Mother:
➊ If one sees their mother in any condition in a dream, its interpretation should be done according to the current condition of the father.
➋ Seeing the father in a dream can signify affection, kindness, and also relief from difficulties.
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Beating:
➊ Beating with sticks in a dream signifies slander.
➋ Sword fighting in a dream signifies gaining dominance over an enemy.
➌ If someone is hitting something on the ground in a dream, it means they will have to travel.
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Wealth:
A person who sees themselves wealthy in a dream becomes content because contentment is also a form of wealth.
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Menstruation:
➊ If a woman sees in a dream that she is menstruating, it means she is involved in some sin or trouble. If she performs ghusl (ritual bath), it means she has repented from the sin and her trouble has ended.
➋ Menstruation is a sign of negligence in religion and in prayers and fasting.
➌ If a barren woman sees menstruation in a dream, it can also mean that she will become a mother.
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Preacher:
See “Preacher.”
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Sweet:
➊ Sweet things in a dream signify sincerity in religion.
➋ It also means the release of a prisoner, the return of a traveler, the recovery of a patient, the marriage of an unmarried person, acquiring knowledge, learning the Holy Quran, and lawful sustenance.
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Fish:
Its interpretation is sorrow, trouble, and difficulties.
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➊ Divine love means maturity in religion, excellence in faith and certainty, and following the Sunnah of the Noble Prophet ﷺ.
➋ Loving someone for the sake of Allah’s pleasure is a sign of Allah’s love and His mercy. Loving someone other than for Allah’s pleasure signifies troubles and difficulties.
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Effort:
Striving for something valuable can also mean success in the goal.
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Being imprisoned:
It means humiliation, disgrace, and distress.
➊ If one is imprisoned in an isolated and unknown place in a marble house, it signifies death.
➋ If a woman sees a high-ranking man imprisoning her in a dream, it means she will get married. Also see Jail and Imprisonment.
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Being needy:
Its interpretation is wealth.
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Soil:
➊ It refers to “human beings” because their creation is from clay.
➋ Or it refers to the world and the people of the world.
➌ If a person is seen throwing dust, its interpretation is that he will acquire wealth.
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Prophet Muhammad ﷺ:
Seeing the Prophet ﷺ means a good outcome in religion and worldly matters.
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Gathering:
➊ A gathering of scholars means an increase in knowledge, understanding, and religion.
➋ If in a gathering of preaching and advice, the preaching and advice are completed, its interpretation is that the person’s command will be enforced.
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Palace:
➊ If a sinful and wicked person sees a palace in a dream, it means lack of wealth, financial hardship, and decrease in status and rank.
➋ If an ordinary Muslim sees a palace, its interpretation is repayment of debt and high status and rank.
➌ For a righteous person, it means good deeds.
➍ If a person enters a palace, it means “marriage.”
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Medina Munawwara:
Its interpretation can be six things:
➊ Peace and security
➋ Forgiveness
➌ Divine mercy and compassion
➍ End of distress
➎ Prosperity
➏ Relief from hardship
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Making fun:
If one is being made fun of in a dream, its interpretation is loss in affairs.
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Disease:
Its interpretation is hypocrisy or religious shortcomings.
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Chicken:
➊ If in a dream one slaughters a chicken, it means that he neglects his prayers.
➋ If one sees in a dream that he has become a chicken, according to some scholars, it means that the person will become a muezzin.
➌ Chicken signifies a determined and melodious person.
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Hen:
It signifies a beautiful but foolish woman.
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Cockfighting:
Its interpretation is causing quarrels among muezzins and preachers.
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Duck:
Its interpretation is a woman possessing beauty and charm.
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Mosque:
➊ A mosque refers to a place where people come and gain benefits according to their efforts.
➋ If an oppressed person enters a mosque, it means that he will receive justice.
➌ A mosque refers to a knowledgeable person. If one sees in a dream that his house has become a mosque, he will be blessed with goodness and greatness.
➍ Desolate mosques signify the ungratefulness of scholars and abandoning enjoining good and forbidding evil.
➎ Building a mosque signifies gaining dominance. Allah Almighty says:
«قَالَ الَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا عَلَى أَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مَسْجِدًا»
”Those who gained dominance over them said, ‘We will surely build a mosque near them.’“
➏ Entering the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) signifies the removal of danger and the truthfulness of a promise.
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Return of a Traveler:
The return of someone living away from home signifies relief from hardship, recovery from illness, and returning to the previous state.
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Joy:
See “Happiness and Joy.”
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Smile:
Seeing a smile in sleep signifies obtaining comfort and pleasure and following the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, because the Prophet ﷺ used to express happiness by smiling.
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Being nailed:
See “being desolate.”
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Using a miswak:
➊ The one who uses a miswak refers to the one who revives the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
➋ The interpretation of using a miswak is also being free from sins.
➌ Its interpretation can also be an act that grants closeness to Allah Almighty.
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Masoor dal (red lentils):
➊ It refers to meager earnings.
➋ Its interpretation can also be taking something inferior in exchange for something good.
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Borrowed item:
➊ If someone borrows or lends something, then if it is a liked item, its interpretation is that the person will benefit from temporary goodness. If the item is disliked, then it indicates some temporary trouble.
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Shaking hands:
➊ Shaking hands in a dream signifies love and affection, forgiveness, and the pardon of sins.
➋ Its interpretation can also be pledging allegiance and adhering to righteousness.
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Being busy:
The interpretation of being busy in a dream is marrying a maiden.
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Approaching a divorced woman:
➊ It is a sign of a patient’s recovery.
➋ Its interpretation can also be adopting a former religion or profession.
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Being dismissed:
➊ Being dismissed from a position signifies divorcing one’s wife.
➋ Leaving one profession and adopting another can also be implied.
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Teacher:
See “Ustad.”
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Spider:
The interpretation of a spider is divine punishment; if it is placed in a vessel or pot, it signifies wealth.
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Makkah Mukarramah:
Entering Makkah Mukarramah signifies coming to peace from fear, performing Hajj, and obtaining sustenance.
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Butter:
It signifies prosperity and the acquisition of benefits.
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Fly:
➊ The interpretation of a fly is a weak, lowly but foul-mouthed person.
➋ If it is flying over the head, it signifies a weak enemy who wants to gain dominance.
➌ If a fly sits on something owned by the dreamer, the dreamer should be cautious of that thing being stolen.
➍ If the fly is killed, it signifies the attainment of comfort, ease, health, and wellness.
➎ If many flies gather in the house, it indicates enemies from whom an unpleasant matter will have to be faced.
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Beehive:
A honeycomb signifies the wife, flies signify children, and honey signifies wealth and property.
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Competition:
Competition signifies disagreement and quarrel.
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Blaming:
Its interpretation is mostly following the devil in many deeds.
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Manna and Salwa:
It signifies lawful sustenance.
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Pulpit:
If a person stands on the pulpit and speaks about righteousness and is capable, he will hold a high position. And if he is not worthy of the position, he will be honored with a good reputation.
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Munkah:
This refers to good and beneficial sustenance.
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Mouth:
This refers to obtaining something from which either good or bad words come out.
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Slapping on the mouth:
➊ If a righteous woman slaps her mouth, its interpretation is that after despair, there is glad tidings of beating. As Allah Almighty says:
«وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ ٭ فَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فِي صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ»
“When the angels gave Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) the glad tidings of a knowledgeable son, his wife struck her face and said, ‘I am an old barren woman.'”
➋ Its interpretation can also be disobedience, immorality, and the occurrence of calamities.
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The field of Mina:
In a dream, being in the field of Mina signifies peace, safety, and achieving the goal.
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Death:
➊ Death means deprivation of pleasurable things.
➋ If a person is poor, then its interpretation can also be prosperity for him.
➌ Remembering death in a dream is a sign of wisdom. It means preparation for the Hereafter. It can also mean complete certainty.
➍ Seeing many deaths is interpreted as troubles.
➎ Death can also mean the relatives of the wife or husband. Therefore, it is a sign of comfort and ease. It can also mean separation and fear.
➏ If a deceased person tells in a dream that he has not died, it means that he has attained the status of the martyrs.
➐ If a deceased person appears happy and smiling, it is a sign of his state.
➑ If a sorrowful and troubled person sees in a dream that he has died, it is a sign that his condition will improve.
➒ If someone revives a dead person in a dream, it means that through him a Jew or Christian will become Muslim or an innovator will be guided. Reviving many dead people means guiding the misguided to the right path.
➓ If a deceased person is seen drowning in the sea, it means he is immersed in sins.
⓫ The death of a scholar can also mean the emergence of an innovation.
⓬ The death of parents means financial hardship.
⓭ The death of a wife means losing control of the world.
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Pearls:
This refers to knowledge, wealth, and eloquent speech.
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Fatness:
If one sees oneself fat in a dream, it signifies an increase in wealth.
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Wave:
See “Wave.”
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Cobbler:
Its interpretation is a person who takes interest in women’s affairs and adorns and beautifies them.
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Muezzin:
➊ It refers to a person who invites to goodness.
➋ It can also mean “performing Hajj.”
➌ The call to prayer (Adhan) can also symbolize “theft.”
➍ If a woman is calling Adhan in a congregational mosque, it signifies that a major turmoil is about to occur in the city.
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Mustache:
➊ Cutting mustaches in a dream is a sign of following the Sunnah.
➋ If one sees very large mustaches in a dream, it is an undesirable thing.
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Peacock:
It refers to a foreign-origin, beautiful, and wealthy woman.
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Trench digging:
➊ Guarding during jihad means being obedient, adhering to Allah’s commands, following the Sunnah, and having fear of Allah.
➋ If a patient or traveler sees in a dream that they are returning after participating in jihad or trench warfare, it indicates the patient’s recovery and the traveler’s safe return.
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Socks:
Socks symbolize servants, wealth, and protection from undesirable things.
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Prophet Musa (Moses) عليه السلام:
➊ Seeing Prophet Musa عليه السلام in a dream signifies the triumph of the people of truth and the defeat of the people of falsehood; his appearance indicates the destruction and ruin of oppressors.
➋ It can also mean trials coming upon children and separation from relatives.
➌ It signifies a good outcome after a sea journey.
➍ If Prophet Musa عليه السلام holds a staff in his hand, it means that the person will be honored with a high rank and will overcome enemies.
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Wax:
➊ Wax signifies hope.
➋ If an unmarried person sees wax, it signifies a wife.
➌ If an ignorant person sees wax, it signifies coming onto the right path.
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Dowry (Mehr):
It is a symbol of the completion of tasks.
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Fragrance (Mehak):
➊ Fragrance signifies good reputation.
➋ If a fragrant incense stick is seen in the hand and the dreamer has lost something, it indicates that the lost item will be returned and the dreamer will hear good news related to it.
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Guest (Mehman):
➊ Its interpretation is the glad tidings of a male child.
➋ If the dreamer’s wife is not pregnant, it signifies that he will soon receive sustenance.
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Dirt and Filth (Mail Kachil):
If there is dirt or filth on clothes, body, or hair, it signifies the dreamer’s sins and troubles.
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Wine Seller (May Frosh):
It signifies a wealthy person who earns through unlawful means.
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Minaret (Meenar):
➊ A minaret refers to a person who reconciles people and invites them to goodness.
➋ If the minaret falls, it signifies the death of a knowledgeable person.
➌ If someone climbs a wooden minaret and calls the Adhan, it means he will attain a position, power, and grandeur accompanied by hypocrisy.
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Despair:
➊ Despairing of Allah’s mercy is a sign of committing shirk or doing something un-Islamic.
➋ Being despairing also indicates the coming of bad times and the loss of Allah’s kindness and blessings.
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Being blind:
This is a sign of religious misguidance.
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Expression of dislike:
➊ Seeing a person in a dream who is hated and disliked even in the waking state is a sign of narrow-mindedness.
➋ It also means that the dreamer will have to associate with such a disliked person who will not influence him.
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Dancing:
See “Dancing.”
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Nail:
➊ Nail is a symbol of victory over the enemy.
➋ Trimming nails is part of following the Sunnah.
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Coconut:
It refers to wealth, prosperity, and luxury.
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Nose:
The nose refers to a person’s wealth, parents, children, siblings, business partners, and employees—things that adorn and beautify life. Therefore, if the nose is beautiful, it is a sign of improvement in life. If the nose is black or large, it is a sign of distress and hardship.
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Name:
If one sees in a dream that their name has changed, it is a sign of a revolution in their life according to the meaning of the changed name.
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Astrologer:
It refers to a deceitful and deceptive person.
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Giving advice:
If a person is giving advice, it is a sign of deception and trickery, as Allah Almighty says:
«وَقَاسَمَهُمَا إِنِّي لَكُمَا لَمِنَ النَّاصِحِينَ ٭ فَدَلَّاهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ»
“(And he (Satan) swore to them both that indeed he was their sincere advisor, thus he deceived them and led them astray.)”
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Veil (Niqab):
➊ If a woman is wearing a veil, it is a sign of her religiousness, chastity, and modesty.
➋ Removing the veil can also be interpreted as performing Hajj or Umrah.
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One who makes designs or decorations:
This is interpreted as a worldly person who is deceived by the world.
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Nosebleed:
Having a nosebleed is a sign of worry and sorrow.
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Lowering the gaze:
➊ Lowering the gaze is a sign of obedience to Allah Almighty’s commands.
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Observance of Prayer:
➊ Performing prayer is a sign of fulfilling a promise and achieving a goal.
➋ If the dreamer is in distress, it is a sign that the distress will end and comfort and relief will be attained.
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Performing Prayer:
➊ If one is praying Sunnah or Nafl, it is a sign of their adherence to religion and being filled with divine love.
➋ If one prays Salat al-Istikhara, it is an indication of a good outcome.
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Salt:
It is a sign of detachment from the world and blessings.
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Prophet Nuh (Noah) عليه السلام:
➊ Seeing Prophet Nuh عليه السلام in a dream signifies a long life and indicates that the person will face sorrow and hardship from people. Ultimately, the person will be successful, have children, and be grateful to Allah Almighty.
➋ Some scholars say it is a sign of the destruction of disbelievers and the protection and salvation of the believers.
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Youth:
Seeing a youth is a sign of being active and powerful.
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Bathing:
Performing ghusl (ritual bath) is a symbol of repentance from sins and fulfilling a duty.
➊ If one bathes with cold water in winter, it is a sign of troubles and difficulties.
➋ If one bathes with warm water in the cold season, it indicates gaining benefits and healing from illness.
➌ If one wears Ihram and bathes before entering Makkah, it is a sign of happiness and joy, and also indicates meeting those who are separated and repaying debts.
➍ If after bathing one wears new clothes and the dreamer is ill, it is a sign of recovery from illness. If he is in debt, it indicates repayment of debt. If he is imprisoned, it signifies release. If he is distressed, it indicates the end of distress. If he has not performed Hajj, it signifies benefiting from Hajj. If he is poor, he will become wealthy.
➎ Wearing worn-out clothes is a sign of the end of distress and becoming poor.
➏ Washing both hands with soap is a sign of debt repayment and the end of distress.
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Canal:
➊ Drinking water from a canal or river is disliked. As Allah Almighty says:
«إِنَّ اللَّهَ مُبْتَلِيكُمْ بِنَهَرٍ فَمَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَمَنْ لَمْ يَطْعَمْهُ فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي إِلَّا مَنِ اغْتَرَفَ غُرْفَةً بِيَدِهِ»
“Indeed, Allah will test you with a river. Whoever drinks from it is not of me, and whoever does not taste it is of me, excepting one who takes from it in the hollow of his hand.”
➋ Seeing a canal or river in a dream is a sign of continuous provision.
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Descending down:
Its interpretation is being removed from a position or office, or divorcing one’s wife.
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Sleep:
Its interpretation is heedlessness.
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Doing good deeds:
Performing a good deed in a dream, such as removing a harmful thing from the path or carrying out the duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil, is a sign of gaining profit in trade, repayment of debt, and becoming peaceful from fear.
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Spear:
It is a symbol of war, fighting, quarrels, and riots.
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Waw
Returning:
See “Returning from a journey.”
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Valley:
See: “Forest.”
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Preacher:
The interpretation of a preacher is crying and being sorrowful.
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Plague:
It means the trouble or harm that people experience.
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Minister:
Seeing a minister in a dream can symbolize attaining a position or office, and it can also indicate being heard by those in authority.
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Making a will:
It signifies a relationship of kinship between the person making the will and the one to whom the will is being made. If there is enmity between them, it indicates reconciliation.
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Performing ablution (Wudu):
➊ It symbolizes expiation for crimes and sins and is a good omen for faith and elevated ranks.
➋ It indicates the end of sorrow and distress.
➌ It can also signify the fulfillment of a trust.
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Making a promise:
It means that the dreamer will receive good treatment from the person to whom the promise was made.
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Homesickness:
➊ It symbolizes separation from a friend or separation between husband and wife.
➋ If the sadness is accompanied by crying and wailing aloud, the situation is even worse.
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Death:
See “Death.”
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Appointing an attorney:
➊ It is a sign of becoming wealthy and gaining the right to dispose of others’ property.
➋ If the one appointing the lawyer is ill, then the time of his death is near.
➌ If he is healthy, then he is going to become ill.
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