Letter "K" — 29 interpretations

Category: Objects

The holy Kaaba in a dream symbolizes the caliph of all Muslims, his chief minister, a national leader, or a wedding. Witnessing it may indicate entering it, receiving good news, or warding off evil. Praying within signifies protection from a person in power and safety from enemies. Entering the Kaaba represents approaching a ruler, and taking something from inside means obtaining something from the ruler. If a wall collapses, it foretells the death of the Caliph or local governor. Entering without performing rites suggests standing before God on Judgment Day after fulfilling duties or repenting. Gazing at the Kaaba denotes security and fearlessness. Being offered a job in Mecca implies becoming an Imam. Stealing from it is akin to sinning. Moving toward it signifies religious correction. Being in Mecca with deceased souls inquiring about the world means dying with faith in God's Oneness and His Messenger. Having the Kaaba in one's home indicates maintained authority and gracious living. If the Kaaba appears abnormal, it predicts hardships. Considering it as one's house reflects adherence to the Imam. Praying atop it suggests apostasy. Praying on its roof after entering the Mosque conveys peace, leadership, and victory but with dubious actions, innovation, and straying from traditions. Passing by or leaving it opposes prophetic traditions and embraces innovation. Angels relocating its pillar to another town signals misguidance, impending destruction, and the rise of Al-Mahdi. Seeing it burn indicates neglected prayers. Any alterations in its form, position, or appearance affect the Imam or Muslim guide. Circumambulating or performing rites aligns with righteousness and religious improvement; omission denotes deviation and innovation. The Kaaba also embodies prayers, God's House, mosque, Muslim community center, teacher, guide, Islam, Quran, traditions, son, scholar, shaikh, master, husband, mother, and paradise. It signifies pilgrimage, believer gatherings, markets, and the Mosque vicinity. If one's house transforms into the Kaaba with crowds seeking it, it promises wisdom, knowledge, and leadership as people learn from him. Conducting rites at the Kaaba may involve serving authority figures, knowledge bearers, shaikhs, renunciates, parents, or a demanding master. (Also see Circumambulation, Entering Paradise, Gutter of Mercy)

Category: Other

Drinking from the River of Kawthar in a dream signifies gaining sacred knowledge, cultivating righteous actions, attaining firm certainty, and sincerely following the noble conduct and established ways of God’s Messenger, peace be upon him. Partaking of the Kawthar’s water also points to sincere repentance, turning away from sinful acts and religious innovations, marriage to a virtuous and pure woman, replacing unlawful income with lawful sustenance, and being granted authority, leadership, and triumph.

Category: Types of People

When a ruler or well-known person sees his gatekeepers or guards standing in a dream, it indicates negligence in properly carrying out their responsibilities. Seeing them seated suggests an even clearer lapse in fulfilling their duties. The governor’s gatekeeper in a dream symbolizes good news and often represents an eminent individual whose counsel is sought, one upon whom both the influential and the common people rely to gain access. The keeper of the gate may also signify suspension, delay, or obstruction of entry.

Category: Action

Keeping a secret in a dream, or seeing oneself as a secretary entrusted with confidentiality, signifies withholding knowledge or information from those who seek or depend on it, whether out of caution, wisdom, or responsibility. It may also point to a person’s upright character, trustworthiness, and moral integrity, reflecting inner discipline, discretion, and the ability to safeguard trusts. Such a dream can further indicate refined manners, loyalty, and the possession of noble qualities that make one worthy of confidence, authority, or entrusted responsibilities. (Also see Secretary)

Category: Objects

Seeing a kettle or boiler in a dream symbolizes occupying a place of honor, authority, or recognition, where one becomes visible and central among people. It can indicate being elevated to a respected position or taking on a role that draws attention and influence. At the same time, it may also allude to being exposed to public scrutiny, criticism, or mockery, suggesting a situation in which one is spoken about openly, tested by others’ words, or placed under social pressure where reputation and patience are tried.

Category: Objects

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.

Category: Types of People

Seeing Khadija, the Mother of the Believers and the noble wife of God’s Messenger Muhammad, upon whom be peace, in a dream signifies joy, tranquility, and blessing in one’s worldly life. It points to harmony in marriage, strength of faith, and the presence of sincere love, loyalty, and support within the household. Such a vision also heralds righteous and blessed offspring, lawful provision, and dignity, and it may reflect divine favor through patience, sacrifice, and steadfastness in times of trial, as well as honor gained through devotion, generosity, and trust in God.

Category: Objects

Visiting a khaniqah in a dream, whether seen as a lodge, sanctuary, retreat, cave, or refuge, signifies journeys undertaken for spiritual growth, devotion, and self-purification. It reflects asceticism, piety, humility, and a deep fear of wrongdoing, as well as diligence in reciting and contemplating the Qur’an. Such a vision points to turning away from excessive worldly pursuits, restraining desires, and observing chastity or sexual abstinence in the pursuit of inner peace and closeness to God. At times, however, it may also symbolize constriction, isolation, or inner suffocation, warning of emotional or spiritual pressure, or a sense of being overwhelmed, as though suffering from asphyxia.

Category: Prophets

Seeing Khidr, identified with God’s prophet Enoch and the blessed companion of Moses, upon both of them be peace, in a dream signifies relief and prosperity after hardship, sorrow, or depression, and a return to inner contentment and acceptance of one’s circumstances. It indicates tranquility of the heart, wisdom gained through patience, and ease following a period of difficulty, including the lowering of expenses after times of high prices or financial strain. This vision also symbolizes long life, enduring blessing, hidden knowledge, and divine guidance, and it may herald the honor of performing the pilgrimage to Mecca or being granted a journey marked by spiritual insight, protection, and fulfillment.

Category: Objects

(A head covering worn by women; Face covering; Clothing; Headscarf; Garment; Cloak; Head veil; Covering) In a vision, a khimar signifies a spouse, safeguarding, or adornment. Its dimensions reflect the husband's wealth. The fineness of its weave indicates purity, and the color white denotes respect and esteem. Should a woman see herself donning a head veil in a dream, it suggests malice, an ill portent, or envy and deceit from female associates that could lead to hardships or marital separation. A khimar made of black, tattered cloth in a dream points to the husband's impoverishment, or his simple, unrefined nature. A damaged veil signifies marital strife, commercial loss, or misfortune brought by a protector, father, or brother. If a man sees himself wearing a face covering, it implies he will commit an illicit act with a female attendant. A woman removing her veil publicly in a dream indicates she will face an ordeal that strips her of modesty. Losing her khimar suggests she may lose her husband; finding it again foretells his return. In dream interpretation, a khimar also symbolizes one's faith. (Also refer to Veil, Yashmak)

Category: Action

Kicking something in a dream signifies ingratitude, arrogance, or the rejection of a blessing, reflecting dissatisfaction with what one has been given or contempt toward favors received. Being kicked in a dream indicates humiliation or public disgrace, where another person may belittle one’s worth, undermine accomplishments, or speak ill of one’s efforts and successes. It can also point to being despised because of poverty or weakness, or to encountering someone who behaves with pride and haughtiness, treating the dreamer with disdain, injustice, or harshness in words and actions.

Category: Action

(Murder, Taking one's own life) To commit killing in a dream signifies a grave transgression. Should a person take his own life, or end himself out of fear for the consequences of his misdeeds in a dream, it denotes that he is sincerely repenting from his sins, though suicide itself is a major sin leading its doer to perpetual torment. Ending another's life in a dream means performing a wicked and dreadful act. Conversely, committing a flagrant sin or an openly reprehensible deed in a dream can symbolize killing someone. If one is slain in a dream, it signifies a long life and that he will obtain substantial wealth from his slayer. Killing someone without properly slaughtering them in a dream means the victim will gain significantly from his aggressor. Slaughtering in a dream represents oppression. Killing in a dream can also mean release from despair, anguish, hardship, and sadness. Taking one's own life in a dream may also indicate realizing the worth of lost advantages. If one is murdered without knowing the perpetrator, it points to negligence in religious obligations. Recognizing the murderer signifies victory over an adversary. Seeing a victim swimming in blood flowing from his neck denotes that the victim will endure severe defamation and slander from his attacker. Intentionally ending one's own life in a dream indicates the dreamer is a disruptive rebel and a disobedient servant of God. Admitting to a murder in a dream means gaining dominance. Killing could also signify missing or neglecting one's prayers. Killing one's own son in a dream means receiving money. Dying as a martyr in a dream also signifies gains, the fulfillment of a pledge, business prosperity, or it may indicate assassination, drowning, or death under a fallen structure. If the victim in the dream is a legal witness, it means his testimony will be upheld, or it could indicate he will experience abundant blessings. (Also see Fight)

Category: Feelings

Showing kindness or courtesy in a dream, when seen by a person of rank or authority directed toward those of much lower standing, signifies self-humiliation and a decline in dignity or social position. It may point to a loss of prestige, removal from office, or weakening of influence, followed by financial hardship, reduced means, and dependence on the help of others. Such a vision can also serve as a warning of overstepping boundaries in humility, leading to imbalance, vulnerability, or the erosion of respect that once safeguarded one’s status and independence.

Category: Types of People

In a dream, the true King is God Almighty. If a king is pleased with someone, it signifies God's pleasure; his anger signifies God's displeasure. Seeing the king frowning indicates negligence in prayer or religious devotion, while his smiling denotes material and spiritual profit. Being appointed king by God over a land means receiving such authority if qualified, followed by unrest where tyrants face justice and the pious regain power. Becoming a caliph or Imam in a dream brings honor and fame if qualified, but humiliation and misfortune if not. An unqualified person seeing himself as king may die soon, or if healthy, a family member may die. This vision also exposes secrets. A philosopher or fortune-teller becoming a king foretells glad tidings; a slave becoming one means freedom. Becoming a great worldly king signifies earthly success but religious failure; for a con artist, it means capture and imprisonment. A man receiving a womanly knighthood signifies death. Being reprimanded by the king means peace between them. Arguing wisely before a king leads to victory; being complaisant leads to loss. Walking shoulder-to-shoulder with the king means opposing him; following him means pursuing his traditions. Prostrating upon entering the king's palace brings a leadership appointment and pardon. Mingling with the king's harem comfortably means entering his inner circle; fear or slander in the act means triumph over enemies at the palace. A gift from the king equals victory and honor; a brocaded silk garment means a wife from royalty. The king speaking to someone brings honor, fame, wealth, release, business expansion, or victory. A governor looking in a mirror means dismissal. A king seeing his double on the throne means begetting a son; divorcing his wife means abdicating. Sharing a bed with the king, then him leaving first, incurs jealousy or inheritance; leaving first means escape from danger. Sleeping alone in the king's bed means marrying into the ruling family or spending money for a palace woman. An unknown bed in the palace means joining the government. Subjects praising the king shows his good qualities; showering him with money means they speak ill; with sugar means nice words; with stones means harsh words. People bowing means they stand humbly; prostration means true praise. A king following a woman's opinion loses his kingdom, faces depression, or imprisonment; opposing her means escape from danger. A commoner whispering in the king's ear represents the angel of death, suggesting sudden death. Eating from a servant's hand increases authority, business, knowledge, or wisdom. Preparing a banquet means defeating opponents; placing food on the table means a messenger arrives concerning a dispute—sweet food ends nicely, greasy prolongs it, sour means steadfastness. Eating at a just king's table brings blessings and honor. A king walking alone in markets signifies humility, justice, and strength. A sick king shows weak faith and injustice. Being carried on shoulders indicates lack of faith, neglected obligations, or weak rule. A king dying unburied means he and his subjects are deviants; burial with people walking away means pursuing futility unless God wills otherwise. The king's head as a ram's head means justice and kindness; as a dog's head means vile nature; his chest as stone means a hardened heart. One's hand turning into the king's hand means a leadership job. The king flying means expanding authority; increased fingers show growing greed and injustice. Any dream of a deceased king manifests in his successors or progeny. (also see Allah)

Category: Action

A kiss in a dream signifies fulfilling a need, wish, or desire, and it may also denote overcoming or subduing an adversary. Kissing or embracing a man with desire indicates obtaining from him what one seeks to gain. When the kiss is lustful, it points to achieving benefits, acquiring knowledge, or attaining guidance. A friendly kiss suggests that the recipient will gain advantage from the one who kissed him, learn from him, or acquire new insight through him. Kissing a child represents affection, care, and compassion toward that child. Kissing a servant implies seeking the friendship of her master or employer. Kissing a married woman reflects an attempt to befriend her husband. Kissing a person in authority signifies taking over his role or position. Kissing a judge indicates that one’s testimony will be accepted, while a judge kissing someone shows that the latter will prevail in a legal matter or benefit from him, and the same applies if a leader or superior kisses someone. Kissing one’s father means mutual benefit. Kissing one’s son passionately signifies saving wealth for him or establishing a business on his behalf, whereas a gentle kiss to one’s son denotes receiving happiness or money from him or his mother. Kissing someone between the eyes signifies marriage. Kissing another’s eyes points to pursuing both heterosexual and homosexual desires and serves as a warning to abandon such forbidden and harmful conduct before being afflicted by an unknown illness. Kissing one’s beloved on the mouth symbolizes money. Kissing a woman indicates desire for her or receiving news from a loved one. Kissing an elderly woman suggests offering an apology or feeling remorse for a careless remark. Kissing a young girl means drinking wine. When a scholar kisses a beautiful woman, it may represent reciting the Qur’an or speaking wisdom, but if he is attached to worldly pleasures, the woman symbolizes the world itself. Kissing God’s right Hand signifies performing the pilgrimage to Mecca and kissing the Black Stone. Kissing God Almighty represents kissing the Holy Qur’an or God’s sacred Name, while seeing God Almighty kissing the dreamer means acceptance of his deeds. Kissing an adorned woman or sleeping with her indicates marriage to a wealthy widow. Kissing a known deceased person means benefiting from his knowledge or inheriting from him, whereas kissing an unknown dead person means receiving unexpected money or dealing with his heirs. If a deceased person kisses someone, it points to unforeseen benefits. Lustfully kissing a dead person signifies fulfilling desires or completing a matter. For a sick person, kissing a deceased person foretells death, while for a healthy person, it means that his words lack truth. (Also see Rose)

Category: Objects

Seeing a kitchen in a dream signifies preparation and planning, especially related to sustenance, livelihood, and the means by which one earns or provides food. It may represent a servant, a cook, menial labor, or involvement in humble or demanding work, as well as association with a simple eating place or a livelihood gained through service. At times, it points to decline in rank, loss of status, or dealing with ruins and remnants, and it can also symbolize unlawfully acquired spoils or taking from others by force. The kitchen further denotes a craft or trade involving heat and transformation, and it may allude to desire, passion, or lust, as well as interference in natural processes, tampering with elements, or unwarranted meddling in the affairs and private matters of other people. (Also see Ladle)

Category: Objects

(A small hawk) In a dream, a kite symbolizes an arrogant or lethargic ruler who is bold, tainted, and courageous. Should a person capture and attempt to train a wild kite to hunt for him, finding it disobedient or refusing to stay on his wrist, it foretells that he will father a son who becomes a renegade. If instead the kite flies from his wrist, it may indicate the fetus perishing before birth. If chicks represent children, then banding or misdeeds. A kite also signifies an unfaithful wife and a clandestine relationship. (See Introduction)

Category: Objects

(Flying object, Gliding) In a dream, a kite signifies elevation, advancement in rank, strong will, or earning esteem. A kite can also denote dismissal, exile, or it may point to witchcraft and enchantment. Seeing oneself playing with a kite suggests suffering from a black magic spell. If a kite descends upon one's house, it means he will be expelled from his dwelling.

Category: Human Body

(Fellowship, Well-being, Bowing in prayer, Mobility, Alliance, Supplication, Attendants) One's knee in a dream symbolizes his endeavors, labor, intentions, and portion in acquiring sustenance. If the skin over the kneecap appears robust and unblemished, it indicates that one's provision will become more manageable and his financial state more secure. However, if the knee's skin is peeled or hangs slackly, it predicts approaching difficulties. Rough and swollen skin signifies that hard-won wealth will be lost in a poor venture, making future earnings scant and arduous. Knees also reflect one's health status, mobility, liberty, and skill level. Sound knees denote journeys or commercial undertakings. For an ill person, knee pain may signal approaching death. For a traveler, knees represent his mode of transport. They also imply giving and receiving, tranquility, one's home, reserves, outlays, or stillness. A shattered kneecap signifies the parting of friends or harm to one's vehicle.

Category: Objects

Seeing a knife in a dream, whether a dagger or a kitchen knife, symbolizes a household servant, helper, or the head of the family who strives diligently to support, protect, and benefit relatives and companions. Its sharpness reflects the strength, authority, and effectiveness of commands, as well as personal resolve, generosity, and a distinctive character, while a dull blade points to weakness or inefficiency. For a woman, carrying or giving a knife signifies affection or attachment to a well-known or influential person. A pencil-sharpening knife represents a writer, scholar, or author, whereas a slaughtering knife points to a butcher, and a soldier’s knife denotes strength, discipline, and service. A table knife symbolizes laziness, deception at work, or lack of commitment, and using it indicates the collapse or cancellation of a supported endeavor. A knife also stands for proof, evidence, and decisive argument, implying strength, prosperity, or success gained through a servant, employee, or subordinate. Swallowing a knife signifies injustice toward one’s son, such as depriving him of inheritance or unlawfully taking his wealth. If one’s wife is pregnant, seeing a knife foretells the birth of a son. For someone facing a legal dispute, carrying a knife indicates victory in court, while receiving a knife as a gift signals the birth of a son, the arrival of a brother, or, if neither is expected, the receipt of money or inheritance. Cutting one’s hand with a knife points to witnessing astonishing or wondrous matters. Sheathing a knife signifies marriage, and for a married man with a pregnant wife, it indicates the gender of the child according to what is seen as suitable in the dream. A knife also represents a witness in legal matters: a sharp knife indicates a truthful and reliable witness, a dull knife suggests a weak or compromised one, and a sheathed knife implies that the witness may withdraw while the court accepts the dreamer’s testimony. Overall, a knife in a dream can also signify profit, benefit, and support received from a brother, close friend, or faithful servant.

Category: Objects

Seeing a knife handle, sword hilt, or saber guard in a dream signifies the possession of remaining assets or a minimum level of property that has not been exhausted or lost. It indicates ownership of wealth such as livestock, gold, silver, money, or savings that are modest yet sufficient to be counted and assessed. This vision points to resources that carry responsibility, namely property that is subject to the obligatory payment of zakat, reminding the dreamer of accountability, lawful ownership, and the duty to purify one’s wealth through charity and rightful almsgiving.

Category: Objects

Seeing a knife sharpener in a dream symbolizes a person who refines others, teaching skills, wisdom, insight, and practical intelligence, and helping people improve their abilities and sharpen their understanding. It represents discipline, sobriety, and the ability to endure hardships with dignity, patience, and self-control. At the same time, such a figure may also signify a sharp-tongued or troublesome individual who stirs conflict, exposes weaknesses, or pushes matters to decisive outcomes, embodying either constructive guidance and clarity or, in its negative aspect, vileness, provocation, and disruptive influence.

Category: Action

(Interweaving yarn or thread, Crafting fabric) In a dream, knitting signifies a solution-finder, clothing, a journey, or indecision. Knitting also denotes the progression of one's life and its approaching conclusion. It further represents dwelling under agreeable circumstances, or experiencing life's offerings between joy and disappointment. Crafting a knit garment signifies embarking on a journey. Seeing oneself wrapping the knitwork means his intention is fixed on travel. Unraveling a completed knitted piece indicates that an objective was attained, then impeded. If the dreamer is imprisoned, this means release. If in a dispute, it signifies the resolution of conflicts. Knitting may also symbolize an unnatural act.

Category: Action

Hearing or seeing someone knocking on one’s door in a dream signifies confrontation, disturbance, or an aggressive challenge brought by an intruder or outsider. It points to a conflict that enters one’s personal space, whether through quarrels, disputes, or unwelcome interference, and it may indicate a sudden provocation that disrupts peace, demands attention, or forces the dreamer to defend his position, household, or honor against hostility. (Also see Close, Door)

Category: Objects

A door knocker seen in a dream symbolizes the doorkeeper, a herald, a courier, a vigilant watchman, a means of protection, or even a guard dog. When the knocker appears made of gold or silver, it points to dignity, honor, and prosperity bestowed upon the household. Seeing two door knockers fixed to one’s door signifies a debt owed to two separate individuals. If one pulls the knocker out and it breaks in his hand, it indicates adopting religious innovation and straying from the established path. (Also see Club)

Category: Objects

Making a knot in one’s shirt during a dream denotes involvement in trade or business. Tying a knot with a rope reflects firmness in religious commitment, while tying one with a handkerchief signifies granting extra benefits to a servant or employee. Fastening a belt over trousers points to marriage. Tying a knot with thread represents setting an intention, defining a plan, or it may signify sorcery and harmful spells. If one ties a rope or thread around a pouch or bag and cannot reopen it, then an unknown person loosens it, it indicates distress, tension, political oppression, or financial hardship that will be removed suddenly by God’s permission. (Also see Contract, Thread, Tie, Untying something)

Category: Other

Seeing oneself acquiring knowledge in a dream signifies marriage and an elevation in rank, with such a union being publicly announced. Receiving a title, gaining fame, or being granted a notable reward foretells the birth of a fine son who will follow his father’s path, learn his craft, spread his knowledge or traditions, or assume leadership after him. Learning about God Almighty or the traditions of His Messenger, peace be upon him, signifies being surrounded by divine mercy and subtle grace. Learning sorcery or dark arts points to innovation, misguidance, and heedlessness. (Also see Learning)

Category: Objects

Seeing kohl in a dream signifies wealth, insight, and clarity of vision, both materially and spiritually. Being given powdered kohl or finding its container indicates receiving money, provision, or lawful gain. When a righteous and Godfearing person applies kohl to another’s eyes, it represents blessings, guidance, and spiritual illumination. Smearing one’s own eyes with kohl points to increased religiosity, sound faith, and improvement in devotion, while for a blind person it heralds miraculous healing and restoration of sight. Using antimony or a silver-white powder signifies marriage to two women, whereas coating the eyelids with butter or similar substances indicates pursuit of unlawful or immoral relationships. Beautifying children’s eyes with anything other than proper kohl or antimony reflects grave wrongdoing and moral corruption. Applying kohl as medicine symbolizes correcting one’s religious practice and dedicating life to a righteous cause, while using it purely for adornment signifies striving for worldly success, status, or promotion. If someone applies kohl so excessively that it blinds the dreamer, it foretells deception or financial fraud. For a virgin or a widow, applying kohl indicates marriage, whereas coating the eyes with blood or ashes denotes corruption, invalid unions, or unlawful marriages. (Also see Makeup)

Category: Objects

A kohl jar in a dream represents a woman who serves others, offers guidance in managing wealth, and instructs women in religious and spiritual matters. The eyes symbolize one’s faith, while kohl signifies adornment or healing. Dipping the kohl applicator into the jar and applying it to the eyelids means marriage for an unmarried person, profit for the poor, or knowledge for the ignorant. If the jar contains ashes, butter, foam, or filth, it indicates seeking livelihood through falsehood and innovation. A kohl jar may also symbolize a chest, lost wealth, or a container for keeping papers and documents. (Also see Kohl)