Dream Interpretations for Symbols Starting with "Alif" (الف)

Author: Abu Muhammad Khalid bin Ali Al-Anbari (رحمہ اللہ)

Prophet Adam (علیہ السلام)

➊ If a person sees Prophet Adam (علیہ السلام) in a dream and has the capability for a high position, it indicates that, God willing, he will attain it.
  • Quranic Reference: "Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people." [Al-Baqarah: 124]
➋ Another interpretation is that the person may face deceit from an enemy but will eventually be protected from harm.

Prophet Ibrahim (علیہ السلام)

➊ Seeing Prophet Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) in a dream suggests that the person may, God willing, have the honor of performing Hajj (pilgrimage to the House of Allah).

➋ It can also mean that the person's father will be compassionate towards him.

➌ Under certain circumstances, it may indicate that the dreamer will face difficulties but will not suffer harm from them.

Zamzam Water

➊ Drinking Zamzam water in a dream symbolizes healing from illnesses.

➋ If it is consumed with a specific intent, such as for wealth or knowledge, the person will achieve success in that goal.

Satan (Iblis)

➊ Seeing Satan represents an encounter with a deviant scholar or involvement in sins.

➋ It can also symbolize deceit, treachery, or separation between spouses.

➌ If someone dreams that Satan is driving them insane, it implies that they will engage in usury (interest-based transactions).

Flour

➊ Flour symbolizes provision and can also be interpreted as abundant knowledge.

➋ Kneaded flour represents wealth and sustenance.

Dough Kneading Tool

Symbolizes increased sustenance and efforts for the welfare of the public.

Wearing Ihram

➊ If a person dreams of wearing Ihram (pilgrimage attire), it suggests abstaining from intimacy and its related desires.

➋ It also signifies avoiding sinful activities, disputes, and conflicts.

Loan (Debt)

➊ Giving a loan in a dream indicates that the lender will eventually require the borrower’s help in a time of need.

➋ Lending a valuable item reflects a good relationship with Allah.

➌ Lending also symbolizes selflessness and sacrifice.

➍ If someone dreams of giving a loan for Allah's sake, it signifies spending wealth in the path of jihad.

➎ Seeing a debtor die signifies relief from grief and worries.

Adhan (Call to Prayer)

➊ Adhan in a dream symbolizes Hajj (pilgrimage to the House of Allah).

➋ It can also mean prayer, obedience, and good deeds.

➌ It signifies protection from Satan's deceit.

➍ If someone dreams of giving Adhan in a caravan, it means they may be accused of theft.

➎ Adhan can also indicate separation from a business partner.

➏ Giving Adhan in an abandoned or demolished place implies that the place will soon be inhabited and prosper.

➐ If a person is giving Adhan in a public gathering, it means they will call many people to the truth.

Resting

➊ Resting after fatigue symbolizes emergence from poverty into wealth.

➋ For a sick person, it suggests approaching death.

Saw

Symbolizes a judge or arbiter who settles disputes between two opposing parties.

Flying

➊ Flying in a dream indicates travel.

➋ If a person dreams of flying between the sky and the earth, it represents great aspirations.

Test (Trials)

A test or trial symbolizes wealth and children.

Wives of the Prophet (ازواج مطہرات)

➊ Seeing the Prophet's wives in a dream symbolizes blessings and prosperity.

➋ If a woman dreams of Hazrat Aisha (رضی اللہ عنہا), it indicates she will attain a high status, good reputation, and prosperity within her family.

➌ If a man dreams of the Prophet’s wives while unmarried, it signifies that he will marry a pious wife.

➍ If a woman sees any of the Prophet’s wives, it signifies her husband is pious and responsible.

Serpent (Python)

➊ Represents enmity from family or children.

➋ It can also indicate a jealous or hostile neighbor.

Ease

➊ If someone sees something made easier in a dream, it symbolizes piety and righteousness.
  • Quranic Reference: "And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him an easy way." [At-Talaq: 4]

Teacher

Seeing a teacher in a dream symbolizes a ruler or leader.

Razor

Represents grudges and enmity.

Seeking Forgiveness

Seeking forgiveness in a dream signifies abundance in provision and relief from troubles.

Angel Israfil (علیہ السلام)

Dreaming of blowing the Trumpet indicates death.

Weapons

➊ Signifies victory and dominance over opponents.

➋ Also symbolizes healing from diseases.

Prophet Ismail (علیہ السلام)

➊ Seeing Prophet Ismail (علیہ السلام) in a dream represents eloquence and attainment of authority.

➋ Building a mosque is another interpretation.

➌ If someone made a promise to the dreamer, they will fulfill it.

Sky

➊ If fire is seen falling from the sky, it symbolizes disease and widespread death.

➋ It can also signify inflation.

➌ Climbing a ladder or mountain in a dream signifies expansion of influence and promotion.

➍ For a righteous person, approaching the sky indicates nearness to Allah.

➎ It can also signify closeness to a ruler, religious scholar, husband, or master.

➏ Passing through the sky suggests the dreamer will commit a major sin.

➐ If light emerges from the sky, it symbolizes guidance for the people, while darkness represents misguidance.

Lightning

➊ Seeing lightning without thunder symbolizes guidance after misguidance.

➋ It can also represent the return of a traveler or lost person.

➌ Thunder without rain suggests fear and panic.

➍ Thunder can also represent threats from rulers.

➎ At times, it may symbolize promising agreements.

➏ Thunder accompanied by darkness and lightning is generally unfavorable.

➐ Thunder at an opportune time indicates good news and blessings.

➑ Thunder can also signify glorification of Allah.

Performing I'tikaf

The interpretation of I'tikaf (spiritual retreat) varies by location; in a mosque, it symbolizes pious deeds.

Reciting "A'udhu Billah"

➊ Reciting "A'udhu Billah" in a dream symbolizes knowledge, guidance, protection from enemies, and abundance in lawful sustenance.

➋ For a sick person, it indicates recovery, especially if troubled by jinn.

➌ It can also mean protection from partners, purification from impurities, and conversion to Islam.

Washing Hands with Soap (Ashnan)

Washing hands with ashnaan signifies disappointment in obtaining a desired goal.

Eye Irritation

Symbolizes financial constraints or neglect in religious duties.

Saying "Allahu Akbar"

➊ Symbolizes happiness and celebration.

➋ Represents good deeds, charity, and victory over enemies.

Supplicating for Forgiveness

See: Seeking Forgiveness.

Owl

➊ Represents unemployment and fear.

➋ Also indicates a dishonest and treacherous person.

Becoming an Imam

➊ Symbolizes a guarantor or a guardian.

➋ Indicates high rank, authority, and the duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil.

Becoming an Imam

➊ Signifies being a guarantor or caretaker.

➋ Symbolizes elevation of rank, authority, and the duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil.

➌ If a person, after achieving full purification, leads people in prayer while facing the Qibla, and is qualified for a significant position, this indicates that he will attain a high position or authority.

➍ If he faces a direction other than the Qibla while leading, it suggests betrayal towards friends, innovation, or engaging in unlawful actions.

➎ If he leads both men and women in prayer, and is fit for the role of a judge, he will be granted that position. If unqualified, he will gain a reputable position and serve as a mediator.

Pomegranate (انار)

➊ Symbolizes easily obtained provision.

➋ Represents a woman.

➌ Indicates an inhabited locality.

➍ If interpreted as a woman, it represents a beautiful woman, and if the pomegranate is perfect, it refers to a virgin woman.

Engineer (انجینئر)

➊ Seeing an engineer indicates the development of an inhabited area.

➋ It also symbolizes the end of poverty and acquisition of wealth.

Denial (انکار کرنا)

➊ If one dreams of refusing a wrongful act, it means they will fulfill the duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil.

➋ Refusing a good deed indicates oppression.

Blindness (اندھاپن)

Represents religious deviation.

Eyes (آنکھیں)

➊ Eyes in a dream symbolize religious insight.

➋ If one sees numerous eyes on their body, it means they will become more pious and righteous.

➌ If eyes are perceived as iron, it implies loss of honor and severe distress.

➍ Enhanced vision indicates that one’s inner character is better than what appears outwardly, symbolizing deep insight.

➎ Eyes turning white implies grief or separation from a loved one.

➏ Eyes covered indicates the arrival of divine punishment.

➐ Redness in the eyes means an event will lead to anger and wrath.

Covering of Eyes

➊ White covering over eyes represents intense distress.

➋ It can also signify hypocrisy.

Fire (آگ)

➊ Represents war, punishment, and turmoil. The more smoke, the greater the severity.

➋ Worshiping fire indicates an inclination towards conflict.

➌ Eating fire means consuming the wealth of orphans unlawfully.

➍ Fire destroying everything in its path indicates war, plague, or death.

➎ If fire burns one’s clothes or body, it signifies trouble and hardship.

➏ Lighting a fire among people indicates discord in the community.

➐ Extinguished fire symbolizes the end of turmoil and conflict.

Ember of Fire (آگ کا انگارہ)

➊ Symbolizes harsh speech.

➋ If embers burn someone, they will face misfortune.

➌ An ember falling on people indicates animosity and discord.

Musical Instrument (آلہ موسیقی)

➊ Represents idle amusement and spreading discord.

➋ If held by a Quran reciter, it symbolizes blessings and honor.

Darkness (اندھیرا)

➊ Symbolizes misguidance and confusion.

➋ Also signifies oppression.

Tightness (انقباض)

➊ Feeling of tightness in a dream represents financial hardship.

➋ It can also indicate the consequences of sins in one’s life.

Grapes (انگور)

Indicates sustained and high-quality provision.

Grape Vine (انگور کی بیل)

Represents an honored guest.

Finger (انگلی)

➊ Represents a helper in this world.

➋ Can symbolize children, wives, ancestors, and wealth. If the fingers increase in beauty, it represents an increase in these blessings; a reduction signifies a decrease.

Ring (انگوٹھی)

➊ A gold ring in a dream for a married woman implies the birth of a son.

➋ Breaking a ring represents divorce.

➌ If a ruler or official loses a ring, it signifies loss of position or divorce.

➍ If a woman loses a ring, it implies her husband's death.

➎ For an unmarried person, wearing a ring indicates marriage.

➏ A wooden ring represents a hypocritical woman.

➐ If a woman is given a ring, it implies marriage or childbirth.

➑ Receiving a ring from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) or a scholar indicates knowledge acquisition if it is a silver ring; if gold or iron, it implies an unfavorable situation.

➒ Sending a ring to relatives and its return implies failure in engagement.

Voice (آواز)

➊ Raising one’s voice signifies dominating others against wrongdoing.

➋ Speaking loudly before a scholar indicates sinful behavior.

➌ A weak voice implies fear, while a soft voice indicates humility.

➍ Hearing a bad sound means distress, while a pleasant sound brings joy and delight.

Climbing (اوپر چڑھنا)

➊ Climbing symbolizes elevation and dignity, while descending indicates humiliation.

➋ Climbing a mountain or hill signifies achieving one's goal.

➌ Climbing may represent effort and has no positive meaning in itself.

Shawl or Mantle (اوپر پہننے کی چادر)

Symbolizes honor and prestige.

Farewell (الوداع کرنا)

➊ Indicates death of a patient.

➋ Also signifies divorce.

➌ It may also represent travel or relocation.

Children (اولاد)

Seeing children in a dream represents provision and wealth.

Camel (اونٹ)

➊ Seeing a camel represents sorrow and hardship.

➋ If a camel attacks the dreamer, it means conflict with a foolish person or disease.

➌ Leading a camel on a road indicates guidance for the misguided, while leading it on an unknown path implies leading others into misguidance.

➍ Slaughtering a camel signifies comfort and relief.

➎ Falling off a camel indicates poverty and hardship.

➏ Being bitten by a camel means severe illness.

➐ A camel can also represent a devil or hypocrite.

➑ For an unmarried woman, riding a camel means marriage.

➒ If a married woman’s husband is away, it indicates he will return soon.

➓ Milking a camel signifies wealth from the government.

⓫ Blood instead of milk indicates unlawful earnings.

Camel Rider (اونٹ سوار)

➊ Represents long journeys and the death of the sick.

➋ It may also symbolize a sailor.

Female Camel (اونٹنی)

➊ A camel entering a city indicates turmoil.
  • Quranic Reference: "Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as a trial for them, so watch them and be patient." [Al-Qamar: 27]
➋ Cutting a camel’s legs implies regret.

➌ A female camel can also represent a woman.

Days of Hajj (ایام حج)

A dream of going on Hajj during the Hajj days indicates relief from grief.

Fuel (ایندھن)

➊ Fuel represents slander.

➋ Lighting fuel in a dream implies a legal dispute.

➌ Fuel can also signify ignorance or stinginess.

Prophet Ayyub (علیہ السلام)

➊ Seeing Prophet Ayyub (علیہ السلام) indicates that despite tribulation, the outcome will be favorable.

➋ If seen by a sick person, it implies recovery.

➌ It may also signify acceptance of prayers and fulfillment of needs.
 
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