Search Key: Submission
Submission
(See Islam; Slave)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Ishaq
(Also known as John in Western traditions. God’s prophet Ishaq, son of the
prophet Jacob, upon both of them be peace.) In a dream, seeing him indicates
adversities and hardships. If one has a son who ran away in disobedience to his
father, and if he sees God’s prophet Ishaq in a dream, it means that he will
return to his home and be obedient again. This dream also indicates a surge of
glad tidings, peace and tranquility. Seeing Ishaq (uwbp) in a dream also means
suffering from persecution by the senators of one’s town, or from some of his
relatives, and finally God Almighty will come to his help, and grant him back
his integrity and honor. If one sees him in his best form and radiant beauty, it
becomes a sign of glad tidings, whereby one’s progeny will engender leaders,
governors and righteous people. Seeing him in a dream also may mean coming
out of tight circumstances into a more relaxed ones, changing from heedlessness
into guidance, poverty into richness, and from disobedience to one’s parents to
obeying them again. If one sees himself transformed into Isliaq (uwbp) or to wear
his robe in a dream means that he may near his death then be saved from it.
Islam: (Religion of Islam; Surrender to God’s will; Submission) To see oneself as
a Muslim, praising God Almighty, thanking Him, facing the Ka‘aba in one’s
prayers, or to see oneself embracing Islam in a dream means straightening one’s
life, or repentance from one’s sins. If one sees himself renewing his Islam in a
dream, it means safety from plagues, sickness, or adversities. To proclaim the
two testimonies: ‘There is no god other than Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger
of Allah,” in one’s dream means relief from distress, or guidance after heedlessness.
Saying these testimonies in a dream also may mean returning to one’s parents
after having abandoned them. It also means returning to a place one has earlier
deserted, or to using earlier criterions in one’s life. If a Muslim recites these
proclamations in a dream, it means that he will testify to the truth in a court
of justice, or become known for his truthfulness. (Also see Exalting God’s one¬
ness; Exclamation of God’s sovereignty; Imam; Meadow; mosque; Quran; Pil¬
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Bowing in prayers
(arb. Rukii’) Seeing oneself bowing to God Almighty in prayers
in a dream means submission to His will, abstaining from arrogance and
establishing God’s rules in one’s life. Bowing in prayers also means fulfilling
one’s aspirations in this world and quickly triumphing over one’s enemy. If one
sees himself standing in prayers, but remains standing without bowing until the
prescribed time elapses in a dream, it means that he does not pay his due alms.
Bowing in prayers in a dream also means a job for someone who needs it most.
Bowing in a dream also means longevity. If a woman sees herself bowing before
God Almighty in prayers in a dream, it means repentance and exalting her name
by protecting her chastity. (Also see Prayers)
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Sweets maker
(Baker; Pastry chef) A pastry chef in a dream represents a man
of knowledge, catering a wedding, vesting ranks of authority, or children. A
sweets maker in a dream also represents a good and a gentle person, a compiler
of literary works, a scientist, a slanderer, or an agitator. (Also see Sweets)
Sweets shop: In a dream, a sweets shop represents faith in God Almighty and
submission to His will.
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Light
(Beam; Gleam; Radiance; Shine) Light in a dream means guidance. Walking
from a dark place into the light in a dream means receiving guidance, divine
acceptance and protection in this world and in the hereafter, and it represents
richness after poverty, honor after humiliation, repentance following sin, sight
after blindness and the opposite is also true should one see himself walking from
light into darkness in a dream. Light in a dream also means Islam, or submission
to God Almighty. Seeing light in a dream denotes good deeds, knowledge, the
Holy Quran, or a righteous son. In a dream, light also may mean trials and
tribulations. Wearing a raiment of light in a dream means receiving knowledge,
or it could represent one’s growing devotion. If one sees light beaming from his
body in a dream, it means that he will be gifted with a son who will grow to be
a man of great knowledge, spiritual rank, and whose prayers are accepted. Thus,
whatever he ask, God Almighty will grant. Light in a dream also represents a
messenger, knowledge, or it could mean accomplishing one’s needs in the light.
Light in a dream also represents the sun, the moon, the daylight, sunshine,
moonlight, the crescent moon, or the Arabic proper name Shams. (Also see Earth;
Lantern)
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Blessings
(Benediction; Grace; Light) In a dream, blessings represent one’s life,
hearing, sight, good health, wealth, good qualities, contentment, gratitude,
faith, guidance, submission to God Almighty, obedience to one’s parents, having
obedient children, having a husband or a wife, children, lineage, friends, love,
compassion, happiness, comfort, endowments, attainments, success, provi¬
sions, knowledge, wisdom, balance, intelligence, clarity, truthfulness, work,
strength, peace in the land, safety, protection, a just ruler, rain or they could
mean a good crop, etcetera. (Also see Enemy; Introduction page xxvi.)
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Slave
(Bondman; Servant; Submission) If a free man sees himself as a slave, and
if he recognizes the person who enslaved him in the dream, it means that he will
serve such a person, or perhaps he may blackmail him. Becoming a slave in a
dream also means excessive borrowing of money until one becomes a slave to his
lenders, or that the compounded interest of his loans weigh heavy on his family,
or it could mean reorganization of one’s business, or that he may work for his
lender to repay his debts, or it could mean that he may develop heart problems,
or any debilitating illness. If one is sold as a slave in a dream, it means that he
will regain honor and dignity, or perhaps fall in a trap, for selling a free person
in a dream means humiliating him. Selling a human being in a dream also
connotes a good end, such as that in the story of God’s prophet Joseph, upon
whom be peace. If a bondman sees himself free in a dream, it means that he will
experience ease after he was subjugated to difficulties and hardships, or it could
mean paying his debts, recovering from an illness, attaining one’s goals, or
perhaps he may become a true servant of God Almighty, who commands good
and forbids evil, establishes regular prayers, pays his charities and fears
wrongdoing. Being a slave in a dream also means distress. Being sold in a dream
also means worries, unless if the buyer is a woman, then it means that he will
be honored and well treated. His value and comfort then will depend on the price
he is sold for in the dream. If an unmarried woman is sold as a slave in a dream,
it means that she will marry the one who bought her. If a man sells his wife in
a dream, it means that he will divorce her. If one is captured and turned into
a slave by his enemy in a dream, it means that he will learn something about
humiliation and submissiveness.
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Driving force
(Demanding; Exacting; Pushing someone; Retaliation; Yielding) In
a dream, a driving force signifies retaliation by something, or compliance and
submission to someone together with vigilance and wonderment about what
might happen next. If one is driven by a human being in a dream, it means that
he is pushed into committing a murder or that he is hired to attack someone.
If one is driven by a beast, a lion or a bird of prey in a dream, it means humiliation
by a superior person, or suffering from a disease.
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Green
(Fertile; Good harvest; Longevity; Paradise; Youth) Wearing a green
garment in a dream is a sign of piety, religious attendance, assiduity and
devotion. Green silky garments are the robes of the dwellers of paradise. Seeing
a departed person wearing a green raiment in a dream means that he or she are
living in a good state and reaping the benefits of their deeds in the world. It could
also mean inheriting the deceased person. As for the deceased person himself,
it could also mean that he has left this world in a state of martyrdom. All green
garments in a dream represent benefits. Green in a dream is also interpreted
to mean submission to God’s will. (Also see Garment)
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Bridle
(Harness; Headgear; Reins of power; Restraint; Rope) In a dream, a bridle
represents a wife, a battlefield, or a sickness. A bridle in a dream also means
obedience, servitude or submission and wealth in the hands of the one who sees
himself holding it. If a traveller sees a bridle in a dream, it means slow coming
news from home. If a sick person sees the bridle of a horse in his dream, it means
shattering of his hopes. If a traveller sees a bridle in his dream, it means being
forsaken by others. A bridle in a dream also could mean protection from sin.
(Also see Rein)
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Beggar
(Hobo; Mendicant; Poverty; Richness) In a dream, a beggar represents a
seeker of knowledge. If he is given what he is begging for in a dream, it means
that he will succeed in his pursuit of knowledge. His humbleness and his
submission when asking means victory. Beggars in a dream also imply sorrow,
worries, distress, or contemplation. If one sees a beggar receiving or taking
something from him in a dream, it means being in dire need for something, or
he could represent the death of the person intended in the dream. If one sees
beggars entering his house or his town in a group in a dream, it means dispersal
of his family or household and if they take something from his house, it means
a catastrophe. A beggar in a dream also represents a student, and the giver
represents the teacher or shaikh. If one sees himself begging, but to no avail in
a dream, it means that he will be humiliated. (Also see Hobo; Poverty)
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Preacher
(Khatib; Sermon) A preacher delivering his sermon in a dream represents
purity, submission, repentance, crying, rising in station, longevity, mixing with
a fellowship of believers, commanding what is good and forbidding what is evil,
celebrations, weddings, or anniversary meetings. If an unwed woman sees him
in her dream, it means that she will get married through a third party
involvement. The same goes for an unwed man, or it could indicate his search
for a wife. If a suitable person sees himself being a preacher in a dream, it means
that he will be appointed to manage a sensitive position of authority. If one sees
himself delivering a sermon (Kh utha) in accordance with the prescribed method
and prophetic traditions in a dream, it means that he will be helped at doing his
work. If he wears a white garment instead of a black one when delivering his
sermon in the dream, it means that he will rise in station and that his earnings
will increase. If one sees himself sitting down rather than standing up when
delivering his sermon in a dream, it means that he will preside over his
companions. If one sees himself sitting on the pulpit rather than standing up
and delivering his sermon in a dream, this maybe interpreted as afflictions and
disgrace. If an unqualified person sees himself delivering a sermon during the
pilgrimage season in a dream, in this case his dream may refer to someone in
his company who will do so, or it may mean that he will suffer from an illness
or a mishap. If he delivers a sermon and people hearken to his words in the
dream, it means that he will become a respected and obeyed guardian or leader.
If he does not finish his sermon in the dream, it means that his guardianship
will not last, or that he will resign or be fired from his job. If a woman sees herself
delivering a sermon and admonishing people in a dream, it means that she will
gain power, or marry a strong and a righteous man. If she sees herself giving
a sermon on Friday’s congregational prayers in a dream, it means that she will
be divorced, or conceive a child from adultery. (Also see Friday; Setting out)
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Castration
If one intends to bank something with someone as a trust or to confide
a secret with someone, then if he witnesses a case of castration in a dream, he
should immediately halt that intention, or cancel such arrangement. If one sees
himself castrated in his dream, it means that he declines to testifying to the
truth. If one finds that he became castrated, or if he does so to himself in a dream,
it means that he will be inflicted with humiliation and submission to someone’s
command. If one meets a castrated person who is unknown to him and who has
a dignified look and speaks words of wisdom in the dream, it means that he has
met an angle who is conveying glad tidings or bringing a warning from his Lord.
If he recognizes the castrated person in his dream, it means that he has met with
an acquaintance of his. Seeing oneself castrated in a dream also means increase
in one’s devotion and guarding of his chastity. Castration in a dream also means
negation of favors, loss of one’s family or children, or it may imply absence of
mannerism, choosing to satisfy one’s personal comfort over the interests of
others, and it represents evil intent or hypocrisy. (Also see Impotence)
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River
In a dream, a river represents a noble and a great person. Walking into a
river in a dream means befriending or encountering such a person. Drinking
from a river in a dream means trials, but if the water is clear, it means enjoying
prosperity and a happy life. Jumping from one bank of a river to the other in a
dream means escaping from adversities, dispelling distress or anguish, and it
means winning victory over one’s enemy. In a dream, a river also denotes
travels. Swimming in a river in a dream means working in the government. If
the river runs through the streets and markets, and if one sees people bathing
in it or taking their ritual ablution in it in one way or another it in a dream, such
a river then represents the justice of a ruler. If the river floods the streets, or
runs through people’s homes and damages their properties and personal
belongings in the dream, then the river represents an unjust ruler, or it could
represent an invading army. If a river flows from one’s house and causes no
harm to anyone in a dream, it represents one’s good intentions or deeds. If one
becomes a river in a dream, it means his death. Murky waters in a dream signify
worries and fearing a great man. Crossing from one side of a river into another
in a dream means dispelling one’s fears or worries. It also could mean severing
one’s association with such a man only to meet with another one. Jumping from
the middle of a river to the riverbank in a dream means escaping from the wrath
of a ruler. Losing something in a river means suffering harm and damages from
a ruler. A river flowing inside one’s house in a dream means prosperity. If one
sees people drinking from it in the dream, it denotes his generosity and sharing
of his wealth with needy people, or it could mean imparting knowledge to others.
If a poor person sees a river flowing inside his house in a dream, it means that
he will drive a member of his household out of his house because of an
abominable and a sinful act, or adultery. A river in a dream also means a good
deed or a regular income. A river with murky and putrid waters in a dream
represents hell-fire. Seeing one of the heavenly rivers of paradise in a dream
means prosperity. The heavenly river of milk in a dream represents God’s gift
of the innate knowledge and criterion which is given to His creation, and it
represents submission to His sovereignty and obedience to His commands.
Seeing the heavenly river of non-intoxicating wine in a dream means elation and
intoxication from one’s love for God Almighty. Seeing the heavenly river of
honey in a dream means knowledge or the Holy Quran. Drinking from Egypt’s
Nile in a dream means receiving a great wealth, gold and power. (Also see
Euphrates; Kawthar; Walking on water; Water)
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