(Lacking courage) Cowardliness in a dream means training one’s
horses for a racingbusiness, or it could mean modesty, or defending what is right
and opposing what is wrong.
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Earthenware Jar
(See Jar)
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Earthenware pot
In a dream, an earthenware pot means a sharing neighbor. It
also means a modestly dressed woman, her estate, family and children. If the
pot is made of brass or ceramic in the dream, it may represent a poor woman.
An earthenware pot in a dream also means decision making, concealing one’s
secrets, or it could represent a woman who has frequent miscarriages. (Also see
Earthenware jar; Jar; Pot)
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Forwardness
(Daring; Courage) In a dream, forwardness means a battle between
good and evil and it could be interpreted according to one’s standing in that case.
Forwardness in a dream also means lack of determination and disdaining to
serve one’s true needs.
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Reward
(See Compensation; Bribe)
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Rural warden
(Keeper; Plantations guard; Warden) In a dream, a rural warden
represents a rich person. If he looks at walnut trees in the dream, it means that
he will control business interests for foreign people. If a warden looks at glass
in a dream, it means that he will guard women’s interests.
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Steward
(See Wick)
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War
(Fight) In a dream, war means deception, betrayal, misleading, or trickery.
War in a dream also means inflation, rising prices, a plague, food lines,
adversities and stress. If a soldier sees himself fighting an enemy in a dream,
it means that he will gain benefits and success in his life. (Also see War corre¬
spondent)
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War correspondent
(Correspondent; Exchanging letters; Spy) Exchanging let¬
ters between two army camps in a dream means nearing the end of one’s life,
quelling a riot, accepting the truth, following what is lawful, death of a sick
person, or the victory of an oppressed person. If one becomes a war correspondent
in a dream, it means that he may become a spy, or be promoted in his field. (Also
see War)
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Warble fly
(Enemy; Spy)
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Warden
(See Rural warden)
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Wardrobe
A wardrobe in a dream means glad tidings and good news that maybe
announced in few days. (Also see Dressing room)
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Warrior’s helmet
(See Helmet)
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Friday
( arb. Jumua, the sixth day of the week.) Recognizing Friday, the sixth day
of the week in which the believers gather for their congregational prayers in a
dream means receiving God’s blessings, recuperating a lost property, receiving
compensation for one’s losses, and changes in his financial conditions from
tightness to ease. If one sees people gathered to pray the congregational Friday
prayers at the grand mosque while he is still in his house or shop, and if he hears
the call and segments of their prayers, or if he suspects people to be leaving the
mosque to return to their homes in the dream, it means loss of his status in that
town. If one joins the congregational prayers in the dream, it means that he will
receive protection and honor in that town. If one thinks it is Friday in his dream,
then the meaning will be more pejorative than laudatory. Joining the congre¬
gational Friday prayers in a dream also may connote a pleasant journey with
anticipation of a financial reward one may receive. Joining the Friday con¬
gregational prayers in a dream is a sign of joy and living to join one of the two
festive congregational prayers of the end of Ramadan or that of the pilgrimage
season. The Friday congregational prayers in a dream also represents the
pilgrimage of the poor people, or satisfying one’s debts. It also means anticipating
a relaxed financial conditions, or meeting with an old friend or a beloved after
a long separation. (Also see Pilgrimage; Preachr)
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Marjoram
( bot. Mint; Sweet marjoram; Wild marjoram) Smelling a marjoram
plant in a dream means recovering from an illness and enjoying a good health
for that year. Planting a marjoram in a dream means begetting a healthy and
a beautiful child who will grow to possess a good character. Marjoram in a
dream also could mean marriage, or something that will not last. (Also see Mint)
Marketplace: Going to the marketplace in a dream means seeking knowledge, or
looking for work. A marketplace in a dream also represents a mosque, or
winning a war. In fact, the merchants and the customers bargain with one
another, some win and some lose. If a knowledge seeking student sees himself
in a marketplace that he does not recognize, then if he walks away from it in
the dream, it means that he will cease schooling or interrupt his studies and
fail to acquire his degree, or it could mean that he has missed his Friday
congregational prayers. It also could mean that the knowledge he is seeking is
not intended to please God Almighty. If one sees himself shoplifting in a dream,
it means that he steals, or holds contempt and conceit in his heart, or if he is
a man of knowledge, it means that he will foster falsehood or become affected.
If one sees a common marketplace on fire, or filled with people, or with a stream
of fresh water running in the middle of it, or if it is fragrant with perfumes in
the dream, then it represents good business for everyone and increase in their
profits, though hypocrisy will later on spread among the people. Otherwise, if
one finds the shops closed, the merchants drowsing and spiders webs spreading
in every corner and covering the merchandise in the dream, it means stagnation
of business or suffering major losses. Seeing the marketplace in a dream is also
interpreted to represent the world. Whatever affects it will show in people’s
lives, in their mosques, churches, or temples including their profits, losses,
clothing, recovering from illness, lies, stress, sorrows or adversities. If the
market is quiet in the dream, then it represents the laziness of its salespeople.
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Buckthorn tree
( Genus Zizyphus; Jujube tree; Lotus tree; Shrubs) In a dream,
this warm climate buckthorn family tree that grows datelike fruit represents
a noble and a generous woman, or a noble and a generous man. The greener is
its color, the greater is such a person. Seeing the buckthorn tree in a dream
means rising in station, developing piety and gaining knowledge. Eating its
fruit in a dream means that one may fall victim to a sickness. Climbing a
buckthorn tree in a dream means depression and adversities.
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Leprosy
(A blood disease; An infectious skin and nerve affecting disease; Albino)
To see oneself as a leper in a dream means that one may receive an inheritance,
money, or a garment without ornaments. Leprosy in a dream also means
working in vain, or losing the benefits of one’s deeds because of one’s arrogance
toward his Lord, and consequently, he will earn God’s displeasure. It also means
being innocent from false allegations, or being subject to people’s slanders. If
one’s leprous condition spreads throughout his entire body in the dream, it
means a lasting prosperity. If one sees himself praying under leprous condition
in a dream, it means possessing unlawful and forbidden earnings, or forgetting
whatever one has memorized from the Quran. (Also see Albino)
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Body 1
(Abdomen; Anus; Aorta; Back; Bones; Brain; Breasts; Buttocks; Chest;
Earlock; Ears; Eyes; Eyebrows; Face; Feet; Fingers; Fingernails; Forehead;
Hand; Head; Heart; Heels; Intestines; Jugular vein; Kidney; Knee; Legs; Limb;
Lip; Livers; Loins; Lungs; Marrow; Mouth; Nails; Navel; Neck; Nerves; Nose;
Rear end; Ribs; Penis; Sexual organs; Shoulders; Skin; Spinal column; Spleen;
Stomach; Temple; Testicles; Thighs; Throat; Tongue; Umbilicus; Veins) In a
dream, the head and the brain represent man's controller, strength, benefits,
longevity, wisdom or power. One's ears in a dream represent his wife, daughter,
sister or aunt. The eyes represent one's faith, religion or children. The right eye
represents his son and the left eye represents his daughter. The forehead in
a dream represents one's beauty, son, power, honor, wealth, leadership or the
point of prostration in one's prayers. A wide forehead in a dream means
prosperity, while a narrow forehead means tightness. The eyebrows represent
one's protection or spiritual guardianship. As for the human nose in a dream,
it represents honor, longevity and respect. Whatever comes out of one's nose in
a dream is good and whatever goes into it in a dream may not be beneficial. A
bleeding nose in a dream means receiving or giving money. If one's nose is cut
off in a dream, it means circumcision, falling in rank, or it could mean his death.
Inhaling water and clearing one's nose in a dream represents someone who
deceives his wife. If a bird or an animal comes out of one's nose in a dream, it
means that a cattle, a pet, or a domesticated animal will give birth to its babies
in such a house. A large nose in a dream represents honor and respect. Smelling
a nice fragrance in a dream means begetting a son, or it could mean relief from
difficulties. One's face in a dream represents his happiness or his sorrow.
Seeing the forehead and the face in a dream means money, honor and a beautiful
woman. The earlock and the temples represent two noble and blessed daughters. A bright face in a dream means glad tidings, while a yellowish face in a
dream means bad news or miseries. Frowning in a dream means a misfortune.
If a woman sees herself frowning in a dream, it means the death of her husband.
The two lips in a dream represent one's helpers. The lower lip is stronger in
meaning than the upper lip. It is also said that lips in a dream represent one's
relatives. The upper lip represents the male relatives and the lower lip represents
the female relatives. Sealed lips in a dream mean difficulties or adversities. The
mouth in a dream represents a key, one's livelihood, the conclusion of one's life,
death, illness, strength, a coffer, a marketplace, a door attendant, a chief
minister, or a door. If one's mouth is sealed in a dream, it means a scandal. One's
tongue in a dream represents his or her translator. A long tongued person in
a dream may mean winning an argument, or it could mean innocence from
allegation. An elongated tongue of a judge in a dream means clarity and justice.
A tied-up tongue in a dream means poverty, sickness, depression, a calamity,
or it could represent an unworthy person. Having two tongues in a dream means
praiseworthiness and acquiring two types of knowledge. Seeing what is inside
one's mouth in a dream means exposing one's ills. Biting on one's tongue in a
dream means regret. Watching one's tongue in a dream means protecting
oneself from pitfalls. Carrying one's tongue by hand in a dream means receiving indemnity for bodily injury or receiving blood money. If one sees his throat
blocked in such a way that he could not speak in a dream, it denotes his
stinginess toward his own family. Ifone sees one of his limbs speaking against
him in a dream, it means that someone will report him to the authorities or
become a witness against him in court. If one sees himself in a dream riding over
the shoulders of his enemy, it means that he will commit a wrongdoing or a
shameful act. If there is no enmity between them, and if he sees himself riding
over the shoulders of a friend in a dream, it means earning something from him.
Carrying something over one's shoulders in a dream means debts. If one sees
himself carrying a hypocrite over his shoulders in a dream, it means that he may
work in a lumberyard or carry wood to earn a living. One's shoulders in a dream
also represent his parents, brothers, partners, station, or beauty. Anything that
affects them in a dream will manifest in any of the above. In a dream, one's neck
represents an embrace, a donation with terms, a legal will, or a conditional
endowment. The neck and the shoulders in a dream represent one's trust or
trustworthiness. A healthy and strong neck in a dream means trustworthiness
and ability to meet one's obligations. Wounds, festering or purulence in one's
neck in a dream mean betraying God's trust. If one sees a nice bird sitting over
his neck in a dream it means benefits or an alibi. If it is not a gentle bird, then
it becomes a bad omen, or a rebuke. If one sees a necklace, a rope, a wire, or a
thread around his neck in a dream, it means fulfilling one's promise, acquiring
knowledge and honor. A long neck in a dream could mean four things, that is:
justice, leadership, attainment of one's goals or calling people to prayers. The
left hand represents one's helper, friend, savings, or a compassionate relative.
Longhands in a dream represent a charitable person, or a capable one, and short
hands mean the opposite. Long hands also could mean longevity, wealth,
helpers, borrowing money, governing, fulfilling one's commands, profits from
one's business or having business sense. If one's hand is cut off in a dream, it
means the death of his brother, his father, his partner, or a close friend or his
assistant. If the right hand is cut off in a dream, it means a vow one takes to
deprive someone from his rights. It also means loss of one's job or cutting off one's
blood ties, or it could mean that he has committed a theft. If a righteous person
sees his hand cut off in a dream, it means abstaining from wrongdoing or
eschewing evil. If one's left hand is cut off in a dream, it means reestablishing
his relationship with his family and rediscovering the benefits of good qualities.
If one's hand is broken in a dream, it means an adversity, illness, loss of
business, or loss of a dear person. The cracking skin of one's hands in a dream
means loss of wealth. Stretched hands in a dream means ill caused by a close
friend. Stretching one's hands in a dream also could mean generosity. If one's
hands are cut off without causing him any pain in a dream, it means that he may
fall in love. If one sees his hands joined together in a dream, it means having
a family reunion, or a wedding. If one's hands are trembling in a dream, it means
weakness, illness, old age or longevity. If one's hands feel dry in a dream" it
means that such a person does little good in his life. If one enters his hand under
his arm's pit in a dream, then brings it out bright and radiant in a dream, it
means that he will acquire knowledge and may develop wisdom. Otherwise, it
could mean profits. If he brings forth his hand from under his arm's pit in the
dream, and if it reveal a flame in his dream, it represents a manifestation of
divine power and a blessed victory. If one pulls his hand from under his arm's
pit and it brings forth water in the dream, it means that he will receive great
benefits and growth in his life, or perhaps that a long awaited traveller will
shortly arrive to his doorsteps. If a right-handed person sees himself being left-
handed in a dream, it means hardships. If one sees himself walking with his
hands in a dream, it represents his dependence on a relative to provide for his
needs. If one's hands say something nice to him in a dream, it means financial comfort. If one's hand is cut-off in a dream as punishment for a sin, it could mean
marriage, a bad wife, or lack of trustworthiness. If one washes his hands with
soap in a dream, it means that he will abandon something he initiated, or that
his intention will not be fulfilled. If a form of life or a good spirit comes out from
one's hands in a dream, it indicates benefits. If such a life is a malignant one,
then it means the opposite. If one takes someone by the hand in a dream, it
means that he will help him and save his life. If something sprouts in one's hands
or if one's hands turn into iron, or a vegetable in a dream, it means negative
repercussions in wakefulness. Hands in a dream are interpreted in twelve ways:
that is a brother, a sister, a partner, a son, a compassionate friend, one's
strength, wealth, leadership, money, proof, a craft, or work. The condition in
which the palm of one's hand looks in a dream indicates the state of one's health
and fitness. Clapping one's hands in a dream could either mean joy and
happiness, or it could mean nothing. Wearing a glove in one's hand in a dream
means ceasing the course of wrongdoing. Slapping one's own face with both
hands means sorrow, sadness or calamities. Hitting the back of one's hand into
the palm of the other hand in a dream means separation. In a dream, the fingers
of the right hand represent the daily five time prayers. The thumb represents
the pre-dawn prayer, the index represents the midday prayer, the middle finger
represents the mid-afternoon prayer, the ring finger represents the sunset
prayer, and the little finger represents the evening prayer. As for the fingers of
the left hand in a dream, they are interpreted to represent one's nephews. To
cross or intertwine one's fingers in a dream means difficulties and poverty. One's
toes in a dream represent the beauty of his character and denote his straight-
forwardness. Any defect or crookedness in them in a dream will mirror in
wakefulness. If a toe or a finger is bitten or crushed in a dream, it denotes evil
or perhaps an accident. If one sees milk coming forth from his thumb and blood
coming forth from his index finger in a dream, it means that he will marry a
mother, then will he marry her daughter, or it could mean that he will rape the
mother, then her daughter. Cracking one's fingers in a dream means exchanging
bad words between relatives or being sarcastic or making fun of other people.
If one's fingers are paralyzed in a dream, it means that he has committed an
awful sin. If one sees his right hand paralyzed in a dream, it means injustice
toward a weak person or inflicting losses upon an innocent person. If one's left
hand is paralyzed in a dream, it means the death of his brother or sister. As for
the fingernails in a dream, they denote beauty, courage, strength, a religious
covenant, or money. If one's fingernails are chipped, extracted, or broken in a
dream, they means loss of money and strength. If they look nicely clipped in a
dream, they mean both spiritual and material benefits. Long nails at the point
of a near breaking in a dream mean distress, sorrow, fears and depression. If
one's nail becomes a claw in a dream, it means rising against one's enemy and
opposition. If one does not have fingernails in a dream, it means bankruptcy.
If one's fingernails turn yellow, green or blue or if they are broken in the dream,
it means death. Clipping them in a dream means dispelling calamities or
distress. If a thorn or a chip of wooden enters under one's fingernails in a dream,
it means loss of power or money. If one sees himself in a dream knocking his
fingernails against his teeth in a dream, it means committing a despicable and
a loathsome act. As for seeing one's chest in a dream, if one sees himself having
a broad and a nice looking chest (See Chest), it means repentance of a sinner,
or being eager and willing to follow the truth and to comply with it, or to make
easy what was earlier difficult. One's breasts in a dream (See Breast) represent
his daughter. Man's breast in a dream means a woman, and woman's breasts
in a dream represents a man. Breasts in a dream mean five things: a little boy,
a little girl, a servant, a friend, or a brother. One's abdomen in a dream means
money, children, relatives or prosperity. If one sees his abdomen being cut open and washed, then stitched back to normal in the dream, it means blessings from
God Almighty, forgiveness for one's sins, and it could mean that one will receive
spiritual guidance. One's abdomen in a dream also denotes his good conduct,
amiable character, blessed enterprises and protection from the evil of the
accursed Satan. If one sees a newborn son or daughter coming out of his
abdomen in a dream, it means that such a child will be born and will grow to
govern that household. As for one's livers in a dream, they represent knowledge, money or children. If a man of knowledge sees his livers flying away from
his body like birds in a dream, it means that he will forget his knowledge, or if
one has children, they may die, or perhaps the government may seize his
property even if he has nothing. If one sees himself eating his own livers in a
dream, it means earning his livelihood. If they are cooked in the dream, then
they represent a lawful income, or they could mean gobbling the property of
one's own children. Ifa liver is removed in a dream, it means the death of a child.
Removing a liver in a dream also could mean injustice. One's kidney in a dream
means having a good business connection, dispelling adversities, distress,
trouble, safety from danger, a husband and a wife, one's parents, or it could
represent two lovers. One's kidneys in a dream also represent a strong,
courageous and a hard working man who serves someone in authority, or he may
become a personal guard, or an assistant to the governor. As for one's lungs in
a dream, they represent joy, happiness, or sorrow. Donating a lung to someone
known or unknown in a dream means receiving happiness in return. Eating a
broiled lung of a domesticated animal in a dream means profits. Otherwise, it
could mean acquiring unlawful money. Seeing one's lung torn in a dream means
nearing one's death. One's spleen in a dream (See Spleen) represents money.
As for seeing one's intestines in a dream, they represent earnings, leadership,
a child, unlawful money, intercession, hatred, livelihood, work or they could
mean changing one's mind about doing something which could cause a disaster.
One's stomach in a dream represents longevity, livelihood or children. A
healthy stomach in a dream means enjoying strength and a long life. The same
interpretation is given to the intestines or the umbilicus or the navel and the
three of them represent one's relationship with his wife. As for the ribs (See Ribs)
in a dream, they represent women. The loins or the spinal column in a dream
represent one's progeny. One's back in a dream (See Back) represents his strength,
wealth, glory, fame, master, destruction, end, poverty, old age and burdens. If
one sees himself carrying a heavy load in a dream, it means that he is carrying
his sins. If he carries merchandise in the dream, it means debt. If he carries
woods in the dream, it means backbiting others. If one sees himself carrying a
dead person on his back in a dream, it means that he takes care of orphans. As
for one's heart (See Heart) in a dream, it means intelligence, vigilance, aware-
ness, guidance, clarity and piety. One's buttocks and the rear end in a dream
represent his earnings, job and profits. If one sees himself licking someone's rear
end or buttocks in the dream, it means giving high praises to an unworthy and
an impious person or commending him. The male and female sexual organs
in a dream represent a good father or one's profession. What comes or goes into
the male organ or woman's vagina in a dream of good or bad will reflect in their
lives. Seeing one's penis in a dream means children, money, pride, state, or
authority. The testicles represent one's livelihood, one's daughters, protection
and maintenance. The meaning of the penis and the testicles may be transposed
in the dream interpretation. One's anus in a dream means a pouch, a store, a
resting place, or a coffer. The knee represents one's capital or one's attendance
to his work and earning his livelihood. As for the legs, they too represent one's
capital, paying attention to one's work and conduct. Man's leg represents a
woman, and a woman's leg represents a man. If one's leg turns into wood or iron in a dream, it means that he will fail to earn his livelihood.
One's feet represent his parents, his livelihood, a journey or his wealth. (See Feet; Foot).
If one foot is broken or cut off in a dream, it means either the death of a parent or loss of half of one's capital. If one's feet turn into iron or copper in a dream, it means
longevity. If they turn into glass in the dream, they denote his short life. The
human bones represent his livelihood, religion, glory or money. Collecting
bones in a dream means saving money. The bone marrow in a dream repre-
sents hidden money, good awareness, patience and gratitude. The veins and
nerves in a dream represent one's clan, modesty and progeny. As for seeing the
human skin in a dream, it means ornaments, presiding over others, a veil,
blessings, livelihood, provisions, life and a garment. (Also see Aorta; Face;
Finger; Five fingers; Gall bladder; Heel; Jugular vein; Marrow; Nails; Palm;
Pluck; Spleen; Teeth; Tongue; Tooth)
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Embrace
(Accolade; Hug) Embracing someone in a dream means longevity.
Embracing a deceased person also means longevity. If a deceased person
embraces the person seeing the dream and does not let go of him in a dream, it
means his death. Embracinga known person in a dream means associating with
him. Embracing one’s enemy in a dream means making peace with him. It is also
said that an embrace in a dream signifies exchanging praises. An embrace in
a dream also signifies kindness, liking for one another, travels, arriving from
a journey and dispelling distress or anxiety. An embrace in a dream is also
interpreted to mean having sexual intercourse. Embracing a woman in a dream
means love for the world, and despair from receiving any reward in the
hereafter. Embracing a man in a dream signifies lending him support and
helping him. Embracing the trunk of a tree in a dream means indulging in
hypocrisy. Embracing someone and laying one’s head in his lap in a dream
means entrusting him with one’s capital, or working for him. (Also see Envelope;
Hug)
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Fame
(Acknowledgment; Announcement; Distinction; Luminary; Recognition;
Renowned; Title) Fame in a dream represents a wedding that will be publicly
announced, or it could mean rising in rank. If one earns a title of recognition,
or if he becomes renowned, or if he is awarded a great prize for his work in a
dream, it means that he will learn that his wife has given birth to a beautiful
son. Such a son will follow his father’s footsteps, learn his trade or work at
spreading his knowledge or tradition, or he may govern and lead his people after
him.
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Destruction
(Admonition; Cave in; Earthquake; Harvest; Violation) In a dream,
destruction means dispersion of people, or it could mean death. Destruction in
a dream also means the leveling of a town or the death of its ruler or it could
represent absence of justice. Experiencing destruction in a dream means
suffering from the persecution of people one cannot bear. Seeing a city destroyed
by an earthquake in a dream represents the carrying of a death sentence for
someone there, or it could mean violation of people’s rights or freedom in that
town. If one sees an entire town being destroyed with its urban area, factories
and fields in a dream, it means that the people of that town have gone astray,
or that its leaders are struck with calamities. On the other hand, if one sees it
flourishing in a dream, then it reflects the spiritual awareness and religious
devotion of its people. (Also see Collapsing walls; Cloud of destruction)
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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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Cloud of smoke
(Adversities; Fight; Pollution) In a dream, seeing a cloud of heavy
smoke over a town represents a calamity from God Almighty or a harsh
punishment of a ruler. However, if one sees smoke coming out of his house in
a dream, it means that he will be defamed, or that he will be struck by a severe
illness, an injury or a fever that will result from his work or place of business.
He will then recuperate from his illness, regain the upper hand and turn things
around. If the smoke is caused by a fire or rises to spread from under a cooking
pot in a dream, it means joy after distress and prosperity after poverty. If the
smoke has no burning odor in the dream, it means an atrocity or an ugly
experience which will be followed by exposure and defamation. If one sees
himself shaded under a cloud of smoke in a dream, it means that he will suffer
from a high fever. If one suffers from the heat of smoke in a dream, it means
difficulties and distress. If one sees clouds of smoke gathering over the hills in
a dream, it means that a great scare will befall the people of that locality. If the
smoke is not caused by a fire in the dream, it represents the stationing of an
army though no war will take place. However, the impact of such fear will have
its effects on everyone. If the smoke causes harm to the people and affect their
sights or limits their vision in the dream, it means injustice, depression,
adversities, pain and suffering from a divine punishment for people’s sins.
Smoke in a dream also means news from the direction it comes from. (Also see
Smoke; Sparks)
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Partnership
(Affiliation; Alliance; Business association) In a dream, business
partnership means happiness, or it could mean exaggeration in one’s devotion
toward God Almighty, or it could mean going to extremes to attain business
success and prosperity in the world. If a poor person sees himself involved in a
business partnership with a rich person in a dream, it means that he will become
wealthy. If he is hoping for an inheritance, then seeing this dream means that
it will come through, and that he will find a business partner. If one sees himself
in a business partnership with a known person in a dream, it means that they
deal justly and equitably with one another. If one’s partner in the dream is an
unknown old person, then he represents his grandfather and such a year will
be a prosperous business year for him. If one’s partner in the dream is a young
man, then he represents an enemy, or it could mean that his opponent will be
fair in dealing with him, though the person in the dream will remain suspicious
but cannot legally dissolve his partnership. Partnership in a dream also means
sincerity, loyalty, truthfulness and fulfilling one’s agreement.
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Wine
(Alcoholic; Beer; Drunkard; Enmity; Evil; Hatred; Inebriate; Temptation;
Tippler) Wine in a dream represents unlawful earnings, illegal tender, or easy
money. Drinking wine in a dream means committing a major sin, or it could
mean becoming wealthy. It also could imply verbal abuse, temptation, or
enmity. A river of wine in a dream means adversities. Wine in a dream also
represents marriage consent, or dismissal from one’s job. Mixing wine with
water in a dream means mixing legal and illegal money, or it could represent
earnings from a business partnership with a woman. Pressing grapes to make
wine in a dream means serving someone in authority whose employment allows
one to achieve noticeable successes in life. If one is invited to a drinking party
where he finds platters of fruit and pitchers of wine in the dream, it represents
his martyrdom. If a sick person sees himself drinking wine in a dream, it means
that he will receive the right medicine and recover from his illness. Drinking
wine in a dream also means losing one’s senses, or it could denote an evil
happening. Drinking wine in the company of mentally disturbed people along
with sedatives, drugs, music, dancing, farce, or ridiculous actions in a dream
means that one will brake his pledge of allegiance to his guardian or ruler,
deny his covenant to his Lord, or that he may start a war against his ruler. If a scholar
sees himself drinking wine in a dream, it means that his knowledge will grow.
If it is grape wine in the dream, it means that he will eat grapes outside of their
season, or that he may require a drug preparation as a cure for an ailment, or
it could mean earning lawful money, or falling into a shameful act. If he buys
wine or presses it in the dream, it means that he will foster religious distortion,
an act that will cause him to suffer from a curse. Wine in a dream also represents
lies, prattle, divulging secrets, adultery or crimes. Drinking wine in a compe¬
tition or for fun in a dream means loss of one’s money or child. If the person is
a hard-working laborer, it means that he may experience some temporary
comfort, or that he may marry an older woman. Drinking wine in a dream also
means suffering from a state of stupor. Seeing a departed person drinking non¬
intoxicating wine with joy in a dream means that he is dwelling in paradise. This
is only true if he was not in the habit of drinking alcohol in this world. However,
wine in a dream could be a good sign for one who is intending to get married,
because of its water content. (Also see Deer; Grapes; Intoxicants; Juice; Non¬
alcoholic wine; Urn; Vineyard)
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Bribe
(Allowance; Compensation; Reward; Skinning; Wages) A bribe in a dream
represents burdens, torments and misfortunes. It also indicates one’s jealousy
of others and desire to strip them of what they have. (Also see Compensation;
Skinning an animal)
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Osprey
(Angel of death; Bone-breaker; Eagle) In a dream, an osprey represents a
powerful and a mighty warrior, and a merciless man whom no one trusts. If one
sees an osprey over his roof, or inside his house, or standing over his head in a
dream, it represents the angel of death. Catching an osprey in a dream means
frequenting a ruler and remaining constantly wary of him whether one obeys him,
or opposes him in opinion. If an osprey scratches someone with his claws in a
dream, it means depression and financial losses. Eating the flesh of an osprey in
a dream represents a demanding person. An osprey in a dream also represents
a ruler about whom people speak very scarcely, but who is the direct cause of the
falling of many neighboring rulers. Seeing an osprey in a tree means profits,
favors and blessings. A flying osprey in a dream means victory in one’s life. An
osprey standing on top of a mountain or a rock, or on a cliff in a dream means
success for the one who is starting a new job or a new business. However, it also
could mean bad news if one is afraid of something, or if he is travelling. As for rich
and noble people, riding an osprey in a dream means death, while for poor people
it means profits and success that will benefit their families and neighbors. An
osprey in a dream also means returning from a journey. It is also glad tidings of
success and profits if an osprey comes near someone in a dream and talks to him.
If a pregnant woman begets an osprey in her dream, it means that she will give
birth to a son who will grow to be a courageous soldier or a leader in his
community. A dead osprey in a dream means death. If thieves or robbers see an
osprey in a dream, it means that they will suffer the consequences of their
evildoing. If an osprey caries someone in the air in a dream, it means rising in
station and honor. Fighting an osprey in a dream means fighting people in
authority. Carrying the emblem of an osprey in a dream means winning victory
over one’s enemy. A female osprey in a dream represents homeless women who
are driven into prostitution, while osprey chicks in a dream represent children
born from adultery.
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Sneezing
(Anger; Ascertain; Cold; Disdain; Disregard; Exhale; Fury) Sneezing in
a dream means reassessing something about which one had doubt. Thus,
sneezing in a dream could mean acknowledging the truth, and that is why
people’s common reply is “God bless you.” Sneezing in a dream also could mean
the death of a sick person, or experiencing agony, distress, adversities, or facing
a disturbing problem. If one who is experiencing such trials sees himself
sneezing in a dream, it means that the time has come to dispel them. If a poor
person sneezes in a dream, it means that he may wake up to find that help is
coming his way. Sneezing in a dream also could mean paying one’s debts, or
recovering from a cold or a nasal congestion, or it could mean exasperation, fury,
rage, anger, or frowning. If one sneezes with force in his dream, it means that
he should beware of a strong enemy and the possibility of suffering losses at his
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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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Jar
(Any broad-mouthed earthenware container.) In a dream, an earthenware jar
represents a deceiving employee who is entrusted with the accounting department
of one’s business. Drinking fresh water from an earthenware jar in a dream
means earning lawful money and comfort in one’s life. Drinking half of the water
contained in a jar in a dream means having consumed half one’s life span.
Drinking from a tight mouthed earthenware container in a dream also means
tempting a female worker. If one’s wife is pregnant and he sees himself carrying
an earthenware jar that falls and breaks, it means that his wife may die from
complications during her delivery or after giving birth to the newborn. In a
dream, an earthenware jar also can be interpreted as a hard-working woman,
or a servant, though a copper jar represents a noble woman. Ajar of wine in a
dream represents woman’s menstrual period. If one drinks from ajar of wine,
it means that he will have sexual intercourse with his wife during that period,
which act is forbidden in Islam. If the jar is filled with eating oil, honey, or milk,
it represents a hidden treasure. The same interpretation applies for a small clay
jug, a mug, a cooking earthenware, or a tin pot. (Also see Pot)
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Camel
(Arabian camel; Bactrian camel; Ride) Riding a camel who is obedient to
his master in a dream means solving one’s problem at the hand of a foreigner.
If an Arab helps resolving one’s problem in the dream, it means that the person
in the dream will perform a pilgrimage to God’s House in Mecca. If he dismounts
his camel during his journey in a dream, it means that he will be inflicted with
a disease that will obstruct his journey. If one sees himself leaping over a camel
in a dream, it means distress, a sickness or a growing enmity toward an insolent
person. If one finds himself unable to control his camel in a dream, it means
being overcome by a strong opponent. If one sees himself holding the reins of a
camel and driving it on a paved road in a dream, it means that he will guide a
heedless person and lead him on the straight path. If one takes the camel
through a side road in a dream, it means that he will lead such a person into
wrongdoing. If a she-camel leaves one’s house in a dream, it means separation
from one’s wife through either a divorce or death. A camel in a dream also
represents prosperity, trials, a tree or women’s holdings. A tamed camel in a
dream represents a learned person. Collecting camel’s fur in a dream means
money. (Also see Counting camels; Milk)
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Legist
(arb. Faqih; Religious scholar; Scholar; Theologian) A legist in a dream
represents intelligence, awareness, knowledge and seeking to study different
branches of religious knowledge. Seeing a legist in a dream also represents a
physician, repentance from one’s sins, or receiving guidance on the straight
path. (Also see Masjid; Mosque; Scholars)
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Bismillah
(arb.) Calling the Name of God Almighty in a dream means blessed
tidings. Bismillah in a dream also represents attainment, knowledge, guidance
and wealth. Reciting the formula: ‘Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem’ (In the Name
of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate ) in a dream also means living to see
one’s children and grand children. It also means recovering a lost article.
Bismillah in a dream also means placing the intention to get married, tidings of
a good progeny, and receiving guidance after heedlessness. If one writes down
such a call: ‘In the Name of God’ with a beautiful handwriting in his dream, it
means that he will receive wealth and recognition in his field of knowledge. If
a deceased person writes it in one’s dream, it means that such a person dwells
encompassed with God’s mercy. If the one who wrote it in the dream is alive and
if he erases it or if a bird steals it from him in the dream, it means the nearing
of his death and exhaustion of his sustenance in this world. If one recites it
during his prayers in a dream when it is not his custom to do so, it means
borrowing an unnecessary amount of money or giving preference to leaning
toward one’s mother rather than his father or the opposite.
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Clay
(Argillite; Argillateous; Mortar; Mud; Plaster) In a dream, clay means
sickness, disgrace or ignominy, except for one who works with clay or builds
structures with it, then in his case, seeing clay in his dream means benefits,
religious awareness and developing faith and certitude. Dry clay in a dream
represents a cut in one’s earnings or living on a budget. If one sees himself
plastering the walls of his house with wet clay in a dream, it means that he is
a righteous person. If one sees himself eating clay in a dream, it means that he
swindles money. Construction clay in a dream means benefits and money.
Seeing clay in a dream also could mean death. If one sees himself waking in mud
or wet clay, and if he works with it in a dream, it means falling sick or suffering
from disgrace. Dry clay in a dream means money, while wet clay means
righteousness. Eating baked clay in a dream means backbiting others, untruth
or slander. If a sick person sees clay in his dream, it means his death. (Also see
Bricks)
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Gunsmith
(Arm) In a dream, a gunsmith represents war, arguments, or victory.
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Weapon
(Arm) In a dream, a weapon means power and victory, or it could mean
overcoming a disease. If one sees himself carrying a weapon while others around
him are not armed in the dream, it means that he may become a leader in his
community or field. If one notices people admiring his weapon in a dream, it
represents their jealousy and envy toward him. If one sees himself carrying a
weapon which he uses with mastery, it represents his maturity and fulfillment
of his goals. However if a sick person sees himself carrying a weapon, it may
mean his death, satisfying one’s religious duties, or correcting himself. If he
feels fear while carrying that weapon in the dream, it means that God Almighty
will cure him from his illness. If he is travelling, it means that he will return
home safely. If one is stripped from his weapon in a dream, it represents his
weakness. If one adorns himself with a weapon in a dream, it means that he will
acquire knowledge to help him overcome ignorant people, or wealth to shelter
him from poverty, or it could mean victory over his enemy. A weapon in a dream
also represents medicine, or a wife who protects her husband’s chastity and
shelters him against evil, or from desiring other women. (Also see Sword)
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Shield
(Armor; Coat of mail) Abroad piece carried by warriors for their protection
during their fight. In a dream, a shield means a faithful but an arguing friend.
It also represents a well-mannered and a true person, or a sincere person who
protects his friends and helps them. A valuable shield in a dream represents a
beautiful and a wealthy wife, or any female acquaintance or relative. If the
shield is worthless in the dream, then it means the opposite. (Also see Armor)
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Ants
(Army) In a dream, ants represent weak and covetous people, an army, a
family, or longevity. Seeing a colony of ants entering a city in a dream means
that an army will occupy that city. A colony of ants in a dream also represents
a heavy populated area. Seeing ants over one’s bed in a dream means having
many children. If ants leave one’s house in a dream, it means that someone in
the family will leave that house. If there is a sick person in a house and one sees
ants flying in a dream, it means the death of such a person. Ants leaving their
colony in a dream means dying away of the population in that area, or that such
a town may become a ghost town. Seeing ants leaving their nest in a dream also
means adversities or distress. Though in this case, they represent the small and
hard working people. If a sick person sees ants walking over his body in a dream,
it means his death. Flying ants in a dream also mean hardships during a
journey. Seeing winged ants in a dream means a war and destruction of a large
army. Ants in a dream also may signify prosperity. They also represent the
person seeing the dream or members of his family or relatives. Understanding
the language of ants in a dream means sovereignty, leadership and prosperity.
If one sees ants entering his house and carrying food in a dream, it means
prosperity in that family. If one sees ants leaving his house and carrying food
with them in a dream, it means poverty. Seeing ants coming out of one’s nostrils,
ears, mouth or any part of his body and rejoicing at that sight in the dream
means martyrdom. However, if one seems unhappy to see that in his dream, it
means dying in sin. Flying ants in a dream also represent a robbery. Killing ants
in a dream means cruelty against weak people.
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Elephant
(Arrogance) In a dream, an elephant represents a respected and feared
enemy who is dull-witted, who carries heavy burdens or responsibilities and
who is expert in war tactics. An elephant in a dream also signifies arrogance.
Riding an elephant or controlling it in a dream means establishing ties with a
leader or a politician and profiteering from one’s connection. It also means living
a long and a prosperous life. Riding an elephant during the nighttime in a dream
means rising in rank, and should one be suited for leadership, he will receive
it then engage in a war which he will lose. Riding an elephant during the
daylight hours in a dream means divorce, perfidy, betrayal or deceit. Milking
an elephant or taking something out of its trunk in a dream means either
extortion or receiving lawful money from a powerful person. It is also said that
an elephant in a dream represents a mighty king who is gracious and generous,
patient and tender hearted. If an elephant hits someone with his trunk in a
dream, it means receiving benefits from such a person or inheriting something
from him, receiving a political appointment, or becoming wealthy through high
connections. An elephant in a dream also represents righteous people, scholars
and noble ones. An elephant in a dream also denotes hardships, toiling, then
relief from adversities. Seeing an elephant in a dream and failing to ride on it
means lack of integrity or loss of business. Seeing a dead elephant in a dream
means that the ruler or a great person from that land will die, or that a noble
person will be killed. Seeing an elephant in a land other than its native land in
a dream means adversities. If one faces a threatening elephant in a dream, it
means an illness. If one falls under the feet of an elephant in a dream, it means
his death. Speaking to an elephant in a dream means receiving a precious gift
from someone in authority. Running away in fear of an elephant in a dream
means being persecuted by someone in authority. Riding an elephant during a
war in a dream means defeat and subsequent destruction. Eating elephant’s
meat in a dream means money. As for worldly people, seeing an elephant in a
dream means benefits, but as for pious and religious people, it denotes adversities.
Riding an elephant in a dream also may denote lies or oppression. An elephant
entering a land other than its natural habitat signifies an official visit of a king
or a president to another country, or it could mean invading it.
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Donkey
(Ass; Obstinate person; Steadfastness) In a dream, a donkey means a boy,
a child, a wife, livelihood, a man of knowledge without work, or it could mean
travels. Riding a donkey in a dream also may mean easing of one’s difficulties.
Riding any animal without the required saddling in a dream means imposition
upon oneself or others or unnecessary and inadequate going out of one’s way.
Riding a donkey or a mule in a dream also represents one’s ornaments, children,
a rich wife, wealth or a profitable business. The braying of a donkey, a mule or
a mare in a dream may mean evil, excruciating trouble, an illegitimate child
born from adultery or evil spirits. Riding a big donkey in a dream connotes a
respectable rank. An upright walking donkey represents worldly benefits. A
beautiful looking donkey or a white donkey in a dream means adornment. An
emaciated donkey in a dream represents poverty, while a fat donkey means
money. A black donkey means happiness, honor and prosperity and a green
donkey means fear of wrongdoing. A donkey fit with a saddle in a dream
represents a respected son. A donkey with a long tail in a dream represents
lasting dynasty. His hoofs represent one’s money. The death of a donkey
represents the death of its owner, or rupture and breaking of one’s relationship
with his friends or family, the death of one’s supporter, selling a dear property,
divorce, travel or death of a husband. A lost donkey with an unknown master
in a dream represents an ignorant, obtrusive and a demanding person. To own
donkeys in a dream means mixing with a group of ignorant people. If one’s
donkey becomes obstinate and does not move forward except with beating in a
dream, it means that one’s sustenance and earnings come only through super¬
erogatory prayers and increased devotion. An obedient donkey in a dream
represents the vigilance of its owner. Driving a donkey inside one’s house in a
dream means bringing new income. Only the braying of a donkey is disliked in
a dream, though the rest is generally beneficial. A donkey in a dream represents
honesty in seeking one’s livelihood and earning clean money. If it indicates the
person who is seeing the dream, then it means that he buys and sells impure
merchandise, pigs, monkeys, toys or games. (Also see Zebra)
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Naked
(Assertion; Nude; Stripped; Unclothed; Undressed) Nakedness in a dream
represents inward purity and clarity, or it could mean committing an act that
will culminate in regret. Undressing oneself in a dream means facing a reticent,
hidden, unexpected and notorious enemy who will publicly assert his enmity.
If one sees himself alone and naked in a dream, it means that one of his enemies,
knowing his weaknesses, is demanding capitulation from him, or threatening
him, or blackmailing him. If one sees himself naked during an assembly or a
party in a dream, it means that he willbe exposed or defamed. If one sees himself
naked in the midst of people, though he does not feel shy and is not aware of it
in the dream, it means that he engages in a project then exaggerates the degree
of his involvement, suffer hardships and gains nothing out of his adventure. If
one sees himself naked in front of people, and if he finds himself embarrassed,
or tries desperately to find a cover but to no avail, it signifies loss of property
and wealth. If he stands out naked and people keep looking at his private parts
in the dream, it means a scandal or suffering from defamation. Nakedness in
a dream also could mean divorce, or death of one’s wife. Taking off one’s clothing
in a dream means loss of position and prestige, loss of work, demotion, or
recovering from an illness. If a sick person sees himself changing his soiled
garment in a dream, it means that he will recover from his illness, or escape from
an adversity or an accident, or that he will be declared innocent from a false
accusation. Nakedness in a dream also means death. As for religious and pious
people, nakedness in a dream means renouncing the world, or increase in their
devotion. If a farmer sees an unknown woman naked in a dream, it means that
the time has come to turn the earth over and to prepare it for a new crop. If their
is a true witness or an acceptable reference, then one’s nakedness in the dream
means attending the pilgrimage in Mecca. Nakedness in a dream also means
putting on a new garment. The nakedness of a woman in a dream means
separation from her husband, or it could mean her her divorce. (Also see Na¬
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Star
(Astral; Celestial spheres; Constellation; Dog star; Moon; Procyon; Sirius;
Stars) In a dream, a star represents the best and the most noble of people. Seeing
the stars scintillating with lights and gathered inside one’s house in a dream
means that great people, or some of the leaders of the country will meet at that
house. If the stars are gathered in one’s house, and if their light is dimmed in
the dream, it means that such people will secretly meet in that house under
constraint, or because of a calamity. Holding a star in one’s hand in a dream
means begetting a noble son who will grow to be a great leader. Stealing a star
in a dream means stealing a valuable thing. Seeing a star falling from the skies
in a dream means that a calamity will befall that place and it will particularly
affect the life of a great and noble person, or it could mean the death of the
governor of that town. In general, stars in a dream represent political leaders,
the most knowledgeable of scholars, the most noble of people in the society and
the richest of the rich. Seeing many stars inside one’s house in a dream also may
signify having a large family. Seeing the seven major stars, or the fixed stars
of the solar system in a dream represents the trades, businesses, knowledge and
the leadership in the land. Each of such stars brings a different luck.
Seeing a brilliant star in a dream means happiness and leadership.
If a rich person sees the skies without stars in a dream, it means loss of his wealth.
If a poor person sees the skies without stars in a dream, it means his death. Holding little stars
in one’s hand in a dream means acquiring fame and presiding over people.
Seeing a star over one’s head in a dream means becoming renowned and
surpassing one’s associates, or it could mean serving in a high ranking position.
If one sees brilliant stars gathering in one place in his dream, it means that he
will reap benefits from a business trip, or safely return home from such a
successful business trip. Riding a star in a dream means leadership, strength
and wealth. If one sees the stars fixed under his roof in a dream, it means a
calamity, or destruction of one’s house, or it could mean the death of the head
of the household. Eating stars in a dream means swindling people of their
money. Swallowing a star in a dream means mixing with noble people and
sharing one’s personal life with them, or it could mean insulting or slandering
the companions of God’s Prophet upon whom be peace. Sucking on a star in a
dream means learning at the hands of great scholars or a wise shaikh. If a
fortuneteller or an astrologer sees himself eating stars in a dream, it means that
he will be selected to fill an important job from which he will prosper. As for the
majority of people, eating stars in a dream means death. Seeing the stars
scattered in a dream means the death of great leaders or scholars, or it could
mean a war. Seeing the stars falling down on earth then disappearing, or the
lights of meteors entering the earth atmosphere in a dream, represents a great
destruction and death. The falling of small stars in a dream signifies the death
of unknown people and the meek ones, while the falling of large stars represent
the death of renowned people. Seeing the stars falling from the skies also could
mean becomingbald or losing one’s hair. Whereby, the stars represent one’s hair
and the skies represent one’s head. Seeing the stars during the daylight time
in a dream means scandals, notoriety, or major events and calamities. Seeing
the morning stars in a dream means a wedding. Becoming a star in a dream
means acquiring wealth and fame. Seeing stars that denote the coming of winter
in a dream means distress and sorrow, while seeing the stars that denote the
coming of summer in a dream mean happiness and good living. (Also see Ce¬
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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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Cold
(Atmospheric) Cold temperature in a dream means poverty. A windy and
cold weather in a dream means aggravation of one’s poverty. If it is sunny and
cold, and if ones sees himself sitting in the sun, then the condition of his poverty
will be removed. If one sees himself in a dream under the heat of the sun and
seeks refuge away from it in the shade, it means that his stress and sadness will
dissipate. If he sees that dream during the summertime, it means prosperity.
If one sees himself seeking a fire or a smoke to warm himself with it in a dream
means that one is seeking a job that entails danger. If it is burning coal which
he seeks for warmth in the dream, then it means that he will swindle money from
an orphan. Cold weather in winter is insignificant and in the summer in a dream
it means that one’s travel plans will not take place. (Also see Cold weather)
Colic: (Excruciating abdominal pain. See Drummer)
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Window
(Attic window; Aperture; Opening; Peephole) In a dream, a large window
represents a woman of good character and conduct, while a tight window means
the opposite. If a man sees himself sitting inside a window in a dream, it means
that he will divorce his wife in public. If one sees himself sitting at a distance
from the window in a dream, it means that he will secretly divorce his wife. In
a dream, the windows of a house also represent an outsider who is aware of the
inner secrets of such a house. A window in a dream also means relief from
difficulties, overcoming distress, renewing festivities and celebrating anniver¬
saries. Depending on their direction in the dream, windows also mean news,
women, or children. Seeing the glass of one’s window tainted or colored means
plantingseedlings, inflorescence, conceiving children, continuing one’s education,
buying new clothes, or crowning someone. Sitting tied-up inside a window box
in a dream means getting married. (Also see Attic window)
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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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Call to prayers
(Azan; Muezzin) Hearing the call to prayers in a dream denotes
the pilgrimage season or announces its holy months. It also may indicate
backbiting, a theft, announcing a major move or blowing the trumpets of war,
or it could denote rank and honor or obeyed commands of the one seeing the
dream, or perhaps announcing a wife for an unmarried man, and it could mean
telling the truth. Hearing the call to prayers in a language other than the Arabic
in which it was revealed in a dream means lies and backbiting. If one sees a
woman calling to prayers, standing on the top of a minaret in a dream, it means
innovation and trials. If children give the call to prayers in a dream, it means
that people filled with ignorance will rule the land. This is particularly true
when the call is made outside the proper time. If a suitable person sees himself
adequately calling to prayers in a dream, it means that he will be appointed to
govern a land which is as vast as his voice can reach in the dream. If one does
not fit the conditions of ruling, then it means that his enemies will increase in
number. If he is a merchant, it means that his business will grow. Hearing the
call to prayers in a dream also may represent invocations, supplications and
good prayers. If one sees himself calling to prayers from inside a well in a dream,
it means that he will call people from another land to walk the path of God
Almighty, to follow the jurisprudence He made obligatory upon humanity, and
to adopt the divine laws as their way of life and religion. If calling from inside
a well is done from within a Muslim country in the dream, it means that he is
a spy or an innovator who is introducing changes to God’s laws. If one sees
himself calling to prayers from the top of the Scared House of Kaaba in a dream,
it means that he is an innovator. If he calls to prayers while laying down in his
bed in a dream, it means that his wife is backbiting and slandering the
neighbors. If he makes the call at the door of a king in a dream, it means that
he will testify to the truth in a court of justice. If one’s call is made while
travelling in a caravan or in a marketplace in a dream, it means that he will
expose a band of thieves. If he makes the call to prayers from inside a ruin in
a dream, it means that such a place will be rebuilt and people will live in it. If
one sees himself calling to prayer from inside a bathhouse or while under the
shower in a dream, it means that he will suffer from a fever. If he sees himself
calling and no one is answering his call in a dream, it means that he belongs to
the company of unjust people. If he calls with a beautiful voice and the people
hearken to his call in the dream, it means that he is seeking the approval of
people in authority. If he sees himself calling to prayer while being naked, it
represents his recklessness and contempt about his own religion. Calling to
prayer standing on a pile of trash in a dream means calling a stupid person to
make peace but to no avail. Hearing the call to prayers given inside a marketplace
means the death of one of the merchants.
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Bracelet
(Band; Bangle) In a dream, bracelets represent pride or women's
ornaments, and for men they represent the support of one's brother. If the bracelet is made of gold in the dream, then it represents chastisement. If it fits
tight in the dream, it means difficulties. If each wrist carries a silver bracelet
or a bangle in a dream, it means disappointment or losses caused by one's
friends. If a man sees himself wearing a bracelet in a dream, it means tight
financial circumstances. Wearing a gold bracelet in a dream could represent a
righteous person who strives with all his heart to do good. Should one have
enemies, then God Almighty will support and strengthen him against them.
Wearing a golden bracelet in a dream could mean either that he will be exploited
or restrained, or it could mean that he will be handcuffed. If a ruler or someone
in authority sees himself wearing a bracelet in a dream, it means that he will
hold that job for sometime to come, that he will be just toward his subjects, and
they will live happily and enjoy good earnings during his regency. If one sees
his arms fitted with armlets in a dream, it means expansion or spreading of his
authority along with fame. A bracelet also represents a son, a servant, or a close
employee. If a woman sees herself wearing a bracelet in a dream, it means
blessings, favors and joy. A silver bracelet in a dream means increase in one's
profits. In general men wearing bracelets in a dream means distress, and for
women it means ornaments. If one sees a deceased person wearing a bracelet
in a dream, it means that he is in paradise. Wearing a golden bracelet is also
interpreted as receiving an inheritance, a marriage, or bearing a child. Silver
bracelets in a dream also could be interpreted as piety and observing one's
religious duties. Bracelets in a dream also represent the noble people of a town,
money, or beauty. If the bracelets are made from bones, ivory or cast iron, then
they represent the despicable people of that town. Bracelets in a dream also can
be interpreted as sorrows, imitations, the coming events of a town, or events it
exports. (Also see Armlet; Bond)
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Army’s flag
(Banner; Flag) In a dream, the flag of an army represents a pious
man, a scholar, a religious doctor, a spiritual leader, an ascetic, or a rich and
a generous person who is an example to others. A red flag in a dream means war,
while a yellow flag means a plague. A green flag in a dream means a blessed
journey, while a white flag means rain. A black flag in a dream means drought
and doubt, or it could mean a rainstorm. Sighting the flag of an army in a dream
means finding one’s way or finding guidance. For a woman, seeing a flag in her
dream means getting married. (Also see Banner; Colors; Flag)
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Banner
(Beacon; Distinguished; Excellence; Flag) Abanner in a dream represents
public knowledge, fame, presidency, laurel of victory, a man of knowledge, an
Imam, or an ascetic who is vigilant and courageous, or a rich and a generous
man, or a strong and a victorious hero whose example is loved and followed. If
the banner is red, then one will reap happiness from the person it represents,
or he may engage in a war against him. As for a woman, a banner in a dream
represents her husband. If one sees banners flying during a parade, they mean
rain. If the banners are black in the dream, they mean that one will meet a man
of knowledge. If the banners are white, then they represent ajealous person who
will never be married. If they are yellow, they represent an epidemic disease.
If they are green, they mean a journey by land. A banner or a flag in a dream
also means that one will be wrapped in ambiguity in relation to a particular
matter and he will not find a way out. If one sees a flag and a brigade in a dream,
it means that he will be able to find his way through the difficulties and
overcome his sadness and adversities. His heart will have peace and his path
will open before him. If the flag represents a country in the dream, it means that
one may visit such a country. If a woman sees herself burying three banners in
a dream, it means that she will marry three men who belong to the noble class
of the society. Such three people will die one after the other. As for a pregnant
woman, a flag in a dream means a son and for an unwed woman, it means a
husband. A large banner in a dream means rain and winds. The carrier of the
flag is usually interpreted to represent a judge. If one sees himself carrying a
banner in his dream, it means that he is seeking the seat of a judge. (Also see
Army’s flag: Flag)
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Pearl
(Beads; Jewel; Money; Tears; Women) Drilling wholes in pearls to string
them in a dream means fulfillment of one’s goals, easing one’s passage, or
facilitating one’s marriage. In a dream, a pearl also means a son. If one’s wife
is pregnant, and if she hands him a pearl in his dream, it means that she will
deliver a beautiful son. If the pearl has no glitter, or if he takes it from his wife
and locks it inside a box in a dream, then it represents a servant. A pearl in a
woman’s dream means good news. If she is unwed, it means that she will get
married. If one sees himself bartering a pearl or a gem for fake jewelry, or for
chips of glass in a dream, it means that he has sold the reward of the hereafter
for the temporary pleasures of this world, or that he has exchanged something
precious for something worthless, or it could mean that he may commit a sin,
or become an apostate. Pearls in a dream also represent the Quran, manner of
proper talking, bezels of wisdom, children, servants, integrity, beauty, or
money. If one sees himself piercing a pearl in a dream, it means that he will give
valuable interpretations to Quranic verses. Swallowing pearls in a dream
means forgetting what one has learned from the Quran. Swallowing pearls in
a dream also could mean acquiring wisdom and knowledge. Selling pearls in a
dream means acquiring knowledge and growing to be famous and respected.
Throwing pearls at people in a dream and seeing people collecting them while
one remains aloof, represents a judge who issues his verdict, or admonishes
people who accept what he says and abide by it accordingly. Receiving a pearl
in a dream means caring for the daughter of a relative. Finding a pearl in a
dream also means finding a wife. Borrowing a pearl from someone in a dream
means begetting a son and giving him for adoption, or that the boy will die
shortly after his birth. Pearls in a dream also mean becoming wealthy from an
inheritance. As for a scholar, a pearl in a dream represents knowledge, and for
a governor, it means expansion of his power. As for a merchant, it means a
growing business, and for a craftsman in a dream, it means advancement in his
craft. Pearls in a dream also represent the final step in adorning something and
the proper way to display beauty, or they could represent fantasies and
attractions. Drilling a hole in a pearl in a dream also means having sexual
intercourse with a blood relation. Swallowing a pearl in a dream means hiding
a testimony. Chewing on pearls in a dream means backbiting people. Vomiting
pearls in a dream means scheming against people and deceiving them. Throw¬
ing a pearl into a river in a dream means helpingpeople. Extracting a pearl from
its shell, then throwing the pearl and keeping the shell in a dream means that
one is involved in body snatching and in desecrating the graves. Opening a closet
with a key and pulling out stored pearls from inside it in a dream means asking
a question from a scholar. Counting pearls in a dream means going through
hardships. Seeing pear Is in adream means becomingjoyful and happy. Receiving
a gift of pearls in a dream denotes a political appointment. Pearls in a dream
also denote good words, money, or servants. A pearl necklace in a dream means
marriage, or a bundle of money, or it could mean memorizing the Quran.
Carrying loads of pearls in a dream means carrying burdens. Throwing pearls
to a swine or over a trash pile in a dream means giving knowledge to people who
are not worthy of it, or people who do not understand it and who will consequently
mock him. Burningpearls to cook with them rather than wood in a dream means
putting a heavy burden on someone who cannot carry it and consequently
having him explode. Large pearls in a dream provide for better connotations
than the small ones. Pierced pearls in a dream mean easy and fast coming
money. Pearls in a dream also may represent tears. (Also see Counting pearls;
Mother of pearl; Tears)
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Marble
(Beauty; Eulogy; Hardness; Wealth) In a dream, marble represents
prosperity, a beautiful wife, respectable people, class, servants, or properties.
If a poor person sees the floor of his house covered with marble in a dream, it
means prosperity, marriage, purchasing a business, acquiring knowledge,
learning a poem, bearing righteous children, or if he qualifies, it could mean
that he will receive a high ranking appointment, or that he may actually work
with marble, or in sculpturing marble or in manufacturing fountains from
marble, or work in masonry, or as a stone cutter, or he may change his attitude
toward things, signaling the end of depression and the start of a joyful time in
his life, living in high rises, or spending money for leisure and vacations. If one
sees gravestones made of marble, or if one sees marble pillars in a dream, it
means a good reward for one’s deeds, or it could mean eulogy, or lauding. An
architecturally sound edifice made from marble in a dream represents good
writing, skillfulness, dowry or a generous prenuptial agreement. If the marble
is used excessively in the dream, it means suspicion and doubt about one’s
resources or source of income. The marble bases of a pillar in a dream
represents social benefits. As for marble tiles in a dream, they represent
beautiful and noble women, or dignitaries. As for marble jars, tiles, or basins
in a dream, they represent the positive and negative effects one overlooks
during the course of this life. (Also see Column; Marble cutter)
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Back
(Behind; Posterior; Rear side) In a dream, the back of a human being
represents what people hold for him of praises or blame, acceptance or rejection,
honor or humiliation, or it could represents one’s debts. Seeing the back of a
human being in a dream also means following his tracks or practices. If a
positive look manifests therein, such as a sweet fragrance or the emergence of
a radiant light, or if it turns into iron in the dream, it signifies one’s gratitude
regarding his own condition. In a dream, the rear side of the human being
represents his outward appearance or what renders the human being accept¬
able, or it could represent his garment, an ostentatious person, a show of
grandeur, pride about one’s social class, a show of being wealthy, the surround¬
ings of one’s house, the outskirts of a town, the outer display of one’s religion
or his school of thought. A broken back in a dream means fear, distress and
sorrow. If one sees his rear side dark in color, black or red in a dream, it means
that he may suffer from physical abuse and beating during a fight. Seeing one’s
own back in a dream also could mean buying new clothing, or it could mean
feeling strong because of one’s knowledge, his son, power, political connections,
wealth or property. Seeing one’s back in a dream also could mean to repudiate
one’s wife. If one’s back is seared or cauterized in a dream, it denotes stinginess,
or it could mean that he fails to comply with God’s rights upon him. If one sees
his back bent in a dream, it means a misfortune. If one sees the back of his friend
in a dream, it means that his friend will turn his back to him at times when he
needs him most. If one sees the back of his enemy in a dream, it means that he
will be guarded against his threats. If one sees the back of an old woman in a
dream, it means that the world is turning its back to him. If she is in her middle
age in the dream, it means that he is seeking something hard to obtain. If she
is a young woman in the dream, it means that he is expecting something and
must be patient to acquire it. One’s back also represents old age. Back pain in
a dream means poverty, sickness, debility, imprisonment of one’s boss or the
death of a brother. One’s back in a dream also represents one’s dependence on
a strong person. If one sees himself carrying a heavy load on his back in a dream,
it means debts, or a vicious neighbor. A broken back in a dream means losing
one’s strength and power, or it could mean one’s death. If a sick person sees his
back broken in a dream, it means that the person who is taking care of him may
die shortly, or it could mean that he will suffer from poverty. Carrying burdens
over one’s back in a dream means sins. Carrying a coffin or a load of merchandise
over one’s back in a dream means carrying forgotten debts that will surface at
awkward times. Carrying wood over one’s back in a dream means backbiting,
slandering people and reporting lies. Carrying a heavy load over one’s back in
a dream also means having many children with little money to sustain them.
Seeing a hunchbacked person in a dream means prosperity, longevity or having
a large family. ( Also see Backbone; Backside; Body’)
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Misleading
(Betrayal; Deception; Milk; Swindle; Trickery; War) If one sees that
someone is misleading him or tricking him in a dream, it means that God
Almighty will grant him victory over his enemy. The deceiver in the dream will
be the loser, and the misled person in the dream represents the real winner.
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Dog
(Bitch; Canine; Desire; Greyhound; Japanese spaniel; Pekingese; Lust;
Puppy; Shepherds’ dog; Tyke) In a dream, a dog represents an insolent man who
dares to indulge in sinful actions. If he barks in the dream, it means that such
a man is impudent and has a repulsive and an abominable character. A dog bite
or his scratch in a dream means harm caused by one’s enemy and its effects will
depend on the amount of pain one suffers in the dream. It could also mean falling
sick or suffering from great affliction or harm caused by a close companion or
a servant. If a dog tears off one’s clothing in a dream, it means that a vile person
is slandering and backbiting him. If one does not hear the barking of the dog in
the dream, it signifies that one’s enemy has left him inflected with a small loss.
A dog in a dream also could represent a vile and an insolent woman who belong
to a group of evildoing people and who are persistent in their enmity. A puppy
in a dream represents a loved child. If it is a white puppy in the dream, it means
that such a son will grow to be a believer. If it is a black puppy in the dream,
it means that he will grow to govern the household and to presides over its
people. A puppy in a dream also represents a child of adultery, a foundling who
is left in the street, wrapped in a swaddle and who isbrought home by an insolent
person to rear him. A shepherd’s dog in a dream represents profits and benefits.
A pet dog in a dream represents an astringent and a bitter enemy. Seeing a
greyhound in a dream means gaining authority, control and wealth. A greyhound
in a dream also represents the backbone of an army general or his best helper
or it could represent a good strategist, though he lacks principals and moral
integrity. A Japanese spaniel or a Pekingese in a dream signifies mixing with,
or doing business with a foreign counterpart. Bringing-up a dog for companion¬
ship in a dream means befriending a servant for whom one has great love and
affection. Hunting with a dog in a dream means satisfying one’s lust or desire.
Killing a dog in a dream signifies vanquishing one’s enemy. Seeing an expedition
of hounds leaving a town for a chase or a hunt in a dream means blessings and
prosperity for everyone, or it could mean taking action. Seeing the expedition
of hounds returning from a hunt or a chase in a dream means dispelling people’s
fears, or it could mean lack of work. If one sees such expedition entering a town
in his dream, it also means a high rate of unemployment. Seeing a sick house
dog in a dream means illness and financial losses or loss of appetite or losing
the pleasure of living. A barking bitch in a dream signifies harm and deceit
which is caused by abominable people. A dog in a dream also means suffering
from extremely high fever and in relation to Dog star or the stars Procyon and
Sirius of the constellations Canis Minor and Canis Major. In a dream, all breeds
of dogs represent lowly, obsequious and despicable people. Seeing dogs that are
reared for bantering or dallying with in a dream signify fun and enjoying one’s
life. In the dream, anything that happens to such a breed of dogs means suffering
from distress, sorrow or loss of one’s pleasure of living. If one is transformed into
a dog in a dream, it means that God Almighty has taught him great knowledge
which he abused and discarded, then God Almighty stripped him from such a
knowledge. A dog in a dream also represents a police informer or a police dog.
A dog in a dream also represents a weak enemy or a niggardly person. If a dog
barks at someone in a dream, it means that one will hear something he despises
or hates to make public from someone who lacks any sense of honor or virtue.
Eating a dog’s meat in a dream means cracking down at one’s enemy. A dog in
a dream also represents a guard or an innovator. Drinking dog’s milk in a dream
means a scare. Laying one’s head on a dog or relaxing with a dog or using the
dog for a pillow in a dream, the dog then represents a friend or a good companion.
A dog in a dream also represents a street boy, a beggar or an obsequious, lowly
and a despicable person who maintains affection toward his master and
jealously guards him, his children and property. A dog in a dream also means
greed, love for the worldly pleasures, committing a dogfight to win them and
failing to have any reserve or savings. In a dream, all types of dogs also represent
people. A hunting dog in a dream represents honor and profits. A shepherd’s dog
represents a good neighbor who cares more about his neighbors than about his
own household. Adopting a dog as a pet in a dream means wavering, or paying
financial damages, or it could mean unemployment. Taking a dog for a companion
on a journey in a dream means disappearing. A dog in a dream also means
disbelief, ingratitude or losing hope, belying, fear, imprisonment, or becoming
a fugitive. Seeing a dog in a city in a dream also means renewal of one’s business
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Colors
(Black; Blond; Bluish-black; Green; Maroon; Purple; Red; Reddish-brown;
White; Yellow) The color black in a dream means prosperity, happiness or
sickness. The color blond in a dream means war, sickness, piety, honor or a
religious person. In a dream, the color blond also means contemptibleness,
vileness, meanness or depravity. Black colored eyes in a dream represent a
religious person. A bluish-black colored eyes in a dream connote opposing one’s
religion. Blue eyes in a dream entail religious innovations. Green eyes in a
dream represent a religion that is different from all religions. The color green
in a dream also represents a good harvest or prosperity. Green in a dream also
means youth or fear of wrongdoing. In a dream, the color blue represents
distress, depression, enmity, or it could mean a calamity. The color red in a
dream denotes joy, celebration, spirituality or dominion. Red means the world
or material gains. In a dream, the color maroon or a reddish-brown color
signifies dignity, nobility, power or it could represent a wealthy woman. The
color purple in a dream represents a brilliant, skillful and a beautiful woman,
or it could mean fragrance, instability, sickness, love and harmony. White in a
dream also means beauty or it could represent elderly people. A black flag in a
dream means a man of knowledge, a white one represents jealousy, a yellow flag
represents an epidemic disease and a green flag means a journey by land. A
black cloud in a dream represents a just judge while a white cloud represents
a blessed, noble and true justice. A white thread in a dream represents the dawn
and a black thread in a dream represents the night. If one sees his cheeks
radiant white in a dream, it means honor, bounty, or it could mean achieving
a high rank in one’s community. Unknown white or green tents in a camp in a
dream represent the graves of martyrs. Yellow represents strain, sickness,
repentance, a son, or it could mean chivalry. (Also see Flag; Garment)
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Sword
(Blade; Power; Scabbard) In a dream, a sword represents a son, a king, a
clan, a tribe, a farm, a property, or a woman. If a sword is interpreted as power,
then it means diligence, and if it is interpreted as words, it means clarity of
speech. If it is interpreted as one’s father, then it represents the father’s pride
of his son. If one’s sword is weighing heavy and is being dragged with difficulty
in the dream, it means an appointment that is difficult to bear, though one will
draw benefits from it. If one hands his wife the blade in the dream, it means that
she will bear a son. If he hands her the sword sheathed in the dream, it means
that she will bear a daughter. An iron sword in a dream represents a son. A brass
sword in a dream means a rich son. A lead sword in a dream means an effeminate
son. A wooden sword in a dream means a son who is a hypocrite, and a tarnished
sword in a dream represents an unattractive son. To draw out one’s sword from
its sheath in a dream could represent some words one is prepared to say. If the sword is sharpened,
bright and scintillating in the dream, it means that his words will be sweet and true.
If it looks rusted or tarnished in the dream, it means that his words will be harsh and false. If the sword is heavy in the dream,
it means that he will say words which are even heavy on him to bear. If the sword
has a crack in the dream, it means that his words will be rejected, and his
intention will vex. If one’s sword falls to the floor in the dream, it means that
one may divorce his wife. If one’s sword is seen laying beside him in the dream,
it means that he is a man of authority. If the loop or the belt breaks and the sword
falls in the dream, it means loss of one’s power. If the hilt breaks in the dream,
it may mean the death one’s wife. If one is given a sheath without a sword in
a dream, it means that he will keep something in trust. If the handle of one’s
sword breaks in the dream, it means that either one’s father, uncle, aunt, or
mother may die shortly. If the blade breaks in the dream, it means that one’s
servant, or assistant-worker may die shortly. If one sees swords flying in the air
in a dream, they represent a plague. A sword in a dream also could represent
one’s anger, or his tight financial circumstances. Swallowing a sword in a dream
means gathering the spoils of war. If a sword swallows someone in a dream, it
means a snakebite. In a dream, the sheath of a sword represents a woman.
Hitting someone with a sword in a dream means insulting him with harsh
words. Sheathing one’s sword in a dream means marriage. If the blade ceases
to cut in a dream, it means that one’s words will bear no weight. If one is hit with
a sword, and if he loses his hand, his leg, or receives wounds in the dream, it
means having an argument that involves one’s father, son, or brother, etcetera,
depending which limb and what member of one’s family it represents. If one’s
head is cut off with a sword in a dream, it means that the one who received the
blow will triumph over the one who beheaded him, or receive benefits through
him. If one’s body is dismembered with a sword in a dream, it means that he may
travel far, or that his progeny will disperse across the land. A sword in a dream
also represents wealth, power or knowledge. Waving a sword during a duel in
a dream means becomingknown in one’s field or profession. (Also see Duel; Knife)
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Mucous
(Blear-eyed; Discharge of the eyes; Rheum) To see one’s eyes dimmed
with foul discharges, or to see oneself blear-eyed in a dream means gazing at
what is unlawful, becoming apathetic toward evil people, or suffering from
financial difficulties, and for a woman it means inability to conceive children.
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Shirt
(Blouse) One’s shirt in a dream represents his piety, godliness, livelihood,
knowledge, or it could mean glad tidings. Putting on a new shirt in a dream
means marriage to a woman who has no relatives or kin. If a woman puts on a
shirt or a blouse in a dream, it also means her marriage. A torn shirt in a dream
means divorce. If one’s shirt is torn in a dream, it means breaking up a business
partnership. A shirt in a dream also represents one’s religious and worldly
concerns. Wearing a shirt without sleeves in a dream means having piety but
no money, for sleeves in a dream represent money. If the pocket of one’s shirt
is torn in the dream, it means poverty. Having a wardrobe filled with shirts in
a dream represent one’s reward in the hereafter. Wearing a white shirt in a
dream means piety and religious assiduousness. Receiving a shirt as a gift in
a dream means blessings and profits. Wearing a dirty and a torn shirt in a dream
means poverty, distress and afflictions. If a woman sees herself wearing a new,
large and comfortable blouse in a dream, it denotes her piety, religiousness,
happiness and the enjoyment of a rich life in this world. The same could reflect
the state of her husband. Wearing a green or a white shirt in a dream denotes
piety. Wearing a blue shirt in a dream may not be praiseworthy. Wearing a red
shirt in a dream means fame, while a yellow shirt in a dream means an illness.
A wet shirt in a dream means obstacles in one’s travels. If one’s wet shirt dries
in the dream, it means that his hurdles have been removed. Wearing a shirt
without a collar, a pocket, buttons, or button holes in a dream means wearing
one’s shroud at the time of his preparation for burial. Wearing a shirt with
stripes in a dream means travels, or it could mean performing a pilgrimage.
Wearing a shirt that does not properly cover one’s body in the dream means
falling short in performing one’s religious duties. Wearing a black shirt in a
dream means sorrow, distress and worries. Wearing one’s shirt inside-out in a
dream means reversal of one’s condition, or having a loathsome and a forbidden
type of sexual relationship with one’s wife from the anus. A shirt in a dream also
represents one’s house or shelter. If one’s shirt is torn in half vertically in a
dream, it means relief from anxiety or depression. If one’s shirt is torn from the
back in a dream, it means that one will suffer from defamation, or be falsely
accused of sexually harassing or abusing a woman. If one’s shirt is torn from the
front in the dream, then it becomes a proof of his guilt. Seeing the shirt of the
Prophet Joseph (uwbp) in a dream means that an emissary of good intent will
bring glad tidings, and for someone who is suffering from eye problems, it means
that he will recover his sight.
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Beating
(Blow; Hit; Lash; Whip) To hit someone with a staff in a dream means
bringing back to life something that died away or investigating the cause of a
death or clarifying something. To beat someone with a wooden stick in a dream
means failing to fulfill a promise, or it could mean lying to someone. If someone
in authority hits his employee in a dream, it means that he will give him a raise.
If he hits him on his back in the dream, it means that he will pay his debt. If
he hits him on his backside in the dream, it means that he will give him a
daughter in marriage. If one hits someone head with a stick in a dream, it means that he desires his position or it may denote his jealousy. If one hits someone
between the eyes in a dream, it means that he wants him to get lost. Beating
someone in a dream also means to rebuke, revile or insult him, or it could mean
to admonish him. Beating someone over his scull in a dream means that the
victim in the dream will attain excellence of expression and reach his goals. If
he hits him over the earlobe and if it bleeds in the dream, it means that the
assailant will rape and deflower the daughter of the victim. Like that, interpreting
the subject of beating must be associated with the meaning of the limb affected
in the dream. (See Body 1), Beatings in a dream also connotes supplications. If
one sees himself beating a donkey in a dream, it means that he does not earn
his daily bread unless he regularly prays for it. To beat someone in a dream also
means cursing him. If he hits him over the head in the dream, it means speaking
ill of him and that one cannot retrieve his words or apologize for them. Beating
a family member in a dream means that one's wife is committing adultery.
Beating someone in a dream also means benefiting him, or it could mean
business losses. If one is beaten in a dream, it means profits and benefits, unless
if the one beating him is an angel, or a deceased person, or a member of his
family. Beating someone with a leather belt or with a cane in a dream means
bad consequences in wakefulness. Hitting the floor in a dream means taking a
trip. If one receives one hundred lashes on his back in a dream, it means that
he has committed adultery, or it could mean that he has the intention to do so.
If one receives forty lashes in a dream, it means that he indulges in drinking
alcohol or uses intoxicants. If he is lashed eighty times in a dream, it means that
he slanders married women. If he is whipped by a deceased person in the dream,
it means that he is pursuing wrong ideas and should reverse his course, for a
deceased person dwells in the kingdom of truth and follows only what pleased
God Almighty. However, if one sees himself in a dream beating a deceased
person, this could be interpreted to denote the strength of his faith, certitude,
prayers and charitable nature. It also could mean benefits from a business trip
or pursuing a lost interest. Beating in a dream when it causes no pain, bleeding
or scratches means receiving a new garment, paying debts, or hearing sarcastic
comments. Beating an animal in a dream means either training him, or it could
mean ignorance and being unfair toward such an animal.
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Nasal mucus
(Blowing one’s nose; Snot) In a dream, nasal mucus means a son
or a daughter. To blow one’s nose in someone’s house in a dream means marrying
someone from that family, or betraying the house master by having a secret
affair with his wife. If a mother blows her nose in a dream, it means that she
will wean her child. If the wife of such a friend wipes the nasal mucus of her
husband’s guest in a dream, it means that she will betray her husband and carry
the child of his friend. If one blows his nose in a dream, it also means paying a
debt, or it could mean rewarding someone for a favor. Blowing one’s nose and
using someone’s bed sheet in a dream means betraying him with his wife.
Blowing one’s nose in someone’s handkerchief in a dream means betraying him
with his house servant. Clearing one’s nose from a nasal congestion in a dream
means dispelling distress. Wiping and washing someone else’s nose in a dream
means concealing his secret life in front of his wife. Eating one’s nasal mucus
in a dream means cheating one’s son in his money. A congested nose in a dream
represents a pregnant wife. If a beast or a bird comes out of one’s nose when he
sneezes or blows his nose in a dream, it means that he will beget a son from a
secret affair with a servant or an employee. If a sable comes out of one’s nose
in a dream, it means that he will beget a son who will grow to become a thief.
If a pigeon comes out of his nose in the dream, it means that he will beget a girl
that will grow to be insane. Blowing one’s nose and using one’s own shirt in a
dream means committing adultery with a sacrosanct member of his own family
or a blood relation. If one sees his nose gloppy with mucus in a dream, it means
that his fecundity and sexual appetite will bring him many children. Nasal
mucus in a dream also means an illness, a cold, charity or a will. (Also see Phlegm)
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Yoke
(Bond; Bondage; Harness; Shackles; Yoke of matrimony) In a dream, a yoke
means benefits for most people except for people in bondage.
In their case, seeing a yoke in a dream means harsher subjugation to their masters. If someone is
suffering from bondage, or if a prisonor of war, or a political prisoner sees a
broken yoke in a dream, it means that he will be set free. The wooden frame
which is attached to the plough-iron or the colter in a dream means marriage,
bearing children, or work. A yoke in a dream also represents the turning of
circumstances against one’s liking, or meeting with obliging conditions.
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Money
(Bones; Banana; Brass; Bread; Coin; Dirt; Dough; Pennies; Pie; Poison)
A plated coin in a dream means lies, falsehood, or triviality. To shower someone
with money in a dream means listening to a filthy conversation, or imperson¬
ating someone. Money in a dream also means vain talk, or missing one’s
prayers. If one sees himself swallowing a coin of money in a dream, it means
that he will betray his trust. Money in a dream is also interpreted as knowledge,
faith, guidance, or becoming a government employee. Giving money away in a
dream means dispelling agony, difficulties or burdens. If one receives money
in his dream, it means that he is entrusted with something. Handling one to
four coins in a dream is a lucky number. Money in a dream is also interpreted
as women’s talk. Having a lot of money in a dream means disputes. Receiving
money from a known source in a dream means stress. If the source is unknown
in the dream, it means a calamity. If one receives an engraved coin in a dream,
it means that he may be hurt by his own family, or for the sake of a protegd of
his. If one sees a deceased person giving him a coin of money in a dream, it
means that he will be spared from an unjust trial. If he refuses to take the
money from the deceased person in the dream, it means that he should beware
not to be unjust toward others or fall prey to their injustice. If one who has ten
coins finds that he only has five coins in the dream, it means that he will lose
accordingly. If he has five coins then sees them doubled in the dream, it means
that he will double his money. (Also see Banana; Banknote; Bones; Counting
money; Pastry; Voice)
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Papers
(Books; Credentials; Letter; Newspaper; Records; Revelations; Scrolls;
Studies) Papers in a dream represent witnesses, guidance, spiritual leaders,
knowledge, warnings, or glad tidings. Holding papers in a dream means glad
tidings and celebration. If a woman hands someone a piece of paper in a dream,
then one may expect good news to arrive from one moment to another. If the
woman who hands him the paper covers herself with a veil in the dream, it
means that he should be careful. Carrying a folded piece of paper in a dream
means that one may have an accident that could be the cause of his death. If one
sees himself carrying a paper in his left hand in a dream, it means that he regrets
something he did. Writing a paper with the left hand in a dream means writing
poem, or committing abominable actions, or that one will beget a son from
adultery. If a God fearing person sees himself looking at a paper written in a
language he cannot decipher in a dream, it means that he will face humiliation
or suffer from distress. If one is offered a wrapping paper and he finds a newborn
baby wrapped inside it in a dream, it means that he will hire a servant with some
strings attached to his employment. If one is given a newspaper, or a document
but does not care to read it in his dream, it means that he may receive an
inheritance. If one reads the title page of a newspaper in a dream, it also means
that he may receive an inheritance. If he quickly browses through it in his
dream, then it means debts. To see one’s records of the Day of Judgment open
before his own eyes in a dream, it denotes his faith, certitude, lack of doubt and
true belief in what God’s Messenger, upon whom be peace, brought from his
Lord. (Also see Book; Letter; Paper; Reference book; Write; Writing)
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Snake
(Boy; Contemptible person; Enemy; Hidden treasure; Idolatry; Innovators;
Power; Unjust ruler; Woman) A snake in dream represents a person who lives
in a valley. A snake in a dream also means enmity from one’s in-laws or
children, or it could represent the evil and jealousy of one’s neighbor. A sleeping
snake in a dream means a sleeping enemy. As for an unjust person, a water
snake in a dream means receiving help, or it could represent a verdict. Owning
a snake in a dream means gaining power and authority. Its flesh represents
enemy money, or it could mean joy. If one sees himself wearing the skin of a
snake in a dream, it means that he will unmask his enmity toward others.
Killing a snake in a dream and staining one’s hands with its blood means
destroying one’s enemy. A snake in one’s dream also represents a rich enemy,
for its poison means money. If one sees snakes being killed in the streets in a
dream, it means a war. A small snake in a dream represents a little child.
Hunting snakes in a dream means tricking or deceiving one’s enemies. A black
snake in a dream represents a strong enemy. A white snake in a dream
represents a weak enemy. If one sees a snake talking to him and saying nice
words to him in a dream, it means enjoying pleasant moments with one’s
adversary, or benefiting at the hands of one’s enemy. If the snake talks harshly
to him in a dream, it means suffering from tyranny and oppression caused by
one’s enemy. Becoming a snake in a dream means being contemptible against
one’s own religion. Seeing oneself as a half-snake half-human in a dream means
being able to neutralize half of the enemy’s power. Discovering a snake skin
which is made from gold in a dream means that one will discover a hidden
treasure. If a snake swallows someone in a dream, it means that he will reach
a powerful position. If one sees a snake sitting over his head in a dream, it means
that he will earn the respect of people in authority. A field which is covered with
snakes in a dream represents a destructive rain. A snake with a horn in a dream
represents a profitable business. Black snakes and pythons in a dream represent
army generals. Water snakes in a dream represent money. If one sees his garden
covered with snakes in a dream, it means that its trees will bear fruits and
exceed the normal crop. A snake coming out of its hole in a dream represents
a son. A snake leaving one’s house in a dream means its destruction or
demolition. Killing a snake in a dream means marriage. Tapeworms or other
intestinal worms in a dream represent one’s relatives and their children. Seeing
snakes eating on one’s table in a dream means separation between friends.
Desert snakes in a dream represent highway robbers. In general a snake or a
serpent in a dream represent jealousy, envy, perfidy, swindling people’s properties,
deceit and an avowed enmity. (Also see Belt; Sting)
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Knowledge
(Bread; Learning; Wall) To see oneself acquiring knowledge in a
dream means marriage and rising in status. Such a wedding will be announced
publicly. If one earns a title of recognition, or if he becomes renowned, or if he
is awarded a great prize for his work in a dream, it means glad tidings of a
beautiful son he will beget and who will follow his father’s footsteps, learn his
trade, or work at spreading his father’s knowledge or traditions, or he may
govern or lead after him. To learn about God Almighty, or about the prophetic
traditions of His Messenger, upon whom be peace, in a dream means being
encompassed with God’s mercy and subtle kindness. To learn about sorcery,
black magic or similar arts in a dream mean following innovation and walking
the path of heedlessness. (Also see Learning)
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Incubator
(Brooder; Hatchery) In a dream, seeing an incubator or a hatchery
means marriage, progeny, suspicion, a bastard son, a kindergarten, a theater,
spectators, a park, a promenade, release from prison, an effeminate male,
homosexuality, or cowardice.
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Stream
(Brook; Creek; Irrigation; Rivulet; Watering) In a dream, a stream
represents the course of one’s livelihood, his source of income, his shop, his
trade, travels and the like interests. A stream in a dream also could mean
festering wounds, waterskin, watering irrigation, the resting area on the
highway, one’s throat which is the watering access of his body, or it could
represent life if it is public property. If it is a private property, then it represents
the life of the person who digs out such a stream. A stream in a dream also
represents a good life, or the comfort of its owner. If its water flows over its banks
in the dream, then it represents sorrows, crying, or sadness. If one sees a stream
flowing through people’s homes in a dream, then such a stream represents a
happy life and particularly when its water is colorless and sweet tasting. If one
sees himself as the owner of a stream, a spring, or a watercourse which he
establishes as a charity in a dream, it means that he will become a leader, a
president, or happily serve his community. If one cleans a rivulet then finds it
filthy again, or finds it filled with trash in his dream, it represents diarrhea. If
he sees water flowing under his feet in a dream, then it means dropsy. If one sees
a stream of water running through a town where people are filling their jars,
drinking its water and thanking God for His blessings in a dream, it means that
a calamity is removed and is replaced with peace, safety and tranquility. If the
people are inflicted with adversities or a drought, then it means prosperity and
rains, food, or money and their merchandise will not stagnate. If the water in
the stream is murky, or salty, or running outside its canal, then it represents
a coming calamity that will cause mass sufferings, or a sickness such as cold in
the winter and fever in the summer, or it could mean that they will hear bad
news about some travellers, or it could represent a richness which is acquired
from an unlawful source, or it could mean that he will receive tainted money.
If one sees a watercourse flowing only in the direction of his house, then such
adversities will be his lot. If one sees a stream flowing in the direction of his
house, or garden in a dream, it means a marriage or conceiving a child. A stream
of flowing blood rather than water in a dream represents the deviation of one’s wife.
If one sees a stream running off its course, or damaging people’s crops in
a dream, it means bad news. Blocking the path of a stream in a dream means
separation between a husband and a wife, or avoiding a sinful action between
unmarried relatives. If one sees himself standing behind a rivulet in a dream,
it means that his wife will inherit him. If one sees the water of a stream flowing
toward his own home or garden, and if he finds that its water has turned into
blood in the dream, it means that someone will marry his wife after him.
Drinking fresh water from a rivulet, a stream, or a river in a dream represents
the joy of living or longevity. A murky water of a rivulet or a stream in a dream
means a fright, difficulties, or a sickness. Streams in a dream also represent the
veins and the blood that flows through the human body. (Also see Fountainhead;
Meadow; Spring)
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Shepherd
(Bucket; Watering) In a dream, a shepherd represents a leader, a
teacher or a governor. If one sees himself herding his sheep and notknowinghow
far they have spread in the fields in the dream, it means that he reads the
Quranic revelations but does not fathom their meaning. Herding camels in a
dream means presiding over people from a different land. Herding one’s flock
in a dream means serving one’s people with compassion, and caring for their
interests. Sheep in a dream also represent righteous men. A shepherd in a
dream also represents a high rank, a position of authority, or justice toward
others. (Also see Righteous people)
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Figure
(Build; Contour; Frame; Profile) Having a tall figure in a dream signifies
pride, arrogance, stinginess, ostentatiousness or pretending to be tall. (See
Tallness). If one sees his figure shorter than his normal size in a dream, then
it denotes losing respect or nearing the end of one’s life. Seeing oneself beyond
the common human size in a dream also denotes the near end of one’s life, or
it could mean falling in rank. If someone in authority sees himself shorter in size
in a dream, it means that he will lose his post, or fail to render a just verdict,
or it could mean a political fight. Being smaller than usual in a dream means
defeat in a war or losing a fight. If a politician sees himself tall in a dream, it
means that he will win his political battle. (Also see Body)
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Cemetery
(Burial ground; Grave; Graveyard) Seeing a cemetery or a graveyard
in a dream means appeasement and comfort for a terrified person, and dismay
to a comfortable and a relaxed person. A graveyard represents the elements of
fear, hope and return to guidance after heedlessness. A cemetery represents the
hereafter, because it is its vehicle. A cemetery in a dream also represents the
prison of the body, but in a dream, it also means seclusion, devotion, abstinence,
asceticism or admonition. A cemetery also can be interpreted as the dead looking
drunkard in a bar, a man laying flat in a prostitution house, the home of a
heedless person who often sleeps rather than pray or a hypocrite whose deeds
are not subject to receiving a heavenly reward, etcetera. If a sick person walks
into a funeral procession in a dream, it means that his illness will culminate in
his death. If he is not sick and then during that procession he weeps or prays
for the deceased person in the dream, it means that he will repent of his sins,
join spiritual study circles and serves the people of knowledge. Such a person
also may attain a blessed spiritual station and benefit from what he hears and
sees. If one sees himself walking in a funeral procession and neglecting respect
and contemplation, and instead laughs and jokes, it means that he will befriend
evildoers and accept their evil conduct as a standard norm of behavior. If one
sees himself visiting a graveyard for seclusion, self-awakening and self-re¬
straint, then if he reflects about words of truth, wisdom and repentance in his
dream, it means that he will be asked to judge between two people, and that he
will rule with justice. If one does not contemplate thus in the dream, it means
that he will forget about something important or dear to his heart. If one enters
the graveyard calling to prayers in a dream, it means that he will admonish
people, commands what is good and forbids what is evil. If one sees himself
entering a graveyard and walking over the scattered bones of the dead people
in a dream, it means that he will die and be buried there. A cemetery in a dream
also represents admonition, reading the Quran, crying, reminiscence, piety,
surrender to one’s destiny and discarding worldly gains. A cemetery in a dream
also may represent the scholars, ascetics, governors, leaders, camps or a brothel.
The graves of saints or shrines in a dream signify innovation, heedlessness,
intoxication, adultery, corruption and fear. A stone tomb or a sarcophagus in a
dream signifies profits, war prisoners, a booty or exposing one’s personal
secrets. (Also see Burial; Grave; Shrine)
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Grave
(Burial; Tomb; Sepulcher) A grave in a dream represents a prison and a
prison in a dream represents a grave. If one sees himself living in a grave in a
dream, it means that he will be incarcerated in a prison. Building a grave in a
dream means building a house. If one enters a grave but does not witness a
funeral in his dream, it means that he will buy a house. Digging a grave in a
dream means getting married, though through tricking the woman to get her
consent. Standing over a grave in a dream means committing a sin. If one sees
himself digging a grave and upon completing his work, if he discovers that what
he has dug is standing on the surface of the earth and has no walls in the dream,
such ground represents the abode of the hereafter. If he then enters it in his
dream, it signifies that his life term in this world has come to its conclusion. If
he does not enter it in the dream, then there are no consequences to his dream.
Seeing a known grave in a dream is a proof of what is true and a sign of what
will unfailingly come. An unknown grave in a dream represents a hypocrite.
Building a tomb on the roof of one’s house means longevity. Visiting the
graveyard in a dream means visiting people in prison. Raining over the graves
in a dream means blessings from God Almighty upon the people of the graves.
Graves in a dream also represent distant travels, bewilderment, a wife, or they
could mean a prison. Filling a grave with dirt in a dream means longevity and
living a healthy life. Seeing oneself buried alive in a dream means a calamity,
tightening of one’s means or imprisonment. Seeing oneself buried alive and
wearing one’s shroud in a dream also could mean marriage. To unearth
someone’s grave in a dream means seeking to pursue his trade. If it is the grave
of a scholar, then it means wanting to acquire his knowledge. If it is the grave
of a rich person in the dream, then it means becoming rich or receiving an
inheritance. If one sees the deceased person alive in his grave in a dream, it
means that such money will constitute unlawful earnings, while in the first
instance, the knowledge or wisdom one is seeking will be true, except if the
person in the grave is dead in the dream. A stone tomb or a sarcophagus in a
dream means profits, a war prisoner, a booty or exposing one’s personal secrets.
(Also see Burial; Cemetery; Exhume; Sarcophagus; Shrine; Tower)
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Belching
(Burping) In a dream, belching means vain talk, or the arrogance of a
rich person toward a poor one.
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Bullfight
(Butting; Thrusting) A bullfight or a goat fight with horns in a dream
means preparing for war. It also could mean joining a festival, a show of
innovation, or participating in heedless activities. Thrustingor bumping someone
with the head in a dream means plagues, illness or calamities that will affect
both parties. If blood flows from their heads because of such blows in the dream,
it means that they will both suffer evil consequences and losses. Thrusting
against someone with the head during a fight in a dream also means having
pride about one’s ancestry.
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Abacus
(Calculator) In a dream, an abacus represents social order, conformity
and uprightness. Seeing an abacus in a dream also reflects one’s own state and
conduct. If the frame and beads are in a good condition, operate smoothly and
smell fragrant in the dream, the abacus then denotes one’s uprightness and good
conduct. If they look dirty, greasy and rough to handle in the dream, then they
denote the ill management of one’s life or business. If one sees an abacus in such
a condition in his dream, it may also represent unsanitary food preparation, a
greasy spoon restaurant, or it could mean abating the declared weight or value
of a merchandise. An abacus in a dream also may represent a well behaved child,
a student, a teacher, or a judge. If one turns into an abacus in a dream, it means
an illness or a calamity. An abacus in a dream also means that one’s patience,
contentment and trust in God Almighty will reserve him a generous reward.
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Vice-regent
(Calif; Caliphate; Deputy; Human being; Minister; Ruler; Secretary
of state; Vizier) In a dream, a vice-regent represents someone whom people seek
for his knowledge, or to learn the mastery of his craft, or he could represent an
appointed justice of the peace. He also represents someone who inherits good
and bad qualities, or whose character is different privately from the way he
portrays himself in public. If one sees the vice-regent of the land in a stately
appearance, or if he sees himself in such a form in a dream, it denotes his good
state in this world and his success in the hereafter. Seeing him wearing an
unsuitable garment in a dream reflects one’s own state, or it may mean that his
current religious state is weak, though it may become better at a latter stage
of his life. A vice-regent or a calif in a dream also represents someone who
establishes the laws of his religion and follows the example of God’s Prophet,
upon whom be peace. Whatever he is wearing in the dream connotes one’s own
state, or the growing or diminishing of his devotion. If one who is promised
something sees the vice-regent or the calif in his dream, it means that his
promise will be fulfilled, and his wishes will come true. Seeing him in a dream
also means that someone from a different circle is backbiting him, or speaking
of him without his consent, or that people are reporting him to the authorities,
or that scholars are discussing him, or mentioning his work. A vice-regent or a
calif in a dream also represents aloofness, seclusion, truthfulness, volunteering
one’s services, commanding what is good and forbidding what is evil, developing
one’s own certitude and faith, repentance, abstaining from sinful actions,
imprisonment, sickness, or travels. If one sees himself being awarded the seat
of the vice-regent or calif in a dream, though he does not suit the position, it
means that adversities and temptations will befall the land, though the people
of knowledge and the righteous ones will escape such danger. It could also mean
that he will suffer humiliation, and that the people whom he manages may rise
to preside over him.
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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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Shout
(Call; Cry; Human call; Outcry; Shout; Scream) Shouting at a gathering
of people in a dream means winning the title of a statesman, authority and
power in an election, or presiding over people. If one sees himself shouting alone
in a dream, it means that he will lose his power and his words will have impact.
Shouting in a dream also denotes social turmoil, agitation caused by war, an
earthquake, the drowning of a ship, or the spread of a new disease that will force
people to turn to God Almighty for help. (Also see Calling someone)
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Vulture
(Candor; Eagle; Enemy; Evil; Imbecile; Thieves) A vulture in a dream
represents a stupid, abominable and a lewd person. When seen during a
daylight dream, it means a grievous illness. If one sees a vulture inside his house
in a dream, it means sending help to assist someone in difficulty. Capturing a
vulture in a dream means a fight or war. A flock of vultures descending upon
a town in a dream represent an occupying army with merciless soldiers who will
plunder such town. If a sick person sees a vulture inside his house in a dream,
it means the approach of his death. As for a tanner and a potter, or the like
craftsmen, seeing a vulture in a dream means profits or benefits. As for
physicians or sick people, a vulture in their dream purports evil. In general,
vultures in a dream represent highway robbers, a band of thieves who are not
residents of that town, people who refuse to earn their livelihood through honest
work, or it could represent an undertaker, a body snatcher, a grave digger, or
a lewd and an insulting person. (Also see Eagle)
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Sugar cane
(Cane; Juice; Reeds) In a dream, sugar cane means toiling and
suffering, rabbling, or clamor in the area in which it is seen in a dream. Sugar
cane in a dream also could represent a noble lineage, acquiring an honorable
knowledge, or earning a spiritual advancement. Sugar cane in a dream also
represents chaste and noble women or pious men. If one sees a field of sugar cane
planted in inadequate terrain, then means destruction, ruin, or archaeological
excavations that will lead to exposing the past and exhuming the dead, or it
could mean a wailing party of women showing their grief and sorrow. A field of
sugar cane in a dream also represents the ability to hide something, or to redo
something, or to declare a war, or it could mean signing a business agreement,
a marriage contract, celebrating old times and events, freedom from imprison¬
ment, releasing prisoners, recovering from an illness, or exhuming the dead.
Chewing or sucking on a stick of sugar cane in a dream means becoming
talkative or repetitive. If one sees himself making juice out of sugar cane in a
dream, it means prosperity and wealth. Sugar cane in a dream also represents
money that one earns from a stingy person. (Also see Juice; Reed)
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Tent
(Canopy; Pavilion) In a dream, a tent means travels, a grave, a wife or a
house. A camp of tents in a dream represents clouds. If a tent is raised over
someone, and if he is a merchant, it means that his business will grow. If he is
a soldier, it means that he will rise in rank. If he is unwed, it means that he will
get married. If one sees a white tent raised beside his tent in a dream, it
represents a righteous person who commands what is good and forbids what is
evil. It also means that he will repent for a hideous sin. If one sees the moon
inside his tent in a dream, it means that he will illicit sexual intercourse with
a boy or with a young girl from a noble family. Seeing unknown white or green
tents in a valley represent the graves of martyrs. (Also see Canopy; Pavilion)
Termite: (Broker; Stockbroker; Wood warm) In a dream, termites represent
jealousy, envy, perfidy, competition in knowledge, or search for arguments. If
one sees termites in his carry-on bag, or eating from his staff in a dream, they
mean his death. Termites in a dream also represent a slanderer who tricks
wealthy people to make his commission by advising them to place their money
into bad investments. If a sick person sees termites inside his house or clinging
to his skin in a dream, it also means his death. If one sees termites eating his
wooden door, table orbed in a dream, they mean an illness. Termites in a dream
also means having a large family with little income.
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Skies
(Castle; Child; Firmament; Heavens; House; Mother; Oath; Ocean; Prison;
Teacher; Town; Wife; Wonders) In a dream, the sky represents itself. Whatever
descends from it or comes from that direction in a dream will materialize. If fire
falls from the sky over people’s homes in a dream, it means plagues, illness,
pleurisy, smallpox, or death and destruction. If fire falls over the marketplace
in the dream, it means higher prices. If it falls over the fields and farmlands in
the dream, it means that the crops could either burn, freeze, or be struck by a
swarm of locusts or by other harmful insects. If what falls from the sky indicates
prosperity, such as honey, oil, figs, barley, or money, etcetera, in the dream, it
means a good rain and a good harvest for that year. Whatever falls from the sky
of good or bad may represent the government and the hardships it inflicts upon
the people, or the benefits it may bring them. Climbing to the sky with a rope,
a ladder, or using a staircase in a dream means exaltation, rising in station, good
luck and support. If one climbs without a common medium in a dream, it means
fear and arrogance. If his intention in climbing is to spy on others in the dream,
it means that he may work as a spy. If one descends safely from the sky in the
dream, it means that he will escape and be spared the consequences of his sin.
If he falls and breaks or fractures a bone or so in the dream, it means that he
may suffer such accident in wakefulness. If a sick person sees himself climbing
to the sky, and if he does not return to earth in the dream, it means that he may
die from his illness. If he comes back in the dream, it means that his illness will
increase and his difficulties will reach their peak, though God willing, he will
recover from his illness, unless he falls into a hole in a dream. In that case the
hole represents his grave. If one sees the sky shooting arrows causing people
wounds, injuries and bleeding in a dream, it means taxes and confiscation of
properties by the government. If the arrows hit people’s ears and eyes only in
the dream, it means that major trials and temptations will strike at everyone.
If the arrows fall without causing harm to anyone, and if people rush to collect
them in the dream, they represent a booty that people will come to win, or a
divine gifts people will enjoy. To rise close to the sky in a dream means nearness
to one’s Lord. This is particularly true for pious people and for true believers.
Nearing the sky in a dream also represents a supplication needing an immediate
answer, and God willing such prayers will be answered. Nearing the sky in a
dream also could mean going before the governor of one’s town, or any person
from whom one may need something, i.e., a teacher, a man of knowledge, a
father, or a wife. If one sees the sky falling over his head in a dream, it means
that the roof of his house may cave in, or that he will die from an illness he
already suffers. If one sees himself climbing and entering the sky in a dream,
it means that he will die as a martyr. If one sees himself standing in the sky in
a dream, it means that he will command or admonish others. If one sees himself
in the sky looking down at something on earth in a dream, it means that he will
rise in station, then he will regret something he missed. If one sees the sky green
in a dream, it means prosperity and a good harvest. If one sees the sky turned
into iron in a dream, it means drought or scarcity of rain. If one falls from the
sky in a dream, it means that he may abandon his faith, become a reprobate,
or that he may be struck with a major calamity that will be driven by an unjust
person. If the iron sky splits open, and if an old man appears from behind it in
the dream, such an old person represents the grandfather of the people of that
town or tribe. Consequently, people will enjoy a good harvest, prosperity and
happiness. If it is a young man that appears in the dream, then he represents
an enemy and an evil that may befall the people following such dream. If a sheep
appears from the sky in a dream, then it means profits. If camels appear, then
they represent rain. If a lion appears in the dream, it represents an unjust ruler.
If the sky becomes one solid piece in the dream, it means drought. If it rips apart
and its doors become wide open in the dream, then it means rain or an answer
to people’s prayers. If one sees himself reaching out and touching the sky in a
dream, it means that he is seeking an important goal, and that he will fail to
attain it. If one sees himself rising near the lower heavens in a dream, it means
worldly gains, or profits and status in either material or spiritual realms. If one
looks toward the sky, whether to the East or to the West in a dream, it means
travels. If one sees himself stealing the sky and hiding it in ajar in a dream, it
means that he may steal a copy of the holy Quran and hides it with his wife.
If one sees the sky wide open in a dream, it means blessings and benefits. If one
sees himself rising toward the sky in a fiat posture in a dream, it means that
he will become emaciated, or suffer losses in his business. On the other hand,
if one sees himself rising without difficulty and without being laid on his back
in a dream, it means exaltation, success and safety from any harm that could
be driven by one’s enemies. If one bites the sky in a dream, it means that a
calamity will strike at him, or it could mean business losses, failure to attain
one’s goals, or an argument with one’s superior at work. If one sees himself
touring the sky then returning to earth in a dream, it means that he may become
an astronomer, or an astrologer and gain fame in his field. If one sees himself
leaning his back to the sky in a dream, it means that he may win a leadership
position, or win victory over his opponents. If one sees himself in the sky having
a form different than that of human beings in a dream, it means that he may
leave this world unblessed. If one sees himself hanging down with a rope from
the sky in a dream, it means that he will govern after someone else’s, or inherit
his post. However, if the rope breaks in the dream, it means that he may lose
such an opportunity. If one sees a lighted candle in the sky which luster and
brightness dims the light of the sun in a dream, it represents a solar eclipse. If
one sees the sky being build in his presence in a dream, it means that he lies
in his testimonies. Falling from the sky in a dream also could be a warning
against falling into sin. Falling from the sky in a dream with one’s head down
means longevity. If one sees himself in the sky but could not remember when
did he enter it in a dream, it means that God willing he is already in paradise.
If one sees radiance, or scintillating rays of light coming through the sky in a
dream, it means guidance. If he sees dark clouds coming through the sky in a
dream, it means that he could stray from God’s path. If he sees a scourge
descending from the sky in a dream, it means that plagues and adversities will
befall the people as a chastisement for their sins, or for crimes they have
committed. As for gnostics and people of knowledge, seeing the sky in a dream
means clarity, vision, placing one’s interests in heavenly matters, or travelling
to distant lands, or engaging in importing and exporting goods. Climbing into
the sky in a dream also means falsehood, false beliefs, lies, or talking about God
Almighty without the proper knowledge or guidance. Climbing into the sky in
a dream also could mean seeking one’s livelihood, satisfying one’s needs, or
fulfilling a promise. Skies in a dream also represent the ocean because of their
vastness and the countless number of creation living therein, or they could
represent the ripening of fruits, or the conclusion of one’s work, or they could
represent one’s helmet, armor, wife, money, religion, death, or they could
indicate slander and falsehood against someone who descends from them after
being raised, and they could mean making peace with one’s enemies, or they
could represent the shares allotted for each one of God’s creation, the good and
the bad, people’s sustenance and that of beasts, gains, losses, blessings or
afflictions. (Also see Ascending in the skies; Celestial spheres; Heavens; Star)
Skin inflammation: (Thinning; Shedding one’s skin) If one sees his skin thinned
or inflamed between his legs in a dream, it means that he will marry a rich
woman who will give him her wealth. If one sees himself shedding his skin or
skinning himself in a dream, it means money he will part with, and if he is sick,
it means his death. (Also see Dry skin; Skin)
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Horse
(Castle; Chivalry; Generosity; Goodness; Merchant; Nobility; Partner;
Son; Travels; Wife) Owning horses in a dream means prosperity, or victory over
one’s enemy. Riding a horse in a dream means dignity, honor and wealth.
Perhaps it could mean that one will befriend a noble person, or meet a good
companion on the road. Owning a mare in a dream means begetting a beautiful
son. If it is a nag or a workhorse in the dream, it means that he will live satisfied,
or that he may marry a rich and a noble woman who will bear his children.
Seeing a horse in a dream also may connote owning a good house. If it is a blond
horse in the dream, it means knowledge, devotion, piety and fear of wrongdoing.
A nag in a dream represents a wife or a husband. A saddled horse in a dream
means a woman in her menstrual period, during which time it is not permissible
for the husband to engage in marital intercourse with her. A gathering of horses
in a dream represents a gathering of women for a funeral or a wedding. Owning
a herd of horses, or taking care of their feed in a dream means presiding over
people, or it could mean managing a business. If a horse dies in one’s presence
in a dream, it means loss of his house or business. The fit of a horse in the dream
represent man’s own state. Descending from a horse in a dream means committing
a sin that will force one to resign from his position, or be dismissed from his work.
A hairy horse in a dream represents a large family. If the tail of one’s horse is
cut off at its end in a dream, it means that one may come to see the death of his
children and clan before his own eyes. If the tail of one’s horse is simply clipped
in the dream, it connotes his own death and that his name will be quickly
forgotten. If one is attacked by a horse in a dream, it means that a noble person,
or a young boy will stand to him and require a just retribution from him. A flying
horse with two wings in a dream means that one may be tried with affections
toward a perverted boy or a woman who will tempt him then follow him. If a
descendent of the family of God’s Prophet, upon whom be peace, sees himself
flying on a winged horse in a dream, it means that he will rise in station and
preside over people. If one sees horsemen coming through the skies in a dream,
it means that a war may take place in that land. Riding a horse and holding a
spear in one’s hand in a dream means forcing people to do something, or forcing
them to pay what they owe. If one sees his horse drowning in a dream, it means
that he may die from an illness. Buying a horse and tending the money to the
seller in the dream means profits in one’s business, or earning money from
teaching. Selling one’s horse in a dream means doing good and being grateful
for it. If one’s horse bites him in a dream, it means that he will lead an army
in a war. If one kills a horse in his dream, it means that he will be awarded
status, rank and money. Slaughtering a horse for other than food in a dream
means spoiling one’s livelihood. If one sees a horse whose owner is not known
entering a town in a dream, it means that a noble person will enter that town
and people of his trade will fear his competition or his becoming a danger to their
business. If such a horse reverts his course and leaves that town in the dream,
it means that a great, though unknown person from that locality will die shortly.
Horses running across the streets in a dream represent a destructive rain or
devastating floods. A feeble horse in a dream represents the weakness of his
owner. (Also see Dung; Horse fright; Nag)
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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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Rank
(Ceremony; Religious rank) Awarding a meek person a ceremonial rank or
a station of honor in a dream represents a wedding, a job, or a good deed through
which God Almighty will raise such a person in station. (Also see Rising in station)
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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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Chisel
(Cheat; Defraud; Swindle) In a dream, a chisel means using a tool to attain
one’s goal, or using a helper, or it could represent someone who is forced to travel
by unwarranted circumstances or without his consent. A chisel in a dream also
represents someone whose wounds do not heal easily because of his greed, in¬
equity and craving for more. A chisel in a dream also represents one’s assistant,
or one’s penis, or his mouth.
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Chessboard
(Checker board) In a dream, a chessboard represents the world in
everything it does to its dwellers. It raises someone and abases another or it
could represent life and death, the upright, the crooked, sports, wars, jealousy,
temptation, envy, perfidy, poverty or richness, etcetera. (Also see Chess;
Chessmen)
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Glass
(Clarity; Perception; Wisdom; Woman) In a dream, glass represents an
early stage of a temporary anxiety, depression or stress. Such condition is less
serious when glass is seen collected as broken chips in a container in a dream.
Seeing through glass in a dream means uncovering something that is hidden.
In a dream, all glassware, stained glass, engraved glass, or decorative glass of
green, red or yellowish color represent a suspicious person, money earned from
a suspicious source or suspicion about one’s wife, or even suspicion about one’s
true children, or it could mean eavesdropping, affectation or hypocrisy. In a
dream, any glass by-products represent people of knowledge, scholars, gnostics,
sages or people of wisdom. Buying a glittering glass ornament, or a house made
of mother of pearl in a dream means choosing the pleasures of this world over
the everlasting joy of the hereafter, or it could mean disdaining to obey God’s
commands, or it could mean becoming an apostate. A drinking glass cup in a
dream represents a woman. Receiving a glass of water in a dream means that
one's wife is pregnant. An unknown kind of glass cup or a roughly cut drinking
glass of water in a dream means that there is a fetus in the mother’s womb. If
the glass of water breaks and the water remains in the dream, it means that the
mother may die after giving birth and the infant will survive. If the water spills
and the glass remains intact in the dream, it means that the fetus may die and
the mother will survive. The breaking of a glass in a dream also denotes the
death of the one who is serving it. If a sick person is given a glass of wine, or
water, or a bitter apple drink, or a laxative in a dream such a drink represents
his last cup. (Also see Glass blower; Glass bottle)
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Ashes
(Coal; Fire; Fumes; Oven) In a dream, ashes represent unlawful money or
they could mean burns. Ashes in a dream are also interpreted to mean money
one will receive from someone in authority or directly from the government.
Seeing ashes then mean difficulties or toiling for no benefit in the service of a
person in authority. Ashes in a dream also mean vain talk, or a knowledge one
cannot benefit from. Ifone sees himself carrying a container filled with ashes
in a dream, it means that he is engaged in falsehood, backbiting or in acquiring
useless knowledge. Ifone sees himself blowing air into cold ashes in a dream,
it means that he will engage in futile undertaking. Ashes in a dream also denote
sadness, sore-eyes or heedlessness. Ashes in a dream also mean quelling the fire
of war, suppressing upheaval, or attaining peace. Ashes which are collected
from baking in a dream represent charity, or curiosity. (Also see Coal)
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Bitter fruits
(Colocynth; Bitter apples; Bitter cucumber) Its tree represents
sadness and stress, a coward, or an uneasy, worried and a restless person.
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Yellow
(Color) Wearing a yellow silken garment in a dream means a sickness.
If a warrior sees himself wearing a yellow silken garment in a dream, it means
that he will be decorated for his chivalry. Yellow in a dream also represents
strains. (Also see Colors; Paleness)
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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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Mercy
(Compassion) Seeing a merciful person showing compassion toward a
weak person in a dream means clarity about one’s spiritual commitment, and
that one’s religious devotion will grow stronger. If one sees himself being
treated with mercy in a dream, it means that he will receive forgiveness. If one
is granted divine mercy in a dream, it means that he is endowed with favors
and blessings. If one sees himself being merciful and happy in a dream, it means
that he will memorize the holy Quran by heart.
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Baker
(Compassionate leader; Honest livelihood; Just ruler; Love; Son) A baker
in the dream represents peacefulness and a lucrative life. One who bakes bread
on top of limestone in a dream represents a happy and a good person who entices
people to work and earn honest income from their own sweat. If he receives
money for his bread in the dream, it means that he has made preaching to others
his main source of income. Seeing oneself as a baker in a dream means becoming
wealthy and prosperous. If one sees himself buying bread from a baker and if
the baker does not look at how much money is tendered in the dream, it means
that the baker is a noble man, and he is capable of doing good deeds without
anticipating a reward. A baker in a dream also represents someone who brings
benefits to others, for they all need him. Receiving a loaf of bread from a baker
in a dream means earning an honest income. If one who is not a baker sees
himself baking bread and selling it to people in a dream, it means that he solicit
customers for a prostitute. The profession of a baker in a dream also involves
talks, disputes and energy. (Also see Bread; Sweets)
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Commutative contract
(Compensate; Interchange; Substitute) To substitute
something for something better in a dream means an adversity and a distressful
offense one chooses to bear with patience, contentment and accepts it as his fate
until God Almighty removes it and replaces it with a greater reward in this
world and in the hereafter. (Also see Compensation)
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Clouds
(Concealment; Gloom; Dream; Life; Rains; Skies; Soldiers; Sufferings;
Vapor; Water) In a dream, clouds represent the course of life which provides
people with rainwater to drink, water to wash their dirt, water for their crops
and sustenance. Clouds in a dream also represent knowledge, understanding,
wisdom, clarity as they show the divine kindness. Clouds in a dream also
represent an army or friends who carry the water and the water represents life
and the original element from which they were created. Clouds in a dream also
represent ships, airplanes, or if they are black or carry stones or bring thunder,
then they represent the antagonistic character of a leader who deprives his
people from their rights or causes them to suffer through restrictive laws or
harsh mandates. If one sees a cloud inside his house or descending upon him in
his room in a dream, it means that he will join the company of believers or
receives an award, or that he is endowed with wisdom, or should he wish for a
child, his wife will conceive one. If he is a merchant, it means that his
merchandise will arrive to its port of destination. If one sees himself riding over
a cloud in a dream, it means exaltation or marriage to a pious woman, or that
one will attend a pilgrimage should it be his wish. Otherwise, should he wish
for it, he will become renowned for his knowledge and wisdom. Should he
qualify, it means that he will lead an army, or that he will rise in rank, or that
he will be sent as an emissary of his government or as an ambassador. If people
are expecting clouds to water their farms, and should one see masses of clear
clouds carrying rains and coming in that direction in the dream, it means a
calamity. If the clouds carry poisonous rains or acid rains or polluted rains, or
if they are driven by heavy winds, or if they carry fires or dust or ashes or rocks
from a volcano, they mean that a calamity will strike that locality, or that they
will receive news about travellers the majority of whom will perish during a trip.
Clouds also mean innovations and man made religions that may spread throughout
the land. If one sees himself merging with the clouds in a dream, it means that
he associates himself with a person in authority or a wise man or a man of
knowledge. If one sees himself eating clouds in his dream, it means that he will
gain lawfully earned money from such a person, or that perhaps he may gain
wisdom. If one sees himself amassing clouds in a dream, it means that he will
learn wisdom at the hand of a close associate. If one sees himself mixing with
the clouds but does not carry anything out of them in a dream, it means that he
will mix with people of knowledge and learn nothing from what they say, or
practice nothing of what they teach. If one sees himself riding over the clouds
in a dream, it means that he may become famous for his wisdom and knowledge.
If one sees his own son turned into a cloud in a dream, it means that he earns
his livelihood from teaching wisdom or religious knowledge to others. Black clouds
in a dream mean wisdom, forbearance, honesty and joy. If the black clouds also
carry a threat or cause fear in the dream, it means that one will be reprimanded
by such a wise person. If one sees himself building a house over a cloud in a
dream, it means that he lives an honest life, earns lawful money and lives his
life with wisdom and integrity. If one builds a palace over a cloud in a dream,
it means that through his wisdom, he avoids committing sins. It also means that
he prospers from such a wisdom or builds a palace in paradise with his deeds.
If one sees a cloud in his hand and rain falling from it in a dream, it denotes the
wisdom he speaks. If one turns into a rainy cloud in a dream, it means that he
lives wealthy and benefits people from his money. If one turns into a cloud that
rains gold in a dream, it means that he will learn wisdom from a great man.
Clouds in a dream also represent the people in authority who do others favors
and ask for no reward. If one hears a human sound calling him from behind a
cloud in a dream, it means that God willing he will attend a pilgrimage. ( See
Invisible caller). A black cloud in a dream also represents a just judge, while a
white cloud represents a blessed and a noble justice. Clouds in season in a dream
represent benefits, profits and prosperity. A mass of black clouds carrying no
rain in a dream mean benefits, extreme cold, sadness or sorrow. Red clouds in
a dream mean distress, adversities or a sickness. A cloud covering a town in a
dream means blessings. If the person who sees such black clouds in his dream
is intending to take a trip, it will take place, though his safety cannot be insured.
On the other hand, if he is unhappy about something, then if he sees such a
dream, it means that his sorrow will be dispelled. White clouds in a dream are
a sign of work, a job or business. Rising fog in a dream means taking a journey,
or returning from one. Red clouds in a dream means lack of work. A gloomy cloud
in a dream means stress. If one sees clouds welcoming him in a dream, it means
glad tidings. If he is an evil person, it means a calamity and a chastisement for
his sins. If one sees clouds covering the sun in a dream, it means that the ruler
of that land is ill. If one sees himself wearing a shirt of clouds in a dream, it
means blessings that God Almighty has favored him with. Clouds in a dream
also represent virtues, miracles, favors, rains, love and blessings, because they
also appear when a prophet or a saint pray for rain or to shelter a blessed person
from the heat of the sun. Clouds in a dream also mean travel by sea or air.
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Enmity
(Conflict; Discord; Rupture; Spitefulness) To show enmity toward some¬
one in a dream means desiring to remain in his company, showing him
friendliness, then divulging his secrets or exposing his feelings. To face someone’s
animosity in a dream, means becoming friendly with him, for enmity means
uncovering what is hidden. (Also see Enemy; Rupture of relations)
Interpreted by Ibn Sirin
Celestial spheres
(Constellations; Firmaments; Heavens) Seeing oneself at the
first celestial sphere in a dream means associating with a tyrant or a liar or
befriending a mail carrier. The second celestial sphere represents the scribes of
a king. The third celestial sphere represents a marriage to a woman from a noble
lineage. The fourth celestial sphere represents leadership, prosperity and
reverence. The fifth celestial sphere represents marriage to a most beautiful
woman. Travelling in its orbit together with its stars in that galaxy in a dream
means travelling to meet a ruler, a warrior, a pious man, or a perfect man. The
sixth celestial sphere represents knowledge, blessings and steadfastness. The
seventh celestial sphere represents the inner circles of a ruler. The eight
celestial sphere represents the company of a great ruler. The ninth celestial
sphere represents the company of a revered man. Seeing the tenth celestial
sphere or the all-encompassing sphere in a dream means meeting the greatest
ruler. Orbiting a celestial sphere or a galaxy or seeing them in a dream means
rising in station and honor, attaining one’s goals, or increase in one’s power. If
one sees the all-encompassing sphere in a dream, it means that he will meet the
Almighty Lord, the Master of the universes, God Almighty Himself or become
the intimate friend of the greatest ruler in the world. If one sees himself in a
dream changing the order of stars, galaxies or constellations, it means being
unjust or trying to obscure the truth. If a woman sees herself under the first
celestial sphere in a dream, it means that she will marry someone from the
ruling class. (Also see Constellations, Dog; Moon; Skies; Star)
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Fencer
(Controversy; Fence; Politicking) Seeing a fence builder in a dream means
moving forward, fulfilling one’s goals, or he could represent a salesman of
specialty outfits.
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Stairway
(Conveyor; Steps; Travels) In a dream, stairways represent the vehicle
of rising in station, advancement in worldly gains, seeking the blessings of the
hereafter, and the rising of one’s station in the hereafter. A stairway in a dream
also could represent the days of one’s life and their term. If one sees a staircase
which he recognizes in the dream, it could represent the servant of a house, its
owner, or its accountant. If a sick person sees himself climbing an unknown
staircase which is leading him to the upper room from where he can see paradise
in the dream, it means that he may die from his illness and reach what he saw.
If obstacles hinder his way or impede his climb in the dream, it means that he
is detained, and the immediate blessings of such a gift will be veiled to him.
Descending a staircase in a dream means arriving from a journey, resigning
from one’s job, impeachment, or it could represent a pedestrian. If one’s descent
leads him to his family, house, or farmland in the dream, it means money. If
what he reaches at the end of the staircase is unknown, and if one meets people,
or souls he does not recognize in the dream, it also denotes what we have earlier
explained. If during one’s climb or descent he falls into a well, or if a giant bird
grabs him and flies away with him, or if a beast devours him, or if he steps into
a boat that sails away as he steps into it, or if he takes a step to find himself
riding an animal, or a vehicle of some type, the staircase then represents the
stages of one’s life and what he encountered during the journey of his life,
all replayed or screened before his eyes at the point of descending into his grave,
or as a book one reads after his death. If he does wake up and finds himself
healthy and fit, it means that he will become a tyrant, an unjust person, an
atheist and a reprobate. If one sees himself descending a staircase that leads
him into a mosque, lush foliage, green fields, a fresh breeze of spring, or into a
pond to take a ritual ablution to perform his prayers in the dream, it means that
he will become a true believer, repent for his his sins and abandon his
blameworthy conduct. Otherwise, if he descends upon adverse elements such as
snakes, lions, steep hills, corpses, or a field of scattered remains in a dream, then
it represents major trials and adversities. If the steps are made of clay in one’s
dream, they indicate positive signs. However, a stairway could be regarded as
unfavorable if its steps are made of backed bricks. If they are made of stones in
the dream, they mean business success, along with a heart like a stone. If the
staircase is made of wooden steps in the dream, it means reaching a high rank
which is compounded with hypocrisy. If they are made of gold in the dream, then
they mean achieving success and gaining authority. If they are made of silver
in the dream, they represent one’s entourage and attendants. Climbing a
staircase in a dream also means sharpening one’s intellect and awareness. In
a dream, a stairway is also interpreted to mean leading a life of ascetic
detachment and devotion. Coming near a staircase in a dream also means
attaining success and a growing piety. Each step represents a different station.
Climbing a staircase in a dream also represents the dangers one may have to
cross. Seeing a staircase with five steps in a dream represents the five time
prayers, or the pulpit where the Imam stands to deliver his Friday sermon. That
is why some interpreters qualify the staircase in one’s dream as glad tidings,
good news, prayers, charity, alms giving, fasting, or a pilgrimage. God knows
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Pot
(Cooking pot; Vessel) In a dream, a cooking pot represents one’s wife, his
livelihood and home, while the lid represents the husband. If the pot looks in
a good condition and of value in one’s dream, then it represents his nobility and
honor. A pottery cookware salesman in a dream represents comfort and one does
not need to travel to earn his livelihood, while a copper cookware or other types
of cookware salesman in a dream represent a livelihood based on travelling from
door to door. A cooking pot in a dream also represents a scholar or a man of
knowledge who is sitting in the teacher’s chair, while the meat, vegetables and
spices inside the pot represent his knowledge, wisdom and their benefits for the
seeker. A pot on fire with water boiling inside it in a dream represents a divorced
woman. A pot in a dream also represents a handsome looking man who cares
about his neighbors’ opinions. A pot in a dream also could represent a house¬
keeper . Whatever happens to it in a dream could affect the housekeeper. If there
is a sick person in a family, and if one sees a cooking pot he does not know what’s
inside it in a dream, the stove here represents his bed, the fire represents his
depression and the boiling water represents his worries. If the boiling stops, and
if the contents start to cool down, and if the fire is put off in one’s dream, it means
that he will recover from his illness. Putting a pot with meat and vegetables on
the stove in a dream means imposing oneself on someone to receive a favor. If
the meat is cooked in his dream, it means that one will greatly benefit from such
a person, and his earnings will be lawful. If the meat does not cook, it means that
whatever he earns through the other person will be unlawful. Stirring a pot in
a dream means backbiting someone. If one eats directly from the pot in a dream,
it represents money one could save otherwise beside other benefits. If the pot
one is stirring in his dream does not contain any meat or food, it means that he
will ask a poor person to do something beyond his means, and consequently he
will not benefit from his doing. A cooking pot in a dream also represents one’s
relentlessness toward his enemy. A pot in a dream also denotes one’s content¬
ment and his acceptance of his destiny and of the divine providence. A pot in a
dream also represents a woman or money. The sauce represents lawful earnings
that are accompanied with some hassles. (Also see Earthenware pot; Jar)
Potter: In a dream, a potter represents someone who handles pots and pitchers,
or he could represent a servant, a housekeeper, women, girls or daughters.
Seeing a potter in a dream also means pride about one’s lineage, wealth, or
beauty.
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Kindness
(Courtesy) If a respected person sees himself showing friendliness and
kindness toward lowly people in a dream, it means self-degradation, loss of
status, dismissal from one’s position, poverty and need for other’s assistance.
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Helmet
(Crash helmet; Face mask; Hard hat; Warrior’s helmet) In a dream, a
helmet means safety, money, a wife, employment, travel, or one’s head. A white
helmet in a dream means relaxing, or peace in one’s life, or it could mean
recovering from a migraine headache. Wearing a warrior’s helmet in a dream
also means safety of one’s property and protection from an accident. Wearing
a rounded expensive helmet in a dream means betrothing a beautiful and a rich
woman. A helmet made of iron in a dream represents a leader who defends
people, or it could mean trust, status, rank, a wife, or might. Wearing a white
helmet in a dream means honor and protection of one’s property.
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Insanity
(Craziness; Excitement; Madman; Mental derangement) In a dream,
insanity or any of the above conditions represent prosperity, merit and prestige.
Insanity in a dream also indicates desiring the world, festivities, or social fun
for one who seeks such connections. If one acts irrationally as a consequence of
something that affected his life in a dream, it denotes profits he earns from
usury. Seeing oneself extremely happy and excited in a dream means entering
paradise. In general, insanity represents profits equal to the degree of one’s
irrational behavior in his dream. How mad is he in his dream may indicate how
rich he will become. However, such profits will be spent in sinful ways and in
the company of an evil companion. Insanity in a dream also can be interpreted
as receiving an inheritance. The madness of one’s son in a dream represents the
father’s benefits. The madness of a woman in a dream represents a good harvest
for that year. Insanity in a dream is also interpreted as being madly in love. It
also could signify suffering from harsh beating, or perhaps it could mean
offering good deeds without anticipating any reward. (Also see Irrationality;
Mental derangement; Mental hospital)
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Petroleum
(Crude oil) In a dream, petroleum represents an adulteress, or
unlawful money. Eating crude oil in a dream means receiving money from
someone in authority. If one is drenched in petroleum in a dream, it represents
adversities that will be driven by someone in authority. Crude oil in a dream also
means money, evil, adversities and wars.
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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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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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Fresh produce
(Damp; Food; Humid; Produce; Ripe; Tender) Fresh vegetables or
fruits in a dream and in their season represent a political appointment in a
populated village or a small town. Eating fresh produce out of season in a dream
means an illness. As for a merchant, eating fresh produce in a dream means
profits and plenitude. Fresh or ripened fruits in a dream represent glad tidings,
spiritual awareness, victory over one’s enemy, chastity, lawful earnings or
absence of trouble. Eating a ripened fruit out of season in a dream also may mean
a miraculous recovery from illness and a blessing.
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Heart
(Daughter; Pulsate; Servant) In a dream, the human heart represents his
awareness, diligence, intelligence, master, king of the human body and its
governor. Seeing a heart in a dream also represents good conduct, good spiritual
awareness, religious assiduity and clarity of speech. If one’s heart is stolen from
him in a dream, it means fear, yearnings, bad religious practices, an accident,
or a calamity. Seeing one’s heart blackened, or covered with an opaque seal in
a dream, it means heedlessness, sinfulness and blindness of the heart. (Also see
Body; Chest)
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Resurrection
(Day of Reckoning; Day of Resurrection; Last Day; Reckoning;
Rising of the dead; Trumpet of Resurrection) Seeing the Day of Resurrection,
or Doomsday in a dream is a serious warning for a sinner, or it could represent
a warning for someone who is contemplating a sinful act. Seeing the Day of
Resurrection in a dream also denotes justice. Beingthe only person resurrected
on such a day means one’s death. Standing up awaiting one’s judgement on the
Day of Resurrection in a dream means travels. If one sees himself and his wife
being the only people who are brought for judgement of the grand Day of
Gathering in a dream, it means that he is being unjust. If a warrior sees the Day
of Resurrection in a dream, it means that by God’s decree, the aggressor shall
be defeated. The land of the grand gathering in a dream represents a chaste
woman or a noble man. The blowing of the Trumpet of Resurrection in a dream
represents the salvation of the righteous ones. Seeing any of the great ex¬
traordinary events or signs that shall precede the Day of resurrection in a dream
means glad tidings for a believer who does good, and a warning for a disbeliever
to correct himself and repent for his sins before its coming. Seeing the Day of
Resurrection in a dream also denotes that some of the major signs are actually
taking place, such as blood shedding, spread of evil, belligerence of atheism,
pride about wealth, ruling of the working class, building high rises, the end of
the era of kings on earth, or it could remind the person of the prophesied signs,
such as the rising of the sun from the West, the emergence of a beast that will
speak with a human tongue, the rising of the Imposter (arb. Dajjal. Antichrist),
etcetera. Seeing the Day of Resurrection in a dream also represents the spread
of evil, the presence of an extended police force, and the ruling of large armies
and dictatorships around the world. Thus, seeing the Day of Resurrection in a
dream is a reminder and a warning to the one who sees it. If one sees the graves
splitting open, dead people resurrected back to life and are walking out of them
accompanied with their angels in a dream, it means that justice will prevail in
that land. If one experiences the resurrection in a dream, then discovers that
the world went back to continue its prior course , it means that justice will
dominate that land for a while, then it will be followed by a tyranny that will
be carried by people who are not even suspected to be of such character. Such
a dream also could be interpreted to suit a person who is seeking the impossible,
or one who is adamant at pursuing the path of wrongdoing, falsehood and lies.
Recognizing the eminent final signs of the Day of Reckoning in a dream means
that one is unaware of his heedlessness and such dream constitutes a warning.
If one’s reckoning is easy in a dream, it denotes his wife’s piety, compassion and
love for him. If one’s reckoning is detailed and painful in a dream, then it
represents major losses. If one’s good deeds weigh heavier than his bad deeds
in the dream, it means that his devotion is true and that his reward will be
greater. If one sees himself carrying the scale to weigh his own deeds in a dream,
it denotes his righteousness and correctness. If one sees an angel handing him
his records and telling him to read his own book in the dream, it also means that
he is on the right path. Walking on the bridge of the Day of Judgment, carrying
one’s own records and crying in a dream means that one is praying for God’s
forgiveness and to ease his reckoning. If one sees the Doomsday in a dream, it
means that he will escape from dangerous enemies, or that perhaps a major trial
will befall the dwellers of that place. If one crosses the Bridge of Judgement in
a dream, it means that he will escape a major trial, or perhaps it could represent
a major hurdle one may have to cross in this life. If one sees himself carrying
his book of records in his right hand in a dream, it means that he will win
righteousness, wealth and honor. If one sees himself carrying his book of records
in his left hand in a dream, it means that he will fall into sin and the consequent
poverty and need of others, for wealth and adultery do not mix. If one witnesses
the emergence of the Imposter ( Antichrist ) in a dream, it signifies new trends,
innovations and masses straying from the straight path. (Also see Intercession;
Reckoning; Rising of the dead; Trumpet of Resurrection)
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Return of one’s soul back to its Lord
(Death; Give up the ghost; To die) In a
dream, the return of one’s soul back to its Lord means remitting a trust to its
rightful owner, the recovery of a sick person from his illness, the release of a
prisoner from jail, or perhaps it could represent the reunion of beloveds.
Return: (Return from a journey) When one returns from a trip in a dream, it means
paying one’s dues, dispelling sorrow and sadness, escaping from ill consequences,
receiving a reward, or repenting from sin. (Also see Debt)
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Betrayal
(Deception; Double-cross; Milk; Misleading; Renegade; Trickery; War)
In a dream, betrayal of others mean shortcomings or religious disdain and
failure in one’s life in this world. Betrayal in a dream also means a robbery or
being in dire need of the victim.
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Hole
(Deception; Plot; Profits; Fall) Digging a hole, a water well, or an irrigation
and planning to water the plants with them in a dream means attending one’s
needs and serving the interests of his family. Eating from the dirt one piles from
digging in his dream represents a swagger, or someone who acquires money
through deception. Seeing oneself inside a hole in a dream also means divorce.
To see oneself outside of such a hole looking at it in a dream means having an
argument with one’s spouse that will end in reconciliation. If a sick person or
a prisoner sees himself coming out of a hole in a dream, it means that he will
become free from his trials. Falling into a hole and crying for help to no avail
in a dream means taking a short trip. A hole in a dream also represents a poor
woman who strives to cover others pitfalls, though she cannot veil her own.
Hiding inside a hole in a dream also means appeasement of one’s fears, or ending
of one’s adversities. If while hiding, one finds food, or fresh water, or a cloth to
cover himself in the dream, it means profiting from sources one does not
anticipate, or making peace with an opponent. To put a hole in one’s shoe in a
dream means facing trouble and adversities. (Also see Den; Mouse hole; Tunnel)
Holy Book: (Quran; The Last Revelation) In a dream, the Holy Book, or the Quran
represents a king or a judge who deals with Islamic jurisprudence. If a king, a
ruler, or a judge sees that the Holy Book does no longer exist, or if he sees it
burning, or if its contents are washed away in a dream, it means his death. If
one sees a ruler or a governor handwriting a copy of the Holy Book in a dream,
it means that he is a just person who uses the divine laws in making his decision.
If a judge sees himself handwritings copy of the Holy Book in a dream, it means
that he does not share his knowledge, and that he is audacious about his rank
and status. If a religious scholar or a theologian sees himself writing a copy of
Holy Book in a dream, it means that he will profit from a business deal. If one
sees a king, or a ruler swallowing the Holy Book in a dream, it means that he
may die soon. If a judge swallows the Holy Book in a dream, it means that he
accepts bribes. If a ruler sees himself erasing what is written in the Holy Book
in a dream, it means that he will be exiled. If a judge erases what is written in
the Holy Book in a dream, it also means his death. If he erases it by licking it
with his own tongue in a dream, it means that he will commit an awful sin. If
a witness erases it in a dream, it means that he will deny his own testimony.
Carrying the Holy Book, or buying a copy of the Quran in a dream means living
by its criterion. Reading from the Holy Book before God’s Prophet, upon whom
be peace, in a dream means that one will commit himself to memorizing it.
Eating the pages of the Holy Book in a dream means accepting bribes. If a
layman eats the pages of the Holy Book, or few lines from some pages in a dream,
it means that he earns his livelihood from reciting the Holy Quran or teaching
it. Eating the pages of the Holy Book in a dream also means earning one’s
livelihood from copying and selling it. Seeing the Holy Book in a dream also
mans growing in wisdom. Handwriting copies of the Holy Book in a dream
denotes one’s piety, or it could represent a religious scholar who lives by the
book, act by its commands and shares his knowledge with others. Tearing off the
pages of the Holy Book in a dream means ingratitude toward God’s revelations,
or denying God’s favors, or questioning some of them. If one does something to
the Holy Book in his dream that he would abhor to do in wakefulness, it means
that he has lost his religious devotion and faith. Carrying a copy of the Holy Book
in a dream means attaining power and acquiring knowledge. The Holy Book in
a dream also represents a husband, a wife, a son, or wealth. If a sick person sees
it in his dream, it means that he will recover from his illness. If the one who sees
it in his dream is facing an enemy, it means that he will triumph over him. If
he is a sinner, it means that he will repent of his sins and turn to his Lord, or
it could mean that he may receive an inheritance. If one sees himself following
innovations and he recognizes that in his sleep, his dream denotes a warning
from God Almighty. Seeing the Holy Book in a dream also could mean seeing
wonders, witnessing a miracle, hearing news, receiving happy news, or it could
mean longevity for one who browse through it from cover to cover in his dream.
The Holy Book in a dream also represents gardens, heavens, places of worship,
or a person one is commanded to obey, such as a ruler, or a father, a mother, one’s
teacher, or shaikh, or it could mean making a true oath, receiving glad tidings,
admonition or a warning. Seeing the Holy Book or any of the early divine
revelations in a dream means that one may preside over people. If one sees
himself carrying the Holy Book, or even any book of revelations, and if when he
opens it finds the pages blank with no writing inside it in the dream, it means
that he portrays himself to be what he is not, or that he impersonates a scholar,
or pretends to be religious. Kissing the Holy Book in a dream means revering
what it contains and adhering to what it commands. If one looks into the pages
of the Holy Book and finds its lines crooked in a dream, it means that he lives
satisfied with what he has, and fulfills his required duties accordingly. Stealing
a copy of the Holy Book and hiding it in a dream means that one cheats in
performing his own prayers, or fails to do them properly. If one sees himself
looking in the Holy Book, then writing from what he is reading on his own
garment in the dream, it means that he interprets the Quranic revelation
according to his own liking. If one sees a Holy Book sitting in his lap, then if a
chick comes and picks all the words written therein in a dream, it means that
one will beget a child who will memorize and read the Holy Quran as an
inheritance, and benefit from the piety of his father, and as a trust, a lawful
earning and a source of strength in his life. Buying a copy of the Holy Book in
dream means benefits, prosperity and becoming a renowned and a distinguished
religious scholar. If the Holy Book is snatched away from someone’s hands in
a dream, it means that he will lose his knowledge, or perhaps lose his employment.
If one sees himself spreading the pages of the Holy Book on a flat surface in a
dream, it means that he is seeking wisdom which he will get, or that he may
receive an inheritance. If one sees himself putting the Holy Book over his
shoulders in a dream, it means that he will receive an appointment, or be
entrusted with a duty to guard, or that he will memorize the Holy Quran. If one
finds himself trying to eat the pages of the Holy Book in a dream, it means that
he is a regular reader of the Quran. If one sees himself trying to eat the pages
of the holy Book but is unable to do so in a dream, it means that he tries to
memorize the Holy Quran from time to time but keeps forgetting what he
learns. (Also see Quran)
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Book
(Decree; Flyer; Letter; Publication; Public announcement; Record; Scroll;
Write; Writing) Holding a book or a letter in one’s hand in a dream signifies
power. A book or a letter in a dream also signifies fame or public knowledge. If
one sees himself carrying a sealed letter in a dream, then it means that he will
receive confidential news or a report. If a book or a letter is carried by a child
in a dream, it means glad tidings. If it is carried by a servant or a housekeeper,
then it means glad tidings and good news. If a letter is carried by a woman, then
one could expect a quick relief from his trouble. If the letter which the woman
is carrying in the dream is an open letter, and if the woman is wearing a veil,
it means that the news she is bringing must be treated carefully. If the woman
is wearing perfume, then one could expect good news and a commendation for
his work. If one sees himself holding a closed book in a dream, it means the end
of his life in this world. If one sees a flyer or a public announcement in display
by the authorities in a dream, it means that he will gain leadership, happiness
and income. If one sends a sealed letter to someone, which is returned to him
unopened in the dream, it means losing a war to one’s enemy. If he is a merchant,
it means that he will suffer losses in his business. If he is seeking marriage, it
means the denial of his request. If one sees himself carrying a book, a record,
or a letter in his right hand in a dream, and if he had an argument, or a confusing
deal, or doubt about something, it means that he will bring clarity to that
problem. If he is incarcerated or if he is suffering from persecution, it means that
he will bring proof of his innocence and escape from his difficulties. If he is
depressed, it means that he will be able to dispel his worries. If he is travelling
in a foreign country, it means that he will find a way back to his mother land,
where he will find happiness again. Carrying a book ora letter in one’s left hand
in a dream means that he has done something bad, or something which he will
regret. Carrying a book in the right hand denotes a prosperous year. If a
stranger takes one’s book away from him in the dream, it means that someone
will take away from him his most precious and endeared thing. Tearing a book
into pieces in a dream means getting rid of one’s trouble or becoming free from
trials or evil encounters and receiving benefits. Holding to a sealed book, decree,
or a letter in a dream also signifies abidingby the rules of one’s superior. Holding
a sealed book in one’s dream also signifies success, leadership and honor. If one
is seeking marriage and sees a sealed book in his hand in a dream, it means that
his betrothal to someone will end in marriage. Seeing or receiving a blank letter
or a book from someone in a dream means absence of his news, or not knowing
where he lives. If one sees a book descending to him from the heavens and if he
thinks in the dream that he understood the contents, then whatever good or bad
news it brings, it will be the same in wakefulness. A book in a dream also
represents one’s companion, or an intimate friend. Seeing a book in a dream also
could signify recovering from an illness. A hardcover book if the content is
unknown represents dishonesty, deceit, a cheap product or selling a sealed
package with undisclosed contents, or it could represent an old woman. Bringing
books into one’s home in a dream signify hearing news about an honest and a
pious person, learning happy stories from a reporter or becoming acquainted
with religious thoughts. (Also see Encyclopedia; Letter; Write; Writer)
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Feces
(Defecate; Excrete; Human excrements) Feces in a dream represent
money. Excreting solid intestinal waste in a dream means that one will spend
large amounts of money in caring for his health. Having diarrhea and defecating
in public in a dream means that one should be careful about exposing himself
or becoming subject to a scandal or saying dirty words. Excreting involuntarily,
then cleaning after oneself and carrying one’s pickings in a dream means
earnings and money. Feces in a dream also mean honey. Defecating in one’s bed
in a dream means divorcing one’s wife. Walking on feces in a dream means
distress or depression. Walking away from the bathroom after cleansing one’s
bowels in a dream means walking away from adversities. Failing into the sewers
or a toilet bowl in a dream means entering a prison. Defecating in one’s pants
in a dream means falling into sin, humiliation, speaking bad words or using
despicable expressions. Feces in a dream also represent money, hidden secrets,
travels, a fight, recovering from an illness, bad thoughts, whispering of the
mind, temptation or trusts. The smell of feces in a dream represents a fine, or
overdoing one’s duty, or a miscarriage for a pregnant woman. To sally one’s
clothing with someone’s feces in a dream means borrowing money from him or
carrying his favor for a longtime to come. Feces in a dream also denote earnings
from an unjust and a loathsome person. Excreting in a dream also means
dispelling one’s worries or getting rid of one’s burdens. If one excretes in the
ablution room in his dream, it means that his spendings or deeds are recognized
to be a fulfillment of his desires, ostentatiousness and love for fame. If one
excretes in an unknown place in a dream, it means that his deeds will not be
acknowledged, nor will he receive any reward for them. Going to the bathroom
in a dream means dispelling one’s worries, paying one’s debts or paying an
unavoidable alimony for his children. Putting a shirt in the wilderness and
defecating inside it rather than in the field in a dream means committing a sin
and carrying its consequences for sometime to come. Excreting in the wilder¬
ness, then covering one’s feces with dirt in a dream means hiding money. To
defecate in a marketplace in public in a dream means incurring God’s displeasure
and the curse of His angels. Throwing feces at someone in a dream means
starting a fight or opposing him in opinion, being unjust to him, or causing him
great losses. The consequences also may backfire at the assailant. If one sees
himself standing inside the sewers and searching through the filth with a stick
in his dream, it means that he might become a judge and be accused of bribery
or misuse of people’s money. Seeing human excrements in a dream means
abstraction of movement, stalling of businesses, or facing complex and harmful
adversities. To soil oneself with people’s feces in a dream means sickness or fear,
or it could mean good benefits for a person whose acts are filthy and abominable.
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Ignorance
(Demanding person; Obtrusive person) It is common among the people
of knowledge to describe an ignorant person as a stone. (Also see Darkness)
Illness: Having an illness in a dream represents a sickening character, or a
hypocrite. Finding oneself ill in a dream means enjoying a good health for that
year, or it could mean loss of devotion and lack of piety. If a warrior finds himself
sick in a dream, it means that he will be wounded. If one sees his wife sick in
a dream, it means that she is negligent of her religious obligations. If a sick
person sees himself riding an ox, or a swine in a dream, it means his death. A
feverish illness in a dream means pressure caused by a ruler. Feeling sick, or
feeling down with an undiagnosed illness in a dream means spending money,
or wasting it in ways other than on God’s path. In a dream, illness mostly
denotes religious disobedience and religious disdain. If one’s sick child recovers
from an illness in a dream, it means his death. If one sees the entire city
suffering from an illness in a dream, it means a war, or a siege. If one sees
himself ill in a dream, it also means victory over his enemy and enjoying a happy
life. Otherwise, seeing anyone suffering from an illness in a dream means lack
of work, and for a rich person it means becoming needy. If a business traveller
sees himself ill and desiring something in his dream, it means that his business
deal will not fall through, for physicians mostly do not grant their patients their
wishes. If a bedridden person sees himself freeing a slave from bondage in a
dream, it means his death, for a dead person has no property. Seeing a friend
sick in a dream means that one will suffer from the same illness. Illness in a
dream also signifies spending money, repentance, prayers, supplications, im¬
ploring, while falling in love in a dream means a sickness. Seeing two of one’s
children sick in a dream means that one may suffer from trachoma or ophthalmia,
for one’s eyes in a dream represent his children. Illness in a dream means that
one has lost something to his adversary. Seeing one’s father ill in a dream means
having a migraine headache, for one’s father in a dreams also represents his
head. An illness in a dream also signifies falsehood and corruption. If one sees
himself suffering from a terminal illness in a dream, it means that his sins will
be forgiven, and he will die with God Almighty pleased with him. An illness in
a dream also signifies a calamity, distress, fear of something, desiring something,
or trouble. The illnessofa woman in adream represents her stepdaughters from
her husband. Man’s sickness in a dream also could signify abstaining from
sexual course with his wife during her menstrual period. The illness of scholars
means weakness in their religious adherence. The sickness of a ruler means
religious failure, or that he may die in that same year. The illness of a teacher
in a dream means separation from his students. The illness of a child in a dream
means distress and worries for his parents. The death of a suffering old person,
or someone with a terminal illness in a dream means relief. The death of an
animal in a dream means lack of benefits. A plague in a dream means drought,
or prosperity for physicians as well as for undertakers. Complaining about some
pain in a dream means distress, unless if the one complaining in the dream is
an opponent, then it means victory andjoy for the person seeing the dream. (Also
see Thief)
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Table
(Dining table) A dining table with its food ready to serve in a dream means
blessings, accepting an invitation to dinner or lunch, financial comfort, status
and winning victory over one’s enemy. In this case, one’s enemy is hunger. The
food placed on the table represents a booty. Clearing the dinner table in a dream
means cessation of comfort and blessings. The dinning table of one’s house in
a dream represents his livelihood and sustenance, an important project that
requires the help of many people, or a great person who is gracious, true and
generous. Sitting on such a table in a dream means joining the company of such
great man. If the dining table is topped with clean food and fresh bread in the
dream, it means love between friends and brethren. To have little food and
some bread on the table in a dream means lack of such love between brethren.
Accepting the invitation to share a loaf of bread with someone in a dream means
love, unity and prescribing to the prophetic traditions. If one sees one or two
dishes on his table in a dream, it means profits for oneself and sustenance for
his dependents. Having good appetite in a dream means longevity. If the dining
table is cleared after one’s meal in the dream, it denotes the conclusion of one’s
life. If a crowd of people sits on a table to partake their meal in a dream, they
represent one’s dependent. If two opponents sit on the same table in a dream,
it means war, and particularly if their is broiled meat and herbs on the table.
The dining table in the dream then represents the battlefield, and eating their
meal means fighting. A dining table in a dream also represents piety. If one
shares his meal in a dream, it means that he will meet new friends and enjoy
their company, then a conflict will rise concerning his livelihood and earnings.
(Also see Food; Guest; Invitation; Hospitality; Table)
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Fear
(Dismay; Fright; Terror) In a dream, fear means the opposite. In fact, fear
in a dream represents peacefulness and repentance in wakefulness. If one sees
himself scared and running away from fear in a dream, it means that he will win
the upper hand. If one sees himself in a dream waiting to battle with fear, it
means that he will join a war. If one sees himself afraid, and if a voice says to
him: “Do not be afraid, you will not die, nor will you be able to bear this life,”
it means that he may become blind. If one sees himself as a God-fearing person
in a dream, it means that his worldly fears will dissipate and he will develop true
devotion and constant remembrance of his Lord. The person or object causing
fear in the dream represents harm and aversion. To feel scared in a dream
means happiness in wakefulness. Fear in a dream also could mean evil,
corruption or suffering from the consequences of wrongdoing one has committed.
If one dies of fear in his dream, it means that he does not pay people their rights
and particularly if he is afraid of a human being or from his own evildoing. (Also
see Running away; Take a flight)
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Banknote
(Dollar; Money) A banknote in a dream represents a pure intention, a
beautiful son, a treasure, an agreement, a consent, deputyship, devotion,
straight path, swearing in, testimony or wisdom. Losing a banknote in a dream
means losing one’s son or missing one’s prayers. If one sees himself moving piles
of banknotes to his house in a dream, it means that money will be delivered to
his hand. Though banknotes are blessings and they are what people need,
nevertheless, they are also Satan’s arrows. If one sees himself handling a large
quantity of banknotes in a dream, they mean trusts he receives for saving or as
a business. If one sees himself holding a banknote in his hand in a dream, it
means that he has entrusted something to a friend who will deliver it back to
him on demand. A counterfeit banknote means illegal money or income from
unknown source. A banknote carrying the denomination five, represents the
five time daily prayers in Islam. If one loses one in the dream, it means that he
neglects his required prayers. In some interpretations, banknotes represent a
book. They also represent benefits to a poor person. Perhaps banknotes in a
dream could represent the punishment of a hypocrite, or a person who respects
no commitment toward his friends, or perhaps they could represent a beloved,
mutual support, helping others, or good news. Common denominations such as
one hundred represent working for the government. If one sees himself receiving
a coin of money, or a banknote (e.g. One dollar), it means that he is suffering from
oppression. If one sees himself giving someone a banknote of the denomination
one, then if he finds it shred’ded into pieces in the dream, it represents a severe
enmity, a grievance, or a fight. If he finds it thrown to the floor in the dream,
it signifies heavy fighting between two people. (Also see Money)
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Dressing room
(Dresser; Fitting room; Wardrobe) A dressing room means what
a comb represents in a dream. A dressing room in a dream also represents a
husband for a single girl, or a chaste and a hard-working wife for a single man.
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Fruit
(Dried fruits; Fresh fruits) In a dream, a sweet tasting fruit represents
blessings, knowledge or money. Even a sour tasting fruit means the same when
it suits the taste of the person eating it in his dream. When a sour tasting fruit
does not agree with the person’s taste in the dream, then it means unlawful
earnings or aggravation of his illness. Eating or drinking any by-product that
is made of fruit in a dream means debts or facing challenges in a foreign land.
Seeing one’s most preferred fruit in a dream represent profits earned from one’s
own sweat and such profits will equal the amount of efforts exerted to earn them.
A large size fruit in a dream represents earnings that are not yet free from due
alms. A fruit without seeds or hull in a dream represents success and lawful
earnings. Eating fruits out of season in a dream means prosperity and comfort.
A fruit that grows or which is plucked in cluster or as bunch in a dream means
love and unity. Imported fruits in a dream represent their country of origin.
Fruits in a dream also represent one’s wife, children, business agreements,
exchanging knowledge, good deeds, family reunion, weddings, recovering from
sickness or recovering lost money. Grapes in a dream represent wine, and water
melon represents the alcoholic beverage which is fermented from its juices. To
pick up a fruit that fell from a tree in a dream means leading a fight against a
righteous person. If one sees a tree that bears fruit in warm weather bearing
fruit in the winter in a dream, it means that he will associate with someone
expecting to make a business deal, though their friendship will end in wasting
time and money. To pluck a fruit from a tree other than its own in a dream
represents a good brother in-law, an honest partner, or a profitable partnership.
Wild berries in the mountains or prairies in a dream represent innate arts,
abilities and knowledge given directly from God Almighty and no other teacher
has a claim in it. Figs in a dream represent the best of fruits in a dream. Fresh
fruits in a dream signify money that does not last, while dried fruits represent
savings. Fruits for a poor person in a dream signify prosperity and for a rich
person they signify increase in his wealth. If one is showered with fruits in a
dream, it means that he will become known for his good deeds. (Also see Apricot;
Dried fruit; Fruit salesman)
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Watering
(Drink one’s fill; Quench one’s thirst; Irrigation) To drink one’s fill after
being thirsty in a dream means satisfaction and ease in one’s business, end of
one’s difficulties, richness after poverty, repentance from sin, recovering from
sickness, continuing one’s education after a long interruption of one’s studies,
attending to one’s spiritual interests, or it could mean inclining toward a
religious life. Quenching one’s thirst in a dream also means being healthy,
religious and rightful.
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Medicine
(Drug; Inkwell) Taking medicine in a dream means correcting oneself,
or it could mean fulfilling one’s religious obligations. If one takes a medicine for
his illness in a dream, it means that he will correct his conduct. If it denotes
knowledge in the dream, it means that he will benefit from what he learns and
accepts the good advice. If one refuses to take his medicine in the dream, it
means that he will deviate from the path of his Lord and shift his interests to
his allotment or luck in this world. Medicine in a dream also denotes an inkwell.
Licking medicine with one’s index finger in a dream means proclaiming the
truth, or it could mean profits from the direction the index finger is pointing at
in the dream. Swallowing medicinal powder means greed, self-absorption,
reclusion and withdrawal. Taking liquid medicine orally means profits. Swal¬
lowing pills in a dream means obliging a sinner to correct himself, to repent,
or to go on the straight path. It also could mean caring to teach an ignorant
person. If a woman applies a medicinal make-up in a dream, it represents her
menstruation. As for an unwed girl, it means marriage, and for a barren
woman, it means a child. Inserting a suppository into the rectum in a dream
means spying or eavesdropping. To take a laxative in a dream means attempting
to correct one’s religious devotion, or it could mean washing one’s body from
impurities. The success of one’s attempt depends on the potency of his medi¬
cine. Seeking good health in a dream means trying to amend one’s life for the
better. The same meaning applies if one sees himself using an ointment for his
eyes. A yellow colored medicine in a dream means illness. A laxative in a dream
means a cure for a sick person and a warning for a healthy person to correct
himself. A bad tasting medicine in a dream means a fever followed by a chill.
Good tasting medicine in a dream is beneficial for rich people, though bad for
poor people. Interpreting a cure with a medicine in a dream is not like
interpreting recovering without a medicine. (Also see Grapes)
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Clothing
(Dwellings; Face; Look; State; Transient) One’s garment in a dream
represents his innermost thoughts that will eventually show in his attitude in
life. If one’s thoughts are good, then it will show, and if they are evil, they will
also manifest. If one wears a slipper over his head and a turban in his foot in
a dream, it means that he is carrying trouble. Depending on its type and name,
a garment in a dream could represent a man or a woman. Wearing a new
garment in a dream is better than seeing an old one. If a man sees himself
wearing a woman’s apparel in a dream, it means that he is a bachelor. If a woman
sees herself wearing a man’s garment in a dream, it means that she is
unmarried. Wearing a tightly buttoned shirt in a dream means experiencing
tight circumstances or reuniting with a traveller returning home, or it could
mean marriage for an unwed person. Wearing a stately apparel in a dream
means honor and dignity. Wearing a soldier’s uniform in a dream means war.
Wearing a scholar’s robe or a teacher’s vest in a dream means studying to become
a learned person. Wearing an ascetic’s woolen wrap in a dream means becoming
a renunciate. Wearing a salesman’s suit in a dream means hard work or looking
for work if the suit looks expensive in the dream, for people mostly wear
expensive looking suits when they are still searching for work. Wearing a white
garment in a dream means pride, honor and dignity. Wearing silk in a dream
means strength and occupying a high rank in a business or government. If one
sees a deceased person wearing a silken garment in a dream, it means that he
is dwelling in the heavenly paradise. Wearing a garment that is adorned with
gold in a dream means victory over one’s enemy. A black garment means honor,
reign and having mastery over people. Wearing a green garment in a dream
means martyrdom. Wearing a cotton garment in a dream means following the
Prophet’s tradition (uwbp). Wearing a woolen garment in a dream means
clarity, unless if it is coarse or unfitting and in that case, it means poverty and
humiliation. Wearing a linen garment in a dream means enjoying a blessing or
a favor. Wearing a brocaded garment in a dream means receiving an important
and a revered message, rising in station, enjoying wealth or it could represent
the blessing of having a child. Wearing a robe that is trailing behind one’s feet
in a dream means rebellion and disobedience, while wearing a moderately short
coat in a dream means purity, virtues and chastity. Wearing any type of garment
in a dream means emulating the character of such people or becoming a prisoner
of war. Wearing a kufi or a headdress for prayers in a dream means atonement
for one’s sins. Wearing a jubbah or a long cloak in a dream means longevity.
Wearing an open sports jacket in a dream means ease in one’s life or financial
success. Wearing a special costume for a festival or a celebration in a dream
means prosperity and a wealth that is saved for one’s children, or it could mean
buying new merchandise for one’s shop. Wearing a military uniform in a dream
means distress, trouble or a scientific dispute. Wearing one’s traditional cos¬
tumes in a dream, or that of another community means to befriend them and
to celebrate their festivities with joy. (Also see Filth; Linen; Used clothing)
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Body 2
(Dwellings; House; State) In a dream, the human body represents his state,
and its strength represents his faith in God Almighty. If one sees himself
wearing the skin of a snake in a dream, it means that he will avow his enmity
toward others. Ifone sees himselfas a ram in a dream, it means that he will beget
a son from whose success he will earn his livelihood. Ifone sees his body turn
into iron or clay in a dream, it means his death. Ifone's body appears bigger in
a dream, it means that he will prosper accordingly. Having a fat body in a dream
means prosperity and knowledge, and an emaciated body in a dream represents
poverty and ignorance. The body in a dream is what envelops and contains the
human being. The body is like one's wife, a garment, a house, one's beloved, a
child, a guardian, or a master. The health condition and strength of one's body
in a dream may denote any of the elements mentioned herein. (Also seeFoot; Leg;
Skin; Teeth; Tooth; Thigh)
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Safflower
(Dyestuff; Orange) Safflower in a dream represents a pleasant party
that will be interrupted or followed by bad news. Safflower in a dream also
represents one’s working tools, a war proclamation, the defeat of those who call
for a war, and women’s role in provoking a fight. If safflower is planted around
the thorny tragacanth plant ( hot. Astragalus) in a dream, it means receiving
overwhelming benefits one did not anticipate.
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Hedges
(Enclosure; Fence; Surrounding) If the green hedges of a fruit garden
climb toward the outside of the fence and the trees remain inside the garden in
a dream, it means improper attitude toward one’s religion, or loss of worldly
status, business losses, failure to repent, or giving preference to the company
of ignorant and boastful people over the company of righteous people, or it could
mean lack of adequate religious devotion, rejecting one’s religion, or raising the
esteem of commoners above the elect. If one sees that the green hedges are
replaced with a wall, a fence, or a ditch in the dream, it represents the rising
star of the owner of such a garden. Hedges in a dream also represent one’s
religion and the trees represent one’s religious duties. Hedges in a dream also
represent one’s family, relatives, or his trade. If hedges are interpreted to mean
the world, then they could also represent one’s family, relatives, progeny, one’s
religious life and the deeds that could save one from suffering in hell-fire.
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Rainbow
(Fantasy; Illusion; Pipe dream) In a dream, a rainbow means peace and
tranquility. If the red color is dominant in the dream, then it means witnessing
bloodshed during the same year. If the yellow color is more dominant in the
dream, it means an illness. If the green color is more dominant in the dream,
then it means safety, peace and tranquility. A rainbow in a dream also means
marriage. Seeing a rainbow over one’s right side in a dream means blessings.
If it appears on one’s left side in the dream, then it means prosperity and a good
harvest. As for poor people, seeing a rainbow on one’s right side also means
richness, while for a rich person it means short lived difficulties. A rainbow in
a dream also represents wonders, or a military coup. If thunder accompanies the
rainbow in the dream, then it means war.
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Patience
(Fettering; Forbearance; Self-control) Exercising patience in a dream
means glad tidings, or a warning about an adversity, or perhaps it could mean
success in one’s endeavors. If one exercises patience toward harm or adversities
he suffers in a dream, it means that he will rise in station, or receive a financial
reward, or it could mean enjoying good living, safety, good health and victory
in one’s life.
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Rooster
(Fighter) In a dream, a rooster represents the man of the house and a
chicken represents the lady of the house. If one is offered a rooster in a dream,
it means that he will beget a son who will spend his life serving others. A rooster
in a dream also represents a man of bad character who also mixes serious talk
with joking, and whose words carry no weight. A rooster in a dream also
represents a servant who has compassion toward his master. Receiving a rooster
as a gift in a dream means making peace with a friend. If one sees himself
slaughtering a rooster in a dream, it means that he does not heed the call to
prayers. A rooster hence represents the caller to prayers. Seeing a rooster in a
dream also denotes increase in one’s wisdom and knowledge, or frequenting the
circles of knowledge. If one becomes a rooster in a dream, it means that he may
die shortly, or it could mean that he will become knowledgeable about setting
a timetable for the daily prayers. A rooster in a dream also represents a
preacher, a reader of sermons, a singer, a maii who commands good but does not
practice it, a sexually obsessed person, a broker, a guard, a generous man, a man
with good will and determination, or a man with a large family who gives
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Companions of the Prophet (uwbp)
(Followers; Righteous people; Successors) If
one sees in a dream that one of the companions of God’s Messenger, upon whom
be peace, his followers or their successors entering a town or locality that is
suffering under natural adversities, oppression or war, it means relief for its
people and reversal of their conditions. It could also mean that their leaders will
become guided again. To see the gnostics of a land means increase in one’s
knowledge. To see the wise men of a land, means increase in one’s wisdom. To
see the preachers of a town in a dream means spiritual growth and increase in
one’s happiness. To see the righteous dwellers of a land and God’s trustees
therein in a dream means increase in one’s devotion. If one sees past companions
alive in a dream, it means prosperity, justice and economic growth for the
inhabitants, coming from a God-fearing leadership. If one sees himself resur¬
recting one of the companions, their followers or successors in a dream, it means
that he will revive his practices and traditions. If one sees himself turned into
one of the known righteous companion or followers of God’s Prophet, upon whom
be peace in a dream, it means trials in one’s life to equal the exalted station of
such blessed beings, though the end is praiseworthy. (Also see Righteous people;
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Bird
(Fowl; Man; Woman) An unknown bird in a dream represents the angel of
death. If one sees a bird diving to the ground to pick a pebble, a paper, or a worm,
then if he soars away from a house that hosts a sick person in a dream, it means
that the sick person will shortly die from his illness. If one sees a bird diving
toward him in a dream, it means a journey. If one sees him standing over his
head, or over his shoulders, or sitting in his lap in a dream, it denotes one’s work
or profession. If the bird is white in the dream, it means that one’s work is clean,
If his color is tanned in the dream, it means that one’s work is tainted. If a male
bird sits in the lap of a pregnant woman in a dream, it means that she will beget
a boy. If a female bird sits in her lap in a dream, it means that she will beget
a girl. Large or predatory birds in a dream represent kings, presidents, leaders,
tyrants, men of knowledge or merchants. Water birds, sea gulls, etcetera,
represent honorable people who rose in rank in two spheres, the sphere of water
and that of the air. They also could mean a journey. If they quack in the dream,
they represent lamentingor crying. Singingbirds in a dream represent musicians
and singers. To see a flock of birds in a dream means money and power and
particularly for someone who tends them or cares for them. Seeing birds flying
over one’s head means gaining authority and power. If one sees birds flying
inside his house or shop in a dream, it means angels. If a bird flies into one’s hand
in a dream, it means glad tidings. A bird in a dream also means work. An
unknown bird in a dream means a warning, an advice or an admonition. If one’s
bird looks beautiful in a dream, it denotes the quality of his work. If one sees
himself in a dream carrying an ugly looking bird, it also denotes the quality of
his actions or that a messenger may bring him good news. An unknown bird
means profits. To see black colored birds in a dream denote bad deeds, while
white colored birds represent good deeds. Colored birds in a dream represent
mixed actions. Seeing a bird in a dream also could mean honor, power, authority
ornament or profits. A bird in a dream also represents a fun and a most
entertaining companion. A bird in a dream also represents a boy. If one
slaughters a bird in his dream, it means that he will beget a child who will live
in sickness during his childhood and that his father will fear for his death. It
is said that a bird in a dream also represents a rich and a tricky leader who
constantly fights for his earnings and to insure his success or superiority. A bird
in a dream also represents a beautiful woman. The singing of birds in a dream
means hearing good words or receiving a valuable knowledge. A flock of birds
in a dream represents easy earned wealth. A bird in a dream also represents a
boy. Capturing a bird in a dream means having control over a powerful person.
Killing a bird in a dream means fulfilling one’s goal. Plucking the feathers,
cleaning and eating a bird in a dream means earnings, prosperity, or a woman.
Slaughtering a bird in a dream means raping one’s servant. Holding a bird in
one’s hand or having it inside a cage in a dream means a sickness that will befall
one’s son. If the bird flies away from one’s hand or from its cage in a dream, then
it means one’s death. A flock of birds in a dream also represents gatherings of
love, unity, family reunions and celebrations. However, the gathering of birds
in a dream also could mean banding to commit wrong or the dispersal of one’s
family or friends, or it could mean business losses. (Also see Blackbird; Bustard;
Nest; Osprey; Roller)
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Anger
(Fury; Indignation; Rage) Leaving one’s home angry in a dream means
entering a prison. If one gets angry for material gains in a dream, it means that
he has disdain and contempt toward God’s religion. However, should he get
angry in his dream to defend God’s rights, then it means gaining strength and
power. Becoming angry for someone else’s sake in a dream signifies a corrupt
contract, a tainted agreement, a marriage consent with a hidden intent of a
divorce to follow, fighting for unlawful earnings, or it could mean accumulating
money from usury. In a dream, usury and anger mean falsehood in wakefulness.
(See Foam; Frothing at the mouth; Sneezing; Suppressing one’s anger)
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Sprout
(Garden greens; Leguminosae) A fresh sprout in a dream means distress,
but if it is dry, then it means a good harvest, or clean money which is earned
with joy. If one sees himself gathering a bunch of green sprouts in a dream, it
denotes a warning. If one recognizes its substance in his dream, interpreting the
element then goes back to its innate quality. Entering into a field of sprouts in
a dream means a marriage into the family who owns that farmland, or it could
mean a business partnership. If one sees himself bartering green sprouts for
bread in a dream, it means aversion to poverty. Eating cooked sprouts in a
dream means benefits in every respect. If one sees himself in a dream exchanging
quails and manna (See Manna) for green sprouts and garlic, it means that he
will be subjugated to poverty and humiliation. Purslane in a dream represents
someone who has exaggerated hopes. This is why this type of sprout is also
called: ‘Stupid sprout.’ (Also see Garden herbs; Lentil)
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Quran
(Garden; Holy Book; The Last Revelation) In a dream, the holy Quran
represents a garden because when one looks at it, it looks like a beautiful garden
and its verses are the fruit of knowledge and wisdom the reader can pluck.
Learning a Quranic verse, a saying of God’s Prophet (uwbp), a prophetic
tradition, or a craft in a dream means richness after poverty, or guidance after
heedlessness. If one sees himself in a dream reading from the pages the holy
Quran, it signifies honor, command, happiness and victory. Reciting the Quran
by heart and without reading the pages of the holy Book in a dream means
proving to be true, or having a true claim, being pious, commanding what is good
and forbidding what is evil. If one is told a verse from the holy Quran in a dream,
he should understand it, memorize it and comply with the same. If the verse
reads about mercy or glad tidings or other admonitions in the dream, the
interpretation of one’s dream should be the same. If the Quranic verses recited
in the dream connote an advice, one should act upon it in order for him to reap
its benefits. If one hears a Quranic verse containing a warning, promising
punishment for the disbelievers, or announcing a swift retribution for their sins,
then one should immediately repent for his sins, even if the verses relate to
previous nations or times. If one sees himself reciting the Quran and under¬
standing what it says in a dream, it denotes his vigilance, intelligence, faith and
spiritual awareness. If a Quranic verse is recited to someone, and if he does not
agree with the divine judgement in the dream, it means that he will suffer harm
from someone in authority, or that a punishment from God Almighty will soon
befall him. If an unlettered person sees himself reading the holy Quran in a
dream, it could also mean his death, or his reading of his own records. If one sees
himself reading the holy Quran without true interest in it in a dream, it means
that he follows his own mind, personal interpretations and innovations. If one
sees himself eating the pages of the holy Quran in a dream, it means that he
earns his livelihood from his knowledge of it. If one sees himself completing the
reading of the entire Quran in a dream, it means that a splendid reward from
his Lord is awaiting him, and that he will get whatever he asks for. If a
disbeliever sees himself reading the holy Quran in a dream, the verses of
admonition will help him in his life, the verses of punishment will be his warning
from God Almighty and the parables will denote his need to contemplate the
meaning. If one sees himself writing the verses of the holy Quran on slabs of
a mother of pearl, or on a piece of cloth in a dream, it means that he interprets
it according to his own liking. If one sees himself inscribing a Quranic verse on
the ground in a dream, it means that he is an atheist. It is also said that reading
the Quran in a dream means fulfillment of one’s needs, clearing of one’s heart
and establishment of one’s success in his life. If one discovers that he has
memorized the Quran in a dream, though in wakefulness he has not memorized
it, it means that he will own a large property. Hearing the verses of the holy
Quran in a dream means the strengthening of one’s power, reaching a praiseworthy
end to his life, and that one will be protected from the envy and jealousy of
evildoing people. If a sick person sees himself reciting a verse from the holy
Quran, but could not remember to what chapter it belongs in the dream, it
means that he will recover from his illness. Licking the holy Quran in a dream
means that one has committed a major sin. Reciting the holy Quran in a dream
means increase in one’s good deeds and rising in his station. (Also see Holy Book;
Pearl necklace; Reading)
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Lost
(Getting lost) If a man of knowledge sees himself lost in a dream, it means
that he will benefit people with his knowledge, that his teachings will spread
widely and that he will be remembered for a long time after he dies. Getting lost
in a dream also means bad luck. If one loses a garment or a house in a dream,
it means extra expenses, repairs, or taxes he will pay for his property. If one is
stripped of his entire wardrobe in a dream, it means that he will avoid an evil
and a costly incident. (Also see Wandering)
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King
(God Almighty; Governor; Mayor; President; Royalty; Sultan) The true King
is God Almighty. If the king is pleased with someone in a dream, it means that
God Almighty is pleased with him, and if the king is angry with him in the
dream, it means that God Almighty is displeased with him. If one sees the king
frowning in a dream, it means that he fails to properly perform his prayers or
show true religious devotion. If one sees him smiling in a dream, it means profits
in one’s material as well as spiritual life. If one sees that God Almighty has
appointed him as a king over a land, it means that he will receive such a regency,
should he qualify. Later on, unrest will bring tyrants, or dictators to justice,
while people of knowledge and piety will survive and regain their authority. If
one sees himself as a calif or as an Imam in a dream and should he qualify, it
means that he will receive such an honor, rank, trust and fame in the land,
though his vice-regency will not become hereditary. However, it is a bad omen
if he becomes a calif in the dream and does not qualify for such an appointment.
In such a case, and by contrast, he will be humiliated and dispersed, and his own
helpers will become his superiors, while his enemies will rejoice at his misfortune.
If one sees himself as a king in a dream, though in reality he does not qualify,
it means that he may die quickly, and the same is true if a sick person sees
himself turned into a king. If he is healthy, it means that someone in his family
may die shortly. Seeing a king in a dream also denotes exposing hidden secrets.
If a philosopher or a fortuneteller sees himself transformed into a king in a
dream, then it denotes glad tidings should he not complain about it in his dream.
If a slave sees himself becoming a king in a dream, it means that he will be set
free. If one sees himself becoming one of the great kings of this world in a dream,
it means that he will attain worldly success in his life, though it will be
accompanied with religious failure. If the person is a natural con artist, it means
that he will be captured and imprisoned. If a man sees himself awarded a
knighthood that is suitable only for woman, then it means his death. If one sees
the kingreprimandinghim in a dream, it means peace between them. If one sees
himself arguing a case with knowledge and wisdom before a king in a dream,
it means that he will win his case and receive what he came for. If one sees
himself complaisant with the king about his case in the dream, it means that
he will lose his case and the judgment will go the king’s way. If one sees himself
walking with a king and rubbing shoulders with him in the dream, it means that
he will oppose the king or disobey him. If he sees himself following the king in
a dream, it means that he will pursue the king’s traditions during his lifetime
or after his death. If one enters the king’s palace prostrating in a dream, it means
that he will be appointed in a leadership position and receive the king’s pardon.
If one sees himself mixing with the king’s harem, or sleeping with them and
should there be signs of comfort, trueness, or wisdom in his act in the dream,
it means that he will enter the king’s inner circles. Otherwise, should he in the
dream fear the consequences of what is happening, or if he lacks trueness, or
if he slanders them, or indulges in what is unlawful for him to do, then should
he reach the king’s door, it means that he will triumph against his enemies
inside that palace, and they can cause no harm to him. If in his dream, the king
gives him a gift, it means that he will win victory and honor in his life to equal
the value of that gift. If the king gives him a brocaded silk garment in the dream,
it means that he will give him a wife from the royal family. If the king speaks
to someone in a dream, it means honor, fame, wealth after poverty, release from
jail, expansion of one’s business, or victory over one’s enemy. If an appointed
governor sees himself looking into a mirror in a dream, it means that he will be
dismissed from his post. If an appointed king sees someone who looks like him
sitting in his throne in a dream, it means that he will beget a son. If he divorces
his wife in a dream, it means that he will abdicate his throne. To see oneself
sleeping with the king in the same bed and without a curtain between them, and
if the king leaves the bed while one remains resting therein in the dream, it
means that his mixing with the king will incur jealousy, or that he will inherit
him. If one leaves the bed before the king, it means that he will escape from a
great danger. If one sees himself sleeping alone in the king’s bed in a dream, it
means that he will marry a woman from the governing family, or that he may
spend from his own money for the sake of a woman in that palace. If the bed is
in the palace though unknown in the dream, it means that he will become a
member of that government. If a king hears his subjects praising him in a dream,
it means that he will show good qualities. If his subjects shower him with money
in a dream, it means that they speak ill of him or cast blame at him. If they
shower him with sugar in the dream, it means they speak nicely of him, and if
they shower him with stones in the dream, it means that they will speak harshly
of him. If one sees the people paying obeisance and bowing to him in a dream,
it means that they will stand humbly before him. If they prostrate themselves
before him in a dream, it means that they truly praise him. If a king sees himself
following the opinion of a woman in a dream, it means that he will lose his
kingdom or fall victim to depression, or that he will be thrown into jail. If he
opposes her in the dream, it means that he will escape from a great danger. If
a king sees himself walking in a dream when a common subject comes near him
and whispers something in his ear, the commoner here represents the angel of
death ‘Izrail, and it means that the king may die a sudden death. Eating from
the hand of one’s servant in a dream represents the growing of one’s authority,
increase of his business, knowledge, or wisdom. If a king sees himself preparing
a banquet for guests in a dream, it means that his opponents will come to argue
their case, though he will win over them. If he sees himself placing food on the
table in a dream, it means that a messenger will come to see him concerning a
dispute. If the food is sweet, then the problem will end nicely. If the food is
greasy, then the problem will be a lasting one. Sour food then means steadfastness.
Eating on the table of a just and a righteous king in a dream means blessings
and honor. If the king is seen walking alone in the markets in a dream, it means
that he is a humble, just, and a strong ruler. A sick king in a dream represents
weakness in his faith and injustice toward his subjects. If the king is carried over
people’s shoulders in a dream, it means lack of faith and lack of attendance to
one’s religious obligations, or weakness in his ruling. If the king dies and does
not get buried in a dream, it means that the king and his subjects are deviates.
If he is buried and the people walk away from his grave in the dream, it means
that one will pursue something of no benefit, unless God Almighty decrees
otherwise. If one sees the king’s head transformed into a ram’s head in a dream,
it means that the king is a just and a kind ruler. If his head is transformed into
a dog’s head in the dream, then it represents his vile nature. If his chest turns
into a stone in the dream, it means that his heart will become like a rock. If one
sees his own hand turn into the king’s hand in a dream, it means that he will
receive a leadingjob. If one sees the king flying with wings in a dream, it means
that his authority will spread. If his fingers increase in shape or number in the
dream, it means that his greed and injustice will manifest. Any dream about a
deceased king will manifest in his successors or in his progeny.
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Abraham
(God’s bosom friend, upon whom be peace, arb. khalil) To see the
Prophet Abraham, upon whom be peace, in a dream is a good sign of wealth,
blessings, glad tidings, devotion, long life, assiduousness, healing of a sick,
noble goals, righteous progeny, commanding good and forbidding evil, discard¬
ing bad company, compliance with the divine ruling, knowledge, guidance,
success after failure and separation from one’s family and kin to seek God’s
nearness and pleasure. In a dream, Abraham represents the element of com¬
passion toward one’s son and family and sometime he represents the element
of adversities and finally of reachingsafety. (Also see Feast of Immolation; Station
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Kaaba
(God’s house in Mecca.) In a dream, the holy Kaaba represents the calif
of all Muslims, his chief minister, a leader of a country, or it may represent a
wedding. Seeing the holy Kaaba in a dream also means that one may enter it,
or it could mean receiving glad tidings and dispelling evil. Praying inside the
holy Kaaba in a dream means enjoying the guardianship and protection of
someone in authority, and safety from one’s enemy. Entering inside the holy
Kaaba in a dream means entering before a ruler. Taking something from inside
the holy Kaaba in a dream means receiving something from the ruler. If one of
the walls of the holy Kaaba crumbles in a dream, it means the death of the Calif
or the local governor. Entering the holy Kaaba and failing to perform any of the
prescribed rites in a dream means standing before God Almighty on the Day of
Judgment having performed one’s obligations, or it could mean repenting from
one’s sins. To look at the holy Kaaba in a dream means safety and protection
against fear. If one is given a job in Mecca in a dream, it means that he may
become an Imam. Stealing anything from the holy Kaaba in a dream means
committing a sin. Walking toward the holy Kaaba, or seeking it in a dream
means correcting one’s religious standing. Seeing oneself in Mecca mixing with
departed souls who are inquiring from him about the world in a dream means
to die testifying to the Oneness of God Almighty and to the prophethood of His
Messenger, upon whom be peace. Seeing the Kaaba inside one’s own house in
a dream means that one is still in power and living with grace. If the holy Kaaba
does not look right in one’s eyes in the dream, then it means adversities. If one
sees the holy Kaaba as his own house in a dream, the holy Kaaba then
represents the Imam of all Muslims who is the representative and vice-regent
of God’s Messenger (uwbp), and it means that one truly follows the Imam.
Praying on top of the holy Kaaba in a dream means becoming an apostate.
Entering the holy Mosque in Mecca and praying on the roof of the holy Kaaba
in a dream represents peace, tranquility, presiding over others, it also means
that one will become victorious wherever one goes, though with a questionable
conduct, he also may follow innovation and depart from the traditions and
teachings of God’s Messenger, upon whom be peace. Walkingby the holy Kaaba,
or leaving it behind in a dream means going against the traditions of God’s
Prophet, upon whom be peace, following the path of innovation, or interpreting
things according to one’s own mind and liking. If one sees angels descending
from the heavens to lift away the pillar of God’s House from Mecca and place
it in a different town in the dream, it means that people have gone astray and
the time of destruction has come. It also means that the pillar of the faith, the
righteous guide of the believers and God’s vice-regent on earth Al-Mahdi will
soon emerge to dwell in that town. If one sees the holy Kaaba burning in a
dream, it means that one has neglected or abandoned his prescribed prayers.
Any changes, decrease or increase in the shape of the holy Kaaba, moving of it
away from its place, or changing its look in a dream will reflect upon the Imam,
or the guide of all Muslims. Circumambulating the holy Kaaba or performing
any of the prescribed rites in a dream means walking the path of righteousness,
or correcting one’s religious life as much as one does in his dream. Failure to
perform some of the prescribed rites that are associated with being at the holy
Ka‘aba in a dream indicates one’s deviation from God’s path, and such innovation
is equal to changing the direction ( arb. Qiblah ) of one’s prayers. The holy Kaaba
in a dream also represents one’s prayers, for it is the focal point of all praying
Muslims. The holy Kaaba in a dream also represents God’s House, a mosque,
a community center of all Muslims, and it represents a teacher, a guide, Islam,
the holy Quran, the prophetic traditions, one’s son, a religious scholar, a shaikh,
a master, a husband, one’s mother, and the heavenly paradise. The holy Kaaba
is God’s House, and thereat people will be gathered and led into paradise. The
holy Kaaba in a dream also represents the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the
gathering of believers, the local markets and the vicinity of the holy Mosque. If
one sees that his own house has become the Kaaba and people are seeking it
and crowds are gathering at his door in a dream, it means that he will be
endowed with wisdom, gain knowledge and act upon it, and that people will
learn at his hand and follow his example. Performing some of the required rites
at the holy Kaaba in a dream also means that one may work for someone in
authority, or serve a man of knowledge, a shaikh, a renunciate, one’s father,
one’s mother, or it could mean that one has a master who demands clarity, true
following and hard-work from his students and disciples. (Also see Circum-
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Moses
(God’s prophet Moses, upon whom be peace.) If one sees God’s prophet
Moses, upon whom be peace, in a dream, it means that God Almighty will
destroy a tyrant at his hands. Following that, the person seeing the dream will
rise in station, continue to attain one victory after another, and he will never
be humiliated or defeated. Seeing Moses (uwbp) in a dream also denotes the
strength of righteous people, and the inevitable defeat of iniquitous people. If
at the time of seeing a dream with God’s prophet Moses (uwbp) there exist a
tyrant or an ungodly leader, it means that God Almighty will destroy him, and
one will be saved from his evil. If someone in authority becomes Moses (uwbp)
in a dream, or if he wears one of his cloaks, it means that he will vanquish his
enemy and fulfill what his heart desires. If one sees him (uwbp) in a prison or
persecuted, or if one fears a major event that could put and end to his life, or
an accident that could kill him, or a dangerous sea trip that could drown him,
it means that God willing, he will escape and survive such adversity. Seeing
Moses (uwbp) in a dream also means the end of tyranny, or victory in a war. If
one is oppressed, worried and distressed by his own family, and if he sees Moses
(uwbp) in a similar situation in a dream, it means that God Almighty will guide
him to a way to overcome them, or if a traveller sees such a dream, it means that
he will return safely to his home. Seeing Moses (uwbp) in a dream also indicates
trials duringone’s childhood, separation from one’s family, witnessinguncommon
miracles, or that one may suffer from his own family because of an admonition,
or it could represent a will he will leave to them, or it could mean commanding
good and eschewing evil. Seeing Moses (uwbp) in a dream also means love for
travel, praiseworthy intercession, sea travels, a safe return, profits, suffering
from slander and false accusations, or perhaps it could mean that one may have
weakness in his speech, or tottering, or that he may suffer from a head ill or
injury. If someone who has renounced worldly pleasures, an ascetic, or a pious
person sees Moses (uwbp) in a dream, it means increase in his wisdom, light in
his heart and elevation of his station. If a woman sees Moses (uwbp) in a dream,
she must fear loss of her child, or her dream could represent an adversity that
should have a happy ending. If a child sees Moses (uwbp) in a dream, the same
interpretation applies. If one sees himself carrying the staff of Moses (uwbp) in
a dream, it means that he will reach a high rank and win victory over his enemy.
If he is suffering from an evil spell or a sorcery, it means that it will be nullified.
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Muhammad
(God’s Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him; The
Seal of the prophets; The last Messenger) It is related that God’s Messenger,
upon whom be peace, has said: “One who sees me in a dream will see me in his
wakefulness, for Satan cannot impersonate me. ”He also has said: “One who sees
me in a dream, it is as if he has truly seen me, for Satan cannot impersonate me. ”
He also has said: “One who sees me in a dream will not enter the fire of hell. ”
Muslim theologians and scholars differ in opinion about the meaning of seeing
God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a dream. Imam Ibn Seerin used to ask someone who
tells of such a dream to describe the Prophet, upon whom be peace. If any of the
details did not fit his description, Ibn Seerin’s reply was: “You have not seen
him.” Asim Bin Kulayb once said: “I related to Ibn Abbas, God bless his soul and
that of his father, that I saw God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a dream. Ibn Abbas replied:
“Describe him to me.” Asim Bin Kulayb added: “I described him as resembling
Al-Hassan son of‘Ali, upon both of them be peace.” Ibn Abbas replied: “Indeed
you have seen him.” Ibn ‘Arabi once explained that the essence of seeing God’s
Prophet (uwbp) is cognizance of his presence and understanding the reality of
his character and example. Thus, recognizing the presence of the blessed being
is as affirmation of the truth, while seeing the physical form represents his
example and attributes, for being earthly does not change the essence of
prophethood. When God’s Prophet (uwbp) said: “He will see me in wakefulness,”
it means: ‘Expounding upon what he saw,’ for what one sees in such a dream is
the truth which resides in the realms of the unseen. In the second saying, when
God’s Prophet, upon whom be peace, said: “It is as if he has truly seen me,” it
means that if one had seen him during the time of delivering God’s massage, the
example will be the same. Thus, the first saying signifies what is real and true
while the second saying implies the physical reality and its example. If one sees
God’s Prophet, upon whom be peace, coming toward him in a dream, it means
blessings and benefits, and if one sees God’s prophet (uwbp) turning away from
him in a dream, it means the opposite. Al-Qadi ‘Iyad, God bless his soul, in¬
terpreted the words of God’s Prophet (uwbp) in his saying: “Has truly seen me,"
to mean: “has truly seen my physical form,” that the blessed companions knew,
while seeing him in another form in a dream means that one’s dream connotes
personal interpretations. Following the explanation of Al-Qadi ‘Iyad, Imam Al-
Nawawi commented by saying: “This is a weak explanation. A stronger inter¬
pretation is to say that one who sees God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a dream has seen
him in reality however his resemblance may appear. Whether the resemblance
in the dream is known or not.” In a separate commentary, Shaikh Al-Baqlani
added: “What Al-Qadi ‘Iyad has said does not contradict what Imam Al-Nawawi
has said.” This is because the first dream does not require interpretation,
according to Al-QadI ‘Iyad. In the second type of dream, that is discussed in
Imam Al-Nawawi’s comments, one’s dream does require interpretation or
analysis. This is to mean that since no Satan can impersonate God’s Prophet
(uwbp), then whatever appearance he displays in one’s dream is true. The
meaning of God’s prophet’s saying: “For Satan cannot impersonate me, ” implies
that since God’s guardianship (Isma ) is inviolable, and since God’s Prophet,
upon whom be peace, is sacrosanct, then as he was protected during the time
of delivering God’s message to humanity, he is still protected by the same
guardianship after God Almighty took him back to Himself. Thus, whoever sees
God’s Prophet (uwbp) in any appearance in a dream, it is as if has seen him in
reality, regardless whether one sees him as a young man, or at the time of
delivering his message, or as an old person. If one sees him looking old in a
dream, it means peace. If one sees him looking young in a dream, it means war.
If one sees him smiling in a dream, it means that one is truly emulating his
traditions. Seeing God’s Prophet (uwbp) in his known and recognized appear¬
ance in a dream means that the one seeing the dream is a pious person, that his
integrity is inviolable, and that his success is unquestionable. Seeing him
(uwbp) in a dream frowning represents the ill state of the one seeing the dream.
Ibn Abi Jumrah once said: “Seeing Him (uwbp) in a beautiful appearance
denotes the good religious standing of the person seeing the dream. Seeing him
with some disfeatures in a dream, a deficiency or distortion in one’s application
of his religious duties, for God’s Prophet (uwbp) is like a mirror that portrays
the one standing before it.” In this sense, the person seeing the dream can
recognize his own state. This interpretation is also given by Ibn Hajar Al-Hutaymi,
God bless his soul. Like that, in the book of ‘Sharh al-Shama-il’ of Imam Al-
Tirmithi, it is also stated that Satan cannot impersonate God Almighty, His
signs, prophets or angels. If someone suffering from distress sees God’s Prophet
(uwbp) in a dream, it means that his difficulties will be removed. If a prisoner
sees him in a dream, it means that he will be released form prison. If one is living
at a time of economic chaos, and if high prices are exploiting the people of the
land, or if injustice is tyrannizing everyone, then seeing God’s Prophet, upon
whom be peace, in a dream represents an end to such adversities. Seeing him
in his beautiful, radiant and impeccable appearance as best described by his
companions in a dream means glad tidings of attaining a successful conclusion
to one’s life in this world and in the hereafter. The state and clarity of one’s heart
and how well polished is his own mirror determines in what appearance he may
see him, upon whom be peace. If God’s Prophet (uwbp) comes toward someone
in a dream, or leads him in prayers, or if one sees himself accompanying him
on the road, or if one eats something sweet from his blessed hand, or receives
a cloak, or a suitable shirt, or if God’s Prophet promises him something, or prays
for him, then if the one seeing the dream qualifies for leadership, and if he is
a righteous and a just man who commands what is good and forbids what is evil,
and if he is learned and practices what he knows, and if he is a pious worshipper
and a devout Muslim, he will then attain the station and company of the blessed
ones. If the one who sees the dream is a disobedient servant of God Almighty,
it means that he will repent for his sins and return to his Lord. If he is living
in heedlessness, it means that he will be guided. Perhaps, he might attain his
goals in acquiring knowledge, or learn how to reconstruct his innermost being
to befit a human being who is grateful to his Lord. If one is fearing oppression,
persecution, or loss of his property and wealth sees him (uwbp) in a dream, it
means putting an end to such fears, for he is the best of intercessors to restore
anyone before God Almighty. If one who follows innovations sees God’s Prophet
(uwbp) in a dream, it means that he should fear God Almighty, heed to His
warnings and correct himself and particularly if he sees Him (uwbp) walking
away from him, or turning his back to him. Seeing God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a
dream also means receiving glad tidings and happy news, or it could signify
justice, establishing the truth, fulfillment of a promise, reaching a high rank
among the members of one’s family, or perhaps it could mean that one may suffer
from their envy and jealousy, or leave his homeland and migrate to another
country, or it could mean that he may lose his parents and become an orphan.
Seeing him (uwbp) in a dream also could mean seeing miraculous events
( Karamat ), for his companions witnessed and testified to a deer greeting him,
a camel who kissed his foot, the broiled leg of mutton talking to him, trees
moving to give him cover, pebbles glorifying God’s praises in his hand, among
countless miracles, including his Nocturnal Journey and ascension ( Miraj ) to
the heavens to meet his Lord. If an ophthalmologist sees him in a dream, it
means that he will acquire great expertise in his field and become renowned in
the land, for God’s prophet upon whom be peace, did return the eye of his
companion Qutadah to its place and made his sight sharper than it was by God’s
leave, after Qutadah had lost his eye during one of the battles with the
unbelievers. If a traveller in the desert sees God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a dream,
or if there is drought somewhere, it means that rain will fall and springs will
gush forth, as water gushed from between his blessed fingers when he placed
his blessed hand over a half filled cup to quench the thirst of an entire army.
If calamities, starvation and drought has befallen a land and someone sees Him
(uwbp) in a dream, it means that such calamities will be lifted and life will return
to normal in that place. If a woman sees him in a dream, it means that she will
reach a high spiritual station, honor, righteousness, chastity, trustworthiness
and perhaps be given a blessed progeny, or if she is wealthy, it means that she
will spend her wealth on God’s path. Seeing him (uwbp) in a dream also means
facing adversities, bearing patience and suffering from one’s enemy. If an
orphan sees him (uwbp) in a dream, it means that he will reach an exalted
station and the same goes if a foreigner sees him in his dream. If a physician
sees him (uwbp) in a dream, it means that people will benefit from his medicine.
Seeing him (uwbp) in a dream also means victory over one’s enemy, or consolidating
and paying one’s debts, or recovering from an illness, or attending a pilgrimage
to God’s House in Mecca, or triumphing over one’s trials, or cessation of one’s
adversities, or fertility of a barren land, or the pregnancy of a barren woman.
If a visitor to his mosque sees himself in a dream coming before God’s Prophet
(uwbp) and finds him standing up, it denotes one’s correct religious standing,
and it means that he will have commanding authority over the Imam of his time.
If one finds him (uwbp) deceased in the dream, it means that a noble person from
the family of the person seeing the dream will shortly die. If one sees the funeral
of God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a dream, it means that a calamity will befall that
country. Following his funeral procession up to his grave (uwbp) in a dream
means that the person seeing the dream will yield to innovations. Visiting his
grave (uwbp) in a dream means receiving a great treasure. If one sees himself
as the son of God’s Prophet (uwbp) in a dream, and even if one is not one of his
descendents, it denotes one’s sincerity, true faith and certitude. Seeing God’s
Prophet (uwbp) by one person does not exclude the remainder of the believers,
but the blessings encompass all of them. Receiving something from him (uwbp)
such as food or a drink in a dream means benefits and profits. If one receives
food which substance connotes negative circumstances, such as a melon or the
like elements in a dream, it means that one will escape from a great danger,
though he will toil and suffer from hardships during his trials. If one sees that
one of the limbs that belong to God’s Prophet (uwbp) has become his own in a
dream, it means that he is following innovation and making changes in the laws
God’s Prophet (uwbp) brought to humankind. If one sees himself in a dream
embodying the form of God’s Prophet, upon whom be peace, or wearing one of
his garments, or receives his ring, or sword, then if the person is seeking to
govern, he will attain that and the people will accept his leadership. If one is
suffering from persecution, or humiliation in the land, then seeing God’s
Prophet (uwbp) standing in a dream means that God Almighty will grant him
victory and make him rise above his enemies. If one is poor, his needs will be
satisfied, or if he is unmarried, he will get married. If one sees him (uwbp) in
a ruined place in a dream, it means that such a place will be rebuilt. If one enters
a room and finds him (uwbp) sitting there in a dream, it means that a miraculous
sign, or a major event will take place in such a locality. If one sees him (uwbp)
making the call to prayers in a dream, it means that prosperity will spread in
that place. If one sees him establishing the prayers ( Iqamah ) in a dream, it
means that the Muslims will reunite and dispel their differences. If one sees him
(uwbp) placing kohl over his eyelids in a dream, it means that he will find safety
and correct his religious stand, or it could mean that one will study and become
a scholar in the field of the prophetic sayings ( Ak&dith ). If a pregnant woman
sees him (uwbp) in a dream, it means that she will beget a son. If one sees him
(uwbp) having a black beard with no gray hair in it in a dream, it will bring
happiness, joy and prosperity to one’s life. If God’s Prophet (uwbp) is seen as an
old man in a dream, it means strength in one’s life and victory over one’s enemy.
Seeing him (uwbp) in his most exalted state in a dream means that the Imam,
or the ruler of the country will rise in station and that his authority will expand.
If one sees his blessed neck wide, it means that the Imam is holding firmly to
his trust. If one sees him (uwbp) having a large chest in a dream, it means that
the Imam or the ruler of the country is generous toward his subjects. If one sees
his blessed stomach (uwbp) empty in a dream, it means that the treasury of the
country is empty. If one sees his right hand closed in a dream, it means that the
Imam or the ruler of the country does not pay his employees, or distribute the
collected alms tax. If one sees his blessed right hand (uwbp) open in a dream,
it denotes the generosity of the ruler and his compliance with the distribution
of charities and alms tax as prescribed in God’s book. If his hands are locked
together in a dream, it means complications in the life of the Imam, or the ruler
of the country. The same will affect the life of the person seeing the dream,
including suffering from distress and adversities. If one sees his blessed leg
beautiful and hairy in a dream, it means that one’s clan will become stronger,
and his tribe will grow. If one sees the blessed thighs of God’s Prophet tall in
a dream, it denotes longevity of the Imam or the ruler of the country. If one sees
him (uwbp) standing in the midst of soldiers and everyone is laughing and joking
in a dream, it means that the Muslim army will be defeated and humiliated in
a war. If he is seen with a small army that is ill equipped and everyone is looking
down in the dream, it means that the Muslim army will triumph in that year.
If one sees him (uwbp) combing his blessed hair and beard in a dream, It means
that one’s distress and adversities will be dispelled. Seeing him (uwbp) in his
own mosque, or in any mosque, or in his usual place in a dream it means gaining
power and honor. If one sees him standing in the midst of his companions
delivering a revelation in a dream, it means that one will acquire a greater
knowledge, wisdom and spiritual understanding. Seeing the grave of God’s
Prophet (uwbp) in a dream means prosperity and profits for a merchant, or the
release of a prisoner from his jail. Seeingoneself in a dream as the father of God’s
Prophet (uwbp) means that one’s faith will diminish and his certitude will
weaken. If a woman sees herself in a dream as one of the wives of God’s Prophet
(uwbp), it represents her growing faith. If one sees him (uwbp) looking into one’s
affairs in a dream, it means that God’s Prophet (uwbp) is admonishing the one
seeing the dream and commanding him to render his wife her due rights. To
walk behind him (uwbp) in a dream means following his ( Sunnah ) traditions in
wakefulness. To eat with him (uwbp) in a dream means that one is commanded
to pay the annual alms tax ( Islamic law) due over one’s money making assets,
or liquid assets, gold, silver, jewelry, savings, etcetera, excepting one’s home or
vehicle. If one sees God’s Prophet (uwbp) eating alone in a dream, it means that
the one seeing the dream refuses to give charities and disdains to help those who
ask for his help. In this sense, it is as if God’s Prophet, upon whom be peace, is
commanding the person to give charities and to help the needy. If one sees him
(uwbp) bare footed in a dream, it means that one has neglected to do his regular
prayers. To see him (uwbp) and to shake hands with him in a dream means that
one is truly his follower. If one sees his blood mixed with that of God’s Prophet
(uwbp) in a dream, it means that one will marry a woman from among his
descendents, or that one will marry the daughter of a great religious scholar.
If God’s Prophet (uwbp) gives someone some type of greens or herbs in a dream,
it means that one will escape from a great danger. If he (uwbp) gives him
something fresh or honey in the dream, it means that one will learn the Holy
Quran and acquire a great knowledge and wisdom according to the amount he
receives in his dream. If one returns the gift to God’s Prophet (uwbp) it means
that he will follow innovation. To see him (uwbp) delivering a sermon in a dream
means that he is commanding people to do good and to eschew evil. If one sees
the color of his skin (uwbp) tan in a dream, it means that one will think about
repenting from his sins and abstain from young people’s ignorance. If the color
of his skin is white in the dream, it means that one will repent for his sins and
turn to God Almighty for acceptance. If he (uwbp) reprimands someone in a
dream, it means that one must refrain from innovation and follow the prophetic
traditions. If one finds that God’s Prophet (uwbp) has died in a specific location
in a dream, it means that the person seeing the dream will die in that same place
and God knows best. (Also see Visiting holy sites)
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Noah
(God’s prophet Noah, upon whom be peace.) In a dream, God’s prophet Noah
(uwbp) represents longevity, adversities, sufferings, triumph, children from a
disgraceful wife, though one will remain content and grateful to God Almighty
for His gift. It is said that one who sees the prophet Noah (uwbp) in a dream will
become a scholar, an assiduous worshipper and an obedient servant who
exercises patience and forbearance. He will also triumph over his enemies and
receive a magnificent endowment from his Lord. His companions will disobey
him and by God’s leave, he will win over them too. Seeing God’s prophet Noah
(uwbp) in a dream also means rain and floods. Seeing him (uwbp) in a dream
also means suffering from many enemies, and from the jealousy and envy of
one’s neighbors. At the end, they will all suffer from God’s punishment, and he
will be saved from their evil. Seeing God’s prophet Noah (uwbp) in a dream also
signifies the destruction of the unbelievers and the victory of the believers. If
one sees him in a ship in a dream, it means that such a ship will escape from
destruction, or that all its people will be saved from drowning. Seeing God’s
prophet Noah (uwbp) in a dream also means facing a strong army of unbelievers,
their blatant attitudes, their verbal and physical abuse of the believers, and
their unrestrained persecution of the physically weak among them. It also
denotes the weakness of people’s faith and their lack of trust in God Almighty.
Seeing him (uwbp) in a dream also means spending a lifetime in devotion and
servitude to one’s Lord, commanding good and forbidding evil. If a ruler sees
God’s prophet Noah (uwbp) in a dream, it means that his subject will disobey
him. Seeing him (uwbp) in a dream also means crying and lamentation, disputes
with one’s family, rising prices, relief from distress, adversities and having
recalcitrant children. Seeing him in a dream also represents a flourishing
business, farming, a ship building industry, travelling with several types of
food, or mixing different species of animals. God’s prophet Noah (uwbp) in a
dream also may represent a genealogist, a zoologist, a botanist, a phytologist,
a horticulturalist, an ecologist, or a mammalogist. Seeing God’s prophet Noah
(uwbp) in a dream also may mean regretting something, distress, penitence for
an attitude toward one’s own family, or perhaps that one’s son will stray away
from God’s path, or it could mean the death of a son because of his disobedience
to his father. If a woman sees God’s prophet Noah (uwbp), or God’s prophet Lot
(uwbp) in a dream, it means that she is disobedient to her husband, and rather
she obeys her own family and clan. On the other hand, if a woman sees Egypt’s
Pharaoh in a dream, it means that she is a true worshiper and an obedient
believer in God Almighty.
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Engraver
(Goldsmith; Leather craftsman; or any craft using a hammer and a
chisel.) An engraver in a dream represents knowledge and pursuit of the
prophetic traditions. In a dream, an engraver also means deception, trickery
and imposing credulity upon others through dishonesty. A stone carver in a
dream represents someone who deals with people of ignorance. A copper
engraver represents disputes and illness. Gold and silver engraver in a dream
represents clear wisdom and putting things where they belong. An engraver in
a dream also represents a worldly person. If he also deals with fabrics in the
dream, it means that he is a peacemaker. Seeing him also means spending one’s
money to serve evil people or investing money in their projects, lies, falsehood
and hypocrisy. The customers in the dream represent people who prefer worldly
and temporary benefits over the eternal reward and benefits of the hereafter.
If the engraver sells the merchandise but does not accept money for them in the
dream, it means that he prefers his spiritual life over his temporary material
pleasure and that he is grateful to God Almighty. If he asks for a price for his
services, then it means the opposite. If the engraver barters what he sells for
wheat or flour in the dream, it means that he will become detached from worldly
interests, and that he is grateful for his Lord’s blessings. An engraver in a dream
also represents a person who teaches arts and science.
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Ocean
(Government) The element of ocean in a dream represents a prison where
sea lives are incarcerated, and it means losses, fear, despair, limitless knowledge,
a city without walls, or the world, its trials and wonders. An ocean or a sea in a
dream also represents a strong ruler who is just, compassionate toward his
subjects and whom people revere, have access to, and seek for their daily needs.
If a businessman sees an ocean in a dream, it represents his merchandise. As for
a worker or an apprentice, the ocean in a dream represents his veteran teacher
or master. If one sees the ocean in a dream, it means that he will succeed in his
goals. If one sees himself entering into the ocean or sea in a dream, it means that
he will enter before a ruler, or stand before someone in authority. If one sees
himself sitting or lounging at the sea shore in a dream, it means that he will work
for such a person or a ruler, though he will be observing caution and diplomacy
with him. If one sees himself drinking the entire water of the sea though no one
sees him except the king in a dream, it means that he will reign and live a long
life. Drinking any portion thereof also means equal earnings to what he takes in.
If one sees himself drinking from it to quench his thirst in the dream, it means
riches, strength and longevity. If one sees himself asking for some of its water to
drink in a dream, it means that he is seeking to work for such a strong person or
ruler. If he pours its water in a pitcher in the dream, it means prosperity, or that
he will receive a bounteous gift from God Almighty to encompass a high rank as
well as riches. However, his status will last longer than his money. To drink water
from the sea in a dream means acquiring knowledge and adopting proper conduct.
Crossing the ocean in a dream means booty. If one sees strong waves bringing
seawater to his street without causing damages in a dream, it means that a ruler
or a great person will enter or visit that locality. Bathing in seawater in a dream
means repentance from one’s sins. Seeing the ocean from a distance in a dream
means that calamities, temptations and trials are coming to one’s community. If
one sees the sea receding, whereby he can see the edges of the earth it covers in
a dream, it means diminishing of his authority and control, or that the wrath of
God Almighty has descended upon that locality. This calamity could be carried
by one’s own government, economic tribulations, drought, or one’s enemies.
Standing over seawater in a dream means attaining something one did not seek.
Walking in the air above the seawater in a dream represents the person’s good
intentions, his clarity, faith and certitude. If a sick person sees himself taking
ablution in seawater in a dream, it means that he will recover from his illness,
or it could mean payment of one’s debts and relief from worldly pressures. (Also
see Water)
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Pilgrimage
(Hajj) Performing the pilgrimage to Mecca, fulfilling its obligatory
pillars and celebrating its ceremonies in a dream represents one’s spiritual and
religious growth. It will bring him a great reward in this life and in the next,
appease his fears, and imply that he is a trustworthy person. If this dream
occurs during the pilgrimage season, it means profits for a merchant, recovery
for the sick, finding guidance after heedlessness, or it could mean that one will
perform his pilgrimage if he had not yet fulfilled this obligatory religious duty.
If one’s dream takes place outside the pilgrimage season, then it could mean the
opposite. If one sees himself as a pilgrim in a dream, and if he disdains from
actually perform his pilgrimage, though he possesses the means to do so, it
means that he is a reprobate and an ungrateful person. Performing one’s
pilgrimage in a dream also indicates the necessity to serve one’s parents and to
be true to them, or the duty to serve one’s teacher and be truthful with him.
Performing one’s pilgrimage in a dream also means visiting a gnostic, a saint,
a shaikh, a scholar, or it it could mean getting married, acquiring knowledge,
satisfying one’s needs, recuperating from an illness, repenting from sin, or
joining the company of pious people. If one travels to perform his pilgrimage
using a vehicle in a dream, it means that he will receive help from God Almighty.
If he travels on foot leading a camel in the dream, it means that he will do so
with the help of a woman. If he rides an elephant in the dream, it means that
he will perform his pilgrimage as a member of a governmental delegation. If one
travels on foot in the dream, it means that he has made a vow which he must
fulfil. Seeing oneself returning from a pilgrimage in a dream means profits and
relief from stress. If one carries his provisions with him in the dream, it means
that he stands before his Lord with piety and reverence. Carrying the pilgrims’s
provisions in a dream also means paying poor people their dues, or it could mean
paying one’s debts. If one sees himself going to perform his pilgrimage alone, and
the people standing up to pay their farewell to him in a dream, it means that
he will die shortly. (Also see Arafat; Circumambulation; Cradle of Ismail;
Kaaba; Mina; Muzdalifa; Pelting stones; Responding; Sai; Station of Abraham;
Umrah)
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Span
(Hand; Measure) In a dream, a span denotes architecture, renewing one’s
wardrobe, or travel. A span in a dream also could represent a compass, or the
male sexual organ. If one sees himself fighting with a spear that measures about
a span in the dream, it means that he will seduce a virgin.
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Delight
(Happiness; Music; Oveijoy) Experiencing delight or overjoy from a
musical performance in a dream means being moved by sorrow and grief. To feel
overjoyed or raptured in a dream also suggests diligence, a quick mind,
intelligence or awareness of someone who is known to be leaden, or it could mean
a sudden change in the attitude of a stingy person as he turns to spending his
money with generosity. The feeling of rapture or emotional ecstasy in a dream
also means indulging in sin, becoming alcoholic, committing adultery, or it could
mean love for God Almighty, turning toward Him in truth and with sincerity.
Delirium: (Distraction; Love; Unbalance) In a dream, delirium represents unbal¬
ance, bewilderment about the world, utter confusion, giddiness or falling
passionately in love, or it could denote a better end for all things. (Also see
Distraction)
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Limping
(Hitching; Jerking; Lameness) Limping in a dream means becoming
incapacitated, or being unable to conclude a project one is pursuing. Limping
in a dream also means acquiring knowledge, understanding one’s religion, or
growing in wisdom. Limping in a dream also means travels. If the limping is
caused by one’s right leg in the dream, it could mean that an illness will inflict
one’s son, If the limping has affected the left leg in the dream, it could mean that
one’s daughter will be engaged. If one has no children, or if he has no plans to
travel, then limping in a dream means a warning to set back, slow down and to
be careful about his next move. If one’s leg is dislocated in a dream, it means
that his wife may get sick. Limping in a dream also means longevity, knowledge
and religious understanding. Seeing a woman limping in a dream means
receiving something deficient. The same goes if a woman sees someone limping
or hopping on one foot in her dream. Limping in a dream also represents
trickery, perfidy, or treason. (Also see Lameness)
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Wick
(Housekeeper; Lamp; Steward) A candle wick in a dream represents a
steward, a housekeeper or a butler. If the wick burns-up completely in one’s
dream, it means the death of any of the above. If a sparkle falls on a piece of
cotton fabric and burns it in the dream, it means that he or she may fall victim
to into evildoing. If the wick is extinguished in the dream, it means that a sick
person in that family may soon die from his illness, or that the family will receive
news of the death of a close relative. (Also see Lamp stand)
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Supplication
(Imploring; Invocations) In a dream, supplications represent worship,
a special prayer, or asking for a specific need. Invocations in a dream mean that
one’s needs are satisfied. If one’s supplications are done under dire need, or if
they involve strong emotions, sobbing or grief in the dream, then they represent
trying moments in one’s life, or they could mean temptations. Loud or solemn
supplications in a dream may indicate a special prayer for rain. If the suppli¬
cations do not call for God’s favors, or if they are not directed toward Him in the
dream, then they represent falsehood. If the supplications are silent in the
dream, they could mean that one will beget a blessed son. If one sees a group
of people gathering in a circle of prayers, or doing Zikr and invoking the divine
attributes in a dream, then they represent a gathering of children, growth,
blessings, or waiving away sufferings. If one sees himself praying to God
Almighty, or that prayers are invoked on his behalf in a dream, it means
happiness and money. Supplications in God’s house or in a mosque in a dream
are more beneficial than prayers which are offered anywhere else. If one prays
in the dark in a dream, it means that he will be saved from trials. If one sees
himself imploring another person in a dream, it means that he fears him. (Also
see Prayers; Zikr)
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Pollen
(Inflorescence; Money; Spadix; Spathe; Spores) In a dream, pollen means
money or a pregnancy. If a sick person sees pollen in his dream, it means that
he will recover from his illness, or it could mean his death. Pollen in a dream
also means hoarding merchandise or provisions. If one picks a spathe or two in
his dream, it means that he may beget a child or two. If one eats pollen in his
dream, it means that he will live from the revenues of such children. Observing
the florescence of trees in a dream means the rising of one’s star and anticipation
of benefits. Seeing a yellow spathe and not eating from it in a dream represents
the anger of a landlord toward his ranchers. Pollen in a dream also means money
or illness. Picking up spores of pollen in a dream also means the illness of one’s
wife that could lead to her death, or receiving a sizeable inher ; tance.
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Injustice
(Infringement; Oppression; Transgression) If strong men, or if the
people in authority are unjust in a dream, it denotes a time of wars and
destruction. If injustice is practiced by people of knowledge, or religious scholars
in a dream then it denotes God’s forgiveness for one’s sins. Seeing an unjust
person in a dream means poverty. If one sees himself confessing to being unjust
in a dream, it means that he will repent for his sin. If one sees an oppressed
person invoking a curse upon him in a dream, it means that he should await a
painful punishment from God Almighty. The oppressed in a dream will always
triumph over the oppressor. If one sees his oppressor cursing him in a dream,
it means glad tidings, for the oppressor is always a loser. (Also see Darkness)
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Flies
(Insect) In a dream, a fly represents a weak, lowly and a slanderous person.
If he ever benefits anyone, it will be someone of his own kind. Eating flies in a
dream means earning loathsome money. Seeing flies ruminating inside one’s
stomach in a dream means earning money from a loathsome and a despicable
man. Seeing flies inside one’s body in a dream means mixing with loathsome
people. Whatever profits one may gain through them will not last. A large size
fly in a dream represents a great enemy who will bring harm to the people and
to the economy of the land. Flies flying over one’s head in a dream represent a
weak enemy who is desiring to triumph over him. It could also mean that
someone in a high ranking position is influencing their moves or forcing them
to do what he wants. If someone who intends a journey sees flies sitting on him
in a dream, perhaps he should delay his travel plans for while. If one sees flies
inside his mouth in a dream, it means that some thieves will take refuge or hide
in his house. If a fly or a mosquito enters one’s ear in a dream, it denotes blessing,
status, authority or profits. Killing a fly in a dream means preserving one’s
health and fitness. If one sees a swarm of flies inside his house in a dream, it
means that his enemies will cause him losses. Flies are a weak but a tough
enemy. In a dream, a gathering of flies somewhere means profits, medicine,
cure, abominable actions or committing an act that will bring rebuke.
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Milk
(Instinct; Nature; Profits) In a dream, milk represents nature, instinct, or
easy and lawful money. However, curdled milk in a dream represents unlawful
money. If a man or a woman discover that they are carrying milk in their breast
in a dream, it means building of one’s savings. If a man sees milk flowing from
his breast in a dream, it means wealth, prosperity and that new opportunities
will rise from every direction. Woman’s milk in a dream means recovering from
an illness. If a woman sees herself carrying milk in her breast in a dream, when
in reality she does not have it, it means that she will breast feed a new born.
If a woman sees herself breast-feeding a baby, a man, or another woman in her
dream, it means that the source of earnings will be hampered or restricted to
both the suckling person and to the one who is breast-feeding him. Hiring a wet-
nurse to breast-feed one’s child in a dream means raising a child to be like his
father, or to have the character of one’s father. Sucking milk from a woman’s
breast in a dream also means prosperity and profits. Drinking the milk of a horse
in a dream means receiving love and affection from someone in authority and
earning benefits from such a relationship. Drinking the milk of a mare in a
dream means a meeting with a ruler. In general, cow’s milk, goat’s milk, or
sheep’s milk in a dream represent lawful earnings. Milking in a dream means
craftiness and cunning, or it could mean prosperity. Milking an Arabian she-
camel in a dream means working in an Arab country. Milking an Asian Bactrian
camel in a dream means working in another country. If blood comes out of the
glands of a she-camel instead of milk in a dream, it means deviation from God’s
path, or it could represent a tyranny. If a venom flows from one’s glands instead
of milk in the dream, it means earning unlawful money. If a merchant, or a
business man milks any milk producing animal in a dream, it means profits.
Sucking the gland of a pregnant she-camel, one, two, or three times in a dream
means steadfastness in one’s religion, performing one’s obligatory prayers,
distributing charity, acquiring knowledge and wisdom. Milking a camel and
drinking its milk in a dream also means marriage to a pious and a chaste woman.
If one is already married, then it means that his wife will beget a blessed son.
If a poor person sees himself milking a cow and drinking its milk in a dream,
it means that he will earn enough money to satisfy his basic needs. Drinking
sheep’s milk, or goat’s milk in a dream means profits, happiness, comfort and
joy. Lioness milk in a dream also means money or conquering one’s enemy, or
justly opposing the ruler of the country. The milk of an eagle in a dream means
power and victory. Tiger’s milk in a dream means avowing one’s enmity toward
someone. Drinking the milk of a jackal or a wolf in a dream means paying a fine,
extreme fear, suffering losses, or lack of determination, or it could mean
presiding over people and skillfully defrauding them of their wealth. Drinking
swine’s milk in a dream means changes in one’s state, altering one’s mind and
focus. However, drinking a little of it in a dream may mean acquiring lawful
earnings, though drinking a lot of it in the dream could mean receiving unlawful
money. Drinking bitch’s milk in a dream means feebleness of mind, or senility,
or it could represent money earned from an unjust person, or it could mean
presiding over one’s local community, or becoming the governor of the town.
Drinking the milk of any beasts in a dream represents doubt about one’s
religion. Drinking zebra’s milk in a dream also means an illness. Drinking the
milk of a deer or a gazelle in a dream represents small earnings. The milk of
non-milk producing animals or birds in a dream means that one’s wish will
come true. The milk of predatory animals and stingers in a dream means
making peace with one’s enemy. Drinking snake’s milk in a dream means
performing a deed that is pleasing to God Almighty, rejoicing, or escaping from
a calamity. The milk of a fox in a dream denotes a passing illness which will
be followed by borrowing a small amount of money, or it could mean recovering
from an illness. Drinking donkey’s milk in a dream also represents an illness,
while drinking the milk of a she-ass in a dream means profits. Cat’s milk in a
dream represents an illness, experiencing life’s adversities, or it could denote
generosity. Seeing milk spilled on the ground in a dream means corruption,
tyranny and blood-shed on earth that will equal the amount of the spilled milk.
Sheep’s milk in a dream means honest earnings. Cow’s milk also means wealth.
A mule’s milk in a dream means financial straits, adversities and horror. The
milk of a sable in a dream means an illness or fear. Pouring milk into the drain
or wasting it in a dream means losing money, or it could mean longevity,
pregnancy, knowledge, or a scandal that will expose one’s private life. Curdled
milk in a dream means distress. Rabbit’s milk and horse’s milk in a dream
means having a righteous name, or giving a righteous name to one’s newborn.
Human milk in a dream represents a trust one should not waste or give to other
than its rightful owner. The milk of an unknown animal in a dream means
energy and strength for a sick person, release from prison, illegal seizure of
property, or extortion and blackmailing. (Also see Breast-feeding; Colostrum;
Dairyman; Milking)
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Tongue
(Interpreter; Pen; Speech writer; Stinger; Translator) In a dream, one’s
tongue represents his translator or his business manager. One’s tongue in a
dream also represents the chief cause of sin. Moving one’s tongue without
speaking in a dream means committing a sin. Seeing an increase in size, width,
or length of one’s tongue in a dream means strength and overcoming one’s
enemy. If one’s tongue becomes elongated with no cause for dispute or argument
in a dream, it means having a bad tongue, or backbiting others, speaking ill
about others, or using base and despicable language. Having a long tongue in
a dream also could mean clarity in one’s speech and eloquence in one’s expressions.
Having two tongues in a dream means acquiring a second language or a second
trade, using a proof other than one’s own in a court of justice, or winning victory
over one’s enemy. If one finds his tongue tied in a dream, it means stagnation
of his business, or it could mean poverty. If black hair grows over one’s tongue
in a dream, it means a fast coming evil. If gray hair grows over one’s tongue in
a dream, then it means a slow coming adversity. Hair growing over one’s tongue
in a dream also means writing or reciting a poem. One’s tongue in a dream also
represents the perfect alibi, the beauty and eloquence of one’s presentation, a
professional presentation, good fame and good conduct. If a governor’s tongue
is cut off in a dream, it means the death of his interpreter or his speech writer.
The human tongue in a dream also represents his pen and his signing authority.
If one’s tongue becomes long and reaches the skies in a dream, it means that he
will be impeached or deposed from his leadership position following his tyranny
and injustices. If the tongue of a leader or a ruler becomes long in a dream, it
also signifies the expansion of his power and the infallibility and effectiveness
of his commands. One’s tongue in a dream also symbolizes a milk sucklingbaby,
a lion in his den, or an intelligent warrior. Thus, if one lets a lion out of a lair
in a dream, it denotes his tongue, or hurting people’s feeling or reputation with
one’s tongue. If one sees himself without a tongue in a dream, it may mean the
death of an infant. If one has to appear in court and sees his tongue cut off in
a dream, it means that his proof will be rejected by the judge. If only the side
of one’s tongue is cut off in a dream, it means that he has doubts about the
testimony of his witness. If he is a merchant, it means that he will lose an
important business deal. If he is a student, it means that he will not complete
his schooling. It is also said that when one’s tongue is cut off in a dream, it means
that he is a forbearing person. If the wife’s tongue is cut off in a dream it means
that she is a chaste and a pious woman. If a wife cuts off the tongue of her
husband in a dream, it means that she will flirt with him and show him
tenderness and love. Cutting off the tongue of a poor person in a dream means
giving something to an impudent person to shun off his evil. If a poor person cuts
off the tongue of another poor person in a dream, it means a fight between them.
If one’s tongue sticks to his palate in a dream, it means that he will deny or reject
someone’s right, refute the truth, or lie about a trust he received to keep for a
time. Eating one’s tongue or biting on it in a dream represents an act one will
regret. If a governor sees that in a dream, it means that he swindles people’s
money and receives bribes. Biting on one’s tongue in a dream also means
remaining mostly silent, withholding one’s advice, or controlling one’s fury and
anger. Biting one’s tongue in a dream also could denote gluttony. Cutting off
one’s tongue in a dream means invalidating one’s argument or proof, or
preventing him from asking for anything. The cutting off of a poet’s tongue in
a dream means giving him money for his recitation. Seeing one’s tongue black
in a dream means that one may preside over his own people. If he is a wretched
person, it means that he is a liar. If someone who is scared of something sees
his tongue in a dream, it means that he will lose his battle and become subject
to defamation and humiliation. If a wretched person sees himself having many
tongues in a dream, it means that he will have a large family. Having many
tongues in a dream also means speaking many foreign languages. If one’s tongue
is split in half in a dream, it means that he is a liar. Having many tongues and
of many colors in a dream means telling different and contradictory stories, or
it could represent a music writer. If people touch one’s tongue or suck it in a
dream, it means that they are acquiring his knowledge. It also represents people
toadying or lobbying in official business. One's tongue in a dream also repre¬
sents a hidden treasure, a hidden knowledge, a toadying servant, an employee,
one’s house, a vehicle, a skilled enemy, a seedling of a fruit bearing tree, a bad
wife, a barren woman, one’s spoken and irretrievable words, earnings, collecting
garbage, following someone’s traces, a policeman, or a prisoner. An animal’s
tongue in a dream represents one’s life or death, because for an animal, his
tongue is like a hand through which he takes things. If a scholar’s tongue is cut
off in a dream, it means that he will lose his argument, or it could mean the death
of his assistant, student or son. Losing one’s tongue in a dream represents the
malicious joy of one’s enemy, family, or neighbors for one’s losses, or it could
mean the death of a beloved, severing a relationship, or a plant disease that will
affect one’s fruit bearing trees. Perhaps losing one’s tongue in a dream could
mean separation between husband and wife, divorce, losing one’s job, or moving
to a new town. Having two tongues in a dream also means backbiting others,
or having two faces with people, for people say that so-and so has two tongues
or two faces. If the second tongue does not impede the person from speaking in
the dream, then it denotes his truthfulness, love and affection toward others.
One’s tongue in a dream also may represent something one fears, such as the
collapsing of a roof over his head, or it could represent an enemy. It also means
isolating oneself from people of knowledge and wisdom, or it could mean
remaining mostly silent, minding one’s own business, or offering devotion and
being grateful to God Almighty for His gifts and blessings. One’s tongue in a
dream also represents a captured prisoner of war, or a snake hiding in its pit.
Looking at one’s tongue in a dream means controlling what comes out of it. (Also
see Body; Exhaustion from speaking; Language; Spell out)
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Flood
(Inundation; Torrent) Flood in a dream represents enemy attack, harm,
destruction, sickness, a toiling journey or the inundation of a town. If the water
flows toward a river in a dream, it means that he will escape from a dangerous
enemy. Fighting a flood or trying to prevent it from entering one’s house in a
dream means fighting with one’s enemy to protect one’s family and property.
However, if people still benefit from its waters for their wells or farms in the
dream, then it represents a prosperous year and a good harvest, or it could
represent good irrigations and strong dams. In a dream, a flood also represents
lies, hypocrisy, wasting one’s speech, or it could mean falsehood. If one sees his
town flooded with blood in a dream, then it represents God’s wrath and
punishment for people’s sins. Inundations in a dream also could represent a
rainfall, one’s tongue or a sharp spoken woman. If one’s house is flooded in a
dream, it represent past deeds that will bring later benefits. Flood in a dream
also represents liquid nourishment such as honey, milk, or oil. If one sees
himself collecting the waters of a flood in jars and people seem happy about it
in the dream, it means the availability of food products in abundance and falling
or stabilization of prices. A flood in a dream also means blocking the roads to
extremism or isolating a danger. When one sees a flood in his dream but outside
of its season, it means that he is following some psychic influences or pursuing
religious innovations. It also means wrath, destruction, impeachment, penal¬
ties or a plague, unless if it is falling from the skies, then it means rains and
blessings. If one sees himself coming out of his home to swim into an inundated
town in the dream, it means that he will escape from a ruthless tyrant. Should
one fail to cross, and if he is rather forced to return to his house in the dream,
it means that he should be careful about staying in that town or about disobeying
his boss. Stopping the flood from reaching or entering one’s home in a dream also
means reconciliation with one’s enemy.
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Piper
(Jester; Music) In a dream, a piper represents someone who is longing for
something, or who is anxious to say or do something, or he could denote vain talk.
A wedding piper in a dream represents festivities. The court piper in a dream
represents an army going to war. A piper in a dream also represents an
obituarist, an announcer of a murder, someone who exposes an adulterer, or one
who uncovers a secret prostitution ring and exposes it leaders. A piper in a
dream also may denote one’s anus. An unknown piper in a dream means
suffering from a venereal disease. A piper in a dream also could represent a
mourner, a good mother, or perhaps a bad mother who is bereaved of her child.
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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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Secretary
(Keeping a secret; Scribe; Secretary of state; Tailor; Vice-regent;
Writer) In a dream, a secretary represents someone who is acquainted with the
ins-and-outs of a business, or a woman who is aware of the private life of her
employer, or she could be his wife or his mistress. (Also see Keeping a secret)
Security: (See Guarantee; Pawn)
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Sun
(King; The Fourth heaven; Planet) In a dream, the sun represents a great
king, the vice-regent, a father, a prince, a commander, gold, or a beautiful
woman. If one sees himself turned into a sun in a dream, it means that he may
receive a dominion that will stretch as far as the radiance one sees in his dream.
If one sees himself holding the sun in a dream, it means that he will gain
strength and wealth that will come about through someone in the government.
If one receives the sun hanging as a necklace in a dream, it means that he will
win a seat in the senate. If he goes near the sun or sits inside it in a dream, it
means that he will acquire power, wealth and support. Should he qualify, the
stretch of his power will extend between the two horizons he sees in his dream,
or it may mean that he will acquire a knowledge coupled with fame. If one sees
that he owns the sun in a dream, it means that his words will be respected and
listened to by someone in authority. If someone in authority sees the sun looking
clear and brilliant in the dream, it means that his authority will grow, or that
he will assist someone in leadership. Otherwise, it means that he will live
happily and acquire lawful wealth. If a woman sees such a dream, it means that
she will enjoy her marriage and receive what pleases her from her husband. If
the sun rises inside one’s house in a dream, it means that he will receive an
important political appointment, or that he should be careful about his asso¬
ciation with someone in authority, or it may mean marriage. If the sun rises
inside one’s house and lights the entire house in the dream, it means that he will
receive honor, dignity, rank and fame. If a woman sees the sun rising inside her
house in a dream, it means that she will marry a wealthy person, and that her
horizon will expand. The radiance of the sun in a dream means reverence, might
and justice of the ruler of that land. If one sees the sun talking to him in a dream,
it means that he will be honored and commended by the governor. If one sees
the sun or the moon talking to him, and if he then strolls away with them in the
dream, it represents his death. If one sees the sun rising from an unusual
direction in a dream, it represents a beneficial knowledge he will acquire. If the
sun shines over one’s head and not the rest of his body in a dream, it means that
he will receive a prominent responsibility. If its rays rise to shine over his feet
and not the rest of his body in the dream, it means a farming project that brings
him prosperity and lawful earnings. If the sun discretely shines over one’s belly
and without people’s noticing it in the dream, it means that he will be struck
with leprosy. If it shines over his chest and not the balance of his body in the
dream, it means a sickness. If a woman sees that the sun has embraced her from
her neck down in a dream, it means that she will marry a person in authority
and for one night only. Should such a person divorce her the next morning, it
means that she may become a prostitute. If the sun rises from one’s open belly
in a dream, it means his death. If one sees the sun setting and himself walking
behind it, it also means death. If one sees himself walking behind the sun in a
dream, it means that he will be captured and imprisoned. If one sees the sun
turned into an old man in a dream, it means that the governor will become a
pious and God-fearing person. Otherwise, if the sun turns into a young man in
the dream, it represents his weakness. If one sees blazes of fire straying away
from the sun in a dream, it means the impeachment of some members of the
governor’s cabinet or someone from his counsel. If one sees the sun turned red
in a dream, it means corruption. If it turns yellow in the dream, it means an
illness. If it turns black in the dream, it means losses. If one seeks the sun after
it sets in a dream, it means that whatever is destined for him whether it be good
or bad has passed. If one sees the sun rising at times different than its usual
sun rising time in a dream, it means that an uprising against the government
will take place in different parts of the country. If one sees himself with the sun
in a dream and should he be working in the government, or the army, it means
that he will betray his superior, or the ruler of that land. Otherwise, it means
that his condition will deteriorate and life will turn against him. If the sun has
no rays in the dream, it means that the governor or the general of the army will lose respect.
If he is an administrator, it means that he will be dismissed from his function.
If he is a subject or an employee it means that he will lose his source
of income. If a woman sees a sun that has no rays in a dream, it means that her
husband will deprive her of her needs. If one sees the sun split in two in a dream,
it means losing one’s dominion. If one sees the sun falling down in a dream, it
means that a major calamity will befall the inhabitants of the earth. If it falls
over the earth in the dream, it means the death of one’s father. Gazing at the
sun in a dream means gaining authority and dominion, or presiding over the
people of one’s locality. If a traveller sees the sun too bright in a dream, it means
that he will return home safely. If one sees the sun rising from the East and
setting in the West with a clear brightness in a dream, it means blessings for
that land. If one swallows the sun in a dream, it means distress, sorrow or death.
If the sun rises from the West, then it means defamation, exposing the ills of the
person seeing it, or divulging a secret. The rising of the sun from the West also
means recovering from an illness, and for a businessman, it means profits from
that direction, but in general, it may mean revealing a secret, or it could mean
a scandal or death. The same interpretation is given if one sees the sun rising
from the South to set in the North. If the sun changes its nature in a dream, it
means trouble in that land. If one sits under the sun in a dream, it means that
he will receive honor and blessed profits. Grabbing some rays of the sun in a
dream means receiving undiminishing wealth. The sunrise in a dream also
means waking people up to go to work, seeking one’s livelihood, begetting a son,
or releasing a prisoner. If one is hiding something, then seeing the sun in his
dream means that his secret will be exposed. If one sees the rays of the sun
falling over his bed or threatening him in a dream, it means a painful sickness,
or inflammation of the skin. If the sun rays which are falling over his bed provide
him with good energy in the dream, it means a good harvest, or good health. If
travellers see many suns in the sky in a dream, it means profits and prosperity.
Running away from the sun in a dream means that one may leave his wife, or
he may run away from the governor of that land, or escape from an evil. If the
sun and the moon meet in one’s dream, it means a royal marriage, or a marriage
between a beautiful woman and a wealthy man. Clouds covering the rays of the
sun in a dream means an illness. If one carries the sun in a bag in a dream, it
means money. The sun in a dream also could represent a wise man, or a teacher
one whose company is sought. Otherwise, the sun in a dream could represent,
the governor, one’s husband, wife, child, mother, daughter, aunt, father, or
grandfather and the above interpretations will relate to such a person. Whatever
happens to the sun in the dream, will then affect such people. If one sees the sun
rising, then immediately setting in the same direction in a dream, it means a
newborn who may die shortly after his birth, returning an ex-prisoner to jail
shortly after his release, earning amazing amounts of money, or repenting from
sin, reverting to wrongdoing, the return of a bride to her parent’s house
immediately after her wedding night, or it could mean reconciliation between
husband and wife. If one sees the sun and the moon shinning on him in a dream,
it means that his parents are pleased with him. If one sees himself prostrating
to the sun or the moon in a dream, it means that he will commit an awful sin,
or a heinous crime. In a dream, the sun also represents one’s livelihood,
earnings, spiritual guidance, following the truth, new garments, or recovering
from a serious illness. Seeingmany suns in the sky in a dream means the spread
of religious innovations. If the brightness of the sun grows beyond normal to
become unbearable in the dream, it means adversities. Eating up the sun in a
dream means benefiting from its services and prospering from its rays, or that
one may become a man of knowledge, a scholar, an astrologer, or a fortuneteller.
If the rays of the sun cause burns to someone in a dream, it means that he will fall
in love with a beautiful face, or perhaps he will be hurt by someone he adores,
or it could mean loss of spiritual direction, or it could be a severe warning about
a woman he loves. If a woman sees herself carrying the sun in a dream, it means
that she will find a husband, or bear a son. If one sees the sun talking to him
in a dream, it means that he will discover a mystery or acquire knowledge about
spirits, or he could become a translator, an analyst, or a consultant. Seeing the
sun, the moon and the stars together in a dream denotes adversities, jealousy
on the part of one’s own family, or they could denote fear. If the rays of the sun
burns the crop in a dream, it means a devastation and a plague or rising prices.
(Also see Eclipse; Heavens)
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City
(Knowledge; Town; Village) Entering a city in a dream means appeasement
of one’s fears. Imam Ibn Seerin use to prefer entering the city in a dream rather
than leaving it. A city in a dream also represents a learned person, a wise man
and a scholar. If one enters a city and finds it in ruins in his dream, it means
that the learned people of that city no longer live there. It is said that seeing a
city in a dream means the death of its ruler or an unjust governor from that
place. Seeing a city being built in a dream signifies the growing number of its
learned people and represents children who will continue the path of their
fathers. Seeing a city with no governor in a dream means rising prices. An
unknown city in a dream represents the hereafter, while a known city represents
the world. Seeing oneself in an unknown city in a dream is also a sign of
righteousness. The best of cities in a dream are the large ones. One’s home town
in a dream represents his father, while one’s homeland in a dream represents
his mother. Seeing oneself in a northern city in a dream mean increase of one’s
cash flow. Seeing oneself in a southern city means increase in one’s trickery and
deception. Seeing oneself in a low plateau in a dream means difficulties and
trouble, while seeing oneself in a high plateau means trustworthiness and
truthfulness. Seeing oneself in Egypt in a dream means longevity and a
comfortable living. Seeing oneself in a farmland in a dream means pursuing
innovation. Seeing oneself in a bower in a dream signifies the coming of a
prosperous year. Seeing oneself in Jerusalem or at the feet of Mount Sinai in a
dream also means prosperity. Seeing oneself in Bethlehem in a dream means
increased religious devotion. Seeing oneself in Damascus in a dream means
blessings, prosperity and wealth, or it could mean corruption. A cold city in a
dream represents adversities. Seeing oneself in a shore city in a dream means
winning people’s acceptance. Standing on a sulfuric soil or a salinized soil in a
dream means an illness. Seeing oneself in a large and populated city in a dream
means prosperity and wealth. Entering a city in a dream also means making
peace between people. Driving through an unknown section of a city in a dream
means losses. Entering an old city that is rebuilt and restored in a dream means
that a great and a pious person will be born in that city and he will grow to guide
its people on the path of righteousness. A city in a dream also signifies an oath,
meeting with one’s beloveds, peace, tranquility and safety. Meeting with God¬
fearing people in a dream means attaining one’s goals and receiving glad
tidings. Seeing the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah in a dream means adversities,
earthquake, fear and corruption. Seeing a city in a dream also could mean
repentance from sin. A province in a dream represents its governor or renowned
scholars. Governing a city in a dream means rising to a suitable position, getting
married, recovering from an illness, repenting from sin, or receiving guidance
at the hand of a learned shaikh. Seeing a deceased person walking alive in a city
in a dream perhaps means that he is in paradise enjoying its blessings. Seeing
a deceased person in a village in a dream means that he might be in hell laboring
with its people. A city in a dream also represents the entertainment it provides
for its dwellers. The name of a city one sees in a dream should reflect some of
the meanings of one’s dream. (See Introduction). The industry of a city also has
a share in the dream interpretation. Known cities in the world in a dream
represent their rulers. Entering a city one already knows in a dream means that
one will not die until he enters it again, or it could mean that he will receive news
from that city. The walls of a city represent a strong ruler. A demolished wall
of a city in a dream signifies the death of its ruler or his removal from office. If
one sees a flourishing city with its urban construction, factories and farms, his
dream will reflect the spiritual awareness and religious devotion of its people.
(Also see Village)
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Hand mill
(Laboring; Livelihood; Millstone; Travel) A hand mill in a dream means
overcoming distress, pain, or satisfying one’s needs. It could also mean richness
after poverty, marriage, a servant, or moving into a new house. If someone sees
a hand mill in a house that is not accustomed to grinding its own grain or spices
in a dream, it means adversities, defeat, or arguments. If one then grinds bread,
or meat or honey with in the dream, it denotes a despicable character of the
people of that house, their falsehood, affectation, lesbian or pervert nature. If
one sees a hand mill grinding stones in a dream, it means that he will be seized
by terror. If one grinds barley or grains for food in a dream, it means solving the
family’s problems, prosperity, recovering from illness, or refurbishing one’s
business. If one sees a huge hand mill in the center of a town in adream.it means
war and destruction and especially if he sees it grinding rocks or emitting fire
or sparks. Otherwise, it means a plague if the hand mill is grinding spoiled and
moldy grains, mud, or spoiled meat. If one sees the millstone tilted in a dream,
it means rising prices. If the hand mill is turning with nothing to grind in the
dream, it means toiling aimlessly. If the hand mill turns using a wheel in the
dream, it means prosperity. If one sees the hand mill turning and not grinding
in a dream, it means travels. If it turns for no useful purpose in a dream, it
denotes the nearing of one’s death. A pair of small hand grinders in a dream
represent two loathsome partners that no one can correct or guide. If one sees
himself operating a millstone by hand in a dream, it means that he earns his
livelihood following the required religious conduct, and earns his money from
his own sweat. A millstone in a dream also may denote loathsome actions. If a
prisoner sees a broken millstone in a dream, it means that he will be soon
released, and if he is under a death sentence, it means that the judgment will
be rescinded, or that he may die before the judgment is carried out. As far as
the question of livelihood, the better looking and effective is the hand mill, the
better are one’s earnings and vice-versa. If one buys a hand mill in a dream, it
means that he will get married, or that he will marry off his daughter, or that
he will travel on business. If the millstone is interpreted to mean a husband or
a wife, then it represents respectful people. A hand mill in a dream also means
comfort, relief, evil, fight, dispute, wife, servant, livelihood, travels, gourmandism,
or a woman who gives herself priority in everything. (Also see Water mill;
Windmill)
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Grass
(Lawn) In a dream, grass represents religious awareness and blessings. If
one sees grass growing in the palm of his hand in a dream, it means that he will
discover his wife having a secret affair, and he will find her in the company of
someone else. If one sees grass growing over his hand in a dream, it means that
he will die shortly and grass will grow over his grave. If he sees grass growing
in a place where it is not supposed to grow, such as inside one’s house or inside
a mosque in a dream, it means a wedding. If one sees grass growing all over him
but does not cover his ears or eyes in a dream, it means prosperity. If he sees
grass growing on people’s hands or floating on water in a dream, it means a good
harvest and prosperity for everyone. If weeds grow at the same time in the
dream, they connote negative effects. If a sick person sees such a dream, it
means that he is nearinghis death. Grass growingover one’s stomach in a dream
means his death or his burial after death. If grass grows all over one’s body but
does not cover his head in the dream, it means prosperity and wealth. If the grass
covers one’s eyes and ears in the dream, it means that he will become heedless
and loses the advantages of his religious life. The same interpretation is given
if one sees feathers growing over his body. If poisonous weeds grow over one’s
body in a dream, they represent an illness or death. As grass is cattle’s food and
cattle represents people’s wealth, then gathering and eating grass in a dream
means prosperity. If an ascetic sees himself eating grass in a dream, it means
that he will revert to desiring the world and its pleasures, and consequently, he
will be deceived by it. Wild grass in a dream represent bad earnings and a
miserable life. Cutting and selling grass in a dream means dispelling stress and
difficulties, or it could represent a police officer or a tithe collector. (Also see
Meadows; Weeds)
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Borrowing
(Lending; Loan) If the borrowed object is pleasing in the dream, then
it means good that will not last, and if the borrowed subject is despised, then
it becomes a bad omen. Borrowing a vehicle, or taking a ride in a dream means
unlawfully getting hold of someone else’s property. Borrowing a valuable object
from someone in a dream means paying indemnity, reparation, or a fine of equal
value to the object borrowed in the dream. The borrowed object also could signify
prosperity and success in one’s life, or it could mean committing a shameful act,
suffering from a scandal, or a warning which implies the need to avoid a scandal,
deceit or corruption. Borrowing or lending in a dream represents the importance
of, or one’s need for such an object or his love for it. Thus, the enchantment which
is derived from borrowing or lending an object to satisfy such things as love,
attachment or need may be temporary. To borrow a bad object or something
which is used for evil purpose or something one can do without, or an unnec¬
essary thing means that one will suffer because of it, though one’s sufferings will
not last. To borrow a vehicle in a dream means to carry the lender’s burdens or
liability. (Also see Lending; Loan)
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Water
(Life; Rain; River; Vapor) Water in a dream represents a happy life, money,
prosperity, expansion of one’s business, increase in one’s income, or it could
mean marriage. If one sees the water pure and abundant in his dream, it means
lowering of prices, peace and social justice. If one sees himself chewing on water
in a dream, it means toiling and hardships related to earning his livelihood.
Drinking a glass of water in a dream means protection against any danger from
one’s enemy and it denotes a prosperous year for the one who drinks it in a
dream. Drinking more water in a dream than what one usually drinks in
wakefulness means longevity. If one glass of water does not quench one’s thirst
in the dream, it means discord between husband and wife. If one immerses his
hand in water in a dream, it means that he will play with money and confuse
himself. Fresh potable water or a well in a dream also could be the immediate
cause of a trial, fight or calamity. Giving someone a glass of water in a dream
is glad tidings of a child. Drinking a glass of spring water in a dream means
conceiving a child, or that he will receive benefits from his wife. In this sense,
glass in a dream represent the substance of a woman and water represents a
fetus. Drinking hot water in a dream means distress and adversities. If one is
pushed into a pond or a river of clear water in a dream, it means receiving a
pleasant surprise. Seeing oneself submerged in a body of water in a dream
means facing a trial, distress, bewilderment and adversities. Carrying a jar of
clear water in a dream means receiving an inheritance. Asking people for water
to drink in a dream means lying to them by claiming to be needy. Stagnant water
in a dream means imprisonment, distress, or depression. It is said that stagnant
water in a dream has weaker meaning than running water. Bad smelling or
putrid water in a dream represents a wretched life. Bitter water in a dream
means a bitter life. Boiling water in a dream means suffering from heat. If
boiling water is used during the daylight in a dream, it means suffering from
chastisement, afflictions and punishment for one’s sins. If used during the
nighttime in a dream, then it means fear of evil spirits. Salty water in a dream
means hardships and difficulties in earning one’s livelihood. Murky waters in
a dream represent unlawful earnings. Black colored water in a dream means
destruction or family problems. Drinking black colored water in a dream also
may mean blindness. Yellow water in a dream means an illness. Boiling water,
blazing water, or oozing water in a dream means change of one’s status, or being
deprived of God’s favors for lack of gratitude and for being a hindrance against
those who do good. Drinking polluted seawater in a dream means turbulences,
distress and sufferings that will be brought about by someone in authority. If
seawater runs inside one’s dwelling place or business, and if one drinks from it
in a dream, it means an illness. If everyone drinks from it in the dream, then
it means a plague. Murky water in a dream denotes a tyrant. If a sick person
bathes in murky water then walks out of it in a dream, it means that he will
recover from his illness. If he is facing adversities, it means that he will be able
to overcome them. If he is incarcerated, it means that he will be released. Pure
potable water in a dream means salvation. Saltwater in a dream means distress.
If one sees murky water gushing froth from a water well in a dream, it means
a bad marriage. Walking on water in a dream represents the strength of one’s
faith, certitude and trust in God Almighty. This is particularly true if while
walking one also speaks words of wisdom and piety. Otherwise, walking on
water in a dream could mean ascertaining something that is not too clear.
Walking on water in a dream also means undertaking a dangerous trip and
trusting in God Almighty for protection and guidance. Walking on water in a
dream also means undertaking a dangerous venture. If one walks back from the
water to dry land in a dream, it means that he will satisfy his needs or desire.
Falling into a deep sea or a deep river but not reaching the bottom of it in the
dream means wealth and prosperity, for the world in a dream represents a deep
ocean. If one falls into a river and if he is overcome by water in a dream, it means
that he will fall sick. If he drowns in a river in a dream, it means his death.
Falling into water in a dream also could mean happiness, joy, or blessings.
Observing the reflection of one’s face in the waters looking beautiful in a dream
shows kindness toward one’s household and neighbors. Reaching a pond of clear
water in a dream means speaking good words. Pouring water inside a bag in a
dream means spending money to please a woman. Pouring water over a place
where it is of no benefit in the dream means wasting one’s money. Floods in a
dream means distress, suffering and corruption, depending on their strength.
If the water level of a dam or a river rises and inundates people’s homes and
businesses and becomes a threat to people’s lives in a dream, it means discord
and trials after which evil people will be eliminated from that place. If one sees
water flowing over his own roof in a dream, it means a quick distress, or a
permanent stress that will be brought by someone in authority. Sweet potable
water in a dream represents lawful earnings, a good heart, knowledge, revival,
recovering from a dangerous illness, a wife, a husband, or marriage. If one
drinks a sweet and a refreshing glass of water from a permissible cup in a dream,
it means that his marriage is proper. Otherwise, if the container from which one
drinks in his dream is unlawful, it means that his marriage is illegal from a
religious point of view. Water in a dream also denotes the drink of poor people,
or what gallant people exchange and share among themselves. If a thirsty
person quenches his thirst with water in a dream, it means comfort, appeasement
of one’s bewilderments, prosperity verses poverty, or reuniting one’s family.
Bathing in fresh spring water in a dream means payment of one’s debts. If sweet
and potable water becomes salty in a dream, it means apostasy, or straying from
the path of God Almighty and meeting with insurmountable difficulties. Car¬
rying water in a container in a dream means conceiving a child and increase in
one’s income. Abundance of water at a time when it is supposed to be low, or
drought at a time when it is supposed to be raining in a dream means injustice,
abuse, high prices, divided opinions, weaknesses, or payment of Financial
damages. Clear water in a dream also means recovering from trachoma. The
explosion of a water tank or a pipe in a dream means distress, trouble and
adversities. Green colored water in a dream means a long illness or a wretched
life. Drinking black colored water in a dream means becoming blind. Sucking
water in a dream means tight circumstances. If unexpectedly one is showered
with hot water in a dream, it means a fever, an illness or a scare from evil spirits,
the intensity of which is relevant to how hot is the water. If one’s garment gets
wet in a dream, it means changes in one’s travel plans, or it could mean delaying
a project, or failure of one’s plans. If a poor person sees himself carrying a
container of water in a dream, it means money. If a rich person sees that dream,
it means marriage, or conceiving a child. Carrying water in a purse, socks, a
cloth, or in any porous material in a dream means pride about one’s wealth,
status, attainments, fame and living conditions. Pouring water into a container
in a dream means getting married. Bathing in cold water in a dream means
repenting from sin, recovering from an illness, release from prison, payment of
one’s debts, or dispelling one’s fears. Drawing water from a well in a dream
means earning money through deception and fraud. Channeling irrigations to
water a garden or a farm in a dream means earning money from a woman. If
the trees of one’s garden or farm do blossom in the dream, it means conceiving
a child from such a woman. Watering a garden or a farm in a dream also means
having sexual intercourse with one’s wife. If pure water gushes forth from one’s
mouth in a dream, it means that he is a gnostic and people will benefit from his
knowledge, wisdom and admonition. If one is a young merchant, it means that
he is a truthful person. Sweet water in a dream also represents the element of
faith in God Almighty, while saltwater represents the element of atheism. In a
dream, water also means wealth. Seeping water from a crack in a wall means
adversities and distress caused by a brother or an in-law. (Also see Distilled
water; Earth; Ophthalmologist; River; Walking on water)
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Kiss
(Love; Passion; Rose; Tenderness) A kiss in a dream means satisfying one’s
need, want or desire, or it could mean subordinating one’s enemy. Kissing a man
or embracing him lustfully in a dream means getting hold of what one intends
to acquire from him. If it is a lustful kiss, then it means accomplishing one’s
pursuit of benefits, knowledge, or guidance. If it is an amicable kiss, it means
that the one who received the kiss will receive benefits from the one who kissed
him, or learn something from him, or reap a new understanding of things
through him. Kissing a child in a dream means love, care and tenderness toward
that child. Kissing a servant in a dream means soliciting the friendship of her
master or employer. Kissing a married woman in a dream means seeking
friendship with her husband. Kissing someone in authority in a dream means
replacing him in his function. Kissing a judge in a dream means that one’s
testimony will be accepted by the court. If a judge kisses someone in a dream,
it means that the latter will win a court case, or benefit from such a judge, and
the same interpretation applies if a leader or a boss kisses someone in a dream.
Kissing one’s father in a dream also means benefiting from one another. Kissing
one’s son with passion in a dream means saving money for him, or building a
business for him. Giving one’s son a tender kiss in a dream means receiving joy
or money from him or from his mother. Kissing someone between the eyes in a
dream means marriage. Kissing someone’s eyes in a dream means pursuing
both heterosexual and homosexual life and such a dream carries a warning to
cease such loathsome and unlawful practices before contracting unknwon
illness. Kissing one’s beloved from the mouth in a dream means money. Kissing
a woman in a dream means desiring her, or receiving news from one’s beloved.
Kissing an old woman in a dream indicates an excuse or regret for a slip of the
mouth. Kissing a young girl in a dream means drinking a glass of wine. If a
scholar kisses a beautiful woman in a dream, it could mean reciting the Quran,
or speaking words of wisdom. If such a scholar is known to love the world and
its pleasures, then what he has kissed in his dream is the world itself. Kissing
God’s right Hand in a dream means attending a pilgrimage to Mecca and kissing
the black stone. Kissing God Almighty in a dream means kissing the holy
Quran, or kissing God’s holy Name. If one sees God Almighty kissing him in a
dream, it means that his deeds are accepted. Kissing an adorned woman or
sleeping with her in a dream means marrying a wealthy widow. Kissing a known
deceased person in a dream means benefiting from his knowledge or inheriting
his money. Kissing an unknown dead person in a dream means that one will
receive money from an unexpected source, or perhaps do business with his heirs.
If a deceased person kisses someone in a dream, it means that the latter will
receive unanticipated benefits. Lustfully kissing a deceased person in a dream
means satisfying one’s needs, lust, or completing a project. If a sick person sees
himself kissing a deceased person in a dream, it means his own death. Finally,
if a healthy person kisses a deceased person in a dream, it means that his words
are not true. (Also see Rose)
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Arabic months
(Lunar months: 1- Muharram; 2- 3- Rabi-'uIAwal; 4- Rabi'u
Thani'; 5-Jamadul Awwal; 6- Jamadu Thani'; 7- Rajab; 8- Sha'ban; 9- Ramadan;
10- Shawwal; 11- Zul-Qi'dah; 12- Zul-Hiliah) Seeing a dream during the month of Muharram means that the dream is most true as it is seen. Thus, having a
dream during the month of Muharram could be even called a vision and it never
fails. Such a dream means success, relief from difficulties, release from a prison,
or recovering from an illness. If the person had retreated from his town, he will
return to it. This interpretation is based on the story of God's prophet Jonah,
upon whom be peace, after he emerged from the belly of the whale. Perhaps the
person in the dream may face a great spiritual challenge in his life, or it could
mean the death of a great man of knowledge or the emergence of such a gnostic
or wise man in that city. If the person seeing the dream is a sinner, it means that
he will repent of his sins, for God Almighty has accepted the repentance ofAdam,
upon whom be peace, during that month. If the person in the dream is one who
hopes for a station of honor, he will attain it, because God Almighty has raised
the prophet Enoch (Idrls) upon whom be peace, to a high station during that
month. If a traveller sees a dream during that month, it means that he will safely
return home from a long journey, because it is the month in which the prophet
Noah upon whom be peace, was saved with his people, and it is the month in
which the arc settle on top of Mount Judiyyi. If the seer desires a son, then he
will beget a righteous son, because it is the month in which God's prophets
Abraham and Jesus, upon both of them be peace, were born. If the person seeing
the dream is suffering from tight financial circumstances and if he desired a way
out, it means that he will see the light or escape from the danger of his enemy,
because this is the month in which God's prophet Abraham was saved from the
fire ofNimrod, or perhaps, ifhe had followed a path of innovation and falsehood,
he will turn back to God Almighty and repent of his sin, because it is also the
month in which God Almighty forgave the prophet David, upon whom be peace.
If the person in the dream is impeached from his leadership position or stripped
from his status, he will return to his office and regain honor, because it is also
the month in which God Almighty returned the prophet Solomon to his kingdom.
If one is bedridden, it means that he will recover from his illness, because it is
the month in which the prophet Job (uwbp) recovered from his illness, or
perhaps it could mean that one will be sent as an emissary with a mission, or
as an ambassador, because it is during this month that God Almighty spoke to
His prophet Moses upon whom be peace. As for the second lunar month, known
in Arabic as Safar, having a dream during it could be interpreted as follows: If
one is pessimistic about what he saw, then it could mean the opposite. If he is
sick, it means recovering from his illness. If one is needy, it means that his needs
will be satisfied. If one is suffering from stress and worries, it means that they
can cause him no harm. If one sees his dream during the third lunar month,
known in Arabic as Rabt-rul Awwal, and if he is a merchant, it means that his
business will grow, prosper and that his money will be blessed or perhaps he may
conceive a child during that month. If he is under stress and worries, they will
be dispelled. Ifhe is persecuted or treated unjustly, he will end in a triumph,
or it could mean that he will hear good news, or he may be appointed as a
governor, or he may admonish people to do good and discard evil, for it is the
month in which God's Prophet Muhammad, upon whom be peace, was born to
this world. If one's dream takes place during the fourth lunar month, known in
Arabic as Rabi'u Thiini, and if it suggests glad tidings, then one may have to
wait and exercise patience, but ifit suggests evil, then such happening will come
fast. During this month, seeing a dream also means victory over one's enemy,
or it could mean conceiving a blessed son who will grow to become a gnostic, or
a hero, for it is during this month that the Imam 'Ali, may God bless his
countenance and be forever pleased with him was born. As for the fifth lunar
month, known in Arabic as Jamiidul Awwal, seeing a dream during this month
means that one should slow down or scrutinize his buying and selling, or it could
mean that he may lose his daughter or wife, for it is in this month that the daughter of God's Messenger, upon whom be peace, Fatima died. May God. be
forever pleased with her. If the dream happens during the sixth lunar month,
known in Arabic as Jamadu Thaw, and if the dream carries a good meaning,
it will come, but slow and one should not contradict it. If one sees this dream
during the seventh lunar month, known in Arabic as Rajab, it means that he
will gain honor and status, for it is the month of the prophet's Ascension (Mi'raj)
and his night journey to the seventh heaven. A dream during the eighth lunar
month, known in Arabic as Sha'ban, represents honor and ranks, for during
this month, every good deed will be honored. As for the ninth lunar month,
known in Arabic as Ramadan, in it, all difficulties will be suspended, evil will
be shun and stinginess will be dispelled. During this month all what is good will
manifest and bad dream will dissipate to become null and void. During this
month, the dreams of a believer may be differently interpreted than the dream
of a disbeliever. If one sees the month of Ramadan in his dream, his dream
means blessings, profits, commanding good and forbidding evil. If the person is
seeking knowledge, then knowledge will be given to him, for it is during this
great month that the Holy Qur'an was revealed. If the person is inflicted with
epilepsy, he will recover from it, for the devils and all evil spirits are shackled
and are rendered powerless during this month. As for the tenth lunar month,
known in Arabic as Shawwal, if one's dream suggests a war or a conflict, it
means that he will come first in it, and that he will triumph. If one sees the
month of Shawwal in his dream, it means that he will come out of difficulties
and finds happiness and devotion, for it is the month during which that God's
House, known as the Ka'aba was built. As for the eleventh lunar month, known
in Arabic as Zul-Qi'dah, if one's dream suggests a trip, then the person should
refrain from taking that trip or perhaps he should delay it for the better. He also
should guard himself where he lives. If the dream denote stress or worries, then
he should avoid whatever may cause them. However, if one's dream takes place
during the twelfth lunar month, known inArabic as Zul-Hijjah indicates a journey
then one may take it, or if it denotes a good business, one should seek it, for it
is a most blessed month and it is the month of festivities and sacrifices. If one
sees this month in his dream or sees himself offering sacrifices in it, or if he sees
himself praying the festival of Sacrifice prayers in it, his dream means paying
one's debts or fulfilling one's vows, repentance from sin, guidance or perhaps his
dream may indicate the death of great people of knowledge, the impeachment
of governors, the changing of governments, or it could mean a sudden war.
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Bear
(Mammal) In a dream, a bear represents someone with a physical infirmity,
who is evil, deceitful, perfidious and betraying. A bear in a dream also repre¬
sents a dull and a heavy looking woman who takes pleasure in partying,
uninhibitedness and enjoying all types of entertainment. Seeing a bear in a
dream also means capture or imprisonment, or he could represent a stupid
enemy, a thief, an effeminate person, or a trickster. If one sees himself riding
over a bear in a dream, should he qualify, it means that he will manage a
loathsome business. Otherwise, it means that he will be struck with fear and
distress, then he will escape from his trials. A bear in a dream also means
travels, returning from a journey or he could represent a prostitute. If one has
access to such a woman, he must beware not to commit adultery.
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Judge
(Man; Person) Seeing a judge or a governor in a dream means involvement
in the judicial business. If one is appointed to be a judge in a dream, it means
that he will be just and righteous. If one sees himself sitting on the bench, but
finds himself unable to handle people’s cases with justice, it means that he is
an unjust person. If one presides over people in a dream, it means that he may
be dismissed from his job. If a traveller becomes a judge in a dream, it means
that he will be held up by robbers, or it could mean that God’s blessings upon
him will turn into a curse. If one sees a known judge being unjust in a dream,
it means that the people of that locality are inequitable and that they cheat in
their weights and measures. If one sees himself standing before a judge, and if
the judge treats him fairly in the dream, it means that he will find justice
concerning a personal case involving himself and an adversary, or it could mean
relief from depression and stress. If the judge is inequitable in the dream, it
means that one will lose to his adversary. If someone sees a judge holding the
scale of justice and that the scale tilts to one’s favor in the dream, it represents
glad tidings of a great reward from God Almighty for one’s deeds. However, if
the scale of justice tilts to the opposite direction, then it represents a warning
from God Almighty for one to repent of his sins, or abandon his involvement in
a sinful ventures. If one sees the judge weighing pennies or bad monies in the
scale of justice, it means that one will give a false testimony which will be
accepted. If one sees himself as a judge, a wise man, a scholar, or a righteous
man in a dream, it means that he will attain fame, good reputation, ascetic
detachment and spiritual knowledge if he qualifies for that. If one is not suitable
for such blessings, then it means that he will be falsely accused of a crime, or
that he maybe robbed during a trip. If a judge looks cheerful in a dream, it means
glad tidings. Seeing the bench of a judge in a dream means a scare or a fight.
Seeing the seat of rulers, judges, speakers, scholars, or teachers in a dream
means disturbance, sorrow, money, business losses, sickness, depression, or the
surfacing of hidden secrets. If a sick person sees himself standing before a judge
in a dream, it means his death. However, if the case is decided to his favor in
the dream, it means that he will recover from his illness. If one who is facing
adversities sees himself sitting in the judges bench in a dream, it means that
he will triumph. An unknown judge in a dream represents God Almighty. A
known judge in a dream represents a physician.
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Colitis
(med. Gastrointestinal disease; Inflammation) Suffering from colitis in a
dream means feeling malaise, languid or indisposed with one’s own family,
children or relations, or it could mean being niggardly toward one’s own family
and consequently suffering from a just retribution. As for a woman, suffering
from colitis in a dream means getting pregnant or befriending evil people, or it
could mean hearing harsh words.
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Deception
(Milk; War. See Advice; Con artist; Fraudulent bankruptcy)
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Paper
(Notebook; Record; Parchment) A sheet of paper in a dream represents an
oath, a vow, or a pledge. Writing a note on a piece of paper in a dream means
being ungrateful and perfidious toward others. A writer in a dream also
represents someone who is burdened, pressured, doubtful and uncertain, whereby,
writing has become his escape goat and a way out of his depression. If one’s boss
gives him a paper to write something on it in a dream, it means that he will solicit
something from his boss and eventually receive it. If one feels uncertain about
some people then sees himself holding a pen and a piece of paper in a dream,
it means that his obscurity will be replaced with clarity. Holding a piece of paper
in a dream also means attaining one’s goal, or completing a project, or finalizing
a program. A paper salesman in a dream represents someone who helps cunning
people do their tricks. (Also see Notebook; Paper; Write; Writer)
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Hostage
(Pawn; Deposit) If one sees himself as a hostage in a dream, it means
that he has earned himself an accumulation of sins that made him a pawn for
repayment of his debts. If one sees himself holding someone as a guarantee for
a promise, or keeping him as a pawn until his demands are met in a dream, it
means that he is veering toward injustice. A hostage in a dream also represents
mistakes, errors, exposing people’s private life, divulging people’s secrets,
slander, or a debt that keeps the person subject to constant harassment. Being
a hostage in a dream also means adversities, trials, or falling in love with
someone, whereby, one’s heart becomes a hostage of his beloved. (Also see
Enemy; Enmity)
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Tears
(Pearls) In a dream, cold tears mean happiness while warm tears mean
sadness. Running tears over one’s cheeks without crying in a dream mean
slander that carries weight. Guarded tears in someone’s eyes that do not flow
over his cheeks in a dream mean storing illegal money, or disguising the
unlawful source of one’s income which one’s adversaries will eventually unveil
or expose. If such tears are finally shed in the dream, they mean that one will
willingly spend such money, or get rid of it to conceal his act. If one sees tears
running from his right eye and entering his left eye in the dream, it means that
his son and daughter may engage in sexual intercourse, and he must immediately
separate between their rooms, and teach them about the lawful and the
unlawful. Tears which come during yawning in a dream signify payment of an
unjust fine. Seeing tears during the daylight time, or under the sun, or in front
of a fire in a dream means business losses caused by one of these three elements.
Tears in a dream also signify loneliness, leaving one’s homeland, or yearning to
see one’s beloved, or they may represent pearls. (Also see Pearl)
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Plague
(Pestilence) In a dream, a plague means itch, scabies, sycosis, or mange.
To be inflicted with any type of such plagues in a dream means suffering from
the same in wakefulness. If one sees a city struck with a plague in a dream, it
means that he will witness the wrath of God Almighty befalling it. A plague in
a dream also represents one’s grave, religious innovation, a journey that will
take a full year, or a penalty imposed by the ruler. If one sees himself in a city
which is struck by a plague in a dream, it means war. (Also see Epidemic disease)
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Food basket
(Picnic basket; Traveller’s pouch) A food basket in a dream represents
an important journey, financial comfort, or interchanging conditions between
poverty and distress. If a traveller sees himself carrying a food basket in a
dream, it means that he will take a positive look at things, or that he will walk
a step forward that will bring benefits to him and to his family.
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Column
(Pillar; Post) In a dream, a column represents one’s religion. If one sees
a column descending from the firmament in a dream, it means a divine favor and
a blessing to have a just, compassionate and a forbearing ruler in that land. If
one is hit with a post, or if he uses it to beat someone in a dream, it means hearing
or exchanging harsh words that describe the quality of the one who is struck.
If one sees himself leaning against a pillar that he bought or which is given to
him in his dream, it means that he will rely upon an old woman for his livelihood,
or that he will marry an old woman. A column in a dream also represents a friend
one can depend on. A leaning column in a dream represents a worker who cheats
his employer, disobeys him and who is a hypocrite. If a worker sees a leaning
post in his dream, it means that his employer will lean toward kindness and
appreciation of his workers. Columns in a dream also represent important and
strong men who are capable of managing their responsibilities. Owning a
column or becoming a column in a dream, and if one qualifies, it means that he
will become a leader of his community, a pillar in his own field, or a beacon of
knowledge and a pillar of wisdom who is sought by knowledge seeking people.
If one becomes a pillar in a dream, it also could mean his death, or it could mean
crying. A pillar in a dream also represents a father, a son, money, capital, a
partner, a vehicle, one’s wife or a leader. A marble column in a dream represents
a great wealth, a great man, or a great woman. A column made from granite in
a dream represents someone who despises himself. If it is from stone, it means
fast changing conditions. If it is a wooden column in the dream, then it
represents a hypocrite. The pillars of a mosque represent the Imam, the
muezzin, the servants and the people who pray in it. (Also see Base)
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Mars
(Planet) The planet Mars in a dream represents evil, calamities, trouble,
fear, or blood shedding. Seeing the planet Mars descending or burning in a
dream means calamities, injustice, burglaries, divorce, or demolishing one’s
habitat. The planet Mars in a dream also represents a warrior, an army, or the
police force. (Also see Heavens)
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David
(Prophet David, upon whom be peace.) If one sees him in a dream, it means
that he will gain power, authority, commit a sin, become an ascetic, be tried and
oppressed by an unjust person, then he will be saved by God’s leave and regain
the upper hand over his enemy. He will also receive an exalted office or rank of
honor. It is also said, that if one sees the prophet David (uwbp) in a dream, that
his country or town will be governed by a just ruler, an honorable president or
a righteous judge. If in fact the ruler or the judge of that town, county or country
is an unjust person, then seeing God’s prophet David (uwbp) in a dream means
that God Almighty will surely replace him with a just and an honorable one. If
one becomes God’s prophet David (uwbp), or if he wears his robe in the dream
it means that he will be appointed as a judge, if he qualifies. If he does not
qualify, it means that he will prosper, or that he will grow in piety and become
righteous through much devotion, piety, sadness and crying in fear of his Lord
and love for Him. Seeing the prophet David (uwbp) in a dream also means
deputyship, trials with women, trouble caused by women, or it could mean
recitation of the Quran or being in a state of constant remembrance of God
Almighty, prayers, supererogatory prayers at night, understanding the meaning
of what one reads, repentance from sin, chanting songs of God’s love, returning
to God’s path after heedlessness, manufacturing and processing minerals, or it
could represent God’s acceptance of one’s repentance. Should one be in such a
manufacturing or processing business, it means that great wealth will come to
him, or that his adversities will be of little importance. Seeing the prophet David
(uwbp) in a dream also means reaching a successful conclusion to one’s life in
this world. If an unjust man of knowledge sees him frowning at him or warning
him, then one must be at his guard, fear any wrongdoing and correct himself.
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Link
(Ring; Bond; Door knocker) In a dream, a link represents the religion of
Islam. Holding to the like of a chain in a dream means steadfastness in one’s
religion. In general, a door knocker in a dream represents the door attendant,
an announcer, a messenger, a warning post, or a guard dog. If the knocker is
made of gold or silver in the dream, it means honor and prosperity of the people
of the house. If one pulls off the door knocker, and if it brakes in the dream, it
means that he follows a path of innovation.
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Excretion
(Ritual impurity) If one’s bowels discharge excess excrements in a
dream, it means hindrance of one’s travel plans. If one discharges solid feces in
a dream, it means that he does not spend his money on sickness. If it is an
abnormal discharge of liquid matters from one’s bowels in the dream, it means
that he will squander most of his money. If one uses a lavatory near a known
ablution area in the dream, it means that his spendings relate to his passion,
desires and wantonness. If the location is unknown in the dream, it means that
he unknowingly, but willingly spends his wealth in unlawful avenues, whereby
he will reap no reward or benefit from it. Discharging feces in the open and
covering it with dirt in a dream means burying money in a hole and covering it
with dirt. (Also see Impurity; Feces; Urinating)
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Euphrates
(River; Sweet water) Drinking from the Euphrates river in a dream
means blessings and grace, for the Euphrates is one of the rivers of paradise.
Drinking from the Euphrates river in a dream also means being a pious, content
and a religious person. If one sees the Euphrates river dry in a dream, it means
the death of the governor, or the loss of a country, or perhaps the meaning could
apply to the chief minister, or the personal secretary of the ruler. (Also see River)
Evanescence: (Annihilation; Disappearing; Non-existence) To vanish or be non¬
existent in a dream means depression, nullifying all banknotes during a war,
cancelling all interests and credits, a bad harvest, a plague, or it could mean a
disaster. To be non-existent for the people of the path in a dream signifies an
everlasting existence. (Also see Disappearing)
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Bathhouse
(Sauna; Steam room; Sweat room; Rest room) Washing one’s dirt with
hot water in a dream brings benefits. If one builds a bathhouse in his dream,
it means committing a sin or searching for a woman to partake in it, then
suffering its consequence. If the bathhouse is heated and the water is lukewarm
in the dream, it represents his family’s compassion toward him, trying to help
him out of his breach. If the bathhouse is cold and if its water is cold in the dream,
it means that his family has ostracized or banished him. If one witness the hot
water pipes breaking, whereby he could not control the flow of water in the
dream, it means that someone will betray him with his wife, though he will keep
trying to control the situation, but to no avail. A water leak from the boiler that
flows through the floors of the bathing quarters in a dream means incurring the
anger of one’s wife. Entering a bathhouse in a dream means suffering from a
fever. Drinking hot water directly from the boiler in a dream means sickness,
stress, depression and a scare from evil spirits. If one sees himself drinking cold
refreshing water from the regular water tab in a dream, it means comfort and
joy. Taking abath with cold water in a dream means recovering from an illness.
A bathhouse in a dream also represents hell-fire, and the attendant represents
its keepers. A bathhouse in a dream also represents the judge’s court, and its
attendant represents the judge himself. A bathhouse in a dream also represents
a prison and its guard, the ocean and the ship pilot, the evil bawdy houses and
their dwellers, a woman and a pimp, or a cadet posing as her husband. If one
goes to a public bath, then after completing his wash wears a white garment,
and takes a carriage back home in his dream, it means that he will shortly die
and the elements of his dream represent his washing, shrouding, coffin and
funeral. The element of a bathhouse in a dream also represent a library,
knowledge, guard’s post, house of worship, a mosque, a church, idol worship, a
prison, or a marketplace. It also represents repentance, guidance, richness,
healing, an ocean or marriage. If one sees himself taking a bath with his clothe
on in a dream, it means that he will fall prey to an attractive prostitute who will
deceive him and lead him to commit his religious life to waste. (Also see Bath;
Bathroom; Hell-fire; Turkish bath)
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Balance
(Scale) A balance and a scale in a dream have similar interpretations.
Both represent faith, justice and righteousness in words and actions. In a
dream, a balance also may represent a wife, or it could mean payment of one's
debts. A steelyard in a dream represents an architect or a builder. A miller's
scale in a dream represents a man who considers himself worthy of respect,
while his actions, earnings and moves are contemptible. A precision scale in a
dream represents a warning against heedlessness and concern for proper
accounting for one's actions. The justice scale represents a judge. If it stands
balanced in one's dream, then it means that the judge of that locality is a just
and a learned person. In a dream, the scales of a balance represents the judge's
ears. The money put on a scale for measuring represents the lawsuits, and the
weights represent the judgment. If one sees himself standing before God
Almighty on Judgment Day and if his good deeds weigh heavier than his sins
in the dream, it means that he will reckon himself, reflect about his bad actions
and correct the course of his life. Consequently, his reward in the hereafter will
be greater. Seeing the Balance of the Day of Judgement in a dream means
vulnerability of people's secrets, exposing one's actions in public, recognition of
the ultimate truth, joy, happiness, victory and justice. If one's deeds are
praiseworthy, then he will be a winner. Ifone's deeds are blameworthy, then he
will be a loser. In general, a balance in a dream represents a guide, an example
to follow, a scholar one seeks to learn at his hand, a ruler, a criterion and the
Qur'fm. It also may represent one's tongue and correctness, truthfulness, lies,
incredulity or trustworthiness. (Also see Measure 2; Measurer; Scale)
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Fish
(Sea Life; Human being) In a dream, if their number is known, fish represent
women, but if their number is not known, then they represent money from a
doubtful source. If one sees a fish colony gathering at seabed, where he is fishing,
bringing them up and eating them raw as he pleases, or if he places them into
baskets and divides them into lots in the dream, it means that he will prosper
and invest his wealth in different ventures and savings plans. A whale in a
dream represents the minister of sea life, while the sea itself represents the king
or the country. A whale in a pond with his jaws opened in a dream represents
a prison. A large fish colony in a dream represents despised earnings, or earning
a large amount money one is accountable for its expenditure. Fishing in a well
means homosexuality, or it could represent someone who tries to tempt his
servant or his assistant to indulge in a loathsome act. If one sees himself fishing
in murky waters in a dream, it conveys evil, sorrows, or distress however it may
happen. If one sees himself fishing in clear waters in a dream, it means money
or hearing nice words or conceiving a son, while fishing in salty waters in a
dream means difficulties. If one sees himself fishing with a fishhook in a dream,
it means excitement, pleasure or losing benefits. A soft skin fish in a dream
means benefits for someone intending to trick or to swindle people’s money.
Mostly fishing with a pole and a fishhook in a dream means difficulties or slow
coming benefits, or a slow and loose business. Any large cyprinoid freshwater
fish or a barbel fish (cyprinus bynni; barbus ) in a dream denote positive benefits
for someone intending marriage or to enter into a business partnership. Seeing
a herring or any of its clupeid type fish in a dream represent evil work or toiling
for something one will never get. A fish in the pond in a dream is also a sign of
benefits, though may be little benefits. Seeing dead fish floating in the water in
a dream has an ominous connotation, or they could represent a hopeless case.
Taking fish from the water and eating them alivemeans profits, or an appointment
to a high raking position in wakefulness. In a dream, if a sick man or a traveller
finds fish in his bed it also connotes bad or a painful sickness or suffering from
arthritis, or he may drown because he would be sleeping with them. Seeing sea
fish covered with salt in a dream means lasting richness, because fish are
preserved in salt, or it could mean burdens. If one’s wife is pregnant and he sees
a fish coming out of his male organ in a dream, it means that his wife will beget
a son. If a fish comes out of his mouth, then it means speaking ill of a woman.
A fried fish in a dream means that one’s prayers will be answered. A broiled fish
in a dream means travels or seeking knowledge. A large fish in a dream means
money, while a small fish means difficulties, burdens and stress, because it
carries more spikes than meat, beside, small fish are more difficult to eat. Mixed
sized of different kinds offish in a dream represent money, trouble, liking social
events or mixing with all types of people, the good and the bad ones. Buying a
fish in a dream may mean marriage. Eating a rotten fish in a dream means
pursuing adultery and avoiding a lawful marriage. If one sees himself attempting
painstakingly to catch a whale in a small pond in a dream, it means money that
he will fight for, though he cannot get hold of it without having to cross major
obstacles. If one finds a pearl or two in the belly of a fish in a dream, it means
that he will marry a rich woman and conceives one or two sons with her. If he
finds a ring in the belly of the fish in a dream, it means that he will gain authority
and might. Finding fat in the belly of a fish in a dream means acquiring money
from a woman. Seeing oneself fishing on a dry land means committing adultery,
a sin, or it could mean hearing good news. Catching a fish with excessive bones
and scales denotes the necessity to pay one’s dues or to distribute alms tax on
one’s liquid assets, because one cannot enjoy his catch unless he first cleanse
it. Seeing sea fish swimming toward sweet waters, or river fish swimming
toward the sea in a dream means hypocrisy, falsehood or the rise of an innovator
or an impostor. If one sees fish swimming on the water surface in a dream, it
means ease in attaining his goals, exposing secrets, unveiling hidden past,
reviewing old books or redistributing an old inheritance. If one sees fish that
have the look ofhuman beings in a dream, it means business, trading or meeting
with an interpreter, or a translator, or associating with people of good character.
If such fish with a human face look beautiful, then one’s companions are good.
Otherwise, if the fish look ugly in the dream, then it means that he has
associated himself with evil companions. If one sees an aquarium in his house
filled with all types of catfish, or angelfish or similar fish that live in a home
aquarium in a dream, it means being charitable or taking care of orphans or
adopting children. If one sees himself reaching with his hand to the bottom of
the seabed to catch fish in a dream, it means that he will acquire extensive
knowledge in his profession and prosper from his trade. Otherwise, it could
mean that one will become a spy. If the sea opens and unveils its treasures, and
if one catches a goldfish from its belly in the dream, it means that God Almighty
will reveal new spiritual knowledge to him in order to help him understand his
religion and to receive guidance. If the goldfish leaves his hand and returns to
the sea in the dream, it means that he will join the company of righteous people
and saints from whom he will learn about the inner spiritual knowledge, or that
he will find a good companion for a journey he intends. If one eats a fish without
cleaning or cooking it in a dream, it means that he will speak ill of his own
friends, slander his associates, commit adultery, acquire money from trickery
and falsehood, or become inflicted with a dangerous disease or suffer from a
stroke. If one sees fish on the shore rather than in the water in a dream, it means
that he may change his profession. The different types of fish in a dream
represent human beings and their professions. A fish in a dream also could mean
that death will take place where it is found, because of the departure of its soul,
its stench, weight and one’s responsibility to bury the deceased. Eating a fish
in a dream also means receiving easy, lawful and enjoyable earnings. (Also see
Meat)
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Plantations guard
(See Rural warden)
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Keeper
(See Rural warden)
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Exchanging letters
(See War correspondent)
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Correspondent
(See War correspondent)
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Patrol
(Sentinel; Watchmen) A patrol in a dream represents a warning to the
person seeing it. Fleeing from a patrol of soldiers, then getting caught and
interrogated by them, and if one is released thereafter in the dream, it means
that he will repent for his shortcomings.
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Doze
(Sleep) To doze or fall forward on one’s face in a sleep in a dream means going
astray.
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Yawning
(Slumberous) In a dream, yawning means an illness or an affliction. It
also represents an insolent act that pleases Satan. Yawning in a dream also
means a surprise charge at one’s enemy. It also means a reward, because it
prevents the person from speaking. Yawning in a dream also means a terminal
illness.
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Semen
(Sperm) In a dream, semen represents a growing and a lasting capital,
whether there is little or much of it. If one sees a drop of semen coming out of
his reproductive organs in a dream, it denotes money that will surface. If the
man’s semen spatters over his wife in the dream, it means that he will buy her
a new garment. Owning an earthenware jar filled with semen in a dream means
uncovering a hidden treasure, or becoming wealthy. If the husband is spattered
with the semen of his wife in a dream, it means that he will satisfy his desire
for her and attain his purpose. Drinking water from one’s own reproductive
organ in a dream means lustfulness. If the husband sees a thick yellowish fluid
flowing from his wife’s sexual organ in a dream, it means that she will give birth
to an unhealthy child. If a reddish fluid flows instead in the dream, it represents
a short lived child. If it comes out as a black fluid in the dream, it means that
such a child will grow to dominate the family and to be an unjust master of the
household. The ovum of a beautiful woman in a dream means happiness, wealth
and children. Semen in a dream also means attaining one’s goal, comfort, or
wasting one’s capital, divulging one’s secrets, or the death of a child. If a farmer
sees semen in his dream, it means that he will work on a barren land and make
it fertile. (Also see Impurity; Sexual intercourse; Vagina)
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Rocks
(Stone) Mountain rocks in a dream represent strong believers who hold
fast to their religious duties. If one sees himself trying to lift a heavy rock,
testing his strength in a dream, it means that he will face a strong opponent.
If he succeeds at lifting it in the dream, it means that he will win his battle.
Otherwise, it could mean that he will lose it. If one sees stones hitting him, or
falling over his head in a dream, it means that his superior will delegate heavy
responsibilities to him, compel him to do a personal favor, depend on him or
impose a service on him. In this case, it means that one’s advice will have effect
and his opinion will be respected. Throwing stones in every direction from a high
altitude in a dream means being unjust toward others, or it could mean being
in a position of strength. If one sees women throwing stones at him using a
slingshot in a dream, it means sorcery and a bad spell. If a poor person sees
himself hitting a rock with a staff to split it, and suddenly water gushes forth
from it in the dream, it means that he will become rich. A rock in a dream also
represents hard working women who are patient and bearing their sufferings
with determination. A rock in a dream also means longevity, construction,
forgetfulness, cattle, impudence, shamelessness, fornication, a dissolute life,
immorality, or heartlessness. Seeing a town scattered with rocks in a dream also
could mean lower prices. If a rock is interpreted as a rank, then it means a
lasting one. If it denotes one’s wife, then it means that she is patient and content.
A rock in a dream also represents a threshold, a house, or a statue. Seeing a
mountain of rocks in a dream represents heartless, brutal and cruel men, or it
could denote their dwellings. If one sees himself drilling a hole into a rock in a
dream, it means that he is searching for something hard to get, though he will
be able to reach as far as he reaches through drilling in his dream. Descending
upon a rock in a dream is interpreted the same as descending upon a mountain
in a dream. Rocks in a dream are also interpreted to mean dead people,
heedlessness, ignorance, or immorality. (Also see Stone)
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Carpet
(Straw mat) Owning a carpet or a straw mat on which one sits in the
wintertime in a dream means comfort, promotion, high ranking status and
exaltation. A carpet in a dream also represents the master of the house. All types
of carpets or mats are included in this category. If one sees himself sitting on
a carpet in a dream, it means that he will purchase a property or a farm. In a
time of war, sitting on a carpet in a dream means safety from danger. If one sees
himself gazing at a carpet in the dream, and if he sees in it the image reflection
of a person he recognizes, it means that the figure drawn on the carpet is a
person who has gone astray. It also means that such a person will present him
with an amazing report that will be infested with falsehood. A carpet in a dream
also means worldly gains for its owner. If it is folded in the dream, it means that
his worldly interests are limited. A folded carpet in a dream also means
restricted income, difficulties in travels, tightness in one’s heart about some
concerns or lack of success in establishing a good livelihood. A new and well
made carpet in a dream also represents a long life to its owner, prosperity and
decisiveness. Seeing a carpet spread for one to sit on it and whose owner is
unknown in an unknown place in a dream means that one will emigrate to a
foreign land and succeed in establishing a good livelihood for himself. If in such
a place the carpet is thin in the dream, it means worldly gains and longevity.
Sitting on a carpet in a dream also means associating with leaders and judges.
If one’s carpet is stolen, burned or thinned in a dream, it means nearing the term
of his life in this world, afflictions, illness or emaciation. An old torn carpet in
a dream means distress, or a man who boosts about himself, who exalts his
status and consequently emerges to be a liar and false.
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Slapping
(Striking) Slapping someone on his cheek in a dream means cautioning
him or warning him about his heedlessness. If a woman gently slaps her own
cheeks in a dream, it means glad tiding of a son she will conceive at an advanced
age, or after having lost hope in conceiving children. However, slapping someone’s
face in a dream also could mean injustice, an illness, or cold. (Also see Slapping
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Mulberry Tree
(Sycamore, bibl.) In a dream, a mulberry tree represents a person
in a high position who has many children, who is big in size but ill mannered,
who benefits no one, though he remains well respected. If one gets some of its
fruits in his dream, it means that he will receive something from such a person.
If he is hurt by its thorns in the dream, the same will take place in wakefulness.
When maple trees, tamarisk trees and shrubs are mixed together in a dream,
they mean victory and glad tidings for one who is contemplating a war or gearing
for a fight. However, for the rest of people, these trees in a dream mean poverty
and meekness.
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Malik
(The archangel Malik; The guardian of hell-fire) Seeing the archangel Malik
in a dream means standing before a policeman or a police commissioner for
questioning. If he smiles in the dream, it means that one will be saved from
imprisonment. If a sick person sees such a dream, it means that he may die
shortly. If one becomes the archangel Malik, or eats something sweet from his
hand in a dream, it denotes that one is a true follower on the path of God
Almighty and His Prophet, upon whom be peace. It also means that one loves
his brethren on the path. It also means that one will be honored, gain power,
abstain from sin or from any act of disobeying God’s commands, and he will
become free from hypocrisy and heedlessness. It also could mean that one is
guided and that he loves God’s religion. Eating something that is given by Malik
in a dream also means abstinence and repentance from sin, or it could mean
submitting to guidance after having gone astray. If one sees the archangel Malik
walking toward him in a dream, it means peace and safety from hell-fire. It also
means salvation and restoration of one’s faith. However, if he sees the archangel
Malik walking away from him and showing displeasure in the dream, it means
that one will commit an act that will deliver him into the blaze of hell-fire. (Also
see Hell-fire)
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Blond
(The color blond) In a dream, the color blond means war, sickness, piety,
or a religious person. In a dream, the color blond also could mean contemptible¬
ness, vileness, meanness or depravity. (Also see Colors)
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Red
(The color red; Dignity; Nobility; Happiness) Wearing a red silken garment
in a dream means a sickness. If a warrior sees himself wearing a red silken
garment in a dream, it means that he will be decorated for his chivalry. Red in
a dream also represents the world, its glitters and material pleasure. (Also see
Blushing)
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Omar
(The commander of the believers, Omar bin Al-Khattab. may God be pleased
with him.) Seeing him in a dream means longevity, trustworthiness and praise¬
worthy deeds. One who sees him in a dream will speak the truth, be just and call
people to the straight path. He also may be able to attend to the Sacred House
in Mecca in an auxiliary pilgrimage ( Umrah ). If one shakes hands with Omar bin
Al-Khattab in a dream, it means that he will prosper and live a pious life, and he
will be a vigilant and a strong believer, the value of whose deeds will surpass his
fame. If one sees him frowning in a dream, it means that Omar is calling for
justice, commanding what is good and forbidding what is evil. If there is a drought
in a town and one sees Omar in a dream, it means that rain will fall and be a
blessing for that land. If there is tyranny in that land and one sees Omar in his
dream, it means that justice will prevail. If Omar hits someone with a stick, or
warns him, or threatens him in a dream, it means that one must renounce the
course of his current actions or deviation from God’s path, or perhaps that
someone in authority or a scholar will persecute him. If one sees himself being
Omar in a dream, or if he wears one of his garments in a dream, it means that
he will be awarded honor, a dignified status, or die as a martyr. If one sees Omar
smiling in a dream, it means that he follows the correct precepts of God’s
Messenger, upon whom be peace, and emulates his practices. Seeing him in a
dream also means that justice and truth will prevail in his time, or that he is a
trustworthy person, or that the propagation of truth is prominent in his time.
Seeing him in a dream also could mean signing a peace treaty with one’s enemy,
annihilating hatred with love, good luck with one’s in-laws, renouncing one’s
attachment to worldly things, though being capable of winning it, or presiding
over people with justice, love and compassion.
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Heavens
(The eight heavens; Firmament; Planets; Skies) If one sees himself
dwelling in the lower heaven, and if he qualifies, it means that he will be
appointed at a ministerial office, or work for a minister in the government. This
is because the lower heaven is the sphere of the Moon and the moon is inter¬
preted as a chief minister or as a secretary. The second heaven is the sphere of
the planet Mercury. If one sees himself in the second heaven in a dream, it
means that he will acquire knowledge, diligence and writing style. In turn,
people will seek him to learn from him. The third heaven is the sphere of the
planet Venus. If one sees himself in the third heaven in a dream, it means that
he will prosper, or employ a female servants, or it could mean possessingjewelry
and living in happiness and comforts. The fourth heaven is the sphere of the
Sun. If one sees himself in the fourth heaven in a dream, it means that he will
reach leadership, gain authority and win respect, or that he will serve such
people. The fifth heaven is the sphere of the planet Mars. If one sees himself
in the fifth heaven in a dream, it means that he will preside or leads a police
squadron, a mountain patrol, a small army, a band of thieves, or manage a
brothel. The sixth heaven is the sphere of the planet Jupiter. If one sees himself
in the sixth heaven in a dream, it means that he will acquire deep spiritual
understanding, religious assiduousness, or become a judge, if he qualifies. He
also could become an ascetic, or a true worshiper and he will have strong faith,
good managerial ability, or he could become a treasurer. The seventh heaven is
the sphere of the planet Saturn. If one sees himself in the seventh heaven in
a dream, it means that he may buy a house, a property, a farmland, or it could
mean longevity. If one does not qualify to receive any of the above, then such
award will reach his superiors, or someone in his progeny, or a close friend. If
one sees himself standing beyond the seventh heaven in a dream, it means
exaltation, though his new station will be the direct cause of his death. (Also see
Mars; Jupiter; Skies)
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Aaron
(The Prophet Aaron, the older brother of God’s prophet Moses, upon both
of them be peace.) Seeing the prophet Aaron (uwbp) in a dream means exaltedness,
leadership, or that one may become an Imam, a vice-regent of a great person,
and perhaps suffer from many adversities because of it. Finally, he will triumph
and attain his goals, or he may destroy a tyrant and an unjust ruler. If a warrior
sees God’s prophet Moses or his brother the prophet Aaron, upon both of them
be peace and blessings, in a dream, it means that he will be victorious and
triumph over his enemy.
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Wadi
(Valley) Seeing a ravine or a valley with a dry watercourse in a dream means
going on a tiering trip, taking a longjourney, or it could represent an intractable
person. Seeing a wadi in a dream denotes good deeds, or making offerings to
please God Almighty. A wadi in a dream also represents its dwellers, a tribe from
that region, or its plantations. If one sees the wadi blossoming with fruit trees,
fragrant flowers, a running water course, or if one hears nice words during such
a dream, it means that he will rise in station, or mingle with people in power,
or receive an appointment in the government, and for a righteous person, it
means that miraculous events and blessings will be shown at his hands by God’s
leave. Seeing a wadi in a dream also means rain, and that the ravine will be filled
with rainwater. A wadi in a dream also could represent a prison because of the
steep mountains surrounding it and the difficulty in crossing it. Seeing oneself
in a wadi floating in the air until one reaches a desired altitude in a dream means
working for a powerful person. A wadi in a dream also represents a warrior, a
bandit, a highway robber or a lion. If a wadi obstructs one’s journey in a dream,
it may represent a robbery, heavy rain, or having to face a dangerous person.
If one is not travelling, then it means distress, adversity, harm, imprisonment,
fear, or illness. Crossing a wadi in the wintertime in a dream means escaping
from danger. Digging a wadi in a dream means the death of a family member.
Falling into a steep wadi in a dream and feeling no pain or incurring no harm
from it in a dream means that one will receive a gift from someone in authority
or from his superior. Inhabiting a valley with no vegetation in a dream means
performing one’s pilgrimage to Mecca. To wander aimlessly in a wadi in a dream
means writing a poem. (Also see Flying)
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Indemnification
(War tax) Paying war tax in a dream means either humiliation,
or regaining one’s integrity.
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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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Silver
(Woman) Silver in a dream represents hard earned money or savings. In
dream interpretation, the substance of silver and that of a woman are the same.
A silver coin in a dream represents a beautiful woman. Extracting silver in a
dream means taking advantage of a woman. If one finds abundance of silver in
his dream, it means that he will uncover a treasure. Melting silver in a dream
means having an argument with one’s wife that will become the talk of the town.
Receiving silverware or silver cups as a gift in a dream means being entrusted
with money or personal items for safe keeping. The same interpretation goes for
receiving a silver mirror in a dream as long as one does not look into it. Once
he looks into the mirror in his dream, it means adversities, defamation, and loss
of respect, for only harm could come from looking into a silver mirror in a dream.
Silverware, silver cups or silver pitchers, as well as the golden ones in a dream
also may represent good deeds that lead to paradise, or they could mean good
business and prosperity. To see expensive silver items mixed with trivial
imitations in a dream means innovation and suspicious behavior. Silver ornaments
in a dream mean forcing one’s way, or obliging a jealous person to revert the
course of his actions. Buying something with silver coins of unknown origin, or
placing them inside a silver bowl in a dream means hiding something suspicious,
or receiving something as a trust that one should keep with honesty, then return
it to its rightful owner when asked to do so.
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Paleness
(Yellow) Paleness of one’s face in a dream means a sickness. If one sees
his face bright yellow in a dream, it means that he will be among the exalted
and blessed people in the hereafter. However, paleness of the face in a dream
also may be interpreted as humiliation, jealousy, or hypocrisy. Paleness of the
face in a dream also could mean devotion, standing up in prayers at night,
observing night vigils, being in love, piety, contemplation, or being afraid of
something. If one sees his face white and his body yellow in a dream, it means
that what he shows outwardly is better than what he hides. On the other hand,
if one’s face is yellow and pale and his body is white in the dream, then it means
that his heart is better than what others can perceive from his outer look. If both
his face and body look pale and emaciated in a dream, it means an illness.
Paleness of the face alone in a dream also means sadness or sorrow. Wearing
a yellow garment in a dream means an illness, unless if it is made from silk. If
one sees himself in a dream wearing a yellowish silk-brocaded cloak, it means
religious fakery, or committing improprieties under the name of one’s religion.
(Also see Yellow)
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Swallow
(zoo/. Starling) A swallow in a dream represents money, a blessed man,
a blessed woman, or an intelligent and a learned boy. Catching a swallow in a
dream means seizing what is unlawful for one to take. A house filled with
swallows in the dream represents lawful earnings. A swallow in a dream is also
interpreted to represent a man of good character, and who is pious and amicable.
Helping a swallow in a dream means that one may assist a kind person in his
life. Catching a swallow in a dream also means being unjust toward one’s wife.
Eating a swallow in a dream represents a fight. If one sees swallows flying away
from his house in a dream, it means that his wife or a relative will abandon him,
or separate from him and travel away from that town. In general, swallows and
starlings in a dream represent people who are financially comfortable, or they
could represent death, grief, or good deeds, movement, chanting, benevolence,
or weddings. Seeing a swallow in a dream also may mean marriage to a
trustworthy woman, or it could represent a good household manager. If one is
transformed into a swallow in a dream, it means that thieves will rob his house.
Seeing a dead swallow in a dream is a warning to revert one’s actions and to
engage in doing good.
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Spearman
A battle between spearmen in a dream represents a blow of fate, a
mishap, or a calamity. The way to avoid such a mishap is by spending money
and efforts on God’s path. Such a battle also could mean an attack against one’s
religion, a calumny, or mocking another person’s faith, or speaking ill of
righteous people, or being sarcastic about religion, or it could mean slander,
defamation, confuting someone, defaming him, vilification, or making libelous
statements against someone. If one sees himself stabbing someone with a spear,
a sword, a lance, or a wooden post in a dream, it means making or publishing
libelous statements about someone, and in that case, he is the assailant and he
is liable for his actions, also he will be subjected to the same destiny. If one stabs,
wounds, or threatens someone with any of the above weapons, or if he points
them toward the other person but does not attack him in the dream, it means
that he will be tempted to slander or defame him, then he will withhold himself
from doing so. If one sees people fighting with spears in a dream, it means that
a plague will strike that place, or it could mean rising prices. If one sees them
rebelling against the government in the dream, it means that prices will fall.
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Cross
A cross in a dream represents a high ranking person who is worthy of
respect or it could represent a religious person. Carrying a cross in a dream could
mean marriage, or an unsuitable marriage, or begetting a son. Seeing a cross
in a dream also could mean adultery, rape or conceiving a son in sin. Seeing a
cross in a dream is also interpreted to mean death, opposites, opposition, war,
fight, distress, temptation, lies, false testimony or slander.
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Knocker
A door knocker in a dream represents the door attendant, the an¬
nouncer, a messenger, a warning guard, a security system or a guard dog. If the
knocker is made of gold or silver in the dream, it represents honor and prosperity
of the people of such ahouse. Ifone sees two door knockers athisdoor in adream,
it means a debt he owes to two people. If one pulls out the door knocker, and if
it brakes in his hand in the dream, it means that he follows a path of innovation.
(Also see Club)
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Glass blower
A glass blower in a dream represents happiness in one’s life, clarity
of one’s thoughts, understanding others’ pitfalls, handling ignorant people with
wisdom, exposing secrets, or seeing him could mean paying for one’s crime.
Glass bottle: A glass bottle in a dream represents a servant, a housekeeper, a son
or a woman. A glass bottle in a dream also represents a woman who does not
keep a secret, a slanderous companion, sickness, an adulteress or a prostitute.
A glass bottle filled with oil in a dream represents a woman and her makeup.
If one grooms his hair with oil from such a bottle in a dream, it means adorning
himself or being proud about his love for such a woman. If the oil spills over one’s
face during the process of applying it in the dream, it means that he will suffer
from distress. The broken chips of a glass bottle in a dream represent money.
A urine testing tube in a dream represents a prostitute. Thus, if one sees himself
urinating inside such a tube in his dream, he should beware not to commit
adultery. A bottle of wine in a dream represents a housekeeper who is hesitant
about carrying money on her. A bottle of wine in a dream represents a pregnant
woman who could suffer from hemorrhaging though she will deliver her child
safely. Glass bottles of different colors and sizes in a dream represent people of
different nationalities. A glass bottle in a dream also could mean exposing
people’s secret life or slandering disloyal people. If a glass bottle falls and breaks
inside one’s house in a dream, it means avoiding corruption or escaping from
temptation that could take place inside such a house. (Also see Bottle)
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Hazelnut tree
A hazelnut tree in a dream represents a mature and a strong
person, while its fruit represents money. However, throwing hazelnut at
someone in a dream means stoning him to death. (See Hazelnut; Stoning)
Hazelnut: In a dream, hazelnut represents a stranger who is rich, generous but
dull, unpleasant though he has the ability to bring people together. It is also
interpreted as hard earned money. In general, nuts in a dream represent roar,
or even melancholy. A hazelnut in a dream also means news that one’s homeland
is ravaged by war and its children are taken prisoners. In a dream, a hazelnut
also represents the marriage of the first born girl to an unknown person. (Also
see Hazelnut tree)
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Sheep
A herd of sheep in a dream represents a good flock, obedient subjects, or
good citizens. Sheep in a dream also signify joy, happiness, festivities, a wife,
children, a farmland, properties, prosperity or wealth, and particularly when
one pays the due alms tax on his money making ventures and liquid assets.
Owning a herd of sheep in a dream represents a growing wealth. Passing by a
herd of sheep in a dream means passing a gathering of men who have no brain.
If a herd of sheep faces someone in a dream, they represent a group of people
who will welcome him with a fight which one will eventually win. Receiving a
herd of sheep as a gift in a dream means a political appointment, knighthood,
knowledge, the seat of justice, or a blessing in one’s life. Shearing off the wool
of a sheep in a dream is a warning that one should remain aloof for three days.
Both the white sheep and the black sheep in a dream mean profit, though the
benefits one draws from a white sheep are greater. Seeing a herd of sheep in a
dream means continuous happiness. Walking by a slaughter house or a tripe
shop and witnessing the heads and trotters of sheep in a dream mean longevity.
To find oneself transformed into a sheep in a dream means a booty or winning
something. Seeing a sheep in one’s dream also represents an obedient son. If
one’s wife is pregnant, and if he is presented with a sheep as a gift in a dream,
it means that she will deliver a boy. Otherwise, the remaining little domesti¬
cated animals represent headache, because of the responsibility involved in
caring for and in upbringing the boys, except for the girls, for they represent
worldly success and profits. If one sees himself slaughtering a sheep in a dream,
it means that one of his boys will shortly die, or perhaps it could be the son of
someone he knows. A sheep trader in a dream represents a good man who is
intuitive and who spends his money on the path of seeking knowledge, or to
propagate the same. If one sees himself having a fat tail like that of a sheep in
a dream, it means that his livelihood will depend on the revenues of his
offspring. In a dream, a sheep also represents a righteous man. (Also see
Counting sheep; Ewe; Ram; Trader)
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Hornet
A hornet in a dream represents a fighting enemy, a builder, an architect,
a thief, a highway robber, a despicable person whose earnings are unlawful, a
singer who sings in the wrong key, eating poisonous food, or disclosing some¬
thing. A hornet in a dream also represents a slanderer, a troublemaker, a strong
fighter, a strong enemy that will argue against the truth, or merciless people,
a vile person, a blood thirsty person, a stinging personality, or a harmful
connection. Fighting attacking hornets in a dream means a war with evil people.
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Jewelry shop
A jeweler’s shop in a dream means happiness, celebrations, a
wedding, ornaments, Adam’s apple, or a Quran study circle. (Also see Jeweler)
Jihad: (Inner and outer struggle) Joiningthe warriors in the battlefield in a dream
means that one is a true worshiper who attends to his regular prayers and pays
his charities and due alms. If one sees the people charging toward the battle¬
field, it means that they will receive an endowment of divine forgiveness,
victory, might and unity between the believers. To die as a martyr on God’s path
in a dream means joy, happiness and prosperity. Joining a jihad battle in the
sea in a dream means poverty, failure and walking toward destruction. Winning
a sea battle in Jihad against a tyrant in a dream means restoring one’s religious
commitment, and it could represent a protective jealousy for one’s wife, or
winning a struggle in favor of one’s parents. Victory in the battlefield during
Jihad means profits in one’s business. Returning from a holy war against an
oppressor in a dream means that one may lose his religious commitment or
disobey his parents, which is a major sin in Islam. (Also see Inner struggle)
Jinn: (Sing. Jinni) A creation from a smokeless fire. Among the Jinn, some are
believers while others are satans. This is in contrast to human beings who are
created from earth and among them some are believers and others are human
satans. Jinn in a dream represent fraud, deceit, cunning, perfidy, treachery,
theft, alcoholism, invented religious practices, travels, music, bars, tricks,
sleight of hand, illusion, sorcery and magic. If one is transformed into a Jinni
in a dream, it means that he will acquire such qualities. If one meets a Jinni who
displays truthfulness, knowledge and wisdom which is recognizable by the
person in the dream it means that he will receive good news. Seeing Jinn
standing by one’s door in a dream means losses, a vow that must be fulfilled, or
experiencing bad luck. Seeing Jinn entering one’s house and doing work there
in a dream means that thieves may enter that house and cause major losses. If
one sees himself teaching the Quran to a gathering of Jinn in a dream, it means
that he will be appointed to a leadership position. Accompanying Jinn in a
dream means familiarity with, and keeping the company of men of knowledge,
or people of inner knowledge. If one marries a female from amongst the Jinn in
a dream, it means that he will marry an insolent wife, or that he may suffer a
great calamity. If a righteous person sees himself chaining Jinn in a dream, it
means that he holds fast to his prayers, fasting, controls his carnal self and base
desires. Engaging in a battle with Jinn in a dream means that one will be safe
from their evil. To befriend a known leader from amongst the Jinn in a dream
means becoming a police officer and make it one’s profession to pursue criminals
and bandits. It also could mean that one might become a guided man of
knowledge or a teacher. Seeing Jinn gathering in a known locality in a dream
also may indicate the presence of snakes, scorpions, or what human beings may
fear in the wilderness. (Also see Dragon; Pumpkin)
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Monkey
A monkey in a dream represents someone with every type of faults.
Fighting with a monkey and beating him in a dream means falling sick then
recovering from one’s illness. If the monkey wins the fight, then it means falling
to an illness that has no cure. A monkey in a dream also represents a sinner and
a criminal. Monkey’s bite in a dream represents a fight or having an argument
with someone. A monkey in a dream also represents a deceitful person, a
sorcerer, or an illness. If one becomes a monkey in a dream, it means profiting
from sorcery, or engaging in adultery. A monkey in a dream also represents a
defeated enemy. Riding on the back of a monkey in a dream means winning a
war against one’s enemy. Eating monkey’s flesh in a dream means suffering
from depression, becoming poor, alcoholic, deprived, or suffering from an illness
that could lead one near his death. If one is offered a monkey as a gift in a dream,
it means that he will defeat and capture an enemy, or it could mean that he will
betray a trust. Carrying a monkey over one’s shoulders in a dream means
stealing something from one’s house, or something that belongs to his family.
A monkey in a dream also represents a filthy and a loathsome person. Owning
a monkey in a dream means suffering major losses in one’s life. A monkey in
a dream also means committing a sin, disobedience to God’s commands, or
becoming despised. (Also see Gibbon)
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Mountain
A mountain in a dream represents a great and a noble man who
possesses a strong and a commanding voice, who commands good administration
of his affairs and an excellent leadership. It also can be interpreted as a son, a
difficult and austere woman, or a businessman. If the mountain is rounded or
flat in the dream, it means difficulties or distress. A mountain in a dream also
could mean achieving one’s goal, a journey, or fulfilling a promise. If the
mountain is standing distinct from other mountains in the dream, the above
meanings become stronger. If the mountain has pasture and stores a source of
water, and if it is used as a permanent guarding post, then it represents a pious
ruler. However, if it stores no water, and if no pasture grows therein in the
dream, it represents a tyrant and a ruler who is an atheist, for in that case, it
is dead and does not glorify God Almighty, nor can people benefit from it. In a
dream, a mountain that stands high is alive, but a crumbling mountain which
has turned into a pile of rocks is dead. If a person sees himself climbing an erect
mountain, eating from its plants and drinking from its water, and if he qualifies
to govern, it means that he will be appointed to a governing post under the
auspices of a stringent ruler, though his subjects do receive benefits from his
government. The size of benefits the governor will acquire is equal to the
quantity of food and the measure of water he drinks from it in his dream. If the
person is a merchant or a business man, a mountain in his dream represents
profits and earning a good reputation. If climbing the mountain is easy, then
there are no benefits in that climbing in the dream, for there are no benefits
without hardships. If at the end of his climbing one thanks God Almighty for
what he has reached in the dream, it means that he will become a just ruler.
If he calls to prayers on the top of a mountain or performs his prayers thereat
in the dream, it means that he will be appointed to govern. If one sees himself
descending a mountain in a dream, it means loss of rank, business losses, or
regret. If one is accompanied with his king and soldiers in a dream, it means
that he is in the company of God Almighty and that of His angels, therefore,
he shall be victorious, whereby, he can win a war, conquer an enemy, or
renounces his attachment to the world. If climbing a mountain with difficulty
means distress, then descending it in a dream means relief. If climbing means
gaining a higher station, then descending in a dream means losing rank. If one
sees himself climbing a mountain, though at a certain height he finds himself
no longer able to climb or to descend in the dream, it means that he will die
young. If one sees himself falling from a mountain in a dream, it means that he
will fall into sin. If he falls and breaks a leg in the dream, it means that he will
become despised by his superiors. A mountain on fire in a dream represents the
death of a dangerous person. Leaning against a mountain in a dream represents
friendship with someone in authority. Living in the shadow of a mountain in a
dream means earning one’s livelihood from such a person and living happily
there. Carrying a mountain in a dream means carrying the responsibility of
managing the business of a notable merchant, and such responsibilities will
bear heavy on him. If the mountain is radiant with lights, it means that one’s
responsibilities will be light too. If he sees a mountain descending from the
heavens in a dream, it represents a visit of the local governor to that locality.
If one sees the mountain rising into the skies in a dream, it means that the
governor of that town will be dismissed. Throwing stones from the top of a
mountain in a dream means insulting others. If the mountain is beautifully
dressed in the dream, it means that one will command a greater authority.
Seeing a mountain at a distance in a dream means a journey. If one sees an
earthquake hitting a mountain in a dream, it means that calamities will befall
that land or country. If an evildoer sees a mountain in his dream, it means that
he will surely suffer for his sins. Swallowing a mountain in a dream means
commanding and controlling ruthless and strong men. Climbing a mountain
until one reaches a flat surface in a dream means serving orphans, or nursing
sick people. Entering a cave inside a mountain in a dream means reaching
safety. The good or evil emanating from seeing a mountain in one’s dream
depend on its fertility or bareness. Climbing a mountain and enjoying its
vegetations and its sweet fresh waters in a dream means sheltering one’s
chastity in the company of one’s wife, or learning a knowledge or a trade that
will satisfy one’s needs. Climbing a mountain through a straight path in a dream
means facing things the way they are. If one sees mountains moving forward
with him, it means a war or a major conflict between people of knowledge.
Falling down from the top of a mountain into the middle of beasts, crows,
vultures, snakes, mammals, mire, filth, or rats and their different kinds in a
dream means abstaining from sins, or refraining from innovation if escaping
from them leads one into a mosque where he can enter to pray, or a garden where
he can rest in peace. If the mountain crumbles, and if it is transformed into ashes
or dirt in the dream, it means that whoever is meant in that dream shall lose
his devotion and waste his life. (Also see Ascending in the skies)
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Fur coat
A sable fur coat in a dream means a war, a fight or deception. It also
denotes vulgarity, meanness, or it could represent a powerful man, his wealth
and children. (Also see Fur; Sable)
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Wall
A wall in a dream represents knowledge, guidance, cognizance, knowing
secrets, judgment, or separation between friend. Standing by a wall or sitting
on it, and depending on its conditions in a dream represents one’s own state. A
wall in a dream also represents a strong, wealthy, powerful and religious person.
If the wall needed urgent repairs, and if a group of people come to rescue it in
the dream, it represents a man of knowledge, or the Imam of a mosque who has
lost his control or respect, then some friends will come to his rescue and to help
him restore his rank. If a successful businessman sees the walls of his house
collapsing in a dream, it means that he will recuperate a lost treasure. If one
sees a wall caving over his head, or falling over other people in a dream, it means
that he has committed many sins and unless his repents, his punishment will
be swift. The caving-in of a wall toward the inside of a house in a dream means
an illness, but if it falls toward the outside in the dream, it means death. Seeing
a crack in the wall in a dream means that someone in the family will brace
against him. Grabbing to a wall in a dream means the nearing of one’s death,
pending how firmly one is grabbing to it in the dream. Grabbing to a wall in a
dream is also interpreted as holding firmly to one’s interest in a strong person.
If one builds a wall then tears it down in a dream, it means that he will attempt
at destroying someone’s livelihood, or perhaps kill him. If one sees and recognizes
a wall in his dream, it represents a close friend who may die from depression.
A wall in a dream is also interpreted as a mighty person who cannot be managed
except through kindness. Jumping over a wall in a dream means reverting from
being a believer to a disbeliever, or accepting and following the advice of a
disbeliever. Seeing one’s picture reflected in a wall in a dream means one’s
death, and that his name will be itched on his gravestone. If a traveller sees
himself returning to his house, whereby its walls are renewed, it means that he
will get married. Seeping water from a crack in a wall in one’s dream means
adversities and stress. (Also see Walls of the city)
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Ladder
A wooden ladder in a dream means distress and toiling one may endure
during a journey. A ladder in a dream also represents peace and safety. Climbing
a ladder in a dream means receiving a warning or an admonition to do good and
eschew evil for someone who does not oblige. If one’s ladder turns into concrete
stairs in a dream, it means assiduity and veiling or protecting of one’s privacy.
A ladder laid on the floor in a dream means authority, while a raised ladder
means recovering from an illness. A ladder also represents travels, comfort to
a person who is struck by sorrows, or it could represent a great person. Climbing
a new ladder in a dream means reaching new spiritual attainments, or it could
represent his business success. Even climbing an old ladder in a dream means
success in one’s bushiness, exaltation and profits. Falling from a ladder in a
dream means adversities, spiritual fall and temptation. Climbing down a ladder
in a dream means business losses. If the ladder breaks in the middle of one’s
assent or descent in the dream, it means losing to one’s competition. If one fixes
a ladder to descend upon something he knows in a dream, it means safety from
danger, arrogance, fears, or escape from an accident that might cost him his life.
Climbing a ladder in a dream also means seeking the help of people who are
filled with hypocrisy. If one climbs a ladder to hear something in a dream, it
means that he will achieve success and attain power. A ladder in a dream also
means authority, eavesdropping, or spying for evil people.
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Tree
An apple tree in a dream represents a good man who serves and cares about
his community. A crack in a tree in a dream represents members of one’s family
who will brace against him. A palmyra tree in a dream represents a wise man,
a poet, or an astronomer. Seeing one, or sitting under it in a dream means
meeting such a person. An oak tree in a dream means profits, prosperity, honor,
associating with heedless people who live in the mountains, or perhaps it could
mean visiting righteous people or a renunciate who lives in the wilderness or
in uninhabited ruins. A mimosa tree in a dream represents stinginess, evil, or
pursuing the actions of the dwellers of hell-fire. A buckthorn tree that grows
datelike fruit in a dream represents a noble and a generous woman, or it could
represent a noble and a generous man. The greener is its color, the greater is
the person. Seeing this tree in a dream means that one will rise in station,
acquire knowledge, and grow in piety. Eating its fruit in a dream means an
illness. Climbing this tree in a dream means stress and difficulties. If one
acknowledges the condition of a specific tree in wakefulness then sees the same
in his dream, it means that such condition will last. In general, trees in a dream
represent women or men of different tempers or personalities. Trees in a dream
also represent fights. Unknown trees mean distress, worries, adversities and
fears, particularly if one sees them in the dark in his dream. Sitting under the
shade of a tree in a dream means profits and money, or it could mean dependence
on people in authority, or befriending rich people for their money. As for one who
is pursuing the path of innovation, it means that he will repent and follow the
path of righteousness if it is a fruit-bearing tree. Taking shelter under a tree that
bears no fruit in the dream means pursuing something that will bear no comfort
or benefits. Fragrant trees, flowering trees, a Moringa tree, or a henna plant in
a dream represent people of knowledge, religious scholars, teachers or preach¬
ers who teach what they do not practice. As for citrus trees in a dream, they
represent righteous people, wise men and people of inner and outer awareness
who practice what they preach. Palm trees, walnut trees, or the like trees in a
dream represent people of the upper social class from whom no one can get
anything, or no one will even attempts to ask them for anything. As for the
poplar trees, the evergreen cypress trees, or the saint trees in a dream, they
represent stinginess and avariciousness. In a dream, any kind of maple or other
trees that renew their leaves annually represent poverty, richness, memorizing
things, forgetfulness, celebrations, or sadness. In a dream, any kind of large
trees that do not shed their leaves in the winter represent longevity, richness,
jealousy, or steadfastness in one’s religion. Climbing a tree in a dream means
escaping from danger, or carefully avoiding something worrisome. Seeing an
unknown tree inside one’s house in a dream means that fire may consume such
a house, or that a fight may break the family apart. Common types of trees and
city trees in a dream represent enemies, or men seeking lawful earnings.
Planting a seedling in a dream means getting married to a girl from a renowned
family and gaining rank. A plane tree, a sycamore, or the like trees in a dream
represent great, strong and famous men who have no wealth, nor do they benefit
anyone. A thorny tree in a dream represents a perplexed man. If one cuts a tree
in a dream, it may mean the death of his wife, or that he will infringe upon a
contract, or break a covenant. If a tree dries out in a dream, it means that a
traveller may die in an accident, or that a sick person may die from his illness.
If one sees a king or a man in authority carving some emblems on the trunk of
a tree in a dream, it means that he is designing a plan to destroy someone. If
he cuts it down with a scythe or a sickle in the dream, it means that he is
demanding something, the other party cannot deliver. If one takes money from
a tree in his dream, it means that he will earn lawful and blessed money from
people who deal with the same type of trees, or that he will live in their vicinity.
Planting trees in one’s garden in a dream means bearing children. A plane tree
represents longevity. Peach or plum trees in a dream represent a short life.
Seeing a group of trees surrounded with aromatic plants in a dream means that
a group of men will gather to mourn someone, or to lament a loss. Tree leaves
in a dream represent money. A tree outside one’s house in a dream represents
one’s clan or servants. A female tree inside a house represents a woman, and
a male tree represents a man. It is a bad omen to see the forbidden tree in a
dream. In a dream, to see the tree near which God Almighty spoke to Moses,
upon whom be peace, means nearness to God Almighty. A dead tree in a dream
represents guidance and wealth, for it is a source of fuel. Sittingunder the shade
of a tree along with a group of people, praising and glorifying God’s attributes
in a dream means receiving God’s blessings in this world and in the hereafter.
Seeing the heavenly Tuba tree in a dream means a good end, or living an ascetic
life, or it could mean helping others. Seeing mountain trees in a dream means
performing supererogatory devotion, work, or receiving unexpected profits. A
palm tree in a dream represents a good word and a true one. It also represents
Muslims’ testimony of faith: ‘There is no God except Allah, Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah.’ Seeing a garlic tree, or an onion plant, or a perennial vine
of the gourd family, or the colocynth tree (Citrullus colocynthis; bot.) in a dream
means hearing harsh words or evil talk. Plucking fruits other than what the
mother tree bears in a dream means carrying someone else’s money or property.
A tree bearing a fruit other than its own in a dream represents an adulterous
wife who bears a child from someone other than her husband. Cutting a tree in
a dream means killing someone, or it could mean an illness. Climbing a tree in
a dream means meeting a strong man. Coming down from a tree in a dream
means parting with someone. Falling down from a tree in a dream means death
resulting from fight. If one’s right hand breaks from such fall in the dream,
it means the death of his brother or his sister in a fight. If the leg breaks in the
dream, it means losing one’s money. If one sees blessed trees such as an olive
tree with thorns in a dream, it means that such thorns will prevent him from
wrongdoing or from falling into sin. A walnut tree in a dream represents hard
earned money. Trees in a dream also represent shops, businesses, tables,
festivities, servants, cattle, restaurants, money, hidden treasures, storage
houses, religions or sects. If a storm damages a tree, burns it, or causes it to falls
in a dream, it means the death or murder of a man or a woman. A date or a palm
tree in a dream also represents a famous person, a man of knowledge, the wife
of a king, or the mother of a president. If it is an olive tree, then it represents
a man of knowledge, a preacher, a passenger, a judge or a physician. Like that,
trees are interpreted according to their substance, value, or the harm or benefit
they bring, their roots, origin or age. Seeing a vineyard bearing grapes in the
winter in a dream means that one will be deceived by a woman or a man during
a business transaction, thinking that they are rich. A quince tree in a dream
represents an intelligent person who does not use his intelligence to benefit
himself or others. An almond tree in a dream represents a foreigner or a
passenger. Cane or reed plants in a dream represent opposition, punishment or
help. A pomegranate tree in a dream represents a pious and a religious person,
and its thorns represent the obstacles that could prevent him from falling into
sin. A lotus tree in a dream represents a noble and a gracious person. A colocynth
tree in a dream represents a good but cowardly and easily scared man who has
no real devotion and fails to practice his religious duties. An oak tree in a dream
represents a king, a gnostic, a poet or a fortuneteller. An indigo plant in a dream
represents a knowledgeable Arab. A dried out palm tree in a dream represents
a hypocrite. If a storm uproots a tree in a dream, it means a calamity or a plague.
A banana tree in a dream represents a rich person who correctly manages his
religious and his material life. A jujube tree in a dream represents a joyful and
a happy person, or it could represent power and leadership. A fig tree in a dream
represents someone who benefits his family, and who treats his enemy with
justice. A berry tree in a dream represents a generous person. A pistachio tree
in a dream represents a wealthy person who also possess a good humor, and who
is generous with his family and friends. A peach tree in a dream represents a
correct person, though few can benefit from him, or it could represent a hypocrite
or a handsome looking person, or perhaps a rich woman. If one pluck its fruits
in a dream, it means that he will marry her. An apple tree in a dream represents
a person with steadfastness and determination. A plum tree in a dream
represents a rich and a courageous man. A pear tree in a dream represents a
Persian who practices herbal medicine. A tamarisk tree in a dream represents
a hypocrite, or it could mean a thief who benefits poor people and harms the rich.
A bullace, a wild small plum tree, or a damson tree in a dream represent someone
who benefits everyone. A sycamore tree in a dream represents a good person who
is steadfast in his servitude to others, though who is also firm, equitable,
powerful and rich. A carob tree in a dream represents a man of little benefit to
others. A lemon tree in a dream represents a beneficial person, or a rich woman
who is known for her charities. (Also see Sycamore tree; Evergreen; Oak tree;
Palm tree; etcetera)
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Elderly person
An unknown elderly person in a dream represents one’s good luck,
happiness and one’s assiduity and diligence. If the unknown elderly person
looks strong in the dream, he represents one’s strength. Otherwise, if he looks
feeble, then he represents one’s weakness. Whatever physical conditions an
elderly person is seen with in the dream, such condition will reflect in one’s own
state. If an elderly person comes toward the person seeing the dream, it means
that someone will help him attain a praiseworthy rank. If one follows an elderly
person in a dream, it means that he follows a good path. If one sees an elderly
person and displeases him in the dream, it means that he will displease a close
friend or reject his advice. If he pleases him in the dream, it means that he will
consent with a close good friend and they will walk together on the path to reap
material as well as spiritual benefits. If one sees a gathering of friendly people
but could not determine whether they are young or elderly in a dream, it means
that he will discover new avenues in his life and he will draw material and
spiritual benefits from them. If he sees a gathering of young people he does not
recognize in the dream, it means that he will associate himself with rich people.
If he sees a gathering of elderly people he does not recognize in the dream, it
means that he will associate himself with good friends. If a woman sees an
elderly person she could not recognize in the dream, he represents the world.
If a young man sees himself turned into an elderly person in a dream, it means
that he will acquire knowledge and wisdom. Listening to a good looking elderly
person in a dream means receiving honor and rank. If an elderly person sees
himself turned young in a dream, it represents his strength, wealth, good living
and a healthy life, or it could mean material or religious losses, or it could mean
his death. If an elderly person sees himself beingborn again in a dream, it means
his death. If he is ill, it could represent his attachment to the world, and if he
is poor, it could denote his earning. If an elderly person sees himself as a youth
in a dream, it could also mean committing a childish act or an unwise act. A wise
elderly person in a dream represents honor, rank, dignity, wealth, blessings and
longevity. On the other hand, seeing an elderly person in a dream could
represents failure, weaknesses, defeat, disablement or inertness. (Also see Gray
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Barley
Barley corns in their fields in a dream represent spiritual awakening and
a conscious endeavor to do good. Seeing barley in a dream also denotes easy and
sweet income. If one barters wheat for barley in a dream, it means that he will
forget the Quran and pursue poetry. Buying or carrying a measure of barley in
a dream means that one may conceive a son who will grow to be pious and a man
of knowledge, though his life will be short. It is also said that barley in a dream
represents money spent toward one’s health and fitness. Buying barley from its
distributor in a dream means receivings great wealth or an inheritance, though
one must pay its due alms tax and charities. If one sees himself planting barley
in a dream, it means that he will engage in doing a good deed that will please
God Almighty. Walking through barley fields in his dream means that one will
be blessed with the opportunity to participate in a holy war. Farming barley
fields in a dream represents people’s deeds. If one plants barley in a dream, it
means that he will prosper from his business or from governing, or that he will
receive an endowment from someone in authority. Seeingbarley in a dream also
implies feelings or perceiving something good that is going to take place. (Also
see Crop)
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Crawling
Crawling on one’s knees in a dream represents a chronic illness, or
praying in a sitting position while being able to stand up in prayers. It also could
mean wavering in one’s decision to travel and being reprimanded for it, or it
could mean losing interest or lacking vigor. If a poor person sees himself
crawling in a dream, it means that his needs will be satisfied. If he is a rich, it
means that he will become needy. Crawling in a dream also could mean
complaisance and partiality toward people.
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Onion
Eating a raw onion in a dream denotes an evil happening. If a sick person
eats a small amount of onions in a dream, it means that he will die from his illness,
but if one sees himself eating a large quantity in his dream, it means that he will
be cured of his illness. However, eating a green onion, or a scallion in a dream
means prosperity and good health, though they will be accompanied with stress,
sadness or separation from one’s wife. Eating a strong smelling or a fragrant herb
in a dream means contempt, loathing on the part of some members of his family
toward him, or it could mean that hidden matters will finally surface. If such herbs
are the type of bulbs that require skinning before eating, then they denote
curiosity and eavesdropping, representing what is usually discarded. In a dream,
onions for a businessman represent the element of money, and for a traveller it
represents health, success and a safe return. Onions in a dream also mean distress
and difficulties. Gathering onions in the field in a dream means suffering from
harm caused by one’s own family.
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Pomegranate
Eating pomegranate seeds in a dream means earning easy money.
A pomegranate in a dream also represents savings. If it is ripened and tastes
sweet, it represents a beautiful woman, a town, a son, a one thousand dollars,
a one hundred dollars, or ten dollars depending on the type of work one performs.
If a pomegranate is eaten unripened in the dream, it represents suspicious
money. As for a ruler or a governor, a pomegranate in a dream represents a city.
If he brakes one in a dream, it means that he will conquer or rule that city. The
skin of a pomegranate represents the city’s walls, its seeds represent its people
and its juices represent its resources, industries and wealth. If a sick person eats
the skin of a pomegranate in a dream, it means that he will recover from his
illness. A pomegranate in a dream also means a coffer, a beehive, or a honey¬
comb. If the seeds are white in the dream, they represent little money. If they
are red, then they represent a sizeable profit. A pomegranate in a dream also
denotes fear or a journey. A fresh looking pomegranate in a dream represents
a young virgin. A broken pomegranate in half in a dream represents a deflowered
girl, a divorcee or a widow. A rotten or a spoiled pomegranate in a dream
represents an unchaste woman. A sour tastingpomegranate in adream represents
unlawful money, worries, or disturbances. If one sells pomegranates in a dream,
it means that he will sell the everlasting reward of the hereafter for the
temporary pleasure of this world. Drinkingpomegranatejuice in a dream means
spending for one’s livelihood. A pomegranate tree in a dream represents a pious,
respected and a rich man. If he is a merchant, his business will always multiply.
The thorns of a pomegranate tree in a dream represent the obstacles that
restricts a believer from falling into or committing a wrongdoing. Cutting down
a pomegranate tree in a dream means severing one’s blood ties, or neglecting
one’s duty toward his family.
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Hell-fire
Entering hell-fire in a dream means committing major sins such as
murder or adultery. If one comes out of it unharmed in the dream, then it
represents worldly adversities. If one sees the fire of hell coming near him in a
dream, it means difficulties, debts, losses, fines and adversities from which one
will not be able to escape. If one sees himself entering hell-fire and holding his
sword unsheathed in a dream, it means that he speaks evil of others and
commits abominable actions against his own soul. The same interpretation
applies if one enters it smiling in his dream. Finding oneself prisoner in hell not
knowing when was he incarcerated in the dream means constraint, poverty,
deprivation, failure to pray, fast or to remember his Lord. Walking across
burning coal in a dream means exceeding one’s bound regarding people’s rights.
Eating food from hell means becoming a tyrant and a blood thirsty person. If one
sees himself inside hell-fire, where his eyes turn dark-blue and his face charcoal
black in the dream, it means that he befriends God’s enemy and consents to their
deception and chicanery. Consequently, he will surely be humiliated and
despised by people, and in the hereafter, he will suffer the consequences of his
sins. Seeing hell in a dream means that one should avoid incurring the wrath
of a ruler. Entering hell in a dream also means notoriety, or becoming known
as an evil person. It also means heedlessness and pursuing one’s indulgence in
abominable actions. Whatever knowledge such a person acquires will bear evil
consequences. Hell in a dream also represents loss of one’s prestige, status and
it means poverty after wealth, despair after comfort, unlawful earnings, inso¬
lence, and if it leads to an illness, it will end in a shocking de ath as a punishment.
If it leads to employment, it will be a job serving a tyrant. If it leads to acquiring
knowledge, it means inventing vain religious practices. If it leads to bearing a
son, he will be the child of adultery. In general hell in a dream means excessive
sexual desires, a slaughter house, a public bath, an oven, inventing a new
religion, innovation, absence of truth, indulgence in what is forbidden, stinginess,
denying the Day of Judgment, a blazing fire forthe devils, joining with agroup
of evildoers in committing atrocities, denying the sovereignty of God Almighty
and ascribing human characteristics to Him. Seeing Malik, the guardian angel
of hell-fire in a dream means receiving guidance after heedlessness. If one sees
Malik coming toward him in the dream, it means his salvation and the
restoration of his faith. However, if one sees Malik turning his back to him or
going away from him in the dream, it means that he will commit an act that will
deliver him to the blazing fire of hell. The angels in charge of punishing the
sinners in hell in a dream represent the authority, soldiers, or tax collectors. If
one enters hell-fire then comes out of it in his dream, it means that, God willing,
his life will culminate in paradise. If he sees his limbs reprimanding him in the
dream, it means that one’s own body is telling him something, or admonishing
and trying to awaken his conscious to the realities of the hereafter and the Day
of Reckoninh. (Also see Bathhouse; Fire; Malik; Mental hospital)
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Escape from danger
Escaping from danger or surviving a would be fatal accident
in a dream denotes one’s devotion, religious awareness, fasting, charities and
good deeds. (Also see Escape; Running away; Take a flight; Turning)
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Extinguishing a fire
Extinguishing a fire in a dream means putting off or quelling
a riot, deterring a war or abolishing innovation. If one sees himself in a dream
smothering an already dead fire, it means that he is trying to rekindle an old
war or to provoke evil between people.
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Allah
God Almighty, Lord, Creator and Cherisher of the universes. There is
nothing like unto Him and He is the All-Hearing, the Al-Seeing Lord. Seeing
Him in a dream can be interpreted according to one’s state of being. If one sees
Him in His glory and majesty, without descriptive designation, without ascrip¬
tion of human characteristics to Him and without depiction or portrayal in the
dream, it is an indication of glad tidings for both this world and the hereafter.These blessings also may continue to affect the lives of one’s progeny. If one sees
Him otherwise in a dream, it means confusion, and particularly if the Almighty
Lord does not address him. If an ailing person sees Him in a dream, it means
that he will soon die and come to meet Him. If a straying soul sees God Almighty
in a dream, it will find guidance. If an oppressed person sees Him, it means that
justice will prevail and he will triumph over his oppressors. Hearing God’s words
without designation represents the imagination of the person in the dream.
Perhaps hearing His words in a dream appeases one’s heart and increases the
person’s drive for success. Hearing God’s words without seeing Him represents
the rising of one’s station. If one receives revelations from behind a veil in a
dream, it means mental confusion and innovation. This is most true if a
messenger comes in one’s dream and describes the one who spoke as God. In this
case, the dream is a nightmare, because God Almighty cannot be depicted
according to human descriptions. If one sees a picture of God in his dream, it
means that he is a liar who ascribes images to God Almighty that do not befit
His Majesty and Glory. If one hears God Almighty talking to him directly and
if he can focus at Him in the dream, it means that he will be encompassed with
God’s mercy and blessings. If one sees God Almighty in a dream, it means that
he will look at His Divine countenance in the hereafter. Seeing God Almighty
seated on the Divine Throne in a dream means elevation of one’s rank,
knowledge and increase in his wealth. If one sees himself running away to hide
from God Almighty in a dream, it means that he will change the course of his
devotion into heedlessness. Seeing a veil separating between the servant and
his Lord in a dream means that one will commit major sins and abominable
actions. If one sees his Lord frowning at him, whereby he could not bear the
effulgence of God’s light, or if he is seized by a shock and immediately commences
to repent and pray for forgiveness in the dream, it means that such a person is
indulging in abominable actions, and that he is a despicable sinner who follows
his own mind and desires, and that he is an innovator of religious thoughts who
misleads the people. If one hears God Almighty talking to him in a dream, it
represents an admonition and a warning to abstain from sin. If one hears God
Almighty talking to him in a dream, it also means that one is more assiduous
in his recital of the Quran. If one hears God Almighty talking to him with words
he cannot understand, then if He anoints him and blesses him in the dream, it
means that God Almighty will bring him nigh unto Himself and exalt his station.
If one sees God Almighty in a form resembling one’s father, a brother or a
relative and showing His kindness or blessing him in a dream, it means that he
will be afflicted with a calamity and a major illness. If a righteous person sees
himself standing before God Almighty in reverence and filled with awe in a
dream, it means that mercy will encompass him and help him to further his
growth. The same interpretation applies if one sees himself prostrating before
Him. If God Almighty speaks to someone from behind a veil in a dream, it can
also represent a good worshipper, but if the Divine address takes place without
a veil in the dream, it means falling into sin. If God Almighty names someone
in his dream with his birth name, then adds another title to it, it means rising
in station and rank. If one sees God Almighty angry with him in a dream, it
means that his parents are displeased with him. This description includes
seeing oneself falling from the skies or from the top of a mountain. If a devoted
servant sees God Almighty kissing him in a dream, it applies to his growing
devotion and reward. Fearing God Almighty in a dream reflects eminence,
peacefulness, quiescence, wealth of being and disregard for material needs.
(Also see Carriers of the Divine Throne; Divine Throne; Educator; God’s will;
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Harvest
Harvesting one’s farm in a dream means ease after difficulty, or seeing
a fast return on one’s investment. It also could represent destruction, or it could
mean receiving admonition. The portion harvested in a dream will equal the size
of destruction that will befall the area. If one sees people harvesting a field in
the middle of the marketplace or a road in a dream, it means that a calamity
will befall them because of their sins. On the other hand, it also means profiting
from one’s business. If worshippers are seen harvesting inside a mosque with
no outside help in a dream, it means reaping the reward of their devotion and
sincerity. Throwing the harvest back into the fields means that one’s deeds are
worthless. To see oneself harvesting outside the season in a dream means
devastation, war, or death. Harvesting a green crop in the dream connotes the
death of a young person. If the color of the harvest is white in the dream, it means
death of an elderly person. If one sees the crop being harvested before its time,
or much later than its due time in the dream, it means death or a war. (Also see
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Headache
Headache in a dream represents one’s sins. Suffering from a migraine
headache in a dream means that one should repent of his sins, curtail his plans,
distribute money in charity, observe voluntary religious fast, seek a spiritual
retreat, or have a change of heart toward doing good deeds. Headache in a dream
also means suffering from unhappiness and misery in one’s life. Headache in a
dream also could represent one’s employer or supervisor.
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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)
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Defeat
If a believer sees himself defeated in a dream, it means that he will wear
the helmet of a warrior and win the battle against his enemy. If one sees himself
defeated and shows no fear in the dream, it means his death. If one sees soldiers
retreating into a city to take shelter therein in a dream, it means that they will
ultimately win their war, even if their cause is unjust or if they represented a
tyrant, though they will ultimately have to pay for their crimes. If one sees the
soldiers of a just ruler entering a city defeated in a dream, it means that they
will surely be victorious over their enemy. (Also see Losing a fight)
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Compensation
If one finds a lost object in his dream, or if he does somethingthat
earns him a reward in a dream, this will represent his loyalty, fulfillment of his
promises, protecting his friendships and striving for lawful earnings. (Also see
Finding something)
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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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Wickedness
If one recognizes a wicked act in a dream, it represents his evil end,
or that he may become an apostate. If one speaks of something evil in his dream,
it denotes a wicked act he will commit toward someone in wakefulness.
Widow: If a widow sees herself wearing a crown studded with gems in a dream,
it means that she may marry a wealthy person from another country. If the
crown is of gold in the dream, it means that she may marry an old man whom
she will inherit.
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Sale
If one sees himself as a prisoner being sold in a slave market in a dream, it
means honor if the buyer is a woman, and difficulties if the buyer is a man. The
higher the price he is auctioned for, the better or worse is his luck. In a dream,
the more loss the buyer incurs, the better it is for the traded subject and vice-
versa. There is also a difference between seeing oneself being auctioned and
being sold. Being auctioned in a dream means evil. To sell means to part with.
In a dream, the buyer is the seller and the seller is a buyer. Selling means giving
preference and value to the merchandise. If what is being sold is worldly, the
preference is then given to one’s benefits in the hereafter. Selling in a dream also
means exchanging one condition with another. However, bartering in a dream
means to exchange the benefit of things, or to share them. If for example one sees
himself in a dream trading something of no value for something precious, and
if he is a warrior, it means that he will die as a martyr. Selling a free man in
a dream means rotation of power and reaching a praiseworthy end. As it
happened in the story of Joseph son of Jacob, upon both of them be peace. (See
Introduction)
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Burial
If one sees himself being buried after his death in a dream, it means that
he will undertake a long journey during which he will be short of money. If one
sees himself being buried alive and if he recognizes the one buiying him in the
dream, it means that the latter will assault him, oppress him, imprison him or
cause him injustice. If he dies in his grave after his burial in the dream, it means
that he may die from such sufferings. Should he survive such adversities in the
dream, it means that he will escape from such fear, prison or injustice. If he sees
the other person driving him to the edge of his grave in a dream, it means that
he will lead him to his death, though his name will be praised after his death.
If the other person places him inside a coffin in a dream, it means that he will
move to a new home. If the other person fills the grave with dirt on top of him
in the dream, it means that he will be piled with money equal to the amount he
is being buried under in the dream. It is said that to be buried alive in a dream
means losing one’s spirituality or religious commitment, unless one comes out
of it alive. If one walks out of his grave covered with dirt, then shakes off the
dust in the dream, it means that his state is hopeless or that his repentance has
little chance to hold. To be buried alive in a dream means imprisonment or
despise by others, or a severe punishment which makes one’s chastisement an
exemplary lesson to others, If a gnostic or a wise man is seen buried alive inside
his own house, or if he is brought out of it alive in a dream, it means that one
will inherit him in knowledge, wisdom and status. The same interpretation is
given if one sees a prophet or a holy man walking out of his grave alive. To be
buried after death, after sunrise, at noon or at the sunset hour in a dream means
that one is being warned about doing what is good and abstaining from what is
evil. To be buried alive in a dream is wrong and means betrayal. It could also
mean marriage, prosperity or peace and tranquility after suffering and hard¬
ships. If one sees a deceased person burying him alive in a dream, it means that
one’s due debts are not payed, or that one will be imprisoned to satisfy his debts,
or that his collateral was not accepted. To bury a dead person twice means that
one is covering his faults. If one sees a deceased person burying another
deceased person in a dream, it means unity, clearing of the hearts, love and
friendship between relatives, or perhaps it could mean imprisonment, marriage,
a sickness, a trust, or guaranteeing a loan. Seeing oneself being buried after
death in a dream means that one needs to repent before death. Should he still
walk alive from his burial in the dream, it means that he may repent again. God
knows best. (Also see Cemetery; Grave)
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Entering Paradise
If one sees himself entering the heavenly paradise in a dream,
then his dream represents glad tidings that God willing, he shall enter it. If a
pilgrim sees himself entering paradise in a dream, it means that his pilgrimage
is accepted or that he will reach God’s House in Mecca. If he lacks faith in God
Almighty, it means that he will become a believer. If a believer who is bed-
stricken sees himself entering paradise in a dream, it means that he will die of
his illness. If a non-believer who is bed-stricken sees himself entering paradise
in a dream, it means that he will recover from his illness. If he is unwed, it means
that he will get married. If he is poor, it means that he will become rich or receive
an inheritance. If a sick person sees himself in the abode of the hereafter healthy
again in a dream, it means that he will reach it free from the ills of this world,
its adversities and temptations. If he is not sick, then entering the realms of the
hereafter means glad tidings, business success, a pilgrimage, ascetic detachment
from this world, sincere devotion, acquiring knowledge, strengthening of one’s
kinship or exercising patience toward a calamity which derives from one’s own
sins. If one sees himself entering the abode of the hereafter to visit and see
around, and should he be a person of good deeds and character who is a capable
person and who acts upon his knowledge, it means that he will be without work
or suffer from business losses. If he is scared of something, or if he is accused
of something, or if he is under stress, it means that his fears will dissipate.
Mostly, entering the abode of the hereafter in a dream means travels or
migration from one’s homeland. Thus, if one sees himself returning from a
journey to the hereafter in a dream, it means that he will return to his homeland.
Entering paradise in a dream means a pilgrimage to God’s House in Mecca.
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Salesman
If one sees himself in a dream invoking false oath, or making false
claims to market his merchandise, it means that he will turn into that state to
live in falsehood and oppose his own conscious. This includes prejudice, belit¬
tling the value of things, underweighing the selling measures, or accumulating
interest from usury. A wheat salesman in a dream denotes someone who loves
the world and does not think about his life in the hereafter. If one sees himself
receiving money for his merchandise, or if he discards his profits from the sale
in his dream, such an act maybe rewarding. Selling yarn in a dream means
travel. Selling salt in a dream means earning extra money. Selling expensive
fashion clothing and declining from taking money in a dream represents a
trustworthy person who will attain a high ranking position. A fruit salesman
in a dream represents a hard-working man who gives priority to his religious
life over that of the world. An aromatic herbs salesperson in a dream represents
a soft hearted man who cries easily, or a Quran reader who recites its verses
in an emotional way that affects his listeners. Birds salesman in a dream
represents a pimp, while a lead salesman in a dream represents someone with
meagre goals.
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Agony of death
If one sees himself struggling with death in a dream, it means
arguing about his religion, or doubt about God’s revelations. Death rattling in
a dream also signifies preparing to take a journey, marriage of an unmarried
person, moving from one house to a new one, changing one’s trade or repaying
one’s debt, or divorcing one’s wife. If one sees himself in agony in his deathbed,
combating the throes and pangs of death in a dream, it means that he is unjust
toward himself or others. (Also see Death)
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Governors
If one sees them in a good state in a dream, it means that he will attain
his goals, be it profits, knowledge, guidance or uprightness. A governor in a
dream also represents an orthopedist, an engineer, gentleness or conformity. If
a governor sees himself hearing a petition from a deranged person, a stupid
person, a street sweeper, a baker, a trash collector, a servant, a dancer or a
musician in a dream, it means that the governor will consent to the opinions or
advice of others in his ruling, or perhaps he will lean toward the interests of some
opportunists. A governor in a dream also represents a father or a mother who
teach their children justice and righteousness and in turn, the child will benefit
from them and particularly if he follows their advice. ( Also see Earth)
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Battlefield
In a dream, a battlefield represents actions, accomplishments, activi¬
ties, fulfillments, success, victory, warning to children or training them to
become professional soldiers.
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Bow
In a dream, a bow means travels, a brother, a wife, a son or closeness to
someone. A covered bow in a dream means that, one’s wife is pregnant. If a
pregnant woman hands a man a bow in a dream, it means that she will conceive
a girl from him. If a pregnant woman hands her husband a bow in a dream, it
means that she will deliver a boy. Stretching the strings of a bow in a dream
means longevity. Stretching it without an arrow in a dream means planning! to
travel. A broken bow in a dream signifies the death of a brother, a business
partner, or a son. A bow is broken bow in a dream means that an accident may
cause the hand of a brother or a business partner to fracture. Holding a broken
bow in a dream means losing one’s job or closing one’s business. Seeing a young
man attaching a string to a bow in a dream represents one’s enemy. Attaching
a string to a bow in a dream also means marriage, while detaching the string
of a bow in a dream means divorce. Seeing oneself standing before a ruler with
two bows length between them mean receiving an appointment. The two bows
in a dream also represent one’s eye-brows. Shooting arrows with a bow in a
dream means speaking wrong about something or backbiting someone. Carving
a bow in a dream means preparing to get married or begetting a son. Shooting
an arrow and hitting one’s target in a dream means fulfilling one’s needs, or
attaining one’s goal. Selling one’s bow and arrows in a dream means giving
priority to one’s religious life over that of his mundane one. Shooting hazelnuts
in a town in a dream means backbiting people, while shooting hazelnuts in the
forest means earning lawful money from hunting. Shooting arrows in front of
the city hall in a dream means backbiting or slandering others. Shooting a
pigeon in a dream means slandering one’s own wife. Bending an arch in a dream
means preparing for war. (Also see Eye-brow)
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Cloak
In a dream, a cloak represents marriage or a child bearing wife. If the
outside of it is made of cotton, it represents one’s good spiritual standing. A cloak
in the dream usually represents longevity, prosperity for the one wearing it and
protection against a cold winter, that is poverty or the heat of summer, or
heaviness in one’s life caused by his wife, his spiritual life, his religious
attendance, or it could mean a sickness, imprisonment, distress caused by a
woman or the stress of war. If a wife sees herself wearing a cloak with the lining
made of dark sable fur in a dream, it means that she will have a lover of an
iniquitous character. (Also see Coat)
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Fever
In a dream, a fever means paying one’s debts, for fever in wakefulness is
an atonement for sins. Fever in a dream also means a threat and a menace. If
one sees someone he knows suffering from fever in a dream, it means that he
will get involved in a business that will require him to lose his religious
commitment. Fever in a dream also means wearing the garment of a revered
person. Fever is the messenger of the angel of death and his Warner. It reminds
the person to repent before death comes and to corrects his conduct with his Lord
before meeting Him. A feverish shiver in a dream means negligence and disdain
regarding one’s religious duties. If one sees that he died and was washed and
shrouded in preparation for burial in a dream, it means that he is persistent in
indulging in sins and that he is careless about the consequences. Such a warning
is only seen in a dream by an insolent sinner, if he is lucky. Fever in a dream
also may connote entering a bathhouse or a sauna and suffering therein from
heat, exhaustion and thirst. (Also see Bathhouse)
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Fight
In a dream, a fight means deception, betrayal, misleading or trickery. A
fight in a dream also means inflation and rising prices, plague, food lines,
adversities or stress. If a soldier sees himself engaged in a battle in a dream,
it means that he will receive benefits and a rewarding success. Fighting unjust
people in a dream means triumph over injustice, supporting the needs of one’s
father or mother first, or being protective of one’s wife or husband. Fighting
against the truth in a dream means aligning oneself with heedless people or
going astray. (Also see Disbelief; Killing; War; Wrestling)
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Grocery bag
In a dream, a grocery bag means good news. Though, mostly its
interpretation relates to what it contains. For example, if it carries grapes or
eggs, then it means money and profits. A grocery bag in a dream also means glad
tidings or warnings.
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Lioness
In a dream, a lioness represents an evil woman, or a despot who is also
affectionate toward her cubs, or she could represent the daughter of a king or
a ruler. Sleeping with a lioness in a dream means conquering one’s enemy.
Eating the flesh of a lioness in a dream means that one may become wealthy.
(Also see Lion)
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Mule
In a dream, a mule represents an obstinate and a stupid person, an imbecile
or a bastard. A mule in a dream represents an illegitimate child who is born from
a foreign father in adultery. Riding a mule in a dream means longevity or
marrying a barren woman. If one sees himself mounting a saddled mule which
is travelling toward Mecca in a dream, it means that he will soon perform a
pilgrimage. Wandering on a mule in a dream means benefits. An obstinate mule
in a dream represents a cunning person. Riding a mule in a dream also means
having a dispute with someone. A weak mule who cannot be controlled in a
dream represents a niggardly and a wicked person. Riding on top of loads a mule
is carrying, and if the mule is consenting in a dream means controlling one’s
environment.
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Purse
In a dream, a purse represents the chief minister, an assistant manager
or a vice-chairman. He is the one who remains with his superior at all times,
discusses with him confidentiality, and transmits his messages. A purse in a
dream also represents a war thirsty person or an influential person. Seeing a
purse in a dream also means a job for an unemployed person, temptation, or
lamenting the dead. (Also see Bag; Pouch; Sack; Wallet)
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Rabbit
In a dream, a rabbit represents a coward man, a wife, an evil woman, or
someone who talks continuously about unimportant matters. Eating rabbit
meat in a dream means getting little money, or profiting from a woman. A
rabbit’s foot in a dream represents superstition or a talisman.
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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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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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Storyteller
In a dream, a storyteller may represent the Imam of a mosque, or the
Khatib who delivers the Friday sermon. A storyteller in a dream also may
represent one’s livelihood, or intestinal and bowel problems, or he could
represent travels. If the stories are new, then they mean disturbances in one’s
life. If they are stories of chivalry, then they represent a war. A pleasant story
one tells to a king, or to man of authority in a dream represents wealth, or great
profits which are distributed equitably. As for a merchant, hearing a pleasant
story in a dream represents easy and quick profits from his business, and for
a craftsman, it represents a sizeable contract, or an important new account.
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Old woman
In a dream, an old woman represents the ending of one’s life in this
world, sorrows, the hereafter, wine, or bearing children after having lost hope in
one’s fertility. An old woman in a dream also could represent deceit, cunningness,
duplicity, backbiting, or slander. Seeing an old and sick woman in a dream may
mean impotence, weakness, or disability. Seeing a thirsty old woman in a dream
means drought. If she turns a young girl in the dream, then she represents rain.
If an unknown old woman visits a sick person in a dream, it means his death.
Otherwise, if an unknown old woman visits a pregnant woman in a dream, it
means giving her the glad tidings of a son. If one is engaged in an important project
and sees himself sleeping with an old woman in a dream, it means that his project
will not succeed. An old woman in a dream also represents non-arable land. If one
sees her wearing a veil in the dream, it means that he will meet with hardships
and regret. If one sees an ugly old woman, or a hag in a dream, it means adversities
and war. If a young woman sees herself as an old woman in a dream, it means
earning respect and dignity. An unknown old woman in a dream also represents
a bad crop for that year. If one sees an old woman descending from the skies and
people are wondering about her, she represents the passing year. Seeing an ugly
old woman in a dream also could mean glad tidings of an ending war, or the end
of drought. An emaciated old woman in a dream represents a year of drought. If
she gains weight and turns beautiful in the dream, she represents changes in the
weather conditions, bringing a prosperous and a happy end for the farmers in that
year. An ostentatious old woman in a dream represents a prosperous life, or good
news that will arrive shortly. If she looks frowning or unhappy in the dream, then
she represents distress and loss of prestige. If she looks ugly in the dream, she
represents facing adverse conditions. If she is naked in the dream, she represents
a scandal. If an old woman enters a house in a dream, it means prosperity and
business success and if she leaves a house in the dream, it means the opposite.
An unknown old woman in a dream has a stronger connotation than a known old
woman. If one sees himself frequenting an old woman in a dream, his dream
denotes his attachment to worldly gains. If an old woman who passed her
menopause sees herself in a dream experiencing her menstrual period again and
regaining her sexual drive, and if she sees herself engaged in sexual intercourse
in the dream, it means that she will become religious and have strong material
and spiritual success in her life if her sexual intercourse in the dream is marital
intercourse and of a lawful nature. Otherwise, if it is unlawful, then it represents
her attachment to worldly gains and neglects for her spiritual values. If a young
woman sees herself being an old woman in a dream, it means that she will prosper
and have a successful marital life.
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Arrows
In a dream, arrows mean messages, a messenger, writings, victory over
one’s enemy. If a woman sees her husband’s arrows in their quiver in a dream,
it means that her husband has turned away from her. Arrows in a dream also
are an indicator or a guide. Seeing an arrow outside its quiver, means failure
to perform one's duty or inability to deliver one’s message. Shooting arrows in
a dream means writing letters. If one shoots an arrow but fails to hit his target
in the dream, it means that he will send a messenger to do something and his
messenger will fail to deliver. If one sees a woman shooting him with an arrow
in a dream, it means that she is showing kindness toward him and consequently
he may fall in love with her, or he may marry her. If one shoots an arrow and
hits his target in a dream, it means that he will reach his goal, or if he wishes
to have a child, it means that he will bear a son. An arrow in a dream also
represents a messenger, profits, a son, longevity or new clothing. If the arrows
are made from reeds in one’s dream, they mean falsehood and prattle. If they
have arrowheads in the dream, then they represent a talkative person who if
he hits his target, it means that he does what he says. If the arrowhead breaks
in the dream, it means that he speaks only to protect himself from others’
arrows. If the arrow is made from gold in the dream, it means that he is sending
a message to a woman because of another woman. The arrowhead in a dream
represents strength, power or disturbance. The arrows themselves in a dream
also mean the fear of an emissary for his life. Throwing arrows in a dream means
backbiting others and slandering them. (Also see Archer; Shooting arrows)
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Station
In a dream, attaining a station means receiving an irrevocable award, as
compared to reaching a state which denotes a transitory passage and a condition
which is subject to constant changes.
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Bragging
In a dream, bragging represents a tyrant, an unjust person, or an
aggressor. If the person seen in a dream is already dead, it is a warning for his
family. It also means failure to satisfy one’s religious obligations. If the person
noted in the dream is sick, then it means that he may be nearing his death. If
he is healthy, then bragging while yawning in a dream means affliction with an
illness. (Also see Boast)
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Cheese
In a dream, cheese represents a marriage contract if one is unmarried,
a child to a pregnant woman or prosperity and longevity. If an opponent sees
cheese in his dream, it means cowardice and disdain to face his adversary. It is
also said that cheese suggests a period of humiliation or misery. If a pregnant
woman sees any by-product of milk in her dream, it suggests the nearing
delivery of her child. Yogurt in a dream represents blessings in one’s earnings,
though it also indicates that a portion of one’s earnings may include forbidden
interest made from usury. Cheese in a dream also represents easy profits.
However, soft cheese in a dream seems to have a more beneficial interpretation
than hardened cheese. Such profits entail current financial success. Hardened
cheese in a dream however may mean a journey. Eating bread with cheese in
a dream represents miserliness. Mixing bread, cheese and walnuts in a dream
means becoming afflicted with a sudden illness. Dry cheese for a traveller means
profits while green cheese means profits for a resident.
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Death
In a dream, death signifies religious failure, corruption and rising in status
in the world. This interpretation applies if one is carried on a bier or on a litter
and his funeral is accompanied with crying and lamentation except if he is
buried in the dream. If one witnesses his own burial in the dream, then it means
that his case is hopeless and that he will be seized by the world. One's followers
or assisting entourage will be as many as those who walk in his funeral in the
dream. However, he will conquer people and ride over their shoulders. If one dies
in his dream but does not have the look of dead people and there is no crying
over his death or a funeral in the dream, it means that one of his properties will
be torn down, or that a room in his house will collapse, or that a wall will cave
in, or it could mean that a pillar will breakdown. Such a dream also may signify
weakness in one's religious standing or blindness of his heart. Despite that, he
will live a long life. If one dies in a dream and finds himself looking like a dead
person, and if his body is washed and wrapped in a shroud, it also means
weakness in his religion. All the sorrow and crying one sees in this case,
represents his rising in rank and promotion in the world. Death in a dream also
signifies travels, or it could mean poverty. One's death and burial in his dream
also means that he will die short of repentance. If one comes out of his grave after
his burial in the dream, it means that he will repent for his sins before dying.
Death in a dream also signifies marriage, for a deceased person is washed and
perfumed, and a bridegroom also takes a bath and anoints himself with
perfumes on his wedding day. If one dies and is carried over people's shoulders,
though they do not bury him in the dream, it means that he will conquer his
enemy and should he qualify for leadership, he will attain it. To come back to
life after dying in a dream means that one will become rich and dispense with
poverty, or it could mean that he will repent for his sins. This dream also means
the safe home coming of a traveller. The death of an unknown woman in a dream
means absence of rain or dearth, and if she comes back to life in the dream, it
means rain. In general, the death of a woman in a dream means the death of a
child in wakefulness and vice-versa. If a deceased person tells someone in a
dream that he did not die, it means that he is blessed in the hereafter. Carrying
a deceased person in a dream means carrying the provisions or food supplies of
an irreligious and an ungodly person. Carrying a dead person in a different way
than one carries a deceased person to bury him in a dream means acquiring
unlawful money. Carrying a deceased person to bury him in a dream means
working for the governor.If one sees a deceased person sick in a dream, it means
that he is being questioned about forsaking his religious attendance during his
lifetime. If one sees the dwellers of the graveyards coming out of their grave to
eat people's harvest or food supplies in a dream, it means rising of food prices.
If he sees them drinking from the wells in a dream, it means that a great plague
will befall that town. If one sees a deceased person die, then if he walks in his
funeral in the dream, it means that someone among his children or in the family of that person will shortly die. If no crying or sorrow follows his death, then it
means that someone in his progeny will get married. What a deceased person
says about himself in a dream is true, for he has reached the abode of truth and
he can exercise no falsehood in that abode. If a deceased person tells something
in a dream, and if it does not take place, then it means that one is experiencing
confused dreams. If one sees a deceased person well dressed in a white or a green
garment, smiling and happy in a dream, it means that he is in that state one
witnessed in his dream. Otherwise, if one sees him disheveled, dirty, frowning
or crying in a dream, this also denotes his condition in the hereafter. If one sees
a deceased person sick in a dream, it means that his condition is contingent upon
the satisfaction of his debts and that he is awaiting the Divine justice to take
its course. Performing a funeral prayer for deceased people in a dream means
asking for forgiveness on their behalf or visiting their graves, or it could mean
admonishing someone with a dead heart, or it could mean bidding farewell to
traveling people or taking care of needy people. If one's wife dies and returns
back to life in a dream, it means making profits from a plantation or a farm.
Discovering a body of a deceased in a dream means finding money. Walking
behind a deceased person in a dream means following his footsteps or emulating
his trade or traditions, whether they be material or spiritual. If the Imam of the
country dies in a dream, it means destruction of that city by war. On the other
hand, if one sees a city in ruins in a dream, it means that the Imam has died.
If one sees that he is immortal in a dream, it means the nearing of his death.
Death in a dream also signifies being recalled to account for a major sin or a
crime. To die in a dream with no apparent reason or illness and to exhibit no
features of a dead person means longevity. To suffer from death-pangs in a
dream means being unjust to oneself or to others. To sees oneself dead and naked
in a dream means poverty. To see oneself dead and lying on a straw-mat or a
carpet in a dream means prosperity and success in the world. Ifone sees himself
dead lying on a litter in a dream, it means rising in rank. Ifhe is lying on a bed
in the dream, it means benefits from one's family. If one hears about the death
of an unknown person in a dream, it means a warning about his success in the
world at the expense of his religious compromises. If one's son dies in a dream,
it means that he will escape from an enemy. If one's daughter dies in a dream,
it means despair from relief. If one dies and gets buried in a dream, it means
his freedom. Otherwise, if he is entrusted with something, it means that he will
be required to deliver it back to its rightful owner. If one dies and gets buried
in a dream, it means that he will get married. If a sick person gets married in
a dream, it means that he will shortly die. If a married person dies and gets
buried in a dream, it means that he will divorce his wife or break a business
partnership or separates from his brothers, sisters and friends, or it could mean
that he may emigrate to another country. Otherwise, if he has already migrated
from his homeland, it means that he will return to it. Death in a dream has
positive connotation for someone in fear of something or a sad person or a sick
person. The death of one's brothers in a dream means the death of one's enemies,
or it could mean saving one's capital. Walking amidst dead people in a dream
means befriending some hypocrites. Walking in the company of a deceased
person in a dream means undertaking a long journey, or it could mean profits
from one's travels. Eating the flesh of a dead person in a dream means enjoying
a long life. If one discovers that he died suddenly in a dream, it means that he
will rejoice. If a deceased person eats something in a dream, it means that such
a commodity will become expensive. If one sees himself laying on a washing
table in a funeral home in a dream, it means that his sins will be washed away
and that his debts will be paid. If a deceased person asks someone to wash his
cloth in a dream, it means that he needs the prayers and forgiveness of the
person who saw him in his dream, or it could mean that one needs him to pay a debt he left behind or to ask people to forgive him his sins or to fulfill his will.
If one washes the deceased person's clothes in the dream, it means that the
deceased person will become free from his burdens in the hereafter. Transport-
ing dead people to the cemetery in a dream means that one is doing something
right. If he transports them to the marketplace in a dream, it means that he
needs something, or that his merchandise will be sold quickly. If one sees that
a deceased person has returned to life in a dream, it means that one will
recuperate something he considered it dead, or if he happens to be going through
difficulties, it means that his adversities will dissipate. If a deceased person
comes back to life in a dream, it also means that his progeny will benefit from
something he left. If he looks beautiful, happy and well dressed in the dream,
it means that such happiness will become the inheritance of his descendants.
If one sees a deceased person busy, worried and ill dressed in a dream, it means
that he is engaged in a struggle that can only subside by the will of God
Almighty. If he is sick in the dream, it means that he is answerable to God
Almighty for his religious negligence. If the deceased person's face looks dark
or opaque in the dream, it means that he died as an unbeliever. If one sees a
deceased person sprightly, pleasant and casual in a dream, it means that one's
dream is mere hallucination, or that he is experiencing disturbed dreams, for
dead people do not joke and have their own duties to respond to. If one's deceased
father or mother come back to life in a dream, it means relief from distress and
abolishing of his fears. This is particularly stronger when one's deceased mother
is seen in the dream. Resurrecting a deceased person in a dream means giving
guidance to an unbeliever or admonishing an innovator. This also could mean
admonishing heedless people who will repent for their sins. If one sees a
deceased person die again in a dream, it means that someone by the same name
will shortly die. If a deceased person complains about a migraine headache in
a dream, it means that he is being questioned about his religious negligence or
his injustices or his abominable attitude toward his father or mother. If the
deceased person complains about his eyes in the dream, it means that he is being
questioned about what he owes to his wife or about her dower or about a will
or a trust he wasted. If he complains about his left arm, it means that he is being
questioned about the rights of his brother, sister, son or business partner or a
false oath he made. If the deceased person complains about his side in a dream,
it means that he is being questioned about cutting off his relations or clan or
failing to fulfill his obligations toward his household. If he complains about his
legs in a dream, it means that he is being questioned about wasting his life in
corruption and falsehood. If he complains about his feet in the dream, it means
that he is being questioned about a wealth he spends in falsehood and on the
path of heedlessness he walked. A woman and a man in such dreams are the
same. Like that, each limb provides for a specific stand one took during his
lifetime in this world. (See Body'). If a living person gives a deceased person
something to eat or drink in a dream, it means loss of money. If he gives a
deceased person a garment in the dream, it means adversity or an illness. If a
deceased person gives the person seeing the dream his own shroud to wear in
a dream, it means his death. If a deceased person gives the person seeing the
dream a cloak or an adorned shirt in a dream, it means gaining what the
deceased person acquired of knowledge, wealth, blessings or status during his
lifetime. The shirt means livelihood and the cloak means dignity and honor. If
the deceased person gives him some food to eat in the dream, it means receiving
lawful earnings from an unexpected source. If the deceased person gives him
honey in the dream, it means acquiring a booty. Anything one receives from a
deceased person in a dream means good news and a blessed gift in general. If
a deceased person takes one by the hand and walks with him in a dream, it
means receiving money from an unexpected source. Talking with deceased
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people in a dream means longevity. Kissing a renowned person who had passed
away in a dream means acquiring something from his knowledge, wisdom or
inheritance, or it could mean receiving benefits from his descendants. Talking
to dead people in a dream means having ingratitude toward one's family or
friends. If a sick person sees himself kissing a deceased person in a dream, it
means that he will shortly die. If a healthy person sees that same dream, it
means that what he says is false. Having sexual intercourse with a deceased
person in his grave in a dream means committing adultery or mixing with an
evil person or losing money to a deceitful and a hypocritical person. If one sees
that a deceased woman has come back to life, and if he engages in sexual
intercourse with her, then finds his body spattered with her ova and semen in
a dream, it means that he has committed something which he regrets. Consequently he will suffer losses because of it. To have a wedding with a deceased
person and to move to his or her house in the dream means one's own death.
Walking behind a deceased person and entering an unknown house from which
one does not come out again in the dream means death. If one follows the
deceased person and does not enter such a house in the dream, it means that
he will near his death, then recuperate from his illness. If a deceased person
beats the person seeing the dream, it means that one has displeased his Lord
and has committed an abominable act from which he should repent, for in the
abode of truth, a deceased person accepts only what pleases God Almighty and
dislikes what He dislikes. If one sees a living person beating a deceased person
who is willingly submitting to his fate in a dream, it represents the spiritual and
religious strength and the rank of the living person, his charities, prayers,
devotion, piety, or it could mean that he is fulfilling the deceased person's will.
If one sees a deceased person asleep in a dream, it means that the hereafter is
the abode of rest and comfort for the believers. Sleeping in one bed with a
deceased person in a dream means longevity. If dead people come out of their
graves to sell merchandise in a dream, it means stagnation of the markets. A
dead mouse in one's food in a dream means tampering with that product. If one
sees a deceased person doing something good in a dream, it means that he is
ordering him to do the same. If it is a bad thing he is doing in the dream, it means
that he is ordering him not to do it. If a deceased person comes in one's dream
and tells him about the time of his death, then the day may be one month and
the month may be one year and the year ten years. If one sees his mother dying
in a dream, it means that he will lose his worldly attainments, comfort and that
he may become heedless. If he is a seeker on the path, then it means that he will
lose the benefits of his work or fail to perform his obligatory prayers. If a sick
person sees his brother die in a dream, it means his own death. Otherwise, it
could mean someone in his family. If one is poor in the dream, it means that may
lose one of his eyes. If one's wife dies in a dream, it means bankruptcy and loss
of one's source of livelihood. Performing the funeral prayer in a dream means
interceding on his behalf and praying for his salvation. If one answers the call
of a deceased person in a dream, it means that he will shortly follow him. If one
sees a deceased person drowning in a dream, it means that one is plunged in
abominable sins. If one sees dead people coming out of their graves and going
to their homes in a dream, it means a mass release of prisoners during a general
amnesty. This dream also may mean that God Almighty will give life to a barren
land. Death for a believer in a dream means honor, dignity, aloofness and ascetic
detachment. The death of a prophet in a dream means weakness in people's
religious life, while their coming back to life in a dream means a flourishing
spiritual life in that place. The death of a ruler in a dream means the weakness
of his army or government. The death of a religious scholar in a dream means
the birth of innovation or invalidation of one's proof. The death of a pious
worshiper in a dream means failure to attend one's religious obligations. The death of a craftsman mean the end of his craft. The death of one's parents in a
dream means tightening of his financial means. The death of one's wife in a
dream means the end of a prosperous life. The death of one's son in a dream
means the obscurity of one's name after his death. If one sees a deceased person
performing the funeral prayer over another deceased person in a dream, it
means that one's actions are false, for performing a funeral prayer is a deed and
dead people have no more deeds to offer. Ifa married woman marries a deceased
person in a dream, it means her divorce from her husband, while if an unmarried
woman marries a deceased person in a dream means that she will get married.
In a dream, death also means being inflamed with love or separation from one's
beloved, whereby life after death would represent reunion with one's beloved or
suffering from separation in a hell-fire. (Also seeAgony of death; Funeral prayers;
Giving up the ghost; Izrail; Relaxation; Robbery)
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Prophet
In a dream, each one of God’s prophets, upon all of them be peace and
blessings, is like a compassionate father toward his son, who is trying to save
his child from the hell of this world and the hell-fire in the hereafter. In a dream,
a prophet also represents a teacher, a tutor, a shaikh, a warning, or glad tidings.
If one sees them standing in a stately form, or if one prays behind them, or
follows them on the road, or eats something from their delicious food, or drinks
from their drink, or if one is anointed with their perfume, or learns something
from them, or acquires a particular knowledge from them in a dream, it
demonstrates his trueness, faith in God’s oneness, following His Messenger and
being faithful to his traditions. Otherwise, if one walks before them, or leads
them into a narrow lane, or stones them, or mocks them, or argues with them
in a dream, it means that he is an innovator and a heedless person. This could
also mean that he will be persecuted by his superiors, for a prophet in a dream
also represents a ruler or a king, and God’s prophets are in truth the guardians
of the souls, and they are kings in this world and in the hereafter. A prophet in
a dream also represents a religious scholar, because religious scholars are the
heirs of the prophets, upon all of them be peace. Religious scholars also know
God’s prophets better than the common people. They understand their message
and follow their traditions of glorifying God’s Oneness, devotion, piety, prayers,
charity, acting upon what they know and admonishing others to follow the path
of truth and righteousness. A prophet in a dream also represents one’s superior,
a preacher, a righteous Imam, a conscientious teacher and a caller to God
Almighty. Seeing any of God’s prophets looking gracious, stately and courtly in
a dream also represents his people’s devotion, or that a major and a positive
change will take place among his followers. If such a prophet looks spurious,
unhappy in a dream, or if he appears in a state that does not befit God’s prophets,
it means that his followers in the world have deviated from his path and created
their own religion, opposing his commands, falsifying and interpreting his
message to their own liking and abusing his admonition. If one claims to be a
prophet in a dream, it means that he will become known in his field, or if he
qualifies, he may become a ruler, a judge, a teacher or a caller to God Almighty,
commanding what is good and forbidding what is evil. Otherwise, it means that
he will be inflicted with a great calamity because of a falsehood he fosters, or
innovations he practices. If one becomes a messenger in a dream or a caller to
God Almighty, and if someone hearkens to him and accepts his message in the
dream, it means that he will rise in rank. Otherwise, it means that he will
become a broker, a liar, a defrauder, a swagger, depending on his level of
knowledge, or it could mean that he will be struck with a major calamity in his
life. Such a calamity will be of the same caliber, degree and nature that a
messenger of God Almighty may have suffered from his own people. Seeing one
of God’s prophets in a dream also means living the experience of time, space and
condition in which he saw him in the dream. Wearing the cloak of one of God’s
prophets in a dream means attaining one’s goals, or presiding over people, or
acquiring true knowledge. Consequently, one will become renowned, revered
and his opinions will be respected by most people. If one becomes a prophet in
a dream, it means that he will die as a martyr, or become poor and be gifted with
patience and endurance. He will then be granted victory, and God willing, all
his needs will be satisfied. Emulating the devotion of a prophet in a dream
means trueness in one’s faith, compliance with God’s religion, certitude and
determination. Becoming one of God’s prophets, upon all of them be peace and
blessings, in a dream means commanding good and forbidding evil, suffering
from adversities and distress equal to those endured by such a prophet, then one
will escape from destruction or humiliation by God’s leave and through His
subtle kindness. If one sees a prophet suffering from poverty and asking for help
in a dream, it means that God Almighty will satisfy all the needs of the person
seeing such a dream for the sake of the blessings reserved for that prophet. If
one kills a prophet in a dream, it means that he will betray a trust, negate a
promise, or deny a covenant. Living in the time of one of God’s prophets on earth
in a dream means honor, dignity, success, piety and wealth if one is suited for
such gifts. Otherwise, it means that Satan is deceiving him. If a prophet of God
Almighty beats a righteous and a sincere believer in a dream, it means that he
will attain peace and salvation in his life in the hereafter. If a prophet talks to
someone in a dream, it means that he will receive blessings, honor, status,
knowledge, wisdom and fame in his life. (Also see Muhammad, upon whom be
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Foot
In a dream, feet represent man’s uprightness, for with them one stands
erect. If anything happens to one’s feet in a dream, it will reflect on his financial
standing, work, toiling, his boss or his delegations. If one sees his feet pointing
toward the heavens in a dream, it could denote the death of his child. If one’s
feet turn green, it means that he will suffer business losses. If one sees himself
committing loathsome sexual acts with his feet in a dream, it means that he will
pursue an unlawful sexual intercourse. Walking bear footed in a dream means
toiling in life, difficulties and fatigue. If one sees himself eating the foot of
another human being in a dream, it means that he will become a close friend
with him, acquire his intercession, reap success from his connection, fulfill his
needs, receive benefits in his travels, or if he qualifies, he may preside over a
group of poor people or guide seamen to their catch. If he is a poor person, it
means that his benefits to others are greater than if he were a rich person. If
a rich man sees himself eating the foot of another person in a dream, it means
illness, weakness or blindness. As for evildoers, eating someone’s foot in a dream
means imprisonment, sorrow and blame. If one sees one ofhis feet turning into
a stone, it means that he will be deprived of its use. If one steps over a king or
a ruler in a dream, it means that he will step over a coin of money that carries
the figure of such a ruler. If one’s foot is amputated in a dream, it means that
he will loose half ofhis wealth. If both his feet are amputated in the dream, it
means that he will lose all ofhis wealth, or that he may die shortly. One’s feet
in a dream also represent his parents or the leaders of the land. If one’s foot is
fractured in a dream, it means that he should not near the people of authorities
for some days or he better leave town for sometime and pray for his safety. If
a sick person sees his foot broken in a dream, it may mean his death. If one sees
one ofhis feet longer than the other in a dream, it means that he will travel and
profit from his journey, or receive the needed help during his journey. If he is
rich, it means that he will become sick. If a poor person sees himself having four
legs in a dream, it means that he will travel and receive help to accomplish his
goals. A rich person in that case may get sick, or it could mean longevity.
Walking on three feet in a dream means either that one will grow to be old, or
that through an ailment, he will not die until he uses a cane to help him walk.
If a ruler or a judge sees himself having many legs in a dream, it means that
he has many helpers. If one’s feet turn into iron in a dream, it means longevity
and prosperity. If they turn into glass in a dream, it means that he will live a
short life and suffer a debilitating illness. If they turn gold in the dream, it
means that he will use them to seek a lost property or a desired wealth. If they
turn silver in the dream, it means that he is a philanderer and he will live in
poverty, for lust for women and wealth cannot exist together. If one’s feet turn
into led in the dream, it means that he may suffer from paralysis, unless if the
dream contains other elements that denote actions which are pleasing to God
Almighty. If one sees his foot without a covering skin in the dream, it means
longevity. In a dream, one’s toes represent good deeds. Experiencing foot pain
in a dream means sins and punishment or repentance and endurance. (Also see
Measure; Body; Leg; Thigh; Travels)
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Gold
In a dream, gold is a disliked element which cause damages, anxiety and
losses. Wearing a golden bracelet in a dream means receiving an inheritance.
Wearing a golden ornament in a dream means marriage to an incompatible
person. Any wedding gift one receives from such a person means trouble.
Receiving a golden bar in a dream means losing money or business. If one sees
himself melting a bar of gold in a dream, it means that he will be persecuted for
committing a loathsome act and he will become the talk of the town. Seeing
broken chips of gold or a whole coin of gold in a dream means meeting with the
ruler of the country or with the governor of town. Minting gold in a dream
represents evil, death or destruction. Seeing one’s house turning gold in a dream
means that a fire will consume his house. If one’s hand turns gold in a dream,
it means that it may be paralyzed. Seeing one’s eyes turning gold in a dream
means that he may become blind. Wearing a golden necklace, or a silver
necklace, or a necklace studded with gems in a dream means that one will
become a leader, or that he could receive something in trust. Gold in a dream
also represents the elements of festivities, joy, profits, good deeds, dispelling
stress, marriage, children, knowledge, spiritual guidance, or literally the business
of goldsmithing. If one sees gold turning into silver in a dream, it means decrease
in value, or changing conditions in relation to women, children or properties.
The opposite is also true. If one sees silver turning into gold in a dream, it means
increase in value, the rising moon of one’s wife, children, business or clan. Any
gold embroidered garment or fabric in a dream means religious offerings. Any
gold plated ornaments in a dream means emulating mundane people, or
outwardly imitating spiritual people, or ostentatiously acting like them. Pure
gold or silver in a dream means purity and sincerity of one’s intentions, making
a true covenant or signing a peace treaty. Gold plated or silver plated ornaments
or gold leaf objects in a dream represent a short life, changing circumstances,
spending long and sleepless nights, or it could mean forgetfulness. Wearing any
manufactured or handmade piece of jewelry in a dream means perpetual
earnings. The same interpretation is given to gold foils. (Also see Goldsmith)
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Hair
In a dream, hair represents money and longevity. If a rich person ties a
strand of hair to a bun of his own in a dream, it means increase of his wealth
and growth of his business based on a business loan or a mortgage. If a poor
person sees that in a dream, it means that he will borrow money to pay for his
debts and still borrow more money to pay for his daily expenses. If one sees his
straight hair frizzed or curled in a dream, it means that he will be honored, and
if he sees his frizzed hair straight in a dream, it means that he will suffer from
humiliation or lose his rank. If one with a straight and lanky hair sees it longer
than usual in a dream, it means that money belonging to someone for whom he
works will be distributed, wasted, or lost. If one’s hair is soft and lanky but still
looks longer than usual in a dream, it means that his manager’s authority will
expand, and his interests will diversify. If a strong man or a warrior sees himself
having a bun of hair in a dream, it means protection and respect inspired by a
strong personality. Otherwise, if he is rich in the dream, a bun here means more
wealth, and if he is a poor, it represents his debts. If one’s hair looks curly in
a dream, it means that power, honor and praises will be the lot of his superior.
If a woman sees her hair straight in a dream, it denotes benefits and particularly
if she uses a hair pieces or a wig as part of her makeup. Women receive benefits
from braiding their hair in a dream and it means saving money or investing it.
Otherwise, if a poor person, or a blind person braids his or her hair in a dream,
then it means complications and difficulties, and particularly when they are
accustomed to doing so. If a sick woman sees herself braiding her hair in a
dream, it means that she will die from her illness. If one sees his hair long to
the extent that he could braid it together with his beard in a dream, it means
debts. Shaving one’s moustache, or under one’s armpit in a dream means paying
one’s debts, dispelling distress, or following good hygienes. Braiding one’s hair
in a dream also means mastering one’s craft. Shaving one’s head during the
pilgrimage season in a dream means safety and protection. Shortening one’s
hair, or removing unwanted hair during makeup in a dream means dispelling
stress, or being coerced to pay one’s debts. If a thief or a fugitive sees himself
grabbing to his own long and lanky horse like hair in a dream, it means that he
will be captured. If one sees himself having hair like that of a hog in a dream,
it connotes major calamities. If an unhappy person sees himself hairy in a
dream, it means aggravation of his depression and unhappiness, while if a
happy person sees himself hairy in a dream, it means increase of his happiness.
The black hair of a woman in a dream represents her husband’s love for her. If
a woman sees herself wearing a veil, or putting on a head piece in a dream, it
means a journey that will take her husband away from her from sometime, or
a journey from which he may never return. If she sees people looking at her hair
in a dream, it means that she will suffer slander and defamation. If a man sees
himself with horns formed from his own hair in a dream, it means might and
adroitness. If one sees the hair in the back of his head disheveled or rumpled
in a dream, it means that he will suffer humiliation. If he sees his hair on the
right side of his head tousled in a dream, it means that he will molest male
children from among his relatives. If he sees his hair on the left side of his head
tousled, or disheveled in a dream, it means that he will molest female children
from among his relatives. If one does not have relatives, it means that he will
suffer harm from his evil actions. If one sees long hair under his armpit in a
dream, it means he will attain his goal, or it could denote his generous character.
If he sees it thick in a dream, it denotes his thirst for knowledge, search for a
business, or profiting through patience and endurance. If one sees his hair
infested with lice in a dream, it means that he has a large family. If one sees
his hair longer or thicker, and if he wishes in the dream to have that in
wakefulness, it means that he will attain his goals, pay his debts, or prosper.
If the length or thickness of one’s hair is uncommon, and if one feels no offense
to walk with it in the streets in his dream, it means debts, distress and inability
to take care of one’s family. Long hair in a dream also means naughtiness and
adversities. Thick and long hair in a dream also can be interpreted as having
many children, or it could represent fear of wrongdoing, or thinking about an
important person, or it could represent common daily concerns. Having less hair
in a dream means diminishing difficulties. If one sees someone pulling out his
hair in a dream, it means that he may have to face a financial disaster. If a
woman sees a strand of her hair being cut in a dream, it means a fight between
her and her husband, or it could mean that someone is encouraging her husband
to seek another woman. If one sees himself grooming his hair with oily dressing
in a dream, it means adorning oneself for the world. If the oil runs over one’s
face in the dream, it means trouble. Discovering a bad odor emanating from
one’s hair in the dream means hearing praises. Delousing one’s hair in a dream
means discovering some of one’s own faults. If some lice fall during the combing
of one’s hair in a dream, it means that he will spend a portion of his inheritance
in charity, or that he will clean his act, or correct his attitude. If one sees his
hair growing anew in a dream, it means that he may lose most of his wealth. If
one sees hair growing on his face where hair does not usually grow in a dream,
it means debts. If one sees hair growing in the palm of his hand in a dream, it
means benefits from a business. A hairy chest, or hair growing over one’s tongue
in a dream means wisdom, clarity, or diligence, except if it grows beyond control,
then it becomes adversities, stress, sorrows, debts and so forth. If one sees the
hair on his forearm scattering, or falling in a dream, it means that he may lose
all his savings. Braiding the hair of one’s legs in a dream means earning money
through improper methods, or engaging in something which contradicts the
divine laws. Woman’s hair in a dream represents her protection, husband or
family. Hair in a dream also denotes farming, money, a wife, a husband or
marriage. If one’s hair looks ugly and smelly in a dream, it represents the living
condition or the state of the husband and wife. Nicely combing one’s hair in a
dream means loyalty and fulfilling a promise. As for a person who lacks loyalty,
shaving his hair or cutting it short in a dream means squandering money,
though in general shortening one’s hair means knowledge and guidance.
Combing the hair of one’s wife in a dream means divorce. Good looking hair in
a dream represents a person of good character. Hair in a dream also means
feeling apprehensive about something. If one’s hair turns into an animal’s hair
in a dream, it means toiling and difficulties. If a poor person sees that dream,
it means that his basic needs will be adequately satisfied. The eyebrows,
eyelashes, hairy arms, hairy legs and a hairy chest in a dream also represent
man’s virility, beauty, protection, or lasting wealth. Hair in one’s ears in a dream
means knowledge, or admonition. Seeing hair in one’s noses in a dream
represents a beneficial thing one breezes, though it may involve some hidden
trouble, or it could mean money. Hair covering woman’s body in a dream means
remaining celibate and for a married woman it means taking care of her parents
and children. A hairy child in a dream means longevity. If a beardless man sees
himself hairy in a dream, it means that his wife will soon be pregnant. If one’s
hair turns white in a dream, it means loss of money for a rich person, or paying
the debts of a poor person. (See Black hair; Dye; Shaving; Strand of hair)
Haircut: A short haircut in a dream means failure to properly fulfill one’s duties.
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Listening
In a dream, listening to the Quran, or to the teachings of God’s Prophet,
upon whom be peace, or to words of wisdom, or to an admonition, or a discourse
of knowledge in a dream means receiving guidance, and it means turning
repentantly to God Almighty. Otherwise, if one sees himself listening to
backbiting, slandering, defamation, or eavesdropping in a dream, then it means
that some harm will befall him. Listening to good advice and following its best
guidance in a dream means receiving good news. Eavesdropping in a dream
means that one intends to defame the other person. Listening, though pretending
not to hear what is being said in a dream means that one makes it a habit to
lie. The sound of a crowd in a dream means money beside other benefits. The
bleating of sheep in a dream means distress and fear. The neighing of horses in
a dream means might and honor. The barking of a dog in a dream means vein
talk and meddling in people’s business. The sound of a lynx in a dream means
pampering oneself, or wantonness. The cooing of pigeons in a dream means
crying, sorrows or marriage. The chirp of swallows in a dream means beneficial
words. The croaking of frogs in a dream means beatings. The sound of bells and
the hissing of snakes in a dream means a fight, an argument, a warning, or a
war. The braying of donkeys in a dream means cursing in the darkness. The
braying of mules in a dream means vein talk, or indulging in suspicious acts.
The mooing of a cow in a dream means temptation. The gurgling of camels in
a dream means travels and difficulties. The roaring of a lion in a dream means
threats. The yowling of a tomcat in a dream means uproar, backbiting, defamation
and insinuation. The yapping of foxes in a dream means a warning to escape,
or to move from one field into another. The howling of a wolf in a dream means
a robbery. The squeak of a mouse in a dream means profits, reunion, love and
peace. The crying of a female gazelle in a dream means longing for one’s
homeland. The barking of a jackal in a dream means a mission of good intent,
or a forthcoming evil. (Also see Eavesdropping; Sound of animals; Speaking)
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Locusts
In a dream, locusts represent an adversity, a trial, a calamity or a
punishment. They also represent a destructive rain, or an occupation by a
vehement army. Eating locusts in a dream means that one will receive money.
If one fills a cup or a pitcher with locust in a dream it also means earnings. Any
place locusts fly into without causing harm in a dream means overcoming from
adversities. If a rich person who has lost his wealth sees a swarm of locust falling
all over him in a dream, it means that he will recuperate his wealth.
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Plum
In a dream, plums in season represent health and welfare. Otherwise, out
of season, plums represent distress and difficulties. However, everybody draws
benefits from seeing a plum tree in a dream. If one sees himself eating a sweet
and ripened plum in a dream, it means that he will satisfy his pleasures,
passions, and wantonness. If it tastes sour in the dream, then it represents his
fear. A plum tree in a dream also represents a rich person, or a spendthrift who
is also dangerous but courageous when facing adversities, and who may become
wealthy early in his life though he may die young. Eating plum out of season
in a dream means suffering from a severe illness. Plucking a plum from its tree
in a dream means seizing money from a dying person. Plums in a dream also
represent the glad tidings of recovering what is lost if they are good, and a
warningrn about what is evil should it happen again. A plum in a dream also
represents a good brother, or a good looking and a respectable companion. The
same interpretation applies for all types of berries. (Also see Tree)
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Sand
In a dream, sand represents money. Carrying a handful of sand in a dream
means pursuing a business. If one carries a heavy load of sand in a dream, it
means that he will suffer for his sins. Swallowing sand or gathering it in a dream
denotes savings. Walking on sand in a dream means pursuing either a spiritual
or a mundane interest, or it could represent a sad event, a fight, or committing
injustice toward one’s own soul or against others. Depending on the quantity
seen in one’s dream, gathering sand may mean shackles, a siege, life or death,
poverty or richness, and honor or humiliation. Sand in a dream also means
toiling or difficulties. If a woman sees herself walking on sand in a dream, it
means the death of her husband. If a man sees such a dream, it means the death
of his wife. Red sand in a dream represents a high ranking position. White sand
in a dream means profits for fortunetellers. Yellow sand in a dream means
repentance, recovering from an illness, or tightening of one’s livelihood. A pile
of sand collected at the feet of a tree in a dream represents a construction proj ect,
or urban expansion. (Also see Hourglass)
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Sound of animals
In a dream, the sound of a crowd means money beside other
benefits. The bleating of sheep in a dream means distress and fear. The neigh
of horses in a dream means might and honor. The barking of a dog in a dream
means vain talk andmeddlingin others’business. The sound of a lynx in a dream
means pampering oneself and wantonness. The cooing of pigeons in a dream
means crying, sorrows or marriage. The chirp of swallows in a dream means
beneficial words. The croaking of frogs in a dream means beatings or death. The
sound of bells and the hissing of snakes in a dream represents a fight, an
argument, a warning, or a war. The braying of donkeys in a dream means
cursing in the darkness. The braying of mules in a dream means vain talk, or
it could mean indulging in suspicious acts. The mooing of a cow in a dream
means temptation. The gurgling or braying of camels in a dream signifies
travels and difficulties. The roaring of a lion in a dream means threats. The
yowling of a tomcat in a dream means uproar, backbiting, defamation and
insinuation. The yapping of foxes in a dream means a warning for one to escape
from danger, or to move from one field into another. The howling of a wolf in a
dream means robbery. The squeak of a mouse in a dream means profits, reunion,
love and peace. The crying of a female gazelle in a dream means longing for one’s
homeland. The barking of a jackal in a dream means a mission of good intent,
or a forthcoming evil. (Also see Dog; Listening; Roaring; Speaking; Voice)
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Trickery
In a dream, trickery means betrayal, deception, misleading others, or it
could mean war. (Also see Advice; Tricks)
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Women
In a dream, women represent the world, its glitters and pleasures. If one
sees women coming toward him in a dream, it means his success in the world.
If they walk away from him in the dream, it means his poverty in the world.
Sitting content in the company of women in a dream means lack of work. (Also
see Woman)
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Shooting arrows
In adream, shooting arrows is interpreted like shelling someone
or a place. Otherwise, they means backbiting people or slandering them.
Shooting arrows in a dream also could mean taking medicine, or giving an
injection to a patient. If the arrows do not have arrowheads in the dream, then
they mean disappointment. If one shoots arrows and finds himself also at the
receiving end in a dream, it means that he will attain his goal of meeting his
Lord. However, if he remains in this world, it means that he will rise in station
and receive honor. If one sees two rows of people shooting arrows at each other
in his dream, it means that the successful ones would be right and the losers
would be at fault. Shooting arrows at people in a dream then means backbiting
people, slandering them, or it could mean vain talking. If one constantly fails
his aim in his dream, it means that he has an evil speaking tongue. Hitting one’s
target in a dream means attaining one’s goals, or speaking the truth regarding
someone he knows. Wearing a white garment and standing on top of a mountain
and shooting arrows toward the East and the West in a dream means attaining
a vast control over people and lands, if one qualifies. One’s arrows in a dream
also represent his message or writings. (Also see Arrows; Hunting; Shelling)
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Pleurisy
Inflammation of the chest membrane in a dream represents a sinner who
is punished as a warning, and perhaps driven through his illness to induce him
to repent for his sins.
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Funeral
Joining the funeral prayers in a dream means fostering brotherhood with
people on God’s path. Walking by a funeral procession in a dream is interpreted
to represents a hypocrite who destroys or kills an evil person. If one sees himself
laid in a coffin though no one carries it in a dream, it means that he will be
imprisoned. If one’s coffin is carried by a group of people, it means that he will
support and serve a man of authority, then collect a financial reward for his
support. Involuntarily following a funeral procession in a dream means serving
a non-religious person in authority. Sitting on top of a coffin in a dream means
increase in one’s wealth. If one sees himself lifted and placed in a coffin in a
dream, it means that people will appoint him to a leadership position. If one sees
a group of people performing a funeral prayers and crying over the loss of the
deceased in a dream, it means that the conclusion of his life will be commendable.
Otherwise, if they express no sorrow for his loss or cry over him, but instead
criticize him in the dream, it means that the conclusion of his life will be
contemptible. If a merchant, a governor or a leader sees himself sitting over a
coffin that is moving freely by itself in the dream, it means taking a trip by sea.
If one sees the coffin flying in a dream, it means that a great man of knowledge
will die in that town and people will not know of it, or that a known person will
die in a foreign land or on the way to or back from a pilgrimage. If a funeral
reachs the cemetery in a dream, it means that people will surly regain their
rights. If one sees a large number of coffins scattered in a specific locality in a
dream, it means that the people of that community will break into violence,
adultery and evildoing. Carrying a coffin in a dream means earning unlawful
income. If a woman sees her own funeral in a dream it means that she will get
married. If she is married, it means payment of her debts. A funeral crossing
a marketplace in a dream means liquidation of merchandise. Paying tribute to
a funeral in a dream means bidding farewell or paying respect to a travelling
friend. Paying tribute to a passing funeral procession in a dream represents
one’s concern for his own comfort. If the deceased in the coffin points at the
person seeing the dream, it means that the latter will conduct his funeral, and
he will receive a reward for his service. If he serves that funeral till the burial
and the closing of the grave in a dream, it means that he will receive double that
reward, the value of which reward is known only to God Almighty. (Also see
Cemetery; Death; Funeral prayers)
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Lice
Lice in a dream mean worldly success and prosperity. If one finds lice in his
shirt in a dream, they mean receiving an endowment, or renewal of a leadership
position. In a dream, lice in one’s shirt also may represent something one does
not care for it to last. If one’s shirt is made of a rag, or if it is tattered in the dream,
it means indebtedness. Lice on the floor in a dream represent weak people. If
they surround the person in his dream, it mean that he mixes with such people.
If he hates them in the dream, then they represent his enemies, though they
cannot cause him any harm. If they bite him in the dream, then they represent
people who slander him. If a louse flies away from one’s chest in a dream, it
means that one’s son or an employee has run away from his house or place of
business. If a large louse comes out of one’s skin in a dream, it means losing one’s
life. A louse in a dream also represents a woman, a housekeeper, a son, an
illness, an invading army, soldiers, depression, or distress. For a ruler or a
policeman, lice represent his helpers. As for a teacher, lice in a dream represent
his students, and for merchants, they represent his envious competition, while
for a craftsperson or tradesmen they mean taxes. As for sick people, lice in a
dream represent what seems to be a lasting illness. Cutting a louse in half in
a dream means being good toward one’s children. Eating a louse in a dream
means backbiting someone. A colony of lice in a dream represent punishment.
Lice in a dream also represent one’s dependents or relatives who backbite,
slander and divide the family. An invasion office in a dream means blessings,
wealth, relief from difficulties, dispelling all worries and sorrows. Killing a louse
in a dream means the same in wakefulness. If one wakes up from a dream in
which lice were attacking him, it means that he will not escape from depression,
difficulties or adversities. Picking up a louse from one’s shirt or garment in a
dream means hearing lies. If one becomes allergic to lice and starts itching in
a dream, it means debts. Plant lice in a dream represent wrath, a calamity or
a punishment. (Also see Nit)
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Agitation
Man’s agitation or explosion toward inanimate objects in a dream
means either business losses, or seizing of one’s property by the authority.
Agitation in a dream also means a calamity of an unknown disease or a
worrisome illness.
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Poem
Memorizing a poem or a verse from a poem in a dream means engaging in
a business from which one will acquire great knowledge, or it could mean profits
or success in whatever trade one chooses to practice. If one sees himself in a court
of justice reciting poems for money in the dream, it means that he will give a
false testimony. If he recites a poem for a gathering in a dream, it means that
he will relate a wise saying, though he himself inclines to hypocrisy. If one sees
himself listening to a poem in a dream, it means that he will associate himself
with a group of people who do not foster the truth. In a dream, poems also
represent falsehood or vain talk. Reciting a poem or listening to one and
memorizing its verses in a dream means that one should take heed to what it
says. If the poem one is listening to in his dream contains wisdom or a divine
revelation, then it does mean good. Composing a poem, or memorizing it in a
dream also means losing one’s status, dismissal from one’s job, weakness in
one’s religious adherence, suffering from depression, adversities, suffering from
slander by one’s enemy, or it could represent a crafty ploy. If one composes a
defamatory poem or a satirical poem in a dream, it means that he slanders
others for fun or profit. If it is lauding someone, then it means that he will
become poor. If he sings his poem with a melody in the dream, it represents a
satirical attitude toward someone, doubt about someone, or failure to complete
one’s work. (Also see Poet)
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Crop
Planting in a dream means that one’s wife will become pregnant. If one sees
himself plowing someone else’s land in a dream, it means a dispute between the
two. A crop that is consumed by fire in a dream means famine and drought. If
one sees himself walking through green fields in a dream, it means striving to
do good, charitable deeds and leading a devout life not knowing whether his
deeds will be accepted by God Almighty or not. As for a married person, planting
the fields in a dream means that he will conceive a son, and for an unwed person
it means that he will get married, while for a businessman in a dream, it means
increase in his profits. Seeing a green crop in a dream means longevity, while
a dried crop signifies the near end of one’s life. Planting wheat in a dream means
charity, and it will multiply one’s reward. Spike of grain or ears of grain mean
a misfortune or miseries. Seeing barley corns in their fields in a dream means
spiritual awakening and a conscious endeavor to do good. If one recognizes his
crop in a dream, then they represent his worldly and spiritual deeds. (Also see
Farm; Harvest; Planting)
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Praises
Praising God Almighty and thanking Him in a dream means receiving
benefits and a great reward. It also means finding guidance for one’s religious
life. Praising God Almighty in a dream is also interpreted as begetting one or
two sons who will grow to become religious scholars. As for a poor man, praising
God Almighty in a dream means wealth. If one sees people praising him in a
dream, it means that he will live up to it and do good. If he sees them showering
him with money in the dream, it means that they are speaking ill of him.
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Torah
Reciting the Torah but not recognizing what it is in a dream means that
one may become a fatalist. To own a copy of the Torah for a king or ruler in a
dream means that he will conquer a land or make peace with its people on his
terms. If he is learned in real life, it means that either his knowledge will
increase or that he will invent what is not ordained, or he may tend to lean
toward jovial company. Seeing the Torah in a dream also means finding what
is lost, welcoming a long awaited traveller, or it could represent someone who
follows the Jewish faith. As for an unmarried person, owning a Torah in a dream
means getting married to a woman from a different religion, or it could mean
marrying a woman without her parents’ consent. Seeing the Torah in a dream
also may mean extensive travels. If one’s wife is pregnant, it means that she will
bear a child who resembles his father. If one’s wife is pregnant, and if he sees
himself holding the Torah in a dream, it means that she will beget a daughter,
for the gender of the word Torah is feminine. It also means that he will mix with
evil companions. Similar interpretations are given to carrying other scriptures.
To see the Torah, or the Evangel, or the Gospel in a dream is as though one has
seen God’s Prophet Muhammad, upon whom be peace, because his name (uwbp)
is mentioned in all three of them. It could also mean betrayal, negating a
covenant, or desiring what is shoddy.
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Repel
Repelling someone in a dream means ingratitude, or disbelief.
Repentance: In a dream, repentance means release from prison. It also means
reversing the course of one’s life to attain success and to replace failure. If one
sees himself refraining from evil and sins in a dream, it means that he will be
tried with an adversity, then repents to regain honor after humiliation. If one
repents for a sin he is not even aware of in a dream, it may be feared that he
will fall into its trap, though the conclusion will turn positive. If a musician or
an adulterer repents from sin in a dream, it means that he may experience
poverty after richness. (Also see Prostration; Tithe collector)
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Spittle
Saliva or spittle in a dream represents the element of one’s strength. If in
a dream one seems to have a dry mouth, it represent his inability to do what his
competition can do. Spitting against a wall in a dream means spending one’s
money in a good cause, or engaging in a profitable business. Spitting on the floor
in a dream means purchasing land. Spitting against a tree in a dream means
to recant one’s promise. Spitting at another person in a dream means despising
him. Warm saliva in a dream means long life, while cold saliva represents a
short life. The color of one’s saliva in a dream shows the state of one’s spirit.
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Abel
Seeing Abel, the second son of Adam in a dream means suffering from
people’s jealousy, grievance, chicanery, or that one may be killed by his enemy.
It also means that an unjust person will envy him. Seeing Abel in a dream also
means piety, devotion to God Almighty, feebleness toward a woman or making
an offering to please God Almighty and entering the heavenly paradise as a
reward. One who sees Abel in a dream should beware of his brethren and close
friends, and he should fear for his life.
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Silk
Seeing loose silk in a dream means being enamored, or falling in love. If a
person in authority wears silk in a dream, it represents his arrogance. Wearing
yellow or red silk in a dream means a sickness. If a warrior wears one of these
two colors in his dream, it means that he will be decorated for his chivalry. If
a man of knowledge is adorned with silk in a dream, it means that he is desirous
of worldly status, or that he will lead people astray through innovation. As for
the rest of people, wearing silken garments in a dream means that one’s deeds
are worthy of paradise, though such a person may attain leading ranks and
success in the world as well. Wearing a silken garment in a dream also means
marriage to a woman from a noble lineage. Wearing a silken shawl without
patterns in a dream is better than a cotton or a woolen shawl and particularly
a patterned one. (Also see Silk merchant)
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Satan
Seeing the accursed one in a dream means evil, sin, lying, stealing,
jealousy, sorcery, separation between husband and wife, disdain from performing
one’s prayers, or it could mean preaching falsehood. Seeing the accursed one in
a dream also means propagation of an invented world or ideas. If in a dream one
becomes Satan, it is interpreted as loosing one’s sight. If one kills Satan in a
dream, it means that he will deceive and conquer a deceiver and an evil person.
In a dream, the accursed Satan also represents an enemy of the body and the
soul. He deceives, cheats, disbelieves, as well as he is ungrateful, jealous,
capricious, arrogant, heedless, impetuous, or he could represent a leader, a
minister, a judge, a policeman, a man of knowledge, a preacher, a hypocrite, or
one’s own family and children. Seeing Satan in a dream also means villainy, dirt,
passion and sexual devilry. If one sees Satan attacking him in a dream, it means
that he earns his money from usury. If Satan touches him in a dream, it means
that someone is slandering or trying to deceive his wife. If one is sick or under
stress, and if he sees Satan touching him in a dream, it means that he will put
his hand on material wealth. If one is suffering from the consequences of devilry
while he recognizes his trials and remains steadfast in remembering God
Almighty and calling upon Him for help in a dream, it means that he has many
enemies tryingto deceive him or to destroy him, though they will eventually fail,
and in turn, they will be defeated by God’s leave. If one sees Satan following him
in a dream, it means that an enemy is pursuing him to deceive him, and
consequently one will lose his status, rank and the benefits of his knowledge.
If one sees himself inwardly talking with Satan in a dream, it means that he will
join hands with his own enemy, and his strike will be against the righteous
people, though he will ultimately fail. If one sees Satan teaching him something
in a dream, it means that he will fabricate a story, speak falsehood, or recite
poems filled with lies. If one sees that Satan has descended upon him in a dream,
it means that he engages in falsehood and sin. If one sees himself presiding over
a band of satans, controlling them, commanding them, and if they obey him in
the dream, it means that he will receive a seat of honor and he will be feared
by his friend and foes. If one ties Satan with chains in a dream, it means that
he will win victory in his life together with might and fame. If one sees himself
deceived by a group of satans in a dream, it means that he will suffer financial
losses or lose his job. If Satan strips someone from his clothing in a dream, it
means that the latter will lose a battle to an enemy. If one sees Satan whispering
something in his ear in dream, it means that he will be dismissed from his job.
If one sees himself defying and fighting Satan in a dream, it means that he is
a true and a strong believer who obeys his Lord and who holds fast to his
religious obligations. If Satan frightens him in a dream, it means that the latter
is a sincere deputy and a protege of God Almighty, and that God will safeguard
him from any fear of the accursed Satan or his army. If one sees a meteor or a
flame shooting at Satan in the skies in a dream, it means that there is an enemy
of God Almighty in that locality. If that person is a ruler, then his secrets will
be exposed, and if he is ajudge, it means that a just punishment will befall him
for his injustice. If one sees Satan happy in a dream, it means that he engages
in sensuality, passion and loathsome actions. In general, Satan is a weak enemy,
if one sees himself fighting him with resoluteness in a dream, it shows that he
is a religious and a pious person. If Satan swallows someone or penetrates inside
his body in dream, it means a fright, losses and sufferings. Satan in a dream also
represents builders or ocean divers who work as spies. Seeing them in a dream
also could mean backbiting or slandering. If one sees himself as a Satan in a
dream, it means that he constantly frowns with people and that he is quick to
harm them, or that he may work at cleaning sewers, or perhaps he may perish
in a fire, or die as a heedless person.
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Sleep
Sleeping in a dream means heedlessness or joblessness. In general,
sleeping or feeling sleepy in a dream has negative connotations except for
someone who is scared, or who expects an adversities or sufferings he may
experience otherwise. This is because sleep abates all fears, annihilates them
and clams one’s distress. Sleeping in a graveyard in a dream means a sickness.
Sleeping over a grave in a dream means death for a sick person and joblessness
for a healthy person. Sleeping in a dream also means stagnation, heedlessness,
or infringingupon God’s commands, or discrediting or denyingtheconsequences
of negating them. Sleeping in a dream also could represent a blessed journey,
such as seeking knowledge or doing good deeds. It also means disregard for
worldly attractions, or despite for its glitters. Sleeping people in a dream also
represent mass annihilation, death, murders, rising prices, or it could denote
things which people are unaware of. If in fact the people are unaware or
uncertain about something, and if one sees them in such a state of slumber in
a dream, it means that God Almighty will remove that blind, and they will see
things clearly. If one sees himself sleeping or laying on his back in a dream, it
means that he will gain power and financial success in the world. Sleeping with
the face down in a dream means losing one’s job, or it could mean poverty.
Sleeping on the floor in a dream means owning a land, being a rich person, or
having children. Sleeping for an unmarried woman in a dream means that she
will get married shortly. The sleeping of an unjust ruler in a dream means a
temporary relief for the people. Sleeping in a dream also means intoxication of
the mind, ecstasy, a sickness, neglecting one’s duties, disunity, humiliation, or
death. Sleeping under a tree in a dream means having a large progeny. (Also see
Doze; Sleeping on the stomach: Slumber; Turning in one’s sleep)
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Tooth
Teeth in a dream represent one's identity, age, clan, a boy, a girl, his
family, money, servants, domestic animals, employees, weapons, life, death,
unity, separation, trusts, or savings. In a dream, male's or female's upper teeth
represent the male members of one's family from the father's side, and the teeth
ofthe lowerjaw represent the female members of one's family from the mother's
side. The closer the teeth are to the incisor, the closer is the relative. Divided
in two sections, the upper right incisor represents the father, and the upper left
incisor represents the paternal uncle, or it could represent one's sisters, sons,
or a close friend. The upper canines represent one's cousin. or two friends who
are as close as cousins. The bicuspids represent one's uncles from the mother's
side and their children, while the molars represent the grandparents and the
grand children. The lower right incisor represents the mother, and the lower left
incisor represents one's aunt from his father's side, or they could represent two
sisters, two daughters, or two close friends who have the same compassion,
concern and love. The lower canines represent one's female cousin from either the father or the mother's side. The lower canine tooth, or the eyetooth
represents the sire of the house, or the landlord. The upper and the lower molars
also represent the furthest members of one's family, including the grandmother
and her grand daughters. If a tooth moves in its place in the dream, it means
an illness. Ifit falls, or if it is lost, then it means death of the person to whom
it is attributed, or it could possibly mean that he will be separated from him and
can no longer see him. If one saves his lost tooth and does not bury it in the
dream, it means that someone will come forth and be to him as good as that
relative. Otherwise, ifhe does bury it, then it means the death of his relative.
(2)ln a dream, the human limbs also represent the members of his family, and
whatever condition they portray in one's dream may become visible in the
members of his family. Similarly, whatever may affect one's teeth in a dream
can be interpreted as affecting such family members. If one's incisors look
beautiful and bright in the dream, they denote the power, honor and prosperity
his father or uncle will gain. If extra incisors grow in one's mouth in a dream,
it means that one's family will grow by either a new born brother or a new son.
Ifone finds his teeth slightly deteriorating in a dream, it means a trial, or that
his family will engage in a disgraceful act that will bring him shame. If one
attempts to pull out his teeth in a dream, it means that he may spend his money
unwillingly, pay a fine, or separate from his parents, thus cutting off his blood
ties, or he may become untrue to his relatives. If one's teeth turn yellow or black
in a dream, such a dream also represents a disgraceful act that will bring shame
upon one'sfamily. Yellow teeth in a dream mean spendingmoney to restore one's
reputation, or it could mean being knowledgeable in one's own esteem. Developing
bad mouth odor in a dream represents bad connotations resulting from praises
one's family may receive. Deteriorating teeth in a dream represent weakness in
one's family. If one sees people biting him in a dream, it means that he could
have pretended something in public, though he fortunately restrained himself.
(31If one's mouth in a dream is interpreted to represent his household, then the
teeth of the right side represent the boys, and those on the left side represent
the girls. On the other hand, the teeth on the right side could represent the older
generation, and the teeth on the left side could represent the younger generation.
The incisors represent the young men in the family, and the canines represent
the young girls. As to the molars, they represent elderly people. If one loses a
molar tooth in a dream, it meansthe death of an elderly person in his household.
(4lHuman teeth in a dream also represent one's business and management of his
life. In that case, the molars represent one's private life, the eyetooth represents
what is semi-public, while the front incisors represent what is openly practiced,
one's public character, words and deeds. Ifone sees his teeth broken in a dream,
it means that he pays his debts slowly. Long teeth in a dream mean enmity or
a fight between members of one's household. If one sees his teeth curved and
deteriorating, and if one decides that it is better to pull them out in a dream,
it means that he will escape from great adversities and dangers. Ifone's teeth
turn gold in a dream, they represent benefits for a teacher or a preacher.
Otherwise, golden teeth for everyone else in a dream mean fire, illness, Candida,
or an illness that is caused by one's bile. Ifone's teeth become glass or wood in
a dream, it means his death. Ifthey turn silver in the dream, it means harm or
losses. If one's front teeth fall and new ones grow instead in the dream, they
represent major changes in one's life. Ifone sees himself forcefully pushing his
tongue against his teeth in a dream, it means that he speaks ill of his own family,
or it could mean problems in one's house. If the crown or the enamel of one's
eyetooth is damaged, or if it falls in a dream, it means the death of one's son.
(')Teeth in a dream represent one's clan, close relatives, or distant cousins. The
molar teeth represent the male members and the incisors represent the female
members. Unnecessarily pulling out one's teeth in a dream means paying a fine, losing one's capital, or severing relationship with members of one's family.
Discovering one or two cavities in one's teeth in a dream means that one may
beget one or two sons. Developing bad mouth odor in a dream means belittling
someone's ideas, or it could mean a family dispute. Fallen teeth in a dream may
denote that the husband and the wife sleep in separate beds, or it may mean
poverty, or that one may die in a foreign land, or that the term of one's life span
in this world may be extended. Ifone pulls out his teeth and buries them in the
dream, it means that his entire clan or family will die before him. Pulling out
one's teeth in a dream also means exposing one's secrets. Losing a tooth in a
dream may imply a punishment for a wrongdoing. Ifone finds the teeth of his
upperjaw and those ofthe lowerjaw intermixed in the dream, it means that the
women control the men in his or family. Flossing one's teeth in a dream means
dispersal of one's family, or loss of money and property. If after flossing one's
teeth some meat fiber remains stuck between the teeth in the dream, it means
that he backbites his family members. (8) Teeth in a dream also represent a pearl
necklace, a grinder, or an army formation. The right wing, the left wing and the
front assault formation, or they could mean severingblood ties. The incisors may
represent the heart of a human being. Teeth in one's pocket or in the palm of
one's hand in a dream represent one's brothers. If one has an incarcerated
relative, and ifhe sees his teeth pulled out in a dream, it means the release of
his relative from prison. Pulling out one's teeth in a dream could mean the
return of a traveller to his homeland. Tartar in a dream represents weaknesses
in the family. Black or broken teeth in a dream mean sorrow caused by one's
relatives. Wisdom teeth in a dream represent one's followers, while the incisors
and the canines represent his wealth, adornment, pride, or child. The changing
of their color into yellow or black in a dream mean changes in one's life. Ifone's
teeth turn into iron in a dream, they mean strength. Losing one's teeth in a
dream also could mean losingone'sjob. Pulling out one's teeth in a dream so that
no one can see them means infertility, or loss of one's business, loss of one's
savings, a bad relationship with one's family, an evil act toward one's family,
or it could mean that he will try to sustain his business through a loan, then
suffer from bankruptcy. Having a bad tooth in wakefulness and pulling it out
in a dream means trying to comfort or appease a difficult person whose
hurtfulness will eventually cease. Replacing a tooth with a bridge in a dream
means recovering losses, or balancing one's business. Having an extra tooth in
a dream means losing one in wakefulness. (Also see Body]; Pain; Teeth)
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Nipple
The nipple of the female breast in a dream represents one’s personal
wardrobe, or it could mean marriage. If water or milk comes out of it in a dream,
it means finding a compatible husband. Otherwise, it may mean loss of a child
or a sister.
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Swallowing
To swallow something one is chewing in a dream means debts, or
collectors demanding their money. To swallow dust or sand in a dream means
poverty, giving someone a warning look, greed, or it could mean bribing someone
in authority. (Also see Chewing; Food)
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Uniform
Wearing a soldier’s uniform in a dream means a war. Wearing any
uniform in a dream represent the type of work involved in using such a uniform.
(Also see Bodyguard)
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Wool
Wearing a woolen garment in the winter in a dream means profits and
benefits. Wearing it during the summertime represents strain, distress and
adversities. Wearing a woolen garment in a dream also means lawful money and
prosperity. Sleeping over a sheepskin in a dream means becoming rich from
associating with a rich woman, or from a marriage to a rich woman. Burning
wool in a dream means religious contempt, or loss of capital. If a man of
knowledge sees himself wearing a woolen garb in a dream, it means that he is
leaning toward an ascetic life, or that he will become a caller to God’s path, teach
people to love the eternal comfort of the hereafter and to despise the temporary
pleasures of this world. Wearing a woolen cloak with nothing under it in a dream
means receiving money from a noble and a well respected person. A dog wearing
sheepskin in a dream represents a lowly person who subsidizes his business
through a well known and a respected person. If one sees a lion wearing a
sheepskin in a dream, the lion here represents a tyrant who confiscates people’s
money and property. Wool in a dream also represents purity, clarity and
asceticism, except if the wool is coarse or unsuitable to wear, then it means
poverty or humiliation. (Also see Spinning)
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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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