Islamic Interpretation
A key seen in a vision signifies wealth, assistance, embarking upon a journey of understanding, or receiving heavenly direction. Holding many keys denotes affluence, wisdom, and protection from adversaries. Keys can symbolize one's offspring, messengers, informants, attendants, spouse, or possessions. They also indicate achieving an objective or having one's supplications answered. A key may signal triumph over an opponent. Grasping a wooden key suggests a person who withholds aid from others, holding entrusted funds and failing to return them, as wood in dreams represents insincerity. Holding a key without teeth means unjustly taking an orphan's inheritance or dishonestly managing an estate meant for its legitimate beneficiaries. Possessing the key to Paradise signifies gaining knowledge, lawful earnings, or an inheritance. Keys also represent the treasures they unlock. Observing a key can mean undertaking the pilgrimage to Mecca. An iron key denotes a powerful and formidable individual, or signifies expansion in one's circumstances. Using a key to unlock a door or padlock means overcoming one's foes. Opening a lock without a key indicates achieving the same through devotion. Discovering a key means finding hidden wealth or agricultural gains. If a rich person finds a key, it signifies an unpaid alms obligation requiring immediate distribution, charitable giving, and seeking forgiveness. Holding the key to the Kaaba means serving a leader or religious authority. If a woman is given keys, it foretells her engagement. Struggling to open a door with a key suggests business obstacles or unmet aspirations. For a scholar, a key represents new insight. Inserting a key into a lock symbolizes placing the deceased in a burial place or signifies marital intimacy.