Letter "M" — 138 interpretations

Category: Action

Magic arts such as conjuring, juggling, or performing tricks in a dream symbolize deception, false appearances, arrogance, and being drawn into temptation or illusion. They point to matters that mislead the heart and distract a person from truth and sincerity, highlighting reliance on outward show rather than inner reality. Seeing oneself engaged in or impressed by such arts reflects pride, self-delusion, or an inclination to manipulate others through cunning and craftiness. Learning sorcery, black magic, or similar practices in a dream signifies deviation from the right path, indulgence in blameworthy innovations, heedlessness toward divine guidance, and a weakening of faith through attraction to forbidden or misleading knowledge. (Also Magician, Sorcery, Spit out)

Category: Types of People

A magician or illusionist in a dream symbolizes a person who deceives, corrupts, or seduces others through false charm, manipulation, and misrepresentation of reality. He represents one who leads people astray by appealing to desires, exploiting weaknesses, and masking harmful intentions behind attractive displays. If the magician uses an apple in his illusion, it signifies an attempt to tempt or morally corrupt his own son, indicating betrayal of trust and misuse of authority over one’s family. If he employs a butterfly in his performance, it denotes a grave violation involving his wife, symbolizing extreme moral transgression, abuse, and the collapse of honor and protection within the household. In general, seeing a magician reflects hidden corruption, moral danger, and the destructive consequences of deceit when it enters family life and personal relationships. (Also see Magic arts, Sorcery, Spit out)

Category: Animals

(Chatterer, Medley) Seeing a magpie in a dream symbolizes a man who breaks his word, lacks dignity, and feels at ease with no one. He is described as wealthy, cursed, and driven by self-interest. If a magpie talks to someone in the dream, it signifies receiving information or news about a person who is far away. Capturing a magpie in a dream indicates prevailing over a deceitful and morally corrupt individual. Struggling or fighting with a magpie in a dream points to entering a pointless undertaking that brings no benefit or gain.

Category: Plants

Mahaleb, the fragrant tree whose seeds are used in perfumes and sweets, symbolizes in a dream pure, lawful, and blessed sustenance that brings both material benefit and inner satisfaction. Seeing a mahaleb tree reflects earnings that are sweet in nature, gained through permissible means, and accompanied by barakah, good reputation, and contentment of the heart. Its pleasant fragrance points to praise, good mention among people, and the enjoyment of wholesome provisions. Seeing its branches or parts may indicate growth, continuity of blessing, or benefit extending to one’s household. It may also signify the birth of a son, especially one who will be a source of joy, righteousness, and sweetness in character, or it may point to the strengthening of family lineage through lawful provision and gratitude.

Category: Objects

Mail in a dream signifies movement, engagements, journeys, and the exchange of matters that shape one’s path in life, whether through work, travel, or communication that leads to action. It reflects being occupied with worldly activities, carrying messages, responsibilities, or intentions from one place or state to another. At the same time, seeing mail can symbolize being driven forward by the consequences of one’s own deeds, especially when those actions are rooted in wrongdoing or sin. In this sense, mail points to a chain of events set in motion by evil behavior, leading a person step by step toward harm, ruin, or even destruction, serving as a warning that unchecked actions and moral neglect may guide one toward severe loss or an inevitable end. (Also see Mailman, Ostrich)

Category: Types of People

A mailman in a dream symbolizes a messenger who conveys guidance, warnings, or important information that can influence people’s choices and direction. He represents one who calls others toward God, reminds them of truth, and delivers advice, preaching, or divine messages that awaken hearts. The mailman also signifies a bearer of news, an emissary entrusted with responsibility, or a courier who connects people and events through communication. Seeing him reflects the arrival of guidance, counsel, or decisive information, and it may point to a person or means through which truth, reminders, or significant news are delivered, carrying both accountability and trust in fulfilling the message accurately. (Also see Dromedary rider, Mail, Ostrich)

Category: Other

Majesty and awe appearing in a dream signify good news, elevation to a distinguished rank, and attaining an honored status before God, whether the person seen in such a condition is living or deceased. Perceiving reverence and majesty in a dream also indicates being guided toward the straight path, or turning back in repentance and abandoning one’s sins.

Category: Objects

Makeup, including cosmetics, henna, kohl, or medicinal preparations, symbolizes in a dream the tools and instruments through which a person earns a living or perfects his craft, pointing to skill, effort, and professional means. It also represents adornment and beautification, whether outward appearance, reputation, or social standing, and may reflect a desire to improve one’s condition or be seen favorably by others. Makeup further signifies wealth and resources, as it is something acquired and used for benefit, as well as children, who are an ornament and joy of life. In a broader sense, seeing makeup indicates enhancement, preparation, and the means by which a person supports, decorates, or sustains both worldly affairs and family life. (Also see Blushing, Kohl)

Category: Types of People

A male figure in a dream symbolizes strength, initiative, and the active, fertilizing principle that brings matters into motion and completion. He represents a positive and decisive force, clarity of intent, firmness in judgment, and the ability to act with resolve and authority. Seeing a male human being points to good fortune, success, and advantage, indicating the presence of support, leadership, or a turning point that favors the dreamer. It may also signify virility, productivity, and effectiveness in worldly or spiritual affairs, reflecting energy, confidence, and the likelihood of outcomes shaped by determination and divine favor. (Also see Man)

Category: Human Body

The male organ in a dream symbolizes strength, vitality, lineage, worldly power, and the means through which a person attains benefit, honor, and continuity, encompassing profits, children, reputation, desire, family ties, courage, conduct, and length of life. Looking at one’s sexual organ reflects awareness of these matters and one’s condition in relation to them. Seeing oneself without a male organ signifies the severance of lineage or strength, such as losing a son through death or separation with no trace of his whereabouts, or the end of one’s ability to have children; for a sick person it indicates death from illness, and for a ruler or authority figure it foretells removal from power and loss of command. Possessing two male organs indicates abundance in progeny, specifically the begetting of two sons. Castration represents the cutting off of offspring, particularly the inability to have further daughters, and the loss of generative capacity. If a pregnant woman sees herself with a male organ, it signifies that she will give birth to a son, while for a woman who has never borne children it indicates barrenness. Circumcision in a dream points to fulfillment of religious obligations, purification, keeping one’s covenant with God, or settling a debt. An excessively hairy pubic area symbolizes insolence, shamelessness, or dominance of base instincts. Feeding one’s sexual organ signifies a disgraceful or ugly death, serving as a severe warning. If a man’s organ transforms into a female organ, it indicates loss of virility, weakness, humiliation, or becoming submissive after strength. Touching one’s wife’s sexual organ and seeing it turn into a male organ signifies an abnormal change or hardship related to her condition, possibly involving medical intervention. The male organ also represents a craftsman’s tools and means of livelihood, indicating productivity and capacity to work. Playing with it reflects heedlessness toward divine presence, disregard for modesty and moral boundaries, or negligence in proper conduct; for a learned person, it signifies forgetting knowledge, abandoning discipline, and losing the benefit of what he once knew.

Category: Angels

To behold the archangel Malik, guardian of the infernal realm, signifies being summoned for inquiry before a law enforcement official or commissioner. Should he appear smiling, this foretells deliverance from confinement. For an ailing individual, such a vision suggests imminent passing. Becoming Malik, or receiving and consuming something sweet from his hand, indicates sincere devotion to the path of the Almighty and His Prophet. It denotes love for fellow believers, the attainment of honor and authority, abstention from sin and divine disobedience, and freedom from hypocrisy and negligence. This vision may also signify being rightly guided and possessing affection for the religion of God. Partaking of what Malik offers further represents abstaining from wrongdoing and sincere repentance, or accepting guidance after straying. Observing Malik approaching signifies tranquility and protection from the inferno, along with salvation and the renewal of faith. Conversely, witnessing Malik withdraw with a displeased countenance warns that one's actions may lead to the torments of the blazing fire.

Category: Types of People

When a man is identified in a vision, he represents either himself in waking life, a brother, or someone bearing his likeness or name. If this figure takes a valued or treasured possession from the dreamer, the opposite is indicated, and the dreamer will obtain from that person what they desire in reality. Should he take a garment or a cord, it means the dreamer will receive a pledge from the person seen. If he takes away a child, it portends hostility between them. As discussed elsewhere, witnessing the progeny of Adam is generally auspicious. Each class of people carries distinct significance: rulers and judges symbolize judicial matters; government officials represent apprehension; soldiers indicate journeys; artisans denote gain or their specific crafts; women signify trials; and devout persons represent piety and religious commitment.

Category: Objects

A manger or feeding trough in a dream symbolizes authority, control over resources, and the ability to provide, nourish, or sustain others, indicating power, leadership, or the reception of a valuable gift or benefit. It also reflects the dreamer’s intellect, skills, adaptability, and qualifications, showing how one manages responsibilities and distributes what is entrusted to him. In another sense, a manger represents a woman, particularly in her role as a source of care, provision, and concealment. Seeing animals feeding from a trough points to dependence, appetite, or relationships formed around shared benefit. If two animals are seen feeding from the same trough, it signifies betrayal within marriage, suggesting that one’s wife may be concealing a secret relationship or engaging in hidden behavior that compromises trust and exclusivity.

Category: Human Body

(Animal skin ailment, Infectious disease) In a dream, manginess symbolizes pestilence or widespread illness. If one sees himself afflicted by it and suffering from itching, yet without pus or foul discharge from the sores, it indicates that his worries and hardships stem from his children or close relatives. When the entire body is affected by manginess in a dream, it signifies troubles arising from friends or the workplace. If the affliction appears on the right hand or the cheek, the adversity will come from one’s clan or kin. If it strikes the left hand, the troubles will originate from a business partner or a brother. When the disease produces pus in the dream, it points to money gained with great effort that will also bring distress. For a poor person, such an illness denotes money, while for a wealthy person it may signify authority or leadership. In this sense, manginess or similar skin ailments in dreams imply less harm than other diseases. If an employee dreams of having such a skin disorder, it means he is unfit to remain in that job. If the one afflicted is his son, it means the son will oppose his father regarding an undesirable companionship. If it is his wife, it means she is involved in a disgraceful matter that will bring shame upon the entire family.

Category: Types of People

(Influence, Nature, Measure) The nature of humankind seen in a dream reflects the nature of similar created beings. Thus, a useful bird may symbolize a commendable person, a wild animal may represent corresponding traits in a man, and a harvest associated with a particular individual points to human qualities of a lesser degree or scale. (Also see Human being, Man)

Category: Food

(Food, Precious gift, Sudden favor) A sweet, resin-like substance that appears on certain tamarisk trees, including those found in the Sinai region of Egypt. Eating manna in a dream signifies obtaining lawful wealth without toil or hardship, or receiving a blessing and generosity through the grace of God Almighty. Seeing manna in a dream also denotes spending wealth in the cause of God, or being saved from a deadly danger or accident. Trading manna for green shoots and garlic in a dream indicates humiliation and poverty. Eating manna in a dream likewise points to earning lawful sustenance.

Category: Action

Setting a slave free in a vision symbolizes a ritual sacrifice, akin to offering an animal during the Immolation Feast on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah after the pilgrimage. If a husband releases his wife, it foretells their divorce. A bondsman seeing himself liberated suggests either he or his master may soon pass away. Should a slave die in the dream, it signifies his impending freedom. Liberation from bondage, for an ill person, indicates his death and that he is a sinner who will repent. For an unbeliever, it means embracing faith, with the Almighty forbidding his flesh to the fire. A free person witnessing his own manumission signifies he will settle his debts or turn in repentance from his sins.

Category: Objects

Manure signifies wealth for the one who consumes it or gathers it in his dwelling or barn. Any animal waste used to enrich soil or as fuel denotes profits, particularly when dried. Droppings from pigeons or other birds represent illicit earnings. Cow dung, specifically for a farmer, is an omen of abundance and a bountiful yield.

Category: Objects

A map in a dream symbolizes wealth and financial means, indicating resources that guide a person toward benefit, stability, and opportunity. It also represents guidance and direction provided by a trainer, teacher, or craftsman who helps one learn skills, organize efforts, and reach intended goals. A map reflects support systems such as helpers, associates, or trusted companions who assist in navigating life’s paths. It may further signify a valued friend whose company brings pride, clarity, and advantage, showing reliance on sound guidance, planning, and trustworthy relationships to attain success and security.

Category: Objects

(Grace, Praise, Solidity, Affluence) In a dream, marble symbolizes prosperity, a lovely spouse, honorable people, social standing, servants, or possessions. If a poor person sees the floor of his home paved with marble in a dream, it signifies prosperity, marriage, starting or buying a business, acquiring knowledge, memorizing poetry, having righteous children, or—if qualified—receiving a prestigious appointment. It may also indicate working with marble, carving or sculpting it, producing marble fountains, engaging in masonry or stone cutting, or a change in outlook that marks the end of sorrow and the beginning of happiness, living in lofty dwellings, or spending wealth on leisure and travel. Seeing gravestones made of marble or marble columns in a dream denotes a fine reward for one’s actions, or praise and commendation. A well-designed structure built of marble represents good writing, craftsmanship, a dowry, or a generous marriage agreement. Excessive use of marble in a dream points to suspicion or doubt regarding one’s means or income. The marble bases of pillars symbolize social benefits, while marble tiles represent elegant and noble women or dignitaries. Marble jars, slabs, or basins signify the favorable and unfavorable effects in life that one tends to overlook. (Also see Column, Marble cutter)

Category: Types of People

A marble cutter in a dream symbolizes affluence, refinement, and elevated status, representing wealth, noble dwellings, and association with high rank, beauty, and elegance. He signifies precision, order, and the ability to shape what is valuable into lasting form, pointing to unity, harmony, and bonds of love that are carefully built and preserved. Seeing or working with marble reflects durability, honor, and achievements meant to endure. Laying marble in a dream indicates preparing oneself for an important step, organizing one’s affairs with care, and completing a clear and solid path forward, suggesting readiness for progress, stability, and the successful conclusion of a planned course. (Also see Marble)

Category: Action

Seeing the march of an army in a dream signifies grief, earnest pursuit of knowledge, striving for wealth, preparation for pilgrimage, or the celebration of a religious occasion. If a person sees himself marching alone on a military campaign in a dream, it indicates that he may place his life at risk, lose his possessions, or be subjected to a severe ordeal that will weigh heavily upon him.

Category: Animals

A mare in a dream symbolizes a noble woman. Riding a mare in a dream may indicate committing an assault against a chaste and honorable woman. Generally, a mare represents people known for integrity and good character. Purchasing a mare in a dream also signifies marriage, and if one is already married, it may point to acquiring property or farmland. A mare can also denote a wealthy person, an attractive woman, a handsome man, a devout individual, a soothing wife, a patient husband, or a sick person. Losing a mare or seeing it die in a dream means losing one’s source of livelihood. Dismounting from a mare may signify the loss of a business, divorce, or losing one’s home. Hearing a mare neigh in a dream indicates an increase in income or promotion at work. Drinking mare’s milk in a dream means forming a beneficial connection with a ruler or politician. (Also see Donkey, Horse)

Category: Plants

Marijuana, an intoxicating substance derived from wild hemp, symbolizes in a dream unlawful and contemptible earnings that bring no true benefit or blessing. It represents indulgence in forbidden pleasures, moral decline, and attachment to harmful habits that weaken the body and cloud judgment. Seeing it reflects sickness, whether physical, spiritual, or emotional, and points to a state of misery, instability, and dissatisfaction with life. In a broader sense, marijuana in a dream warns of choosing a path that leads to loss of dignity, wasted potential, and prolonged hardship, where temporary escape results in lasting harm and deprivation of peace and well-being. (Also see Intoxicants)

Category: Plants

To inhale the scent of marjoram in a vision denotes recuperation from sickness and the enjoyment of robust health throughout that year. Planting marjoram foretells the arrival of a sound and comely child, who will mature with praiseworthy character. Marjoram may also signify a marital union, or something of a transient nature.

Category: Objects

Journeying to the marketplace in a dream signifies the pursuit of knowledge or employment. A marketplace also symbolizes a mosque or triumph in conflict. Merchants and patrons haggle, with some gaining and others losing. If a student of knowledge finds himself in an unfamiliar market and departs, it indicates he may abandon his studies, fail to graduate, neglect Friday prayers, or seek knowledge not intended to please God. Being seen shoplifting represents theft, harboring disdain or arrogance, or, for a scholar, embracing falsehood or affectation. A bustling marketplace, one with flowing water or fragrant perfumes, denotes thriving commerce and increased profits, though hypocrisy may later arise. Conversely, closed shops, drowsy merchants, and merchandise covered in cobwebs signify economic stagnation or severe losses. The marketplace also mirrors the world; conditions within it reflect upon people’s lives, places of worship, gains, losses, attire, recovery, deceit, anxiety, grief, or hardship. A quiet market suggests the indolence of its vendors.

Category: Other

The color maroon, a deep reddish-brown or bay shade, symbolizes in a dream dignity, honor, and elevated standing, reflecting seriousness, restraint, and inner strength. It signifies nobility of character, authority, and influence, often pointing to power that is steady and respected rather than ostentatious. Seeing maroon may also represent a wealthy woman of status and substance, someone possessing both material means and dignity, or it may indicate association with prosperity, prestige, and a position that commands respect and confidence. (Also see Colours)

Category: Other

Marriage in a dream is God’s own providence bending over His servant; it is also a cage of silver or of gold, a grave one digs with one’s own hands, a duel fought in the dark. It spells prison, debt, grief that clings like sweat, a heaviness on the chest, a covenant sealed in silent witness or a festival that throws open the gates of renown. To wed a woman you know is to shoulder the full measure of duty; to wed a stranger is to step from an old house whose door is already closing, or to feel the chill of the shroud being measured. A sick bride who signs the unseen contract dies of her illness; a qualified groom climbs to a seat of high command. If the bride dies at the first kiss, the groom inherits only bruising toil; if she is an adulteress, so is he; if she is already dust, a buried venture rises breathing profit. A mother offered as bride is a house sold; a pregnant bride carries a daughter in her womb, but on the wedding night she births a son. A mother with a son who remarries gives the boy away; any woman who weds gains something, but the woman who weds a corpse is driven into loss and wandering. A second wedding while the first wife still breathes brings money; to marry the daughter of knowledge is to drink from an ever-flowing spring; to marry the scholar while sick is to be healed. To wed a living relative forbidden by blood is to cut the bond, and if that relative is already clay, it is to weave new threads with those who remain. (Also see Cage, Duel, Sanctuary, Wife, Yoke)

Category: Other

The marriage bond in a dream represents commitment, responsibility, continuity, and the binding ties that connect a person to life, faith, and worldly obligations. Rescinding or dissolving this bond signifies a severe rupture, indicating death, the end of one’s role, or dismissal from employment, reflecting loss of position, stability, or purpose. Revoking the bond may also symbolize the cancellation of an agreement, such as selling something for a fixed term and later demanding its return, pointing to reversal, regret, or breach of contract. In a deeper and more serious sense, undoing the marriage bond can signify turning away from faith or falling into apostasy, representing the severing of one’s covenant, abandonment of guidance, and withdrawal from a previously binding moral or spiritual commitment. (Also see Marriage, Yoke)

Category: Human Body

In a dream, bone marrow symbolizes concealed riches, a collection of books, stored weapons, or an inheritance. Seeing bone marrow in a dream also points to accumulating and storing wealth. If an ill person sees his own bone marrow in a dream, it indicates that he will discover a remedy and regain his health. (Also see Body, Bones, Brain)

Category: Celestial Bodies

The planet Mars in a dream symbolizes aggression, conflict, and destructive forces, representing evil tendencies, trials, fear, violence, and bloodshed. It points to times of turmoil, confrontation, and harsh events that disturb peace and stability. Seeing Mars descending from the sky or appearing to burn signifies the occurrence of severe calamities, widespread injustice, theft and burglaries, disputes leading to separation or divorce, and even the destruction or loss of one’s home or place of safety. Mars also represents figures of force and confrontation, such as warriors, armies, or police, indicating authority exercised through power and coercion, collective violence, or the presence of conflict, discipline, and struggle that may bring either protection or oppression depending on the context of the dream. (Also see Heavens)

Category: Objects

In a vision, a martingale signifies supports for a fractured rib, the setting of a bone, a salve for chest discomfort, the fortitude that bolsters courage, a sense of well-being, or the essential element that instills pride in one's accomplishments. It may also represent temperance or mastery over oneself.

Category: Types of People

To behold a recognized martyr alive in a dream signifies emulating his noble traditions and aspiring to his character and deeds. Witnessing a known martyr also denotes earnest striving to attain divine pleasure and draw nearer to God.

Category: Objects

Masjid (Arabic for place of prostration, mosque, house of worship) in a dream signifies a scholar, with its gates symbolizing men of knowledge, guardians, or attendants of God's House, while jami refers to a place of gathering. Constructing a masjid reflects following the Prophet's traditions (peace be upon him), promoting family unity, or qualifying as a judge. A crowded masjid indicates a gnostic, wise preacher who unites hearts, teaches religious precepts, and explains divine wisdom. A demolished masjid foretells the death of a devout scholar or believer in that area. A caving roof warns of committing a grave sin. A stranger praying in it suggests the imam will die from a severe illness. Entering with others who dig a small hole inside means impending marriage. One's house turning into a masjid denotes gaining piety, pure heart, detachment, and honor from brethren, while urging them toward truth and away from falsehood. A masjid becoming a bathhouse implies a chaste person turning corrupt or negligent. It may also represent a marketplace or business. Climbing stairs to reach it portrays a thrifty person reluctant to share, while descending stairs means needs being fulfilled. Relocating a city masjid to a village signals business stagnation, community ostracism, or inheritance disputes. A ruler or scholar building one signifies just governance by divine laws, authoring beneficial books, commenting on religious matters, or paying due alms. Building a masjid can also mean marriage, conceiving a righteous scholarly child, overcoming poverty, serving God's House with invocations, community leadership, obedience to commands, becoming a real estate agent, repenting sins, receiving guidance, or martyrdom—thus what is built for God represents one's paradise home if done properly with lawful means; otherwise, improper construction reverses the meaning. Building a fellowship house means pursuing knowledge, wisdom, pilgrimage that year, or establishing lasting businesses like hotels or shops. Roofing a masjid involves caring for orphans or homeless children. Expanding one indicates growing good deeds, repentance, better conduct, or justice. An unfamiliar new masjid suggests pilgrimage to Mecca or joining study circles that year. A shop becoming a masjid or vice versa denotes lawful earnings or mixing permissible and forbidden gains. An abandoned masjid means neglecting scholars, failing to enjoin good and forbid evil, or the presence of worldly-renouncing ascetics. A famous mosque like Aqsa (Jerusalem), Sacred (Mecca), Prophet's (Medina), Omayyad (Damascus), Al-Azhar (Cairo), or Blue (Istanbul) represents that city, its scholars, ruler, or ministers. Immediate prostration upon entering signifies granted repentance. Locked doors opened by someone means aiding debt repayment followed by public praise of virtues. Entering on an animal implies severing family ties and forbidding them to follow. Dying in a masjid indicates death as a true repentant. A worn-out mosque carpet or mat reflects a divided, corrupt community. Building a masjid means victory over enemies. Entering the Sacred Mosque in Mecca symbolizes arriving with a bride to a new home, fulfilling promises, truthfulness, dispelling fear, or reaching safety. (Also see Minaret, Minbar, Mosque)

Category: Objects

A mask or veil in a dream symbolizes concealment, hidden intentions, and behavior carried out away from public sight, reflecting matters that are kept secret or disguised from others. If a man sees himself wearing a mask, it signifies the risk of moral deviation, particularly the possibility of engaging in an illicit relationship with someone under his authority, such as a servant or housekeeper, indicating abuse of trust and secrecy in wrongdoing. At the same time, wearing a mask can carry a contrasting meaning, representing inner restraint, modesty, and the cultivation of gratitude and contentment, showing an effort to shield oneself from excess, control desires, or accept one’s condition with patience and thankfulness, depending on the overall context and feeling of the dream. (Also see Helmet)

Category: Objects

A mat made of plaited fabric or woven straw in a dream symbolizes humility, service, and matters connected to obedience, duty, or judgment, representing either a servant who attends to one’s needs or the court of justice where matters are laid bare and decisions are made. It reflects simplicity, submission, and the place where actions are weighed and consequences unfold. Sitting on a mat indicates involvement in an affair that may appear modest or harmless at first but will later bring remorse, signifying an action taken in weakness or haste that leads to regret, accountability, or moral reflection once its outcome becomes clear. (Also see Straw mat)

Category: Objects

(Bed, Sleeping pad) In a dream, a mattress symbolizes comfort or a woman. Selling one’s mattress in a dream signifies divorcing one’s wife, and if the wife is ill, selling the mattress may indicate her death from that illness. Seeing a dog or a pig sleeping on one’s mattress in a dream means that an insolent person is secretly involved with one’s wife. A mattress filled with wool, cotton, or feathers represents a wealthy woman. If the mattress is made of brocade or silk, it denotes a Hindu woman. A white mattress signifies a devout and righteous wife, while a green mattress also represents a pious and religious spouse. A black mattress symbolizes a woman who is occupied with matters not intended for God’s pleasure. Buying a new and attractive mattress in a dream means marrying a chaste and beautiful woman, whereas a torn or damaged new mattress indicates living with an impious wife. Moving one’s bed from its place in a dream signifies divorce. Being unable to sleep on one’s bed in a dream means an inability to engage in marital relations, or possible impotence. Tearing a mattress into pieces in a dream signifies committing adultery. Seeing one’s mattress placed before the city hall indicates attaining an important political position. An unfamiliar mattress in an unknown place means buying, receiving, or inheriting farmland. A mattress in a dream can also signify the birth of a son. Changing one’s mattress means leaving one’s wife for another woman. Disliking one’s mattress and seeking another place to rest means renouncing marital life. Folding and setting aside one’s mattress signifies leaving home on a long journey, divorcing one’s wife, abstaining from intimacy, or the death of either spouse. Sitting on one’s bed in a dream means gaining authority or managing another’s affairs. Sleeping in a dream denotes heedlessness, or it may represent peace and tranquility. (Also see Bed)

Category: Earth

(Beauty, Grass, Green, Knowledge, Paradise, Wisdom) In a dream, a meadow represents easy and effortless wealth, or it may symbolize a wife who lacks restraint and discretion. Seeing a meadow also signifies receiving inner knowledge granted directly by God Almighty through spiritual inspiration, or it may point to establishing a charitable endowment. A meadow with grazing land, flowing streams, perennial plants, and blossoms represents the world, its adornments, attractions, and riches. A meadow may also indicate a place of work or business. Gazing upon and admiring a green meadow without being able to measure its vastness in a dream reflects the immensity and true nature of Islam. If a poor person sees himself walking through meadows, collecting grass, herbs, leaves, or flowers and eating them, it means prosperity. For a wealthy person, such a dream indicates an increase in riches. If an ascetic or one who has renounced worldly pleasures sees this dream, it means he may return to desiring the world or be tempted by it again. Walking between meadows signifies a business journey or a change in profession, just as walking between two markets carries the same meaning. Seeing a deceased person sitting in a meadow indicates that he is in paradise. Meadows also symbolize the world and its pleasures, or they may represent a wealthy wife. An unusual meadow that is admired only when seen and enjoyed especially when visited represents a sacred place, a house of God, a mosque, the grave of a prophet, or the resting places of the righteous. A meadow may also symbolize the Book of Revelation, the Qur’an, knowledge, wisdom, or paradise. Walking from meadows into a salt marsh or swamp means following innovations or engaging in sinful acts. Hearing the call to prayer from within a meadow signifies righteous deeds, guidance after negligence, repentance, attending congregational prayer, or joining a funeral procession.

Category: Human Body

Measles (symbolizing collapsing walls or affliction) in a dream signifies acquiring wealth or money that comes from an influential official, authoritative figure, or person in power, though such gains may be temporary and there is a risk of losing them suddenly or through misfortune. It can also represent unexpected financial benefits tied to governmental or high-ranking sources, but with an element of instability or potential reversal. If a farmer sees himself suffering from measles during the harvest season in a dream, it foretells a catastrophic loss or devastating damage to his crops, such as through natural disaster, pestilence, bad weather, or other unforeseen calamities that ruin the yield and bring financial ruin. Overall, measles in dreams points to illness-like trials that affect one's livelihood, warning of fragile prosperity that could collapse quickly, or hardships that strike at the moment of expected reward and abundance.

Category: Objects

In a vision, a unit of measurement or any related component signifies a journey. Gauging a wall with the span of one's hand indicates travel to a nearby town. Measuring the same distance upon the ground suggests a voyage to a faraway land. If one measures the earth up to two arm's lengths, it foretells performing the pilgrimage to Mecca. Measuring a dwelling or shop with one's thumb denotes the potential purchase of that property.

Category: Objects

A measure, whether referring to percentage, proportion, or ratio, symbolizes in a dream deception and manipulation, representing a magician or trickster who alters appearances and distorts reality to mislead others. It points to cunning calculation, dishonesty in dealings, and the use of clever schemes to take advantage of people, much like a thief who measures only to steal. Seeing a measure also signifies wastefulness and mismanagement of wealth, indicating spending money without wisdom, balance, or rightful purpose. In a broader sense, it warns of false standards, unfair evaluation, and the danger of relying on deceptive calculations that lead to loss, regret, and moral compromise. (Also see Scale, Scale beam, Unit of weight, Weight)

Category: Objects

A measured weight in a dream symbolizes balance, evaluation, and the standards by which matters are judged, representing guidance, sound knowledge, and wisdom that bring clarity and fairness to one’s affairs. It may signify a wife who brings stability and measure to life, or lawful profits gained through honest assessment and just dealings. At the same time, a measured weight can point to burdens and responsibilities, indicating distress, hardship, or poverty when the balance is heavy or difficult to bear. In its overall meaning, it reflects the weighing of deeds, conditions, and obligations, showing how justice, understanding, or misfortune manifests according to what is measured and how it is carried. (Also see Weight)

Category: Types of People

In a vision, a person who dispenses measures and weights symbolizes a ruler, a leader, or a judge. Precise measurement indicates justice; otherwise, it denotes tyranny. If one is granted a scale, or becomes a measurer, controller, or surveyor, and is qualified, it signifies appointment as a judge or leader. If unqualified, it foretells growth in wisdom, righteousness, justice, and balance, which he may employ for his own benefit and that of others.

Category: Food

Cooked flesh symbolizes wealth. Consuming raw meat signifies sickness and pain, though it may also denote benefit. Seeing raw meat without eating it carries an unfavorable implication. Eating cooked meat indicates increased prosperity. Sharing a meat dish with an elder means gaining renown or entering a governor's inner circle. Purchasing meat from a butcher portends hardship. Tender meat signifies death or slander. Eating human flesh means backbiting that person; eating one's own flesh means earning money through toil. A woman eating another woman's flesh suggests lesbianism; a woman eating her own flesh foretells adultery. Yellow cow meat means illness. Cooked snake flesh denotes receiving money from an enemy; raw snake flesh signifies slandering an enemy. Lion meat, like that of any predator, means receiving money from a ruler. Swine flesh represents unlawful gain. Eating sausages or dried meat means speaking ill of the deceased. Camel meat signifies earning from a wealthy, powerful foe unless untouched in the dream; touching it means suffering from a strong person. Eating cooked camel meat implies defrauding someone, then falling ill and recovering; it may also mean gaining money from a ruler. Beef denotes toil, hardship, and unemployment. Holding mutton in one's house means meeting a new person or exchanging invitations. A whole, skinned, uncut mutton inside the house signifies sudden misfortune, loss, calamity, or death. Fatty mutton suggests an inheritance from a deceased relative; lean mutton indicates no inheritance. Eating broiled beef means standing before a judge or ruler. Eating chicken means benefits from a woman. Meat also symbolizes patience for someone quick-tempered. Eating meat can mean recovering from illness or the end of distress. Eating unlawful animal meat denotes illicit wealth; suspicious meat means dubious earnings or an illegitimate union. Fowl meat means profits for a traveler; fish means easy, lawful, and pleasant earnings. Cooked or broiled fowl meat signifies profits gained from a woman through deceit; uncooked means backbiting a woman. Eating unlawful bird meat denotes cheating, defrauding, or stealing from unjust people. Swan meat means benefits from pious individuals. Fried or broiled chicken signifies hard-earned money. Unknown meat represents hidden or buried treasures from past nations.

Category: Other

In a vision, the holy city of Mecca symbolizes the Imam of all Muslims; events witnessed there will manifest in his life. It may also represent the spiritual and religious rank of the dreamer. Residing or owning a dwelling there denotes honor and knowledge. Living in Mecca can also signify marrying one's daughter to a noble person. Departing from Mecca indicates separation from one's superior. Witnessing Mecca demolished means neglecting prayers. Entering Mecca may denote marrying a sought-after woman. For a sinner, entering signifies repentance. For one engaged in a dispute, entering means losing the argument. It also signifies attaining safety and tranquility. Leaving one's homeland for Mecca foretells joining the pilgrimage caravan to perform Hajj. For an ailing person, it suggests a prolonged illness possibly ending in death, or joining the inhabitants of Paradise. Seeing oneself in Mecca at one's usual lodge denotes contract extension or reappointment. If Mecca becomes one's home, it implies relocating there. Mingling with departed souls in Mecca signifies dying as a martyr. Visiting the Kaaba during a business trip reveals excessive attachment to worldly gains. Traveling the road to Mecca means undertaking the pilgrimage. A fertile Mecca indicates benefits; a barren one indicates the opposite.

Category: Objects

Taking medicine in a dream signifies self-correction or fulfilling religious duties. For an illness, it denotes amending one's conduct. If linked to knowledge, it means benefiting from learning and heeding good counsel. Refusing medicine indicates straying from God's path and prioritizing worldly fortune. Medicine can also symbolize an inkwell. Licking medicine with the index finger signifies proclaiming truth or gaining profit from the direction pointed. Swallowing medicinal powder denotes greed, self-absorption, or withdrawal. Drinking liquid medicine means profits. Swallowing pills signifies compelling a sinner to reform, repent, or guiding an ignorant person. A woman applying medicinal makeup represents menstruation; for an unwed girl, marriage; for a barren woman, a child. Inserting a suppository denotes spying. Taking a laxative means striving to correct religious devotion or cleansing impurities; success depends on the medicine's potency. Seeking good health reflects efforts to improve one's life. Using eye ointment carries similar meaning. Yellow medicine signifies illness. A laxative means cure for the sick and a warning for the healthy to reform. Bad-tasting medicine means fever followed by chills. Good-tasting medicine benefits the wealthy but harms the poor. Recovery with medicine is interpreted differently from recovery without it.

Category: Other

Seeing or visiting the Holy city of Medina, the city of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, in a dream signifies abundant blessings, lawful profits, spiritual increase, and goodness in worldly affairs accompanied by divine care. It reflects closeness to guidance, love for righteousness, and the attainment of benefit that brings tranquility to the heart. Standing at the door of the Sacred Mosque in Medina or before the Blessed Chamber of the Prophet, peace be upon him, symbolizes sincere repentance, remorse for past sins, and the acceptance of one’s repentance by God, indicating purification of the soul and renewal of faith. Seeing Medina itself encompasses profound meanings, pointing to inner peace, divine mercy, forgiveness of sins, safety and salvation from harm, relief from worries and distress, and the enjoyment of a content, secure, and blessed life guided by faith and obedience. (Also see Masjid, Visiting holy sites)

Category: Trees

Eating the bitter, apple-like fruit of the medlar tree or similar varieties—whether used for preserves, or consumed yellow, spoiled, or unripe—in a dream signifies illness. The more yellow the fruit appears in the dream, the more intense the pain and hardship associated with that sickness. Eating a green medlar fruit in a dream carries no such threat or harm. In general, consuming yellowish fruits in dreams points to illness, with the exception of citron, apples, and lotus fruit, whose yellow color does not indicate harm, as their substance is considered medicinal and beneficial.

Category: Feelings

Meekness, humiliation, or excessive submissiveness in a dream, when seen in learned people, scholars, or those in positions of leadership, signifies a decline in spiritual strength and firmness of faith, indicating hesitation in upholding truth and principles. It reflects weakness of resolve, loss of moral authority, and an inclination to yield to pressure, fear, or the demands of adversaries. Such a vision points to compromise, surrender of rightful stance, or neglect of responsibility, showing that knowledge or rank is no longer supported by conviction and courage. In this context, meekness does not denote humility for God’s sake, but rather degradation, inner fragility, and submission that exposes one to domination, manipulation, or defeat by opponents. (Also see Humiliation)

Category: Food

Watermelon in a dream symbolizes a person afflicted with illness who suffers from numerous troubles and complications, particularly those involving retention or suppression of urine, as well as other physical or emotional burdens. A melon in general signifies impending adversity or calamity that strikes unexpectedly, leaving the dreamer bewildered without immediate solutions, and its full consequences may remain unclear or delayed for a considerable time, causing prolonged confusion and distress. Consuming watermelon in a dream foretells liberation or release from imprisonment, hardship, or confinement, granting freedom after a period of restriction. If one dreams of stretching hands toward the sky and receiving a watermelon from above, it indicates aspiring to or soon obtaining a governmental position, official employment, authority, or substantial wealth from high-ranking sources. A fully ripened watermelon portends sickness or the onset of health issues, whereas a green, unripe melon represents vitality, youthfulness, robust health, and ongoing strength. Honeydew melon specifically denotes a gathering or association with honorable men and women distinguished by excellent character, refined manners, piety, and moral integrity. Overall, a melon can also embody a beautiful woman who, despite her outward attractiveness and allure, possesses unfavorable traits, hidden flaws, deceitful nature, or negative qualities that may bring harm or disappointment to those involved with her.

Category: Types of People

A mender or one who patches and repairs in a dream symbolizes restoration, harmony, and the return of balance, representing happiness, ease, and growing prosperity. He signifies someone or something that corrects flaws, heals what is torn, and brings improvement after hardship, whether in livelihood, relationships, or personal affairs. Seeing a mender points to reconciliation, renewed stability, and the ability to make the most of what one has, indicating comfort, contentment, and blessings that arise through patience, care, and the mending of past difficulties. (Also see Darn)

Category: Human Body

To experience one's menstrual period in a vision indicates having committed a transgression or experiencing confusion. If a woman then performs the ritual purification in the dream, it signifies she will repent for her sin and her hardships will be lifted. For an elderly woman, such a vision foretells bearing a son. For a widow or unmarried woman, it means she will marry. Should a man see himself experiencing a woman's menstrual period, it denotes he will commit an unlawful deed or utter falsehood. Witnessing one's wife in her menstrual state means she will withdraw from him or that he will incur financial loss in his business.

Category: Feelings

Mental derangement or madness in a dream symbolizes an altered state of awareness that unveils hidden realities, indicating recognition and discernment of evil people, their schemes, and harmful intentions that were previously concealed. It reflects seeing through deception and becoming aware of corruption that others may ignore. At the same time, such a state can carry a merciful meaning, signifying the lifting of burdens through divine pardon, forgiveness of sins, and release from past faults, as if reason is overwhelmed by mercy rather than blame. In this sense, madness points either to unsettling knowledge of wrongdoing around oneself or to spiritual cleansing, where accountability is eased and the soul is absolved through God’s grace.

Category: Objects

In a vision, a mental hospital or insane asylum represents a bathhouse or sauna — a dwelling of malevolent spirits, a place of exposing private parts, or displaying improper conduct publicly. It also symbolizes a training institution for child-rearing, a school, a playground, a site of uproar and noise, employing foul language, stealing money, or separation from family and children. Seeing a deceased person in such a place indicates he resides in hell-fire, as mental hospitals may use restraint and confinement. Finding oneself in a mental hospital suggests possible imprisonment for a committed crime. Associating with the insane denotes incarceration, mingling with criminals, falling ill, or succumbing to a terminal disease. For a poor person, being inside a mental hospital foretells financial prosperity, receiving aid, comfort, and happiness in life. (Also see Insanity)

Category: Types of People

Mercenaries in a dream symbolize instruments of retribution and agents of chastisement, representing soldiers of punishment who carry out consequences rather than justice born of mercy. They point to forces unleashed because of wrongdoing, oppression, or moral corruption, reflecting trials, hardships, or collective afflictions sent as warning or discipline. Seeing mercenaries indicates fear, coercion, and the enforcement of harsh outcomes, reminding the dreamer of accountability for actions and the arrival of punishment when limits are transgressed and repentance is neglected. (Also see Soldiers)

Category: Types of People

If someone sees himself as a shop owner in a dream, seated among his goods, issuing instructions, and engaging in buying and selling, it indicates holding authority or leadership within his profession. If the dreamer is not a trader yet sees himself carrying tools of trade such as scales or scoops, it signifies balance and stability in his financial affairs. Merchants in dreams also symbolize travel, the arrival of news, profits, or attaining a distinguished rank. A merchant may further represent extravagance or neglect of certain religious duties prescribed by God Almighty. A female merchant seen in a dream represents an adversary. (Also see Grain merchant)

Category: Celestial Bodies

Seeing the planet Mercury in a dream symbolizes people in positions of authority, scribes, military leaders, ministers, or a secretary of state, as well as travel from one land to another, distress, hardships, or conflicts. If the Moon and Mercury are seen together in the sky while one is awake, then dreams will be unreliable, and the dreamer may encounter deception, poverty, frightening news, killings, or thefts. Mercury in a dream may also represent a law enforcer or a policeman. (Also see Heavens)

Category: Objects

In a dream, mercury signifies a plan or intention that will remain unfinished. Seeing oneself giving mercury to another person or holding it in one’s hand indicates breaking promises. It also points to weakness in religious observance, following personal desires and reasoning, or being deceptive, unfaithful, or treacherous. If one eats mercury in a dream, it means that one of his children will grow up to be someone who does not keep his word.

Category: Feelings

Seeing a compassionate person showing kindness to someone weak in a dream indicates clarity and sincerity in one’s spiritual commitment, and growth in religious devotion. If one sees himself receiving mercy in a dream, it signifies that he will be forgiven. Being granted divine mercy in a dream means being endowed with blessings and favors. If one sees himself merciful and joyful in a dream, it signifies that he will commit the Holy Qur’an to memory.

Category: Types of People

Sharing a meal with a deceased person in a dream signifies paying a financial fine imposed by the authorities. Sitting at a table with someone who is traveling in a dream indicates receiving news or messages from that person. Sharing a table with wicked companions, evil beings, devils, or jinn in a dream means confronting or struggling against an organized criminal group.

Category: Other

(Moderation, Taking the middle path) Choosing moderation in a dream, acting with restraint, following one’s best interest, or being frugal signifies finding a suitable woman for marriage, selecting an appropriate partner, or walking a spiritual path aimed at learning proper conduct. If one sees himself reducing his outings or deliberately avoiding crowds in a dream, it reflects humility, self-discipline, and good moral character.

Category: Animals

Midges or small flies in a dream symbolize minor yet persistent matters in one’s life, representing a young boy, a woman, a servant, or a small amount of money that, though seemingly insignificant, can have noticeable influence. They point to people or resources of lesser status or strength who remain close, dependent, or repeatedly present. Seeing midges reflects small gains, modest responsibilities, or interactions that may be bothersome or demanding despite their limited scale, indicating how minor elements, whether people or wealth, can still affect comfort, attention, and daily affairs.

Category: Types of People

In a dream, a midwife signifies the disclosure of concealed matters whose exposure may result in harm or even death. Seeing a midwife also points to receiving sound counsel. Her appearance in a dream can indicate passing through hardships before attaining calm, the beginning of attraction or intrigue, or she may symbolize trials, evil influences, weeping, or the payment of a monetary penalty. (Also see Dromedary rider)

Category: Human Body

In a dream, a headache symbolizes sins. Experiencing a headache in a dream calls for repentance, abandoning wrongful behavior, giving charity, observing voluntary fasting, seeking spiritual seclusion, or striving to perform righteous deeds. A headache also represents distress, sorrow, or unhappiness in one’s life. It may further symbolize one’s employer or authority figure. If a person who suffers from migraines while awake sees his temples turned into iron in a dream, it signifies recovery and healing from the illness.

Category: Objects

In a dream, a mihrab or prayer niche represents a leader, a guide, or the imam of a mosque. Praying at a mosque’s mihrab in a dream brings glad tidings. If a woman sees herself praying at the mihrab, it indicates that she will give birth to a son or a daughter. The alcoves or shelters used by the poor for retreat in a mosque symbolize sincerity, affection, devotion, remembrance of God Almighty, night prayers, and detachment from worldly matters. Building a mihrab inside one’s home in a dream signifies having male offspring, or it may indicate that the property will be endowed for religious purposes. Seeing a wrongly oriented mihrab in a mosque points to straying from God’s path and errors in speech and action. A mihrab also represents lawful provision or a righteous wife. If the prayer niche appears misdirected, emits a foul odor, or contains the corpse of a dead animal in a dream, it indicates disbelief, innovation, and hypocrisy in the dreamer.

Category: Angels

Seeing the archangel Mikail, peace be upon him, in a dream symbolizes divine mercy, provision, and the management of sustenance, representing prosperity, wealth, abundance, rainfall, and a fruitful harvest. His appearance reflects blessings descending upon people, lands, and livelihoods, and the orderly distribution of God’s favors. For a righteous and God-fearing person, seeing Mikail signifies success, fulfillment of intentions, attainment of goals, and glad tidings of goodness in both this world and the hereafter. For an ungodly or corrupt person, his presence serves as a grave warning, possibly foretelling collective punishment, calamity, or destruction that may befall a town or community, during which the dreamer may also suffer. Seeing Mikail in a town indicates rain, fertility of the land, abundance of crops, and low prices, while his speech or giving something to the dreamer signifies joy, mercy, blessings, and good news of divine acceptance and eventual entry into Paradise, as he is the angel entrusted with mercy and provision. Seeing him during the rainy season denotes prosperity, comfort, harmony with nature, or pleasant sounds such as birdsong, though it may also point to mobilization, preparation, or the raising of armies and banners if the context suggests conflict. Seeing him during a dry season signifies reliability, trustworthiness, sound management, accurate accounting, or success in business and administration. Mikail also represents a just, compassionate ruler who cares for his people like a father for his children. In certain contexts, his appearance may signify drought followed by relief, conception for a barren woman, or the resolution of a difficult and disputed matter. For a traveler, seeing Mikail may indicate hardships, delays, or storms along the journey. Seeing him near someone affected by rain-related business loss points to distress and adversity, while seeing him near a farmer signifies profit, growth, and an abundant harvest. If a person sees himself transformed into the archangel Mikail, it denotes attaining wealth, prosperity, honor, wide reputation, and becoming a source of benefit and mercy to others.

Category: Objects

A milestone, landmark, or milepost in a dream symbolizes guidance, direction, and progress along the path of life, representing a son who becomes a source of continuity and hope, or an emissary and messenger who conveys important news and guidance between people. It signifies travel, movement, and transitions from one stage to another, marking distances already covered and those yet to come. A milestone also represents a righteous and pious person who serves the needs of others, offers direction, and helps travelers and communities find their way, embodying reliability, benefit, and steady guidance at critical points in life’s journey.

Category: Food

Milk. (Innate nature, instinct, lawful gain) In dreams, milk signifies one’s natural disposition, instinct, and easy, permissible earnings, while sour or curdled milk points to illicit wealth. If a man or woman sees milk present in their breast, it reflects saving and accumulating wealth. When a man dreams of milk flowing from his breast, it denotes affluence, prosperity, and the opening of new opportunities from many directions. A woman’s milk in a dream indicates recovery from sickness. If a woman who does not have milk in reality sees herself with milk in her breast, it means she will nurse a newborn. If she sees herself breastfeeding a baby, a man, or another woman, it implies restriction or hardship in the livelihood of both the one who suckles and the one who feeds. Hiring a wet nurse in a dream means raising a child to resemble his father or to adopt the father’s character. Drawing milk from a woman’s breast also symbolizes prosperity and profit. Drinking a horse’s milk signifies receiving affection from someone in authority and benefiting from that bond, while mare’s milk points to meeting a ruler. In general, milk from cows, goats, or sheep represents lawful earnings. Milking in a dream suggests cleverness and shrewdness, or it may indicate prosperity. Milking an Arabian she-camel signifies working in an Arab land, while milking a Bactrian camel points to work in another foreign country. If blood flows instead of milk from a camel’s udder, it signals deviation from God’s path or oppression, and if poison flows instead, it means unlawful gain. For merchants or traders, milking an animal indicates profits. Suckling from a pregnant she-camel one, two, or three times represents firmness in faith, performing obligatory prayers, giving charity, and gaining knowledge and wisdom. Milking a camel and drinking its milk also signifies marriage to a virtuous and chaste woman, or, for a married man, the birth of a blessed son. If a poor person sees himself milking a cow and drinking its milk, it means he will earn enough to meet his basic needs. Drinking sheep’s or goat’s milk denotes profit, happiness, ease, and joy. Lioness milk symbolizes wealth, victory over an enemy, or just resistance to a ruler. Eagle’s milk means power and triumph, while tiger’s milk reflects openly declaring enmity. Drinking jackal’s or wolf’s milk points to fines, intense fear, losses, weak resolve, or ruling people while deceiving them. Swine’s milk signifies a change in condition and mentality; a small amount may indicate lawful income, while much of it suggests forbidden wealth. Drinking bitch’s milk implies weakness of intellect, senility, money gained from an unjust person, or assuming leadership over a community. The milk of any wild beast indicates doubt in one’s religion, and zebra’s milk points to illness. Deer or gazelle milk represents modest earnings. Milk from animals or birds that normally do not produce milk means fulfillment of wishes. The milk of predators or stinging creatures symbolizes reconciliation with an enemy, while snake’s milk means doing what pleases God, rejoicing, or escaping a calamity. Fox’s milk indicates a temporary illness followed by borrowing a small sum, or recovery from sickness. Donkey’s milk signifies illness, while the milk of a she-ass means profit. Eating milk suggests sickness, life’s trials, or generosity. Milk spilled on the ground represents corruption, tyranny, and bloodshed proportional to what is spilled. Sheep’s milk means honest income, cow’s milk signifies wealth, mule’s milk points to hardship, fear, and distress, and sable’s milk denotes illness or fright. Pouring milk away or wasting it indicates loss of money, or it may point to long life, pregnancy, knowledge, or a scandal exposing private matters. Sour milk signifies anguish. Rabbit’s milk and horse’s milk mean having a good reputation or giving a righteous name to a newborn. Human milk represents a trust that must not be misused or given to anyone except its rightful owner. The milk of an unknown animal symbolizes strength and vitality for the sick, freedom for a prisoner, or unlawful seizure of property through coercion or extortion. (Also see Breast-feeding, Colostrum, Dairyman, Milking)

Category: Action

Milking a cow in a dream symbolizes a strict or demanding employer. Milking a goat may indicate maintaining good relations with neighbors, using flattery, acting with diplomacy, or seeking lawful means of livelihood. If an employee dreams of milking a cow or a goat, it means he may marry his employer’s wife. When a poor person sees himself milking a cow or a goat and drinking its milk, it signifies financial stability, while for a wealthy person it indicates an elevation in rank or status. Milking a camel in a dream means receiving an important gift from someone in authority. If the milk turns into blood in the dream, it signifies acquiring unlawful wealth. Milking any domesticated animal also represents marriage to a virtuous person or the birth of a blessed child. Milk appearing in a dream may likewise point to deception. (Also see Dairyman, Milk, Trader)

Category: Types of People

Seeing a milkmaid in a dream signifies benefits, upright character, or seeking and hearing kind and gentle speech. A milkmaid may also symbolize an employer who demands repayments or reimbursements from his workers. Whether a milkmaid or a milkman, such a figure in a dream can also represent a righteous and virtuous person. (Also see Dairyman)

Category: Objects

(Grinder, Press) In a dream, a mill symbolizes a school, a court of law, balance, justice, integrity, benefits, blessings, wealth, food, charity, or marriage. The millstone represents a husband and wife, while the flour produced between the stones signifies semen or offspring. A mill may also indicate distress, hardship, tension, headaches, a flowing stream, or a windmill. Seeing a mill grinding human beings means loss of life and severe trials. If a mill is grinding something inedible, it points to drought and inflation. Abundant flour coming from a mill signifies falling prices or recovery from illness. Grinding lupine, henna, potash, saltwort, salsola kali, jojoba, or marsh mallow seeds indicates purification from sins, overcoming obstacles, settling debts, and healing from sickness. (Also see Oil press, Press, Sugar mill)

Category: Types of People

(Flour, Turning in circles) In a dream, a miller represents a self-centered person driven by worldly gain regardless of the cost. If an elderly man appears as a miller, he symbolizes one’s grandfather or a close companion, and the dreamer will prosper greatly and accumulate wealth through business. If the miller is young and strong, he represents a powerful helper. A baker’s miller signifies achieving one’s aims through hard effort. Grinding enough wheat for two, three, or four people means working mainly for personal needs and barely sustaining one’s family. A young miller with grey hair represents both strength and prosperity. Seeing a miller may also point to hardships, conflicts, extravagance, usury, or a diligent guardian. Grinding other grains signifies removing sorrow and bitterness from the heart. (Also see Saffron)

Category: Objects

In a dream, a millstone symbolizes the union of husband and wife, reflecting their interdependent roles in grinding through life's challenges and transforming raw experiences into sustenance for the family, representing partnership, shared labor, and the foundational bond of the household. (Also see Hand mill)

Category: Trees

In a dream, a Mimosa tree signifies deep spiritual miserliness and moral corruption, reflecting a character tainted by greed and wickedness that aligns one with the reprehensible conduct of those destined for the hellfire, serving as a stern warning against selfishness and malevolence. (Also see Tree)

Category: Other

Dreaming of being in Mina during the pilgrimage signifies the ultimate fulfillment of one's worldly and spiritual aspirations, promising the attainment of divine blessings, the complete alleviation of all anxieties, and the joyous realization of both earthly and heavenly hopes. (Also see Arafat, Circumambulation, Cradle of Ismail, Kaaba, Muzdalifa, Pelting stones, Pilgrimage, Responding, Station of Abraham, Umrah)

Category: Objects

In a dream, the minaret of a mosque symbolizes a righteous man who promotes harmony and affection among people, calls them to uphold their religious covenant, and leads them toward the path of God Almighty. The destruction of a minaret in a dream signifies the death of such a guide, the fading of his remembrance, the dispersal of his followers, and possibly a reversal of their circumstances. The minaret of a city’s main mosque represents a messenger or one who summons people to God’s way. Falling from the top of a minaret into a well in a dream means marrying a strong-willed woman who speaks harshly, while already having a devout wife with whom one lives in peace and tranquility; it also indicates loss of authority or control. Climbing a wooden minaret and calling people to prayer in a dream signifies attaining power and rank through hypocrisy. Sitting alone atop a minaret while praising God’s greatness and affirming His oneness means gaining fame, while loud glorification signifies relief from sorrow and distress by God’s permission. A mosque’s minaret may also represent the ruler’s chief minister or the muezzin. (Also see Lantern, Mailman, Masjid, Mosque, Muezzin, Watchtower)

Category: Objects

A pulpit seen in a dream represents the Imam, the spiritual leader and commander of the Muslims, who stands as the representative of God’s Messenger on earth. A minbar also symbolizes a blessed dwelling in the hereafter and a lofty rank through which God’s Name is exalted. Standing on a pulpit and delivering a composed sermon in a dream signifies attaining honor and high status, and if one is unfit for such a role, it indicates gaining good reputation. If a ruler or governor is compelled to descend from the pulpit in a dream, it signifies loss of authority or possibly death. Seeing oneself on a pulpit without speaking, or uttering words of evil, means unjust execution, or alternatively, divine protection from such injustice. A pulpit also signifies rulership and overcoming one’s enemies. Ascending a pulpit may indicate engagement or proposing marriage, or it could point to a scandal. If a ruler stands upon a pulpit, it denotes the continuation of his rule. Standing on a pulpit with bound hands signifies carrying out an execution resulting from one’s own wrongdoing.

Category: Food

Mincemeat in a dream reflects the stages of food preparation, where it is first ground, then blended with other ingredients, losing its original form and emerging as a dish with a new flavor. For an unmarried person, seeing minced meat signifies marriage and offspring, while for a pregnant woman it points to the birth of a son. Mincemeat in a dream also symbolizes the combining of capital, forming a business partnership, and the benefits that arise from a stronger and unified enterprise.

Category: Plants

In a dream, mint serves as a portent or spiritual announcement foretelling the imminent passing of a person, symbolizing a somber message of transition and the inevitable end of a life's earthly journey. (Also see Marjoram)

Category: Types of People

(Cash) A minter seen in a dream represents an eloquent individual who deceives others through polished and attractive speech. If he performs his work without asking for payment, the minter symbolizes a trustworthy, honorable person of pleasant manners and companionship. If he demands wages in the dream, then he signifies a hypocrite, a slanderer, someone who spreads rumors, or possibly a poet. Minting coins in a dream indicates appointment to a high-ranking position for one who is qualified. A minter may also represent the ruler, his chief minister, a religious authority, a spiritual figure, an artist, a scribe, a tax collector, or an employee of a revenue office. He can further symbolize religious jurisprudence or a person diligent in observing religious duties. A minter in a dream may also stand for a storyteller, a spiritual healer, or a dream interpreter. Forging coins in a dream means uttering vile speech or speaking words that are not followed by action.

Category: Other

In a dream, a mirage symbolizes falsehood or something that will never come to pass. If a person longs for something and then sees a mirage in his dream, it means that his desire is unattainable or that he will be denied it. A mirage also represents hypocrisy, ingratitude, denial of God’s oneness, and excessive attachment to worldly accumulation and pleasures. It may further signify deceptive hopes or goals that cannot be achieved. If someone is summoned to court as a witness and sees a mirage in a dream, it indicates that he will give false testimony. A mirage also stands for baseless stories, deception, and lies presented as truth. (Also see Ghost)

Category: Water

Sinking into, being stuck in, or walking through mire in a dream signifies fear, distress, hardship, and trials. The same meaning applies to becoming muddied by rainwater or walking through rain-soaked ground. If a sick person sees mire in his dream, it indicates prolonged illness, while emerging from the mire signifies recovery. Walking in mire may also represent imprisonment, poverty, or suffering caused by sins and neglect of religious obligations. In some contexts, mire symbolizes stagnation, breakdown of communication, attachment to the past, pride in wealth, or even apostasy. If the mud changes color from black to red in a dream, it indicates moving from one land to another or from one wife to another. Seeing mire during a drought signifies forthcoming rain. Mire found inside a well represents an inheritance, the emergence of blessings, or meanings related to what a well signifies in dreams.

Category: Objects

Mirror. (Illusion, pride, self-regard, woman) In dreams, a mirror signifies illusion, arrogance, pride, or a woman. If someone looks into a mirror and sees his beard appearing black, it denotes honor, respect, and dignity. Seeing in the mirror the likeness of another person who resembles the dreamer means he will father a son who will resemble him and follow his profession. Looking into a mirror also indicates loss of rank or entering into marriage, and if the dreamer is already married, it signifies the return of his wife from a journey. Seeing the back of a mirror points to loss of crops or engaging in forbidden intimacy with one’s wife. It is also said that a mirror represents manhood, virtues, and social standing, all of which are proportionate to the size of the mirror seen in the dream. Looking into a silver mirror means loss of status, hardship, anxiety, and fear, while gazing into a golden mirror symbolizes strong faith, devotion, relief after poverty, redemption, and the restoration of position and honor. A broken mirror indicates the death of one’s wife, since spouses reflect one another. Seeing the reflection of a young man in a mirror signifies confronting an enemy or rival, whereas seeing an old man represents meeting a loyal friend. A clean and polished mirror denotes relief from worries and the lifting of distress, while a rusty or corroded mirror reflects a poor condition or a difficult trial. If the mirror is fake or distorted, it points to severe anguish or an impending calamity. Staring excessively at one’s own reflection suggests that the dreamer displeases God Almighty, disobeys His commands openly and secretly, and will therefore face financial loss or inner gloom. If a sick person looks into a mirror, it indicates his death. A mirror can also signify travel or pregnancy. When a woman looks into a mirror, it means she will give birth to a girl, and when a man looks into a mirror, it means he will beget a boy. Seeing the reflection of someone else in the mirror indicates delusion, madness, or loss of wealth. If a man sees a woman’s reflection in the mirror, it signifies either marriage or the birth of a daughter. For a prisoner, looking into a mirror means release from captivity. If one becomes a mirror in a dream, it means becoming an object of people’s anger, contempt, and rejection. (Also see Basin)

Category: Feelings

In a dream, uncontrollable mirth represents a persistent sin or transgression that one earnestly wishes to abandon yet finds inextricably bound to, and if one manages to restrain this laughter and offer excuses, it foretells a cyclical return to that very same wrongdoing, highlighting a spiritual struggle against recurring moral failure. (Also see Laughter)

Category: Feelings

Misery, hardship, and adversity in a dream symbolize states of deprivation and trial, indicating poverty, lack of resources, or financial constraint that weighs heavily on one’s life. They also point to illness and physical or spiritual weakness, as well as inner distress and exhaustion. Such visions reflect division, discord, and the breaking of harmony among people, leading to disputes, estrangement, or enmity. In a broader sense, misery in a dream warns of prolonged difficulty, strained relationships, and hostile conditions that test patience, faith, and endurance, urging caution, reconciliation, and reliance on divine relief.

Category: Action

Being misled, deceived, or tricked in a dream, whether through betrayal, swindle, or cunning schemes, symbolizes a hidden divine wisdom in which apparent loss conceals true victory. If one sees another person attempting to mislead or deceive him, it signifies that God Almighty will ultimately grant the dreamer triumph over his enemy, expose falsehood, and turn deceit back upon the deceiver. In such a vision, the one who plots and tricks is destined to fail, suffer loss, or be humiliated, while the one who appears misled is in reality protected, supported, and victorious. This dream reflects the overturning of schemes, the frustration of hostile plans, and the assurance that truth prevails over trickery, even when deception initially seems powerful or convincing. (Also see Fraudulent bankruptcy)

Category: Objects

In a vision, a mangonel or device for hurling heavy stones signifies slander, false accusation of immorality, deceit, or falsehood. It also represents triumph for the oppressed and ruin for the unjust. If operated by a ruler, it denotes sending a sternly worded letter to an opponent, with the stone representing the messenger. If a superior launches a stone at a subordinate, it means dispatching a strict investigator or overseer. Observing a mangonel launch implies treachery, betrayal, and resulting losses and suffering. It further indicates defaming scholars, coercing them to excuse a ruler's injustice, or to offer expedient opinions on sacred matters. Witnessing such a device may also portend corruption, trials, and adversities befalling its target.

Category: Action

Moaning or groaning in a dream symbolizes the nearing of release after strain and the manifestation of what has long been carried with effort and patience. If a pregnant woman sees herself moaning, it signifies that the time of labor has arrived or is very near, indicating the transition from burden to delivery. The dream reflects physical and emotional exertion preceding relief, the unfolding of a destined event, and the approach of an outcome that follows hardship, marking the imminent emergence of new life and the completion of a demanding stage.

Category: Action

Mockery in a dream symbolizes deception, false superiority, and the act of misleading others through ridicule or pretended cleverness. It represents duping or defrauding someone, taking advantage of their trust, or belittling them in order to gain an unfair benefit. Such a vision points to dishonesty in dealings, moral arrogance, and the use of scorn as a tool to manipulate or exploit, serving as a warning that mockery carries blame and may lead to loss, exposure, or retribution.

Category: Human Body

Teeth seen in a dream symbolize the elder members of one’s family or those who hold a prominent place among them. A molar tooth falling in a dream signifies loss of wealth or loss of life. Molars also represent relatives, especially the closest among them, or one’s young children. Upper teeth correspond to male figures, while lower teeth represent female figures, and whatever happens to them in the dream will manifest in waking life. Thus, if a molar falls, it may indicate the death of the person it signifies, or it could point to being freed from debts or settling what one owes. Experiencing toothache in a dream represents hurtful words spoken by such a family member, or emotional pain caused by the way one is treated by them. (Also see Teeth, Tooth)

Category: Objects

In a dream, a mold fundamentally symbolizes the purpose and essence of its creation, where a silver casting mold signifies financial gain and prosperity, pastry molds similarly denote profitable returns, a shoe mold represents one's tangible assets and the property upon which one walks, and a hat mold signifies authority, leadership, and guidance, embodying the head of a business, household, or any leading figure. (Also see Molder)

Category: Types of People

A mold maker in a dream symbolizes a gnostic or an exceptional intellect who imparts to each of his students exactly what they require. Since molds serve as containers, he also represents a learned person who comprehends and safeguards people’s secrets. Seeing a mold maker actively working, trading, or selling his cast products in a dream denotes someone who is highly skilled in his craft and knows how to present and market his abilities. A molder in a dream is likewise interpreted as a person who urges others to travel far, even to distant lands like China, in the pursuit of knowledge. (Also see Mold)

Category: Animals

In a dream, a mole symbolizes a man of profound wickedness and deceit, whose nature is cursed and whose actions are likened to burrowing in darkness and preying upon others, representing hidden malice and spiritual corruption.

Category: Human Body

A mole appearing on the skin in a dream symbolizes a notable and lasting accomplishment that distinguishes a person and remains with him throughout his life, representing a permanent sign of success, honor, or divine favor. It points to an enduring blessing, a well-established reputation, or a deed whose effects continue over time without fading. Such a mark reflects stability, recognition, and a meaningful achievement that becomes an integral part of one’s identity, indicating goodness that leaves a trace, whether in character, legacy, or worldly and spiritual attainment.

Category: Objects

In a dream, a mole as an animal embodies a complex spectrum of meanings, signifying potential blindness, uncertainty, and inescapable conditions, or denoting social withdrawal and professional inadequacy; conversely, it may symbolize the sharpening of other senses, such as gaining acute hearing or corrected vision for those with impairments, and if seen near the deceased, it becomes an omen of hellfire, while also representing worldly support, deceit, insolence, or the establishment of a permanent and secure home.

Category: Objects

A plated coin seen in a dream signifies lies, deception, or something of little value. Throwing money at someone in a dream means listening to obscene talk or imitating another person. Money in a dream also denotes idle speech or neglecting one’s prayers. Swallowing a coin in a dream signifies betraying a trust. Money may further represent knowledge, faith, guidance, or obtaining a position in government service. Giving money away in a dream means relief from distress, hardships, or burdens. Receiving money signifies being entrusted with a responsibility. Handling between one and four coins is considered a favorable sign. Money also symbolizes one’s speech. Possessing a great amount of money indicates disputes and arguments. Receiving money from a known source points to stress, while receiving it from an unknown source indicates calamity. An engraved coin means harm from one’s own family or in pursuit of profit. If a deceased person gives money in a dream, it means being spared from unjust judgment, but refusing it is a warning to avoid injustice or falling victim to it. If one who has ten coins finds only five, it signifies loss of authority, while seeing five coins doubled means an increase in wealth. (Also see Banana, Banknote, Bones, Counting money, Pastry, Voice)

Category: Types of People

In a dream, a money exchanger symbolizes knowledge, poetry, correct speech, prosperity after poverty, a school, companionship of a wise man, or a balance. He may also represent someone who possesses knowledge from which little benefit is gained beyond worldly matters. His work relates to scholarly writings, intellectual debates, disputes of authority, and the exchange of questions and answers. His judgment may be his only standard, with his balance symbolizing his tongue and ears, and his weights representing his tools for justice and discernment. Measuring small coins reflects his arguments with people. A money exchanger can also signify a religious physician or a scholar who examines religious questions and clarifies their meanings, or a dream interpreter who weighs what he receives and responds appropriately. He may take a string of pearls for a price and give words in return, or accept scattered speech and offer a finely arranged necklace in exchange. If a person burdened by hardship exchanges money in a dream, it means his troubles will ease. Buying gold coins and paying with silver in a dream signifies compensation, debts, or liabilities. Seeing a money exchanger also represents wealth, swift enrichment from doubtful sources, or an accountant, bookkeeper, or record keeper.

Category: Types of People

In a dream, a monitor lizard embodies a despicable and treacherous enemy who, despite inciting fear through vile and contemptible actions, ultimately lacks true resolve, substantial evidence, and enduring power, representing a hollow threat.

Category: Types of People

A monk or monastic life in a dream symbolizes withdrawal, abstinence, and departure from customary ways, indicating walking away from common traditions and separating oneself from ordinary social life. Becoming a monk signifies receiving praise, respect, or recognition for apparent devotion or discipline, yet it also points to rigidity, excessive restraint, or extremism in belief or practice. Such a vision reflects a life of limited means, scarcity of resources, and modest living, accompanied by emotional tightness, constant worry, fear, or inner unease. It may also signify celibacy, isolation, or hiding away from people, suggesting seclusion that brings admiration on the surface but restricts ease, balance, and openness in life.

Category: Animals

A monkey in a dream symbolizes a person burdened with every kind of defect. Fighting a monkey and defeating it in a dream signifies falling ill and then recovering, while if the monkey prevails, it points to an incurable sickness. A monkey also represents a sinner or a criminal, and being bitten by one denotes quarrels or disputes with someone. It may further symbolize a deceitful individual, a practitioner of sorcery, or an illness. Turning into a monkey in a dream means benefiting from magic or committing adultery. A monkey can also represent a vanquished enemy, and riding on its back signifies victory over one’s foe. Eating monkey meat in a dream indicates depression, poverty, alcoholism, deprivation, or an illness that brings one close to death. Being given a monkey as a gift means overcoming and capturing an enemy, or it may signify betrayal of a trust. Carrying a monkey on one’s shoulders indicates stealing from one’s own home or from family property. A monkey also symbolizes a filthy and repulsive person. Owning a monkey in a dream means suffering severe losses, and it can also indicate committing sins, defying God’s commands, or becoming disgraced. (Also see Gibbon)

Category: Objects

A monogram or embroidered mark in a dream symbolizes subtle skill, refinement, and hidden meaning, pointing to intelligence that works through precision and detail. A craftsman who applies a monogram or embroiders a garment represents a learned person who is clever, shrewd, and crafty, using knowledge with finesse rather than blunt force. He signifies someone who leaves his imprint through calculated words or actions, weaving insight, strategy, and understanding into what he does, and whose wisdom is marked by ingenuity, discretion, and the ability to influence others through subtle and well-designed means. (Also see Embroiderer)

Category: Objects

A monument or imposing edifice in a dream symbolizes outward grandeur and prominence that may conceal inner falsehood, deception, pride, or self-exaltation, reflecting claims or displays that are larger than their true substance. It can point to arrogance, vanity, and reliance on appearances that ultimately lead to ruin or destruction when truth is absent. At the same time, if the monument inspires awe without corruption or excess, it may signify elevated purpose and spiritual guidance, representing a visible sign that directs people toward reflection, awareness, and higher meaning, depending on the nature of the structure and the feeling it evokes in the dream.

Category: Celestial Bodies

Moon. (Contemplation, satellite) In dreams, the moon symbolizes a just ruler, his prime minister, a renowned scholar, a handsome youth, a tyrant, or a deceiver. Seeing the moon in its natural place in the sky signifies the chief minister of the land. If one sees the moon resting in his lap, it indicates marriage. Sitting under moonlight and conversing with a friend points to reverie, fantasy, and idle talk. If a woman dreams that the moon falls into her house and she takes it and wraps it like a swaddled infant, it means she will give birth to a son who will soon die, bringing her deep sorrow. Seeing the moon turn dark means the dismissal of the chief minister. If the moon advances ahead of the sun, it indicates that the minister will rebel against his ruler. When the moon vanishes from the sky, it means stagnation in business or the failure of a request to materialize, whether good or bad, and if it reappears, it means the fulfillment of what is sought, again whether beneficial or harmful. A luminous and shining moon represents justice and prosperity. Seeing the moon inside one’s home indicates the arrival of a guest or a traveller. Seeing it lying on the ground signifies the death of one’s mother, while walking upon the moon reflects affection and devotion toward one’s mother. The sun and the moon together represent one’s father and mother. Seeing one’s own face reflected in the moon foretells death, but if one’s wife is pregnant and he sees his likeness in the moon, it brings glad tidings of a son. Suddenly seeing the moon while gazing at the sky means triumph over enemies. Holding the moon indicates receiving a gift from a ruler or a wealthy person. If a ruler sees the moon dim, it means his people will revolt against him. If the moon transforms into the sun, it signifies honor and wealth coming through one’s father or wife. The moon may also represent one’s wife, children, siblings, property, business, profession, a vessel, a ship, or journeys. For the sick or the traveller, seeing the moon can indicate destruction or death. If clouds veil the moon, it signifies a brief illness, and seeing the moon through clouds indicates losing one’s job. For a wealthy person, clouds covering the moon mean loss of wealth. If the moon speaks to someone, it means attaining a high-ranking position. If a pregnant woman sees herself reaching for the moon without success, it reflects her wish to bear a son. Prostrating to the sun or the moon means committing a grave sin, while seeing the sun and moon prostrating before oneself means one’s parents are pleased with him. If the moon splits into two, it indicates harm befalling a great person or the manifestation of a major divine sign in that place. A lunar eclipse, or the moon becoming dull or reddish, signals major changes in one’s life. The moon can also symbolize a close companion, an unjust governor, his minister or aide, a gambler, an oath, recovery from illness, or eye trouble. Seeing a full moon at the beginning of the lunar month, when it should be a crescent, signifies benefit, while the reverse implies harm. The moon may also represent a scholar, astrologer, astronomer, or guide. Seeing it at its highest point denotes honor and blessings, while seeing it at its lowest point indicates the opposite. Seeing the moon in Aries signifies benefit for one seeking the favor of powerful people, though it may be unfavorable for builders. In Taurus, it means losses for a travelling merchant. In Gemini, it denotes profit from farming and livestock. In Cancer, it indicates a favorable time for marriage and conception. In Leo, it signifies poor outcomes for partnerships, investments, or shared capital. In Virgo, it is favorable for health and fitness. In Libra, it signifies loss of fluid for a pregnant woman. In Scorpio, it indicates benefit for health or acquiring new clothes, though it may be unfavorable for travellers. In Sagittarius, it signals a bad time for planting or sowing. Joined with Capricorn, it is an unfavorable sign for construction, laying foundations, or starting a business. In Aquarius, it means a bad time for sending messages or undertaking ventures. In Pisces, it is favorable for contracts and attaining leadership. Seeing the sun, moon, and all planets gathered and shining brilliantly means one’s words carry weight with people of authority, while seeing them without light signifies calamity. Seeing suns and moons on all sides, above, ahead, and behind indicates disaster and defeat that force one to flee, yet without escape. (Also see Astrologer, Crescent, Eclipse, Night)

Category: Plants

A moringa plant in a dream symbolizes a person who is diligent, serious, and constantly engaged in activity, someone who dislikes idleness and is always occupied with work or effort. However, it also reflects a lack of steadfastness and inner resilience, showing that despite hard work, such a person may falter or lose composure when faced with hardship, pressure, or adversity. The moringa further represents a rough, stern, or rigid character whose manner is harsh and whose presence offers little comfort or meaningful benefit to those close to him, indicating effort without gentleness, productivity without stability, and seriousness that lacks enduring strength or positive influence.

Category: Other

In a dream, morning signifies the fulfillment of a promise or the occurrence of something inevitable. Feeling distressed or unhappy during the morning hours in a dream reflects spiritual weakness, lack of religious consistency, or sinful behavior. When a truthful person sees morning in a dream, it may bring good news of a newborn if he is generous, or loss of wealth if he is miserly. For a farmer, seeing morning indicates a fine, punishment, or financial loss during that year. If one loses something and then finds it in the morning in a dream, it means he will present evidence that exposes or condemns his enemy. For a sick person, seeing morning signifies either recovery or death. Leading people in prayer during such a dream points to travel or performing the pilgrimage to Mecca. If the dream implies death, it indicates a blessed end, light in the grave, and entry into paradise by God’s will. Seeing morning and asking for water, buying food, or trading for barley signifies overcoming hardship and removing adversity. For a prisoner, seeing morning means imminent release. If travel plans are blocked, seeing morning indicates resolution and continuation of one’s journey. If one is troubled with his wife, seeing morning signifies divorce or separation. For a sinner, seeing morning means repentance and awakening from heedlessness. If a merchant or trader facing difficulties sees morning, it brings glad tidings and growth in business. Overall, seeing morning in a dream signifies relief from hardship, safety from danger, a good harvest, or gaining freedom.

Category: Tools

A mortar and pestle in a dream symbolize the bond of marriage and mutual dependence between husband and wife, illustrating a partnership in which neither can fulfill the task alone without the other. They represent shared responsibility, cooperation, and the performance of demanding work that others cannot or will not do on their behalf. The mortar signifies the husband as the stable foundation and container of effort, while the pestle represents the wife as the active force that completes the process. Together they point to unity, endurance, and productivity through joint effort, showing that harmony and success arise when both spouses work together with patience and commitment.

Category: Tools

A mortar carrier or one who carries clay and works with a hod in a dream symbolizes a person who covers people’s faults, conceals their shortcomings, and protects others from exposure and scandal. Seeing oneself as a mason indicates involvement in a constructive and virtuous undertaking, striving to build, repair, or contribute to a good cause and to perform righteous deeds. Watching a mason using mortar or a hod signifies imposing discipline upon oneself, enduring hardship, and exerting great effort, often in service to others, even at personal cost. At the same time, seeing a mortar carrier can point to distress, misfortune, and trying circumstances, reflecting burdensome labor, heavy responsibilities, and hardships that accompany the task of building, supporting, or safeguarding others.

Category: Types of People

A mortician in a dream symbolizes the end of a burdensome stage and the transition from hardship to resolution, representing finality, cleansing, and preparation for what follows. If a sick person sees a mortician, it signifies either the nearness of death or the lifting of severe adversity, indicating release from pain and trial. The appearance of a mortician also points to settling outstanding matters, such as the payment of debts and fulfillment of obligations, bringing closure and relief. It further represents sincere repentance for a sinner, purification from wrongdoing, and readiness to return to God with humility after abandoning past errors. (Same as Undertaker, also see Intestines)

Category: Prophets

Moses. (God’s prophet Moses, peace be upon him.) Seeing the prophet Moses, peace be upon him, in a dream signifies that God Almighty will bring about the destruction of a tyrant through one’s hands, after which the dreamer will rise in rank, achieve repeated victories, and will not be disgraced or overcome. Such a vision also points to the strength and eventual triumph of the righteous and the unavoidable downfall of the unjust. If, at the time of the dream, there is an oppressive or impious ruler, then seeing Moses means that God Almighty will remove him and deliver the dreamer from his harm. If a person in authority sees himself as Moses or wearing one of his garments, it means he will defeat his enemy and attain what he earnestly seeks. If one sees Moses while imprisoned, persecuted, or while fearing a catastrophic event, death, a fatal accident, or a perilous sea journey, it means, by God’s will, that he will be saved and will survive the ordeal. Seeing Moses in a dream also signifies the end of oppression or victory in battle. If someone is wronged, anxious, or distressed by members of his own family and sees Moses in a similar condition, it means God Almighty will show him a way to overcome them, and if a traveller sees such a dream, it means he will return home safely. Seeing Moses further indicates trials in childhood, separation from family, witnessing extraordinary signs, suffering at the hands of one’s relatives because of sincere admonition, leaving behind a will for them, or enjoining good and forbidding evil. This vision may also symbolize a love of travel, noble intercession, sea voyages, safe return, profit, suffering from slander or false accusations, weakness in speech, unsteady movement, or affliction of the head. If an ascetic, one who has renounced worldly pleasures, or a devout person sees Moses in a dream, it signifies an increase in wisdom, illumination of the heart, and elevation in rank. If a woman sees Moses in a dream, it warns her of fear for her child, or it indicates a hardship that will ultimately end well, and the same meaning applies if a child sees Moses in a dream. Seeing oneself carrying the staff of Moses means attaining high status and prevailing over an enemy, and if the dreamer is afflicted by sorcery or an evil spell, it indicates that it will be rendered powerless. (Also see Orphan)

Category: Other

In a dream, the main or central mosque of a city represents the king, governor, or ruler of a Muslim land, for he is responsible for establishing divine law and serves as a symbol of Islam and the final authority between what is lawful and unlawful. Smelling an apple inside a mosque signifies marriage. A mosque in a dream resembles a central marketplace where people gather daily seeking benefit, and each person gains according to his deeds and efforts. It also represents someone who is obeyed, honored, and respected, such as a father, teacher, shaykh, or learned man, and it stands for justice, meaning that whoever enters a mosque in a dream will not be treated unjustly. The central mosque further symbolizes the Qur’anic revelation, an ocean of knowledge, a place of purification and cleansing from sins, a graveyard that inspires humility and reflection, the washing and shrouding of the dead, medicine, silence, sincerity of intention, and turning toward the qibla of the Ka‘bah in Mecca. Seeing the main mosque in a dream also means recognizing goodness and acting upon it, and it can signify refuge from an enemy, a sanctuary, a place of safety for the believer from fear, and a house of peace. The mosque’s ceiling represents the close and watchful entourage of a ruler, its open space represents dignitaries, its chandeliers symbolize wealth and adornment, its prayer mats reflect the ruler’s justice and his learned counselors, its doors represent guards, and its minaret stands for the ruler’s deputy, official spokesman, or announcer. If the central mosque represents the ruler of the land, then its pillars signify the passage of time, its lights denote the noble retinue and wise men of the era, its ceiling points to the knowledge contained in books that uphold justice, its minaret symbolizes the chief minister or adviser, its pulpit represents a servant, and its prayer niche signifies the ruler’s wife, lawful income, or a righteous and chaste spouse. Seeing a mosque on fire in a dream indicates death, loss, and political upheaval in the land. The main mosque of a town also represents its pious inhabitants, scholars, wise men, devotion, and seclusion, while its niche signifies the imam or leader of the people. The muezzin represents the judge or a gnostic who calls people to the right path and whose call is heard by believers. The mosque’s doors symbolize trustees and guards who protect people from external harm, and whatever condition these elements appear in reflects the state of the people themselves, which is what the central mosque ultimately signifies in a dream. Seeing grass growing inside a mosque in a dream indicates a wedding. (Also see Imam, Kaaba, Masjid, Minaret, Minbar, Muezzin)

Category: Animals

A mosquito or gnat in a dream symbolizes a troublesome and persistent enemy who, despite seeming insignificant, can cause serious harm, bloodshed, or lasting injury. It represents hostility that acts through irritation, stealth, and repeated attacks rather than open strength. At the same time, a mosquito may also signify a close confidant, associate, or a person of hidden power whose influence is felt quietly but strongly. A mosquito’s bite in a dream indicates receiving money or material compensation, particularly as restitution, blood reparation, or payment following harm, reflecting gain that comes as a result of injury, dispute, or enforced settlement rather than ease or goodwill.

Category: Other

A mote or tiny speck in a dream symbolizes something seemingly insignificant that carries varied and contrasting meanings, representing either great wealth that accumulates from small beginnings or a contemptible enemy lacking honor and dignity. It points to a weak and powerless opponent, a selfish and petty person, or someone of such little importance that he is hardly worth attention or mention. The mote reflects smallness in status or character, whether it manifests as insignificant hostility, trivial influence, or minor elements that nonetheless exist and may be noticed despite their lack of true weight or value.

Category: Types of People

Witnessing one's mother in a vision carries profound significance, surpassing that of seeing one's father. Such a sight signals the achievement of one's aims. For a man, dreams featuring parents, grandparents, or kin are most gratifying. If one endures hardships and then sees their mother, aid will arrive from unexpected quarters. If awaiting a traveler's return, that person may soon come. For the ill, it denotes recovery. If one sees his mother giving birth to him while he is sick, it portends death's approach—for the dead are shrouded, and the newborn is swaddled. For the impoverished, it heralds improved finances; for the wealthy, it suggests constraints on earnings, as a child depends on others and his movements are limited.

Category: Other

Mother of pearl or glittering glass ornaments in a dream symbolize deceptive beauty and outward brilliance that conceal inner emptiness and impermanence. Buying such an ornament, or seeing oneself owning or living in a house made of mother of pearl, signifies preferring the fleeting pleasures and adornments of this world over the eternal reward of the hereafter. It reflects attachment to luxury, vanity, and sensual enjoyment at the expense of obedience, humility, and devotion, indicating disregard for God’s commands and spiritual responsibilities. In its most severe meaning, this vision warns of straying from faith, hardening of the heart, and the danger of apostasy brought about by being seduced by worldly splendor and false glitter. (Also see Pearl)

Category: Earth

A mountain in a dream symbolizes a great and noble figure with a powerful voice, effective management, and strong leadership, or it may represent a son, a challenging and strict woman, or a businessman; a rounded or flat mountain indicates difficulties or distress, while it can also signify reaching a goal, embarking on a journey, or keeping a promise; if the mountain stands apart from others, these interpretations are intensified; a mountain with pasture and a water source serving as a lasting guard post denotes a devout ruler, but one without water or vegetation represents an atheistic tyrant from which no benefit comes, as it is lifeless and fails to praise God Almighty or serve people; a tall standing mountain is alive, whereas a collapsed one turned to rubble is dead; climbing a straight mountain, eating its plants, and drinking its water, if one is qualified to rule, means appointment to a leadership role under a strict authority, bringing benefits to subjects proportional to the food and water consumed; for a merchant or businessman, it signifies profits and a solid reputation; easy climbing yields no dream benefits since gains come without effort; thanking God Almighty upon reaching the top indicates becoming a fair ruler; calling to prayer or praying atop the mountain means governmental appointment; descending a mountain suggests demotion, business setbacks, or remorse; descending with a king and soldiers implies companionship with God Almighty and His angels, leading to victory, war success, enemy conquest, or worldly detachment; difficult ascent followed by descent means distress then relief; climbing for higher status then descending implies rank loss; getting stuck mid-climb unable to proceed or retreat foretells early death; falling from a mountain signifies sinning, and breaking a leg in the fall means disdain from superiors; a burning mountain signals a dangerous person's death; leaning on a mountain denotes befriending an authority figure; living in a mountain's shade means happily earning livelihood from such a person; carrying a mountain represents heavy responsibility for a prominent merchant's affairs; a radiant glowing mountain lightens those duties; a mountain descending from heaven indicates a governor's visit to the area; a mountain ascending to the skies means the local governor's dismissal; throwing stones from a mountaintop signifies insulting others; a beautifully adorned mountain means greater command; seeing a mountain afar suggests travel; an earthquake striking a mountain foretells calamities for the land or nation; for a wrongdoer, seeing a mountain means punishment for sins; swallowing a mountain implies dominating ruthless strongmen; climbing to a flat surface means caring for orphans or tending the ill; entering a mountain cave signifies safety; the outcome of a mountain dream hinges on its fertility or barrenness; climbing and relishing its plants and fresh water means protecting chastity with one's wife or acquiring satisfying knowledge or skill; climbing via a direct path means confronting reality as it is; mountains advancing alongside one indicate war or major dispute among scholars; falling from a peak amid beasts, crows, vultures, snakes, mammals, mire, filth, rats, and similar creatures means ceasing sins or avoiding heresy, especially if escaping into a mosque for prayer or a peaceful garden; a crumbling mountain turning to ashes or dust signifies loss of devotion and wasted life for the person concerned. (Also see Ascending in the skies)

Category: Animals

In a vision, a mountain goat signifies a foreigner who will traverse one's locality. Capturing one denotes receiving money from a king or a powerful, affluent individual—the mountain represents such a person, and the goat the reward. Merely gazing upon a mountain goat implies slandering a high-ranking official with close ties to the ruler. Catching one foretells harm and suffering, though consuming its meat indicates monetary gain from such a person.

Category: Earth

Mountain trails, deep valleys, or narrow canyons in a dream symbolize hidden dangers and crooked paths, representing deception, betrayal, and treachery that are concealed beneath the surface. They point to situations where appearances are misleading and where one may be lured into traps through false promises, secret plots, or cunning schemes. Such terrain reflects uncertainty, ambush, and moral or social trickery, warning of perfidy in relationships or dealings and advising caution, vigilance, and discernment when navigating matters that seem difficult, obscure, or shadowed by doubt. (Also see Aqiq canyons)

Category: Animals

In a dream, a mouse symbolizes a corrupt and sinful woman, a thief, or someone who takes pleasure in exposing people’s private affairs. Seeing a large group of mice inside one’s house indicates wealth and prosperity. If a mouse is seen playing inside a house where food is abundant, it signifies relief and financial gain. When a mouse leaves the house in a dream, it means that blessings will depart and income will decrease. Keeping a mouse as a pet signifies having a servant or housekeeper. A black mouse and a white mouse represent night and day, and seeing either one active during daylight indicates long life. A mouse gnawing on one’s clothes means declaring one’s intentions or plans. A mouse digging a hole signifies a thief. A mouse may also represent a girlfriend, an opportunistic woman, or a female companion concealing her true motives. Catching a mouse means befriending a woman or entering into marriage. Mice can also signify joy and excitement, unless they are of mixed colors. They may represent members of one’s household as well. Killing or capturing a mouse means taking advantage of a woman. Throwing a stone or shooting an arrow at a mouse signifies slander, backbiting a despicable woman, or engaging in unlawful correspondence with her. Seeing many mice in a well or near sloping land indicates approaching the end of life. A large number of mice in one’s house may also signify a gathering of women or hosting a celebration. A mouse inside one’s shirt represents a female friend from whom no good is expected. The skin of a mouse signifies a small amount of money taken from a vile woman.

Category: Other

A mouse hole, den, lair, or burrow in a dream symbolizes deviation and hidden paths, representing the pursuit of innovations in religious practice or attachment to misguided leaders who introduce false ideas and lead people away from the straight path. It reflects secrecy, concealment, and adherence to beliefs or behaviors that lack sound foundation and spread corruption quietly. Such a den may also signify charcoal, pointing to something dark, burned, or reduced from its original state. If an animal is seen emerging from a hole or den, it indicates that the dreamer will speak words or express behavior that mirrors the nature and character of that animal, revealing inner traits, moral qualities, or base instincts that were previously hidden.

Category: Human Body

Shaving, trimming, or grooming one’s moustache in a dream signifies reducing burdens and worries. A moustache may also symbolize money. A poorly cut moustache indicates an accident or financial loss. Having an unusually long moustache signifies opposing common ways, an illness that prevents eating solid food, or engaging in religious innovation. An excessively long and unattractive moustache points to hardship, sorrow, distress, alcoholism, withholding others’ rights, refusing to give charity, or neglecting the obligatory alms. For someone accustomed to shaving, removing the moustache signifies comfort and relief from grief. If a person dislikes shaving but sees himself doing so, it indicates loss of status, a damaged reputation, poverty, or business decline. A short or thin moustache signifies weakness or laziness.

Category: Human Body

In a dream, the mouth represents one’s entire life from beginning to end, as well as the path of livelihood and the source of strength. Putting medicine into the mouth signifies reforming one’s life and correcting one’s condition. Placing food in the mouth denotes worldly benefit and profit, unless the food tastes foul or is spoiled, in which case it indicates loss, distress, and sadness. Eating pleasant or sweet food signifies a joyful and affluent life. A sealed or locked mouth signifies death, illness, muteness, silence, helplessness, or defeat. If the mouth appears larger than normal, it indicates expansion and increased benefit, while a smaller mouth signifies restriction and loss. A pleasant-smelling mouth signifies good speech. Infection of the mouth points to calamity or business loss. Something good emerging from the mouth signifies kindness toward others. Seeing one’s mouth sealed by an unknown source indicates scandal or defamation. The mouth is interpreted in seven ways: knowledge, a chest, a cellar, a bookshelf, a marketplace, a doorkeeper, a minister, or a door. If a righteous person sees a restraint placed on his mouth, it signifies fasting, while for an impious person it signifies reproach and reprimand. (Also see Body)

Category: Human Body

Seeing mucus or foul discharge dimming the eyes, or finding oneself blear-eyed in a dream, symbolizes moral and spiritual obscurity, indicating gazing at what is unlawful and allowing forbidden sights to cloud one’s vision and judgment. It reflects negligence toward wrongdoing, indifference to corrupt or evil people, and loss of clarity in distinguishing right from wrong. Such a vision also points to hardship in livelihood, financial strain, and diminished prosperity. For a woman, blear-eyed vision in a dream signifies barrenness or difficulty in conceiving, representing blocked potential, frustration, and the inability for growth or fruition in matters where increase is hoped for.

Category: Types of People

In a vision, a muezzin symbolizes a summoner to goodness and blessings, a broker, a marriage officiant, a royal messenger, or a gatekeeper. If he recites the entire call to prayer, it may herald the pilgrimage season. The call itself may also signify an alarm warning of theft or fire. Should a woman issue the call from a minaret, it denotes religious innovation and a grave trial arising in that region. A child calling from a minaret outside prayer times indicates ignorant individuals ascending to leadership within the community. The call to prayer also represents an official proclamation. An unknown muezzin signifies the governor or ruler of that land. (Also see Cock fighting, Minaret, Masjid, Mosque, Ram)

Category: Objects

A mug or small drinking cup in a dream symbolizes what a person holds, nurtures, and passes on, representing one’s progeny and the natural love and care devoted to raising children. It reflects the vessel of knowledge and understanding, indicating the capacity to receive, contain, and share wisdom and learning. Seeing a mug points to nourishment of the mind and family alike, showing affection, responsibility, and the preservation of benefit, whether through educating offspring, transmitting values, or sustaining others with insight and compassion. (Also see Jar, Tankard)

Category: Prophets

(God's Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him, The Seal of the prophets, The last Messenger) It is related that God's Messenger, upon whom be peace, has said: "One who sees me in a dream will see me in his wakefulness, for Satan cannot impersonate me. "He also has said: "One who sees me in a dream, it is as if he has truly seen me, for Satan cannot impersonate me. " He also has said: "One who sees me in a dream will not enter the fire of hell." Muslim theologians and scholars differ in opinion about the meaning of seeing God's Prophet in a dream. Imam Ibn Seerin used to ask someone who tells of such a dream to describe the Prophet, upon whom be peace. If any of the details did not fit his description, Ibn Seerin's reply was: ''You have not seen him." Asim Bin Kulayb once said: "I related to Ibn Abbas, God bless his soul and that of his father, that I saw God's Prophet in a dream. Ibn Abbas replied: "Describe him to me." Asim Bin Kulayb added: "I described him as resembling Al-Hassan son of 'Ali, upon both of them be peace." Ibn Abbas replied: "Indeed, you have seen him." Ibn 'Arabi once explained that the essence of seeing God's Prophet is cognizance of his presence and understanding the reality of his character and example. Thus, recognizing the presence of the blessed being is an affirmation of the truth, while seeing the physical form represents his example and attributes, for being earthly does not change the essence of prophethood. When God's Prophet said, "He will see me in wakefulness," it means: 'Expounding upon what he saw,' for what one sees in such a dream is the truth which resides in the realms of the unseen. In the second saying, when God's Prophet, upon whom be peace, said: "It is as if he has truly seen me," it means that if one had seen him during the time of delivering God's message, the example will be the same. Thus, the first saying signifies what is real and true, while the second saying implies the physical reality and its example. If one sees God's Prophet, upon whom be peace, coming toward him in a dream, it means blessings and benefits, and if one sees God's Prophet turning away from him in a dream, it means the opposite. AI-Qadi Iyad, God bless his soul, interpreted the words of God's Prophet in his saying: "Has truly seen me," to mean: "has truly seen my physical form," that the blessed companions knew, while seeing him in another form in a dream means that one's dream connotes personal interpretations. Following the explanation of AI-Qadi Iyad, Imam Al-Nawawi commented by saying: "This is a weak explanation. A stronger interpretation is to say that one who sees God's Prophet in a dream has seen him in reality, however, his resemblance may appear. Whether the resemblance in the dream is known or not." In a separate commentary, Shaikh Al-Baqlani added: "What AI-Qadi Iyad has said does not contradict what Imam Al-Nawa has said." This is because the first dream does not require interpretation, according to AI-Qadi Iyad. In the second type of dream, which is discussed in Imam Al-Nawawi's comments, one's dream does require interpretation or analysis. This means that since no Satan can impersonate God's Prophet, then whatever appearance he displays in one's dream is true. The meaning of God's prophet's saying: "For Satan cannot impersonate me," implies that since God's guardianship (Isma) is inviolable, and since God's Prophet, upon whom be peace, is sacrosanct, then as he was protected during the time of delivering God's message to humanity, he is still protected by the same guardianship after God Almighty took him back to Himself. Thus, whoever sees God's Prophet in any appearance in a dream, it is as if they have seen him in reality, regardless of whether one sees him as a young man, or at the time of delivering his message, or as an old person. If one sees him looking old in a dream, it means peace. If one sees him looking young in a dream, it means war. If one sees him smiling in a dream, it means that one is truly emulating his traditions. Seeing God's Prophet in his known and recognized appearance in a dream means that the one seeing the dream is a pious person, that his integrity is inviolable, and that his success is unquestionable. Seeing him in a dream, frowning, represents the ill state of the one seeing the dream. Ibn Abi Jumrah once said, "Seeing Him in a beautiful appearance denotes the good religious standing of the person seeing the dream. Seeing him with some disfeatures in a dream, a deficiency or distortion in one's application of his religious duties, for God's Prophet is like a mirror that portrays the one standing before it." In this sense, the person seeing the dream can recognize their state. This interpretation is also given by Ibn Hajar Al-Hutaymi, God bless his soul. Like that, in the book of Sharh al-Shama-il of Imam Al-Tirmithi, it is also stated that Satan cannot impersonate God Almighty, His signs, prophets, or angels. If someone suffering from distress sees God's Prophet in a dream, it means that his difficulties will be removed. If a prisoner sees him in a dream, it means that he will be released from prison. If one is living at a time of economic chaos, and if high prices are exploiting the people of the land, or if injustice is tyrannizing everyone, then seeing God's Prophet, upon whom be peace, in a dream represents an end to such adversities. Seeing him in his beautiful, radiant, and impeccable appearance, as best described by his companions in a dream, means glad tidings of attaining a successful conclusion to one's life in this world and in the hereafter. The state and clarity of one's heart and how well polished his mirror is determine in what appearance he may see him, upon whom be peace. If God's Prophet comes toward someone in a dream, or leads him in prayers, or if one sees himself accompanying him on the road, or if one eats something sweet from his blessed hand, or receives a cloak, or a suitable shirt, or if God's Prophet promises him something, or prays for him, then if the one seeing the dream qualifies for leadership, and if he is a righteous and a just man who commands what is good and forbids what is evil, and if he is learned and practices what he knows, and if he is a pious worshipper and a devout Muslim, he will then attain the station and company of the blessed ones. If the one who sees the dream is a disobedient servant of God Almighty, it means that he will repent for his sins and return to his Lord. If he is living in heedlessness, it means that he will be guided. Perhaps, he might attain his goals in acquiring knowledge, or learn how to reconstruct his innermost being to befit a human being who is grateful to his Lord. If one fears oppression, persecution, or loss of his property and wealth, seeing him in a dream, it means putting an end to such fears, for he is the best of intercessors to restore anyone before God Almighty. If one who follows innovations sees God's Prophet in a dream, it means that he should fear God Almighty, heed His warnings, and correct himself and particularly if he sees Him walking away from him, or turning his back to him. Seeing God's Prophet in a dream also means receiving glad tidings and happy news, or it could signify justice, establishing the truth, fulfillment of a promise, reaching a high rank among the members of one's family, or perhaps it could mean that one may suffer from their envy and jealousy, or leave his homeland and migrate to another country, or it could mean that he may lose his parents and become an orphan. Seeing him in a dream also could mean seeing miraculous events (Karamat), for his companions witnessed and testified to a deer greeting him, a camel who kissed his foot, the broiled leg of mutton talking to him, trees moving to give him cover, pebbles glorifying God's praises in his hand, among countless miracles, including his Nocturnal Journey and ascension (Miraj) to the heavens to meet his Lord. If an ophthalmologist sees him in a dream, it means that he will acquire great expertise in his field and become renowned in the land, for God's prophet upon whom be peace, did return the eye of his companion Qutadah to its place and made his sight sharper than it was by God's leave, after Qutadah had lost his eye during one of the battles with the unbelievers. If a traveller in the desert sees God's Prophet in a dream, or if there is drought somewhere, it means that rain will fall and springs will gush forth, as water gushed from between his blessed fingers when he placed his blessed hand over a half-filled cup to quench the thirst of an entire army. If calamities, starvation, and drought have befallen a land and someone sees Him in a dream, it means that such calamities will be lifted and life will return to normal in that place. If a woman sees him in a dream, it means that she will reach a high spiritual station, honour, righteousness, chastity, trustworthiness, and perhaps be given a blessed progeny, or if she is wealthy, it means that she will spend her wealth on God's path. Seeing him in a dream also means facing adversities, bearing patience, and suffering from one's enemy. If an orphan sees him in a dream, it means that he will reach an exalted station, and the same goes if a foreigner sees him in his dream. If a physician sees him in a dream, it means that people will benefit from his medicine. Seeing him in a dream also means victory over one's enemy, or consolidating and paying one's debts, or recovering from an illness, or attending a pilgrimage to God's House in Mecca, or triumphing over one's trials, or cessation of one's adversities, or fertility of a barren land, or the pregnancy of a barren woman. If a visitor to his mosque sees himself in a dream coming before God's Prophet and finds him standing up, it denotes one's correct religious standing, and it means that he will have commanding authority over the Imam of his time. If one finds him deceased in the dream, it means that a noble person from the family of the person seeing the dream will shortly die. If one sees the funeral of God's Prophet in a dream, it means that a calamity will befall that country. Following his funeral procession up to his grave in a dream means that the person seeing the dream will yield to innovations. Visiting his grave in a dream means receiving a great treasure. If one sees himself as the son of God's Prophet in a dream, and even if one is not one of his descendants, it denotes one's sincerity, true faith, and certitude. Seeing God's Prophet by one person does not exclude the remainder of the believers, but the blessings encompass all of them. Receiving something from him, such as food or a drink, in a dream means benefits and profits. If one receives food whose substance connotes negative circumstances, such as a melon or the like elements in a dream, it means that one will escape from a great danger, though he will toil and suffer from hardships during his trials. If one sees that one of the limbs that belongs to God's Prophet has become his own in a dream, it means that he is following innovation and making changes in the laws God's Prophet brought to humankind. If one sees himself in a dream embodying the form of God's Prophet, upon whom be peace, or wearing one of his garments, or receives his ring, or sword, then if the person is seeking to govern, he will attain that and the people will accept his leadership. If one is suffering from persecution or humiliation in the land, then seeing God's Prophet standing in a dream means that God Almighty will grant him victory and make him rise above his enemies. If one is poor, his needs will be satisfied, or if he is unmarried, he will get married. If one sees him in a ruined place in a dream, it means that such a place will be rebuilt. If one enters a room and finds him sitting there in a dream, it means that a miraculous sign, or a major event, will take place in such a locality. If one sees him making the call to prayer in a dream, it means that prosperity will spread in that place. If one sees him establishing the prayers in a dream, it means that the Muslims will reunite and dispel their differences. If one sees him placing kohl over his eyelids in a dream, it means that he will find safety and correct his religious stand, or it could mean that one will study and become a scholar in the field of the prophetic sayings. If a pregnant woman sees him in a dream, it means that she will give birth to a son. If one sees him having a black beard with no grey hair in it in a dream, it will bring happiness, joy, and prosperity to one's life. If God's Prophet is seen as an old man in a dream, it means strength in one's life and victory over one's enemy. Seeing him in his most exalted state in a dream means that the Imam, or the ruler of the country, will rise in station and that his authority will expand. If one sees his blessed neck wide, it means that the Imam is holding firmly to his trust. If one sees him having a large chest in a dream, it means that the Imam or the ruler of the country is generous toward his subjects. If one sees his blessed stomach empty in a dream, it means that the treasury of the country is empty. If one sees his right hand closed in a dream, it means that the Imam or the ruler of the country does not pay his employees, or distribute the collected alms tax. If one sees his blessed right hand open in a dream, it denotes the generosity of the ruler and his compliance with the distribution of charities and alms tax as prescribed in God's book. If his hands are locked together in a dream, it means complications in the life of the Imam, or the ruler of the country. The same will affect the life of the person seeing the dream, including suffering from distress and adversities. If one sees his blessed leg beautiful and hairy in a dream, it means that one's clan will become stronger, and his tribe will grow. If one sees the blessed thighs of God's Prophet tall in a dream, it denotes longevity of the Imam or the ruler of the country. If one sees him standing amid soldiers and everyone is laughing and joking in a dream, it means that the Muslim army will be defeated and humiliated in a war. If he is seen with a small army that is ill-equipped and everyone is looking down in the dream, it means that the Muslim army will triumph in that year. If one sees him combing his blessed hair and beard in a dream, it means that one's distress and adversities will be dispelled. Seeing him in his mosque, or any mosque, or his usual place in a dream, it means gaining power and honour. If one sees him standing amid his companions delivering a revelation in a dream, it means that one will acquire greater knowledge, wisdom, and spiritual understanding. Seeing the grave of God's Prophet in a dream means prosperity and profits for a merchant, or the release of a prisoner from jail. Seeing oneself in a dream as the father of God's Prophet means that one's faith will diminish and his certitude will weaken. If a woman sees herself in a dream as one of the wives of God's Prophet, it represents her growing faith. If one sees him looking into one's affairs in a dream, it means that God's Prophet is admonishing the one seeing the dream and commanding him to render his wife her due rights. To walk behind him in a dream means following his (Sunnah) traditions in wakefulness. To eat with him in a dream means that one is commanded to pay the annual alms tax (Islamic law) due over one's money-making assets, or liquid assets, gold, silver, jewellery, savings, etc., excepting one's home or vehicle. If one sees God's Prophet eating alone in a dream, it means that the one seeing the dream refuses to give charity and disdains to help those who ask for his help. In this sense, it is as if God's Prophet, upon whom be peace, is commanding the person to give charities and to help the needy. If one sees him barefoot in a dream, it means that one has neglected to do their regular prayers. To see him and to shake hands with him in a dream means that one is truly his follower. If one sees his blood mixed with that of God's Prophet in a dream, it means that one will marry a woman from among his descendants, or that one will marry the daughter of a great religious scholar. If God's Prophet gives someone some type of greens or herbs in a dream, it means that one will escape from a great danger. If he gives him something fresh or honey in the dream, it means that one will learn the Holy Qur'an and acquire great knowledge and wisdom according to the amount he receives in his dream. If one returns the gift to God's Prophet, it means that he will follow innovation. To see him delivering a sermon in a dream means that he is commanding people to do good and to eschew evil. If one sees the colour of his skin tan in a dream, it means that one will think about repenting from his sins and abstain from young people. If the colour of his skin is white in the dream, it means that one will repent for his sins and turn to God Almighty for acceptance. If he reprimands someone in a dream, it means that one must refrain from innovation and follow the prophetic traditions. If one finds that God's Prophet has died in a specific location in a dream, it means that the person seeing the dream will die in that same place, and God knows best. (Also see Visiting holy sites)

Category: Plants

Eating mulberries or strawberries in a dream signifies increased earnings, commendable religious diligence, sound faith, certainty, and good health. Black mulberries represent gold. A mulberry tree in a dream symbolizes a wealthy person blessed with many children. Mulberries may also indicate borrowing money. The mulberry tree can further represent a rich and generous man with a large family, while eating black mulberries points to prosperity and abundance.

Category: Trees

In a dream, a mulberry tree symbolizes a person of elevated rank who has many children, is physically imposing yet ill-mannered, and brings benefit to no one, though he remains respected by others. Taking some of its fruit in a dream means receiving something from such an individual. Being pricked or harmed by its thorns in the dream signifies that a similar harm will occur in waking life. When male trees, tamarisk trees, and shrubs appear together in a dream, they indicate victory and good news for one preparing for war or conflict. For others, however, such trees signify poverty and humility.

Category: Animals

In a dream, a mule symbolizes an obstinate and foolish person, an imbecile, or one of illegitimate origin. It may represent a child born out of wedlock to a foreign father. Riding a mule signifies loss of virginity or marriage to a barren woman. Mounting a saddled mule heading toward Mecca indicates an upcoming pilgrimage. Traveling aimlessly on a mule denotes benefits. A stubborn mule represents a crafty and scheming person. Riding a mule can also signify entering into a dispute. A frail and uncontrollable mule represents a miserly and corrupt individual. Sitting atop the load carried by a compliant mule signifies mastery and control over one’s surroundings.

Category: Types of People

A mule driver or muleteer in a dream symbolizes authority, discipline, and steady management, representing a law enforcement officer, sheriff, or an official charged with maintaining order and carrying out duties with firmness. He also signifies a merchant or trader who moves goods and interests with patience and persistence, reflecting practical wisdom and reliability. Seeing a mule driver points to progress, advancement, and success in business matters, achieved through consistent effort, careful control, and the ability to handle burdens responsibly until desired goals are reached. (Also see Carrier)

Category: Action

Mummification or embalming the body of a deceased person in a dream symbolizes preservation, closure, and the easing of grief, indicating comfort and happiness for one who is sorrowful and relief after sadness. It reflects the sealing of a painful chapter and the calming of troubled emotions. For a sinner, such a vision signifies repentance, cleansing from past wrongdoing, and the resolve to abandon former errors, representing moral purification, restraint, and a return to upright conduct after acknowledging and containing one’s faults. (Also see Shroud)

Category: Action

Murmuring, rumbling, or grumbling in a dream carries multiple and contrasting meanings, reflecting unrest, movement, and change. It may signify the impeachment or removal of a governor or authority figure, indicating public dissatisfaction or upheaval, or it may point to recovery from illness, as inner agitation precedes relief and renewed strength. For one who loves travel, murmuring can symbolize the stirring of a journey and the call to set out, while for contentious or argumentative people it denotes losses, disputes, and the harmful consequences of quarrels. In some contexts, murmuring may also signify marriage, gatherings, and celebrations, where voices are raised in collective sound. At the same time, to murmur in a dream can represent following religious innovations, straying from sound guidance, and binding one’s destiny to a path of error through persistent complaint, dissatisfaction, or deviation from truth.

Category: Plants

Eating mushrooms in a dream symbolizes benefit that comes unexpectedly and without long preparation, indicating longevity, renewed vitality, and recovery for one who is ill. It points to the easing of conditions and restoration of health after weakness. For an unmarried person, it signifies marriage and the beginning of a stable union, while for others it represents the acquisition of knowledge, sound guidance, and useful understanding. It may also denote lawful money, a new source of income, or obtaining employment, reflecting sustenance and opportunity that arise suddenly and bring lasting advantage and improvement in one’s circumstances. (Also see Food)

Category: Types of People

Seeing a musician in a dream symbolizes emotional expression and shifting states of the heart, indicating relaxation, comfort, and temporary relief from worries or distress. It reflects diversion, enjoyment, and moments of forgetting one’s troubles, often associated with weddings, gatherings, celebrations, and social amusement. At the same time, a musician may signify repetition and routine, the cycling of emotions, or sounds that accompany mourning, lamentation, and complaint. Thus, the vision points to alternating states of joy and sorrow, consolation and distraction, showing how music-like influences can either soothe, entertain, or echo grief and dissatisfaction depending on the context of the dream. (Also see Singing, String instruments)

Category: Other

In a dream, musk signifies discreet charity, pregnancy, a profitable trade, valuable property, farmland, fruit-bearing trees, olive groves, or advanced knowledge. When linked to a deceased person, seeing musk may indicate that the person is in paradise. Burning musk as incense in a dream denotes innovation, loss of wealth and esteem, misplacing matters, or serving a powerful individual for payment. Musk may also represent one’s beloved, a servant, a son, or a beautiful woman. If a thief sees himself carrying musk, it means he will abandon theft, for a pleasant fragrance reveals its bearer and exposes what is concealed. Musk also symbolizes marriage, gold, comfort, glad tidings, good news, and innocence. The same meaning applies to carnation, clove, nutmeg, and other dark seeds, all of which indicate victory and joy. Grinding them in a dream signifies receiving praise, while offering them whole means showing kindness to someone ungrateful. (Also see Amber, Anoint, Galia moschata)

Category: Plants

In a dream, mustard signifies poison. Eating mustard means that one may be poisoned, become trapped in a harmful cycle, or gain a bad reputation. It may also indicate receiving lawful money, though only after severe hardship. Mustard seeds are considered favorable only when seen by a physician. For most people, however, seeing mustard or sesame seeds in a dream points to illness, fever, or poison.

Category: Food

Mutton or sheep in a dream carry meanings related to livelihood, authority, and life’s transitions. Seeing a sheep that has been slaughtered and skinned, hanging within one’s house, signifies death occurring in that household or the end of a life marked by mourning and separation. Herding sheep represents leadership and governance, indicating presiding over people, guiding them, or being entrusted with their affairs. Owning or managing a flock of sheep signifies abundance, lawful wealth, profits, and sustained prosperity derived from responsibility and care. Eating mutton meat in a dream symbolizes comfort, nourishment, and flourishing conditions, pointing to ease in livelihood, financial growth, and enjoyment of the fruits of one’s efforts. (Also see Meat)

Category: Earth

Being at Muzdalifa in a dream, known in Arabic as Mish'ar al-Haram and one of the sacred ritual stations of the Hajj pilgrimage, signifies receiving high praise and commendation for one's sincere efforts and steadfast commitment to fulfilling obligatory religious duties, or it may indicate the timely settlement of outstanding debts, the honorable discharge of financial obligations, or the faithful fulfillment of vows and promises made to God or others. Witnessing or standing at the holy site of Muzdalifa in a dream represents strict adherence to divine commandments, earnest observance of God's prescribed injunctions, and wholehearted submission to His will. If one sees oneself positioned directly in front of the sacred station of Muzdalifa while actively seeking protection and refuge within its sanctified boundaries and sanctuary during the dream, it foretells that the dreamer will soon be granted clear divine guidance, his uncertainties will be replaced with certainty, his worries will be alleviated, his innermost fears will be completely dispelled, and he will find lasting spiritual security and peace under God's protection. (Also see 'Arafat, Circumambulation, Cradle of Ismail, Kaaba, Mina, Pelting stones, Pilgrimage, Responding, Sai, Station of Abraham, Umrah)

Category: Plants

The myrtle plant, a fragrant shiny evergreen shrub with lush foliage, appearing in a dream symbolizes robust health, abundant wealth and financial prosperity, veiling one's face with long flowing hair, natural modesty and bashfulness, or acquiring a fine new garment that brings joy and renewal; cutting branches from the myrtle or gathering its aromatic leaves in a dream denotes strengthening and consolidating one's personal interests, advancing toward cherished ambitions, and successfully achieving long-term goals through perseverance; it may also represent encountering a trustworthy, reliable, and profoundly just individual who embodies fairness and integrity; seeing oneself adorned or crowned with a wreath or branch of fresh myrtle leaves in a dream foretells a enduring, harmonious, and lifelong marriage filled with mutual affection and stability; having myrtle growing or present inside one's home signifies continuous and perpetual divine blessings, ongoing spiritual grace, familial harmony, protection from hardships, and sustained prosperity that endures across generations.