Islamic Interpretation
(Channel, Water passage, Watercourse) In a dream, a canal symbolizes a woman, money, or a learned person. Digging a watercourse signifies marrying, establishing a trade, or securing employment to support one's household and community. Seeing a canal also means suffering caused by a relative. Water channels represent domestic helpers. A canal may also indicate a toilet, a drain, a market, or a store. Therefore, excavating a canal can mean prosperity and spending to maintain one's family. Blocking a canal foretells divorce, separation of spouses, severing kinship ties, emigrating, or estrangement from one's tribe. It may also mean resigning from work, forgiving a debt, or shutting a business. A watercourse flowing inside one's home brings blessings and abundance. Urinating into a canal signifies sin, transgression, or mistreating a servant. A canal can also represent a cleaner who removes filth, a street sweeper, or an illicit union. A dry canal signifies stalled commerce, unsold goods, a lifeless market, marital strife, bladder ailments, or kidney issues. Digging a canal that fills with water indicates deceit.