Islamic Interpretation
Purchasing a cradle or finding oneself seated in one within a dream signifies divine favor, blessings, financial gains, and ease. A cradle can also denote a stepchild, particularly for a young woman. For a man, this vision suggests grief, hardship, confinement, or living in a cramped and limiting space. For an unmarried man, it foretells marriage. For a woman, it predicts childbirth, though it may also signify trials, difficulties, misfortunes, constriction, mourning, and weeping. In dreams, a cradle can further symbolize musical entertainment, a place of leisure, a quarrel, or a conflict. It may also represent a coffin. (Also see Cage, Cradle of Ismail)