes a ritual ablution to perform his prayers, or washes his face with it, or
washes away filth in a dream, it means repentance from sin, receiving spiritual
guidance, or abolishing religious innovations and polytheism from one’s heart.
If he is poor, it means that God Almighty will enrich him and satisfy his needs,
or if he needed something from a ruler or a governor, it means that his request
will be answered favorably. Drinking from rainwater and if it is clear and pure
in the dream, it means receiving blessings and benefits. If the water is dirty and
polluted in the dream, it means a sickness. (Also see Water)
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Five times prayers
(Communication; Communion; Invocations; Prayers; arb. Salat)
To see oneself performing one’s obligatory prayers (arb. Fardh ) in a dream means
receiving a high ranking appointment, spiritual advancement, leadership,
presiding over people, delivering a message, performing a duty, paying dues,
turning over one’s trust or satisfying obligatory deeds and enjoying peace. If one
sees himself in a dream performing one of the five obligatory prayers on time,
having performed the proper ablution and correctly completed its obeisance of
the proper standing, bowing and prostrating postures, standing with reverence
and piety and facing the Ka‘aba, it means that he will perform a religious duty
or attend the annual pilgrimage in Mecca. It also means that he will extricate
himself from an unjust deed he fell into and repent, or it could mean eschewing
evil. Performing the divinely ordained prayers in dream also means loyalty to
one’s promise, employment for a person who could not find a job, or reconcili¬
ation with a long forsaken friend or relative. If one leads the prayers in his
dream, it means that he will guarantee something to someone, or it could means
that he will borrow money for a term. If one prays behind an Imam in the dream,
it means that he will become a burden to others. The midday prayers known in
Arabic as Zuhur signify a manifestation, a proclamation or exposing what is
hidden. Praying Zuhur in a dream means attaining one’s goal, satisfying every
need, obtaining everything one has asked for from earthly gains in this world,
or it could mean spiritual benefits in the hereafter and particularly if one sees
himself completing his prayers in the dream. Completing one’s prayers means
achieving one’s goal. If one is incarcerated because of a debt and sees himself
completing his Zuhur prayers in a dream, it means that someone will pay his
debt for him and gets him released from prison and he will then prosper. If one
sees himself performing his Zuhur prayers in a clear day and feels happy about
it in his dream, it means that he will engage in some work that will make him
famous and that he will enjoy the fruits of his work as much as he did in that
clear and beautiful day in his dream. If one performs his midday Zuhur prayers
in a cloudy day in a dream, it means that his work will be distressful. As for the
mid-afternoon prayers, known in Arabic as Asr, performing it in a dream means
taking a vow or making a promise. This prayer in a dream also represents one’s
liability. If one sees himself performing the ‘Asr prayers in a dream, it means
that what he is asking for will materialize, though after some hardships and
adversities. If one does not complete his ‘Asr prayers in a dream, it means that
what he is asking for may not take place. If one sees himself performing the
sunset prayers, known in Arabic as Maghrib in a dream, it means that what he
is seeking has reachd its term. If one completes his Maghrib prayers in the
dream, it means that he will get what his heart desires. As for the night prayer,
known in Arabic as ‘Isha. If one sees himself performing his ‘Isha prayers in a
dream, it means that he will complete his work and get what he wants, or it could
mean the end of his life, following which, one u su ally attends to his resting time,
which is similar to death. If one sees himself performing the daybreak prayers
before dawn in a dream, it means that the morning has come and it will be soon
before he hears either good or bad news. On another level, if one sees himself
praying the evening ‘Isha prayers in a dream, it means that he is committed to
attend to his family’s needs as commanded by God Almighty, such as providing
for their food, clothing, shelter and teachings. If one sees himself praying in the
middle of the night (arb. Witter) in a dream, it means that he does attend to his
family’s needs and perhaps they feel comfort in his presence. If one sees himself
performing the dawn Fajr prayers in a dream, it means that he will start with
the inevitable, such as working to provide for his family. If one sees himself
performing the midday Zuhur prayers at the time of the mid-afternoon prayers
in a dream, it means that he will repay his debts. If one’s midday Zuhur prayers
or his mid-afternoon ‘Asr prayers are interrupted in the dream, it means that
he will pay half of what he owes. If one sees himself performing the mid¬
afternoon prayers in a dream, it means that his job will shortly be completed and
only little work is left for him to finish. Praying the sunset Maghrib prayers in
a dream means finishing one’s duties and it is time for him to take a rest. The
night ‘Isha prayers in a dream means veiling things or entering the privacy of
one’s home. On a third level, the midday guhur prayers mean repentance, dis¬
missal or abrogation of laws. The midday Zuhur prayers also could mean
struggling against Satan and one’s enemies, which struggle takes place usually
at the time of one’s midday nap. The mid-afternoon ‘Asr prayers in a dream also
represents victory in one’s life, or it could mean guidance, blessings and
observing God’s laws. The sunset Maghrib prayers in a dream means losing a
parent, the passing away of one’s guardian, the death of a close friend or the
impeachment of the person the dream indicate. Seeing oneself praying the night
‘Isha prayers in a dream means preparing for a journey, or it could mean
marriage, moving from one place into another, or it could mean suffering from
cataract, weakness of one’s vision, or it could denote the vastness of what is to
come, for ‘Isha prayers are distant from the dawn Fajr prayers. Performing the
dawn Fajr prayers in a dream indicates a vow one pledges. Praying the mid¬
afternoon ‘Asr prayers in a dream means attaining ease after suffering from
hardships. Performing the sunset Maghrib prayers in a dream means having
crossed something that will come back later, and performing the night ‘Isha prayers
in a dream means deception and a tricks. If one sees himself performing the
Friday congregational prayers in a dream, it means that he will attain what he
is hoping for. If one sees himself praying inside a garden in a dream, it means
that he is beseeching God Almighty for His forgiveness. If one sees himself
praying in a farmland in a dream, it means repayment of his debts. If he prays
inside a slaughter house in a dream, it means that he will commit the loathsome
act of sodomy. If one sees himself praying seated without an excuse in a dream,
it means that he will perform a deed which is not acceptable by his Lord. If he
prays lying on his side in bed in a dream, it means that he will be bed stricken.
If one performs his prayers in a mosque, then leaves it to attend to other duties
in a dream, it means that whatever he attends to will be blessed, and he will
profit from it. If one sees himself praying while riding in a dream, it means that
he is struck with fear, or that he may face a fight. If one sees himself performing
the obligatory (arb. Fardh) prayers shortened to two groupings of prostrations
(arb. Rakat) in a dream, it means travels. If one sees himself praying while
eating honey in a dream, it means that he may engage in sexual intercourse with
his wife during the fasting hours. If a woman sees herself performing the
obligatory (arb. Fardh) prayers shortened to two grouping of prostrations in a
dream, it means that she will have her monthly menstrual period on that day.
If one discovers that he has missed the time of the prescribed prayer and could
not find a place or time to perform it in his dream, it means that he will face
difficulties finishing something or paying a debt or satisfy a worldly goal. If one
intentionally neglects to do an obligatory prayer, or if he plans to do the m la ter
(arb. Qada’) in the dream, it means that he takes his religious commitment
lightly and hopes to correct his attitude at a later time. Performing the Friday
congregational prayers in a dream is a sign of happiness, joy, festivities,
celebrations, the pilgrimage season, abstaining from borrowing money for one’s
accessories or luxuries. Performing the festival prayers (arb. Eid) at the end of
the month of Ramadan in a dream means paying one’s debts, recovering from
an illness, dispelling difficulties and dissipating one’s worries. Performing the
prayers ofthe festival of sacrifice (arb. Eid-ul Adha. See Immolation; Manumission)
in a dream means controlling one’s business, respecting one’s promises or
fulfilling one’s vows. Performing the mid-morning prayers (arb. Dhuha) in a
dream means amnesty, innocence, makings true oath, happiness and being free
from polytheism. If one performs the prayer of a sick person in a dream, it means
lack of luck and doubt about one’s faith. Grouping two prayers at one time or
shortening them in a dream, means travels or temptation. Performing one’s
prayers directly on a filthy, wet and impure ground without a prayer mat means
poverty, humiliation and needs. If one sees himself praying without properly
covering his or her modesty as required in a dream, it means committing wrong
while fasting or giving charity from unlawful earnings, following innovation,
falling victim to passions or professing that one is right however he does his
prayers. If one performs the prayers of fearing something in a dream, it means
creating a business partnership, business activities or suffering the pangs of
death. Talking during prayers in a dream means asking to get back a gift one
has offered, or failure to focus one’s intention, or talking about one’s charities
in public. In a dream, when performing one’s prayers, if one reads loud when
he should read inwardly, or if he reads inwardly when he is supposed to invoke
outwardly, and if he is called upon to judge between people, it means that his
judgment will be wrong or that he may follow his own mind, or it could mean
affectation, falsehood, hypocrisy, hiding the truth or unjustly confiscating
someone’s money. If one changes the order of the ritual prayers in a dream, it
means that he disobeys his parents or objects to someone he is supposed to hear
and obey, or perhaps he will be afflicted with forgetfulness or staying-up
sleepless nights, or it could mean that he lacks intelligence, or that he is unable
to memorise or remember things. Performing the late night prayers, (arb.
Tarawih) in a dream means toiling, exhaustion, repayment of one’s debts and
receiving guidance. Performing a special prayer for rain (arb. Istisqa) in a dream
denotes fears, languid, rising prices, dullness of the market, trouble, unhappi¬
ness, attachment and stagnation of the construction business. Performing the
solar or the lunar eclipse prayers in a dream means striving to deliver comfort
or to appease someone or perhaps it could denote repentance of a sinner,
returning to the path of God Almighty, fearing the authorities, difficulties, or
manifestation of major signs of the fast approaching Hour of Reckoning.
Performing a special prayer of fear (arb. Khawf) in a dream represents unity,
concord, common consent, peace and tranquility. Performingthe funeral prayers
(arb. Janaza) in a dream means interceding on behalf of the deceased. If the
deceased is unknown, then performing the funeral prayers means giving
employment to a jobless person, profits from a partnership, or it could denote
failure to adequately perform one’s regular obligatory prayers, or being forgetful
or oft-distracted during prayers. If one sees himself leading the funeral prayers
in a dream, and then after completinghis prayers intercedes exaggeratedly with
special invocations on behalf of the deceased in a dream, it means that he will
be appointed by a ruler who is a hypocrite to manage a sector of his business.
If one sees himself then invoking blessings upon the deceased in the dream, it
means that God Almighty has forgiven him his sins. If one sees himself sitting
in a gathering of people praying for departed souls in a dream, it means that he
will pray in a funeral. Seeing oneself in a dream performing a funeral prayer,
means that one will intercede on behalf of a sinner. If one sees himself
performingthe Friday congregational prayers {arb. Jumua) in a dream, it means
that relief is coming his way, or it could mean a reunion with a beloved, or
satisfying a need one is asking for it to be fulfilled. If one sees himself praying
the Friday prayers alone in the dream, it means that such help is exclusive to
him. If one loses something and sees himself in a dream celebrating one of the
two Islamic festivals, it means that he will find his lost object. If one sees himself
performingthe festival prayers (arb. ‘Eid) of the end of the month of Ramadan
in the dream, it means perosperity, and if it is the festival of sacrifice in the
dream, it means repayment of his debts, dispelling stress, advancement in one’s
life or job or release from prison. Performing either the solar or the lunar eclipse
prayers {arb. Kusiif or Khusuf) in a dream means that a calamity will befall the
leaders of the country or its renowned people, or it could mean the death of a
great person of knowledge, whereby everyone will attend his funeral. As for the
special prayer for rain {arb. Istisqa), performing it in a dream may represent an
accident, or it could mean political unrest. If the people offer this prayer from
its inception to its completion in the dream, it means that their adversity will
be lifted. Praying any supererogatory prayers {arb. Nafl) in a dream represents
piety and devotion to the leading example {arb. Sunnah) practiced by God’s
Messenger, upon whom be peace. If a woman sees herself leading men in prayers
in the dream, it means that she will shortly die. Performing supplementary
prayers {arb. Sunnah) following the leading example of God’s messenger, upon
whom be peace, in a dream means serving one’s community wit sincerity, purity
and good qualities. If one sees himself performing extra supererogatory prayers
in a dream, it means that he cares about the success of his life in the hereafter,
and that he shall enjoy the fruit of his devotion both in this world and in the
hereafter. Performing one’s obligatory prayers {arb. Fardh) in a dream means
providing the necessary care for one’s family, while performing the supplementary
prayers {arb. Sunnah) means working to provide extra comforts for one’s family.
The same interpretation is provided for performing the congregational night
prayers of the month of Ramadan known in Arabic as Tarawih. Seeing that in
a dream means taking care of the family needs and bringing comfort to their
hearts. During a congregational prayer, if the rows are straight in the dream,
it means that such people are in a constant state of celebrating God’s praises.
Supererogatory prayers in a dream also mean striving for unity with one’s
community, love for one’s brethren and constantly trying to serve and please
them with deeds, money, moral and financial support. If the person seeing the
dream is unmarried, it means that he will get married. If he is married, it means
that he will beget two children. If a poor person sees himself performing
voluntary prayers in a dream, it means that he will earn enough to satisfy his
needs. If one performs the middle of the night prayers known in Arabic as
Tahajjud in a dream, it means that he will rise in station. Performing special
prayers for the fulfillment of certain wishes in a dream means attending official
ceremonies, or being punctual at one’s appointments. To perform one’s prayers
after the due time {arb. Qada’) in a dream means paying one’s debts, repentance
from sins or fulfilling one’s vows. Performing one’s prayers sitting in a dream
means an illness, failures, contentment, or a warning about an affliction that
will befall one’s father, teacher, or a beloved. Performing a special prayer for
forgiveness {arb. Istighfar) in a dream means forgiveness for one’s sins and
acceptance of his repentance. If this prayer is performed in congregation in one’s
dream, it means rain, prosperity, begetting children for a barren person, a good
harvest, or the purchase of a new property. Performing the special prayers of
celebrating God’s praises, known in Arabic as Tasabih in a dream means a
receiving a gift, an endowment of divine grace, blessings and prosperity.
Performing a special prayer of soliciting guidance for a specific need or cir-
cumstance in a dream ( arb. Istikharah) means dispelling doubt or confusion,
receiving guidance for one’s problem, or it could denote the success of a project.
If the one performing such a special prayer is known to follow the guidance of
a spiritual teacher or shaikh, then his dream means lowering of his spiritual
status, for a true seeker has no questions. Performing a special prayer for the
safe return of a traveller in a dream (arb. Ghaib) means asking for suitable
weather conditions for one’s own needs or for people’s needs. Performing a
special prayer over the grave of a deceased in a dream means offering special
gifts that warrant no reward, or it could mean distributing charity to needy
people. Performing a special prayer of greeting the mosque in a dream means
spending one’s money to help his relatives and the needy people among his
friends. Performing a sudden and an unexpected prayer in a dream means
givingcharities in secret, or asking for employment from unjust people. Performing
any supererogatory prayer, whether during the day or the night in a dream
means performing a good deed that brings someone closer to his Lord, or
reconciling adversaries, or fostering love between people. If one sees himself
laughing during his prayers in a dream, it means that he oft-forgets his prayers
and that he is delinquent about performing them properly and on time. If one
sees himself praying while drunk in a dream, it means that he will give a false
testimony in court. If one sees himself praying without the required ablution in
a dream, it means that his religious performance is worthless and that his
adherence is despicable. If one sees himself standing in prayers toward the
wrong direction in a dream, it means that he does the opposite of what he is
required to do, or that he acts the opposite of what God Almighty has ordained.
If one sees himself turning his back toward God’s House in a dream, it means
that he is an apostate who rejects God’s religion or that he does not care about
it. If one sees the people in the mosque facing another direction in his dream,
it means that their leader or judge will be dismissed from his office, or that he
neglects to follow the prescribed rules of his religion, or that he follows his own
mind and desire in making religious interpretations. However, performing one’s
prayers and turning with helplessness toward any direction and crying for help
in a dream means seeking God’s nearness, or asking to be accepted by other
believers for an unacceptable indulgence or a non-permissible opinion, or it
could mean travelling in the direction he faced in his dream. If one sees himself
praying eastward or westward and beyond the point of God’s House in Mecca
in a dream, it means that he is a despicable person who is full of arrogance, who
backbites and slanders others and who is daring to indulge in sin and disobedience
to his Lord. If one could not find the direction of the Ka‘aba in his dream, it means
that he has doubt about his faith. However, if one sees himself facing the holy
Ka‘aba in the dream, it means that he is walking on the straight path. If one sees
himself wearing a white garb and reading the Quran in the dream, it means that
he will join the caravan of pilgrims to Mecca. God knows best. (Also see Death;
Imam; Pharaoh)
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Oak tree
(Evergreen) An oak tree in a dream represents profits, prosperity, honor,
or associating with heedless people who live in the mountains, or perhaps it could
mean visiting righteous people, ascetics and renunciates who live in the wilderness
or in uninhabited ruins. An oak tree in a dream also may mean homosexuality
or sodomy. An evergreen tree in a dream represents the element of longevity and
strength, but it could also imply slavery because of its needles. (Also see Oak; Tree)
Oak: Oak in a dream represents a difficult person who loves to hoard money, or it
could represent a great shaikh, or a rich person. (Also see Oak tree; Tree)
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Licking an inkwell
(Homosexuality; Inkwell; Lesbian; Sodomy)
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Pederasty
(Homosexuality; Lover of boys; Sodomize; Sodomy) Molesting a child,
or forcing a boy to sodomy in a dream means committing an evil act, loss of one’s
capital to one’s enemy, engaging in loathsome actions, losing dignity, or
confronting an enemy. (Also see Anus; Inkwell; Satan; Scorpion; Sexual inter¬
course; Sodomy)
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Knitting
(Interlacing yarn or thread; Weaving) In a dream, knitting represents
a problem solver, garments, travels, or hesitation. Knitting in a dream also
means the passing of one’s life and the nearing of its end. Knitting in a dream
also means living under acceptable conditions, or experiencing the gifts of life
between exhilaration and deflation. Knitting a garment in a dream means
travels. If one sees himself wrapping the knit in a dream, it means that his mind
is set on travelling. If one unravels his knit after completing it in a dream, it
means that his goal was reached then obstructed. In such a dream, if one is
incarcerated, it means that he will be released. If he is disputing something, it
means that his disagreements will be solved. Knitting in a dream also could
denote sodomy.
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Effeminate
(Lesbian; Sodomy; Transvestite; Vagina) If one sees himself acting
effeminately in a dream, it means evil, distress, fear or that a calamity will befall
him. If an effeminate person sees himself having a vagina in a dream, it means
that he has two faces or that he is satisfied to be knowledgeable as well as a
fraud. If an effeminate person or a homosexual looks at his own male organ and
finds no female organ beside it in the dream, it means that he will repent and
back up from his loathsome conduct and revert to his natural sexual condition.
If an effeminate person who is also bisexual sees himself as having a vagina, or
if he looks at his penis in a dream, it means separation from his wife or mother
or segregation from his friends. (Also see Sexual intercourse; Vagina)
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Chewing gum
(Losing the sense of taste; Masticate) Chewing gum in a dream
means committing loathsome sins or indulging in sodomy, for the people of the
Prophet Lot (uwbp) used to chew gum. If one sees himself chewing gum in a
dream it also could signify talking too much, or constantly complaining about
something, or engaging in a major dispute, or sustaining an argument, or it
could mean losing one’s sense of taste. (Also see Chewing food; Chewing)
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Dough
(Money) In a dream, dough means debts, money or earnings. Dough in a
dream also signifies ease, comfort or awaiting the release of a prisoner, or it
could mean awaiting the birth of a new child. Seeing dough in one’s house in a
dream also means money and business. If the dough becomes sour in the dream,
it means business losses. If one sees himself kneading a piece of dough in a
dream, it means that he could expect a visitor to arrive suddenly, or it could
mean the arrival of an awaited traveller. Kneading in a tight place in a dream
means sodomy. Kneading in a spacious surroundings in a dream means getting
married. Dough that does not rise in the dream means corruption and financial
difficulties. Kneading a piece of dough from barley flour in a dream denotes an
effeminate person, or it could mean rising to leadership and winning a race
against one’s opponents. Seeing someone kneading dough in a dream represents
a leader who cares for his subjects, a popular leader, or someone who is sincere
in helping others with his words and actions. (Also see Bread)
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Homosexuality
(See Pederasty; Sexual intercourse; Sodomy)
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Sodomize
(See Pederasty; Sexual intercourse; Sodomy)
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Molesting a child
(See Pederasty; Sodomize; Sodomy)
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Ring
In a dream, a ring represents peace, tranquility, authority, a wife, a child,
or a job, the reward of which will equal the value and size of the gemstone which
is placed on it. If one’s wife is pregnant, and if he sees himself wearing a golden
ring in a dream, it means that she will give birth to a son. The king’s ring in a
dream represents his kingdom. Cutting off a tight ring with a pair of pliers in
a dream means the end to one’s authority. Any incrustations on one’s ring in a
dream represent his goals. If the gemstone of one’s ring falls in a dream, it may
mean the death of his child, or the loss of his business. A broken ring in a dream
means divorce. Wearing a ring made of iron in a dream means that one will
receive benefits though with great strain on him. Wearing a golden ring carry ing
a precious stone in a dream means that such benefits will come with ease. If it
is a plain ring or a band with no stone, it means engaging in a strenuous project
and getting nothing out of it. Rings made of ivory or from an animal’s horn in
a dream represent glad tidings for a woman. Seeing someone in authority
stamping a document with his ring as a seal in a dream means that one will
receive an important political appointment. If one who is accustomed to wearing
a silver ring sees himself offering it as a gift to whoever he wishes in a dream,
it means that he will preside over an honorable post. Wearing the governor’s
ring in a dream means an appointment as a dignitary, or inheriting such a rank
from one’s father. If one’s father does not hold such a position, then it means the
opposite of one’s wishes. Finding a lost ring in a dream means earning money
from a foreign land, or having a new born son, or it could mean a marriage to
a righteous woman. If the stone of one’s ring seems unstable in the dream, it
means that one will be fired form his job. Removing one’s ring in a dream means
that one maybe removed from his job. If a woman sees herself removing her
wedding ring in a dream, it means the death of either her husband or of a close
relative. A ring in a dream also connotes a band, an encumbrance, or a shackle.
If one’s ring disappears and only the stone remains in the dream, it means that
once the responsibilities are gone, good memories of the person will remain. A
man wearing a golden ring in a dream represents innovation, and the results
will bring about afflictions, betrayal, or a revolt. Wearing a tight ring in the
dream means that one will be let off from a vicious woman, or that he will be
spared from a wicked duty. A borrowed wedding ring in a dream represents an
ownership that will not last. If one buys an engraved ring in a dream, it means
that he will own something he never owned before, such as a house, a vehicle,
or perhaps he may get married, or bear a child. If one sees rings being sold in
the open market in a dream, it means that the estates of the high society are
for sale or it could represent foreclosure. If one sees the skies raining rings in
a dream, it means that he will conceive a child during that year. If he is unwed,
it means that he will marry a rich and a virgin young woman during that same
year. If they are gold rings in the dream, it means that such a woman has lost
her wealth. If one places a ring in his little finger then removes it to place it on
his ring finger, then removes it again to place it on his middle finger in the
dream, it means that he solicits customers for a prostitute. If one notices his ring
sometime in his little finger, then in his middle finger, then in his ring finger
without his doing in the dream, it means that his wife will betray him with
another man. If he sells his ring for pennies or a handful of sesame, or for little
flour in a dream, it means that he will separate from his wife, though they will
have respect for one another, or it could mean that he will offer her a good
financial arrangement. Receiving a ring that is inlaid with a precious stone from
one’s son in a dream represents the good character and qualities of such a son.
A stone which is made from worthless glass beads in the dream denotes a weak
authority. A ring that is inlaid with a green sapphire in the dream means
begetting an intelligent son who will become a great man of knowledge. A
wooden ring in a dream represents a hypocritical woman. If a woman is offered
a ring in a dream, it means that she will get married, and for a married woman,
it means that she will give birth to a son. If the ring in one’s dream is interpreted
to mean money or clothing, then it represents one’s status and high esteem his
field. Receiving a ring as a gift in a dream also means happy news, or a marriage
to a beautiful woman. Seeing an atheist who publicly brags about his actions and
thoughts wearing a ring and turning its stone toward the palm of his hand in
a dream, it means that he engages in sodomy. If a believer turns his ring inside
during prayers in a dream, then it represents his modesty. Wearing a ring that
carries two gemstones, one to the outside and the other to the inside in a dream
means that one may chair two important appointments, material and a spiritual
ones, or inner and outer ones. Wearing a ring with a carnelian-red stone in a
dream means an end to one’s poverty. If a pious person, a religious person or an
ascetic receives a silver ring from God Almighty in a dream, it means his
salvation on the Day of Judgment. If he receives a silver ring from God’s
Messenger (uwbp) in a dream, it represents a gift of a greater knowledge. If it
is gold, iron, or copper, then it has negative consequences, because iron rings
represent the chains of the dwellers of hell-fire. Somehow, to wear a simple band
in one’s dream is better than wearing a heavy ring. Heavy rings in a dream also
may connote an assassination or deceit. On the other hand, large rings in a
dream also can be interpreted to mean something great, or something which
entails sizable benefits. Lead rings in a dream mean weak authority. If one
sends his ring to some people who returns it to him in the dream, it means that
he is asking to betroth someone from such a family, but his request will be
declined. If one sees his ring being forcefully pulled out from his finger in a
dream, it means that he will lose his rank or whatever the ring represents to
him. If one loses his ring in a dream, it means that he will experience something
he hates to see it happening to him. (Also see Games; Solomon’s ring)
Ringdove: (Dove; Pigeon; Turtledove) A ringdove in a dream represents a rebel¬
lious son, or a son who lies excessively, or a wife who lacks devotion and
tenderness, who is void of piety, who lies constantly, who possesses a difficult
character, or who consents only to her own opinion and interpretations of things.
A ringdove in a dream also represents a beautiful and an energetic woman who
likes to show off. (Also see Pigeon; Turtledove)
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Inkwell
In a dream, an inkwell represents honor, governing power, exaltation,
wife, or money. An inkwell in a dream also represents marriage, business, or a
servant. If one is presented with an inkwell in a dream, it represents a fight with
a relatives or with a woman. If a respected witness is present when the inkwell
is handed to the person seeing the dream, then it means a marriage to a relative.
Licking an inkwell in a dream means engaging in sodomy or homosexuality. An
inkwell in a dream also could mean that one may seduce his servant for an
unlawful sexual intercourse and that she will no longer serve that house. To buy
an inkwell in a dream means that one’s marriage will see no happiness since
one’s writing pen comes out of it with ink only. An inkwell in a dream also means
ulcer. The pen represents iron ( See Iron), and the ink means time. If one sees
a section of his body transformed into an inkwell, whereby he can draw ink from
it and write in a notebook in the dream, it means that he will receive an
inheritance. An inkwell in a dream also means medicine. If one is sick, then
seeing an inkwell in a dream also means finding the right medicine and, God
willing, one will be cured from his illness. (Also see Pederasty; Sodomy)
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Planting
Seeing an arable land or planting it in a dream means finding work, or
doing someone a favor with ulterior motives, or performing a duty from which
one hopes to receive benefits at a later time. Planting in a dream also means that
one’s wife will become pregnant. If one sees himself planting in other than a
fertile ground in a dream, it means that he engages in sodomy. (Also see Crop;
Seeds)
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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.
Disclaimer: Dream interpretations shared on this website are symbolic in nature and are intended for spiritual reflection within an Islamic framework. They are not to be considered as definitive predictions. For personal or specific matters, always seek guidance from a qualified Islamic scholar.
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