Browse all Islamic dream interpretations beginning with the letter N. Each interpretation is based on authentic Islamic sources and scholarly traditions.
Category: Tools
In a dream, a nail signifies a ruler, commander, or authority figure and symbolizes the successful achievement of one's objectives. Driving a nail into wood specifically denotes entering into marriage. Collectively, nails may represent a military force, conveying themes of strength, protection, and tangible benefits. To swallow nails in a dream means to suppress one's rage or bitterness. Alternatively, nails can symbolize an individual who keeps corrupt or wicked company.
Category: Tools
Fingernails in a dream symbolize triumph over one’s enemies. Having long fingernails for someone who relies on them for work indicates prosperity. Long fingernails also signify adopting a course that goes against what is customary and practical. They further represent strength, power, and protection from adversaries, yet they may also point to shame. Losing fingernails due to illness in a dream means loss of wealth or reaching an impasse. Trimming one’s fingernails signifies adherence to social norms, lending money, or gathering gold ornaments. White fingernails indicate insight, alertness, and the ability to memorize. Fighting with nails in a dream represents a crafty individual. Long, well-shaped fingernails denote money or business success. Fingernails growing so long that they nearly break indicate losing control over matters that could otherwise be retained, or the obligation to pay alms or give charity. Broken or chipped fingernails signify loss of wealth, status, or health. If fingernails turn into claws, it means victory over one’s enemy. (Also see Body, Claw)
Category: Human Body
Nakedness in a dream signifies inner purity and transparency, though it may also indicate committing an act that leads to remorse. Removing one’s clothes means confronting a reserved, concealed, yet dangerous enemy who will openly reveal his hostility. Seeing oneself naked while alone indicates an enemy exploiting one’s weaknesses through threats, coercion, or blackmail. Being naked before a gathering signifies exposure or slander. If one is naked among people without feeling shame or awareness, it means entering a venture, exaggerating one’s role in it, enduring hardship, and gaining nothing from it. If one is naked before people and feels embarrassed or searches unsuccessfully for cover, it signifies loss of property and wealth. Standing naked while people stare at one’s private parts indicates scandal or defamation. Nakedness may also signify divorce or the death of one’s wife. Removing clothing denotes loss of rank, position, employment, demotion, or recovery from illness. If a sick person sees himself changing a soiled garment, it means healing, escape from adversity or accident, or being cleared of false accusation. Nakedness can also indicate death. For the devout, it signifies renunciation of worldly life or increased devotion. If a farmer sees an unknown woman naked, it means the time has come to prepare the land for planting. With a truthful witness or valid reference, nakedness signifies performing the pilgrimage to Mecca. Nakedness may also mean donning a new garment. A woman’s nakedness signifies separation from her husband or divorce. (Also see Nakedness)
Category: Human Body
Nakedness in a dream signifies open exposure of one’s inner state, reflecting a tendency toward aggression, hostility, or contentious behavior, and it points to injustice, wrongdoing, or the removal of restraint and shame, indicating that a person may act oppressively, reveal faults publicly, or engage in disputes without regard for fairness, modesty, or moral boundaries. (Also see Naked)
Category: Plants
In a dream, the narcissus flower symbolizes a woman. Wearing or seeing a garland of narcissus signifies a marriage that will not last long. If an unmarried woman dreams of carrying a wreath or coronet of narcissus, it indicates a brief marriage that will end either through divorce or the death of her husband. A blooming narcissus represents a son, while a bouquet of narcissus foretells the death of a son. Seeing narcissus flowers in a dream may also signify joy, wealth, gold, or silver. The narcissus further denotes long life or the appearance of grey hair. (Also see Distilled water)
Category: Human Body
In a dream, nasal mucus represents a son or a daughter. Blowing one’s nose in another person’s house signifies marrying into that family or betraying the owner through a secret affair with his wife. If a mother blows her nose, it means she will wean her child. If a friend’s wife wipes the mucus of her husband’s guest, it signifies that she will betray her husband and conceive a child from his friend. Blowing one’s nose also means settling a debt or rewarding someone for a kindness. Using another person’s bedsheet to blow one’s nose indicates betraying him with his wife, while using his handkerchief means betraying him with his servant. Clearing nasal congestion signifies relief from distress. Washing or wiping someone else’s nose means concealing his secret life from his wife. Eating one’s own nasal mucus means depriving one’s son of his money. A congested nose represents a pregnant wife. If an animal or bird emerges from the nose while sneezing or blowing it, it signifies begetting a child from a secret relationship with a servant or employee. A sable emerging indicates a son who will grow up to be a thief, while a pigeon signifies a daughter who will become insane. Blowing one’s nose into one’s own shirt denotes committing adultery with a forbidden family member or blood relative. Seeing one’s nose dripping with mucus indicates strong fertility and desire, leading to many children. Nasal mucus also signifies illness, a cold, charity, or a testament. (Also see Phlegm)
Category: Types of People
Seeing a naturalist, hiker, or mountain dweller in a dream represents movement and transition through life’s paths, symbolizing travel, wandering, or a significant journey that may allude to visiting a burial ground or reflecting on death and the hereafter, and it can also indicate a union or major life change such as a marriage or wedding, where one departs from a former state and enters a new phase marked by commitment, responsibility, and transformation.
Category: Human Body
(Umbilical cord site) In a dream, a person's navel signifies their mother, father, or alternatively their livelihood, spouse, attendant, or a storage chest. If the navel appears unusual in the vision, it suggests a misfortune may befall their household. This could also impact any of the aforementioned family members or possessions. Should an ailing individual see their navel enlarged in a dream, it portends their demise. To pry open one's navel by hand in a dream signifies unlocking one's treasury to obtain funds for expenses. The navel in a dream also denotes contentment, and may symbolize a wife's paramour, a cherished one, or one's testament. Therefore, if the navel appears comely in the dream, its comeliness will manifest in his life; but if it seems unsightly, it suggests he may lead a miserable existence. A navel in a vision further represents one's native land. Any discomfort experienced at the navel in a dream reflects the unfavorable situation of one's family or nation. If an emigrant endures any ailment at his navel in a dream, it means he will journey back to his country of origin. (Also see Body)
Category: Human Body
In a dream, a neck signifies an act of embracing, a gift with stipulations, a testamentary document, or a bequest with conditions. The neck and shoulders together in a vision represent one's charge or reliability. A sound, robust neck in a dream denotes dependability and the capacity to discharge one's obligations. Lesions, suppuration, or infection in the neck in a dream signifies violating a divine trust. If one observes a pleasing bird perching upon their neck in a dream, it indicates advantages or a justification. If it is an ungentle bird, then it becomes an ill portent or a reprimand. If one sees a necklet, cord, metal strand, or yarn encircling their neck in a dream, it means honoring a pledge, gaining understanding, rank, and esteem. (Also see Body)
Category: Objects
(Collar, Ornamental band) In a dream, a neckband represents niggardliness. A neckband in a vision could also signify a woman's benevolence, mildness, tenderness, safeguard, and deference toward her spouse. Thus, for a woman, a neckband in her dream symbolizes her husband. If her neckband is fashioned of silver, and if it is broad, comfortable, and securely fastened about her neck in the dream, it indicates her husband's liberality, wealth, and patience. If the neckband is slender, then it implies hardships. If it is made of iron in the dream, it denotes a person of strength. If it is crafted from wood in a dream, it represents a dissembler. If a man dons a neckband over a white or green collar in a dream, it signifies triumph in his life and the ease he shall receive from an unforeseen quarter. If he is a trader, it means earnings, renown, honor, and dignity. If he is an ordinary person, then the neckband means attaining respect and fame. If a constrictive neckband is fastened around one's neck in a dream, it denotes a miserly person from whom none can derive benefit. If he is a scholar, it means his knowledge profits no one. If he wields authority, it means he scorns delivering righteous judgment. To employ a servant who wears a silver neckband in a dream means initiating a gainful enterprise. A neckband in a dream also signifies irreverence, or it may be a token of fidelity. If a man sees himself wearing a neckband made of gold, silver, iron, copper, or lead in a dream, it means he has renounced his religious duty, abandoned his solemn agreement, and has become a wastrel. (Also see Necklace)
Category: Objects
In a dream, a woman’s necklace or earrings made of pearls signify a gift she receives from her husband. If they are fashioned from silver, they indicate a bodily illness, and if they are made of beads, they point to disappointment caused by friends. A necklace in a dream also symbolizes a woman’s adornment. When a man wears a necklace set with gold, precious stones, or sapphire, it denotes attaining a high position, bearing great responsibility, or carrying out an important task. If the ornament includes silver coins, it signifies marriage to a beautiful woman. Wearing a silver necklace adorned with precious gems represents a political appointment accompanied by honor and wealth. A necklace made of iron signifies a political post that will increase one’s power, while one made of copper represents ordinary worldly gains. Wearing a necklace of beads denotes an appointment lacking authority. A woman’s necklace represents money entrusted to her by her husband. For a pregnant woman, wearing a necklace signifies giving birth to a son. A broken necklace indicates the removal of the governor of one’s town. For a woman, a red necklace represents a mask. For an unmarried woman, a necklace represents a husband. Wearing a heavy necklace signifies carrying heavy responsibilities or failing to fulfill one’s duties at work. Any flaw or defect seen in a necklace worn by a woman reflects the condition of her husband or guardian, or the trust she bears. (Also see Gold, Neckband, Ornaments, Pearl necklace)
Category: Tools
A needle in a dream symbolizes union, rectification, and contentment, for a bachelor it points to marriage and companionship, while for a poor person it signifies sufficiency and inner satisfaction; holding a needle indicates self-discipline, self-correction, and the effort to set one’s affairs straight, and seeing it threaded reflects finding the proper means, guidance, or opportunity to improve one’s life and mend what is torn, whereas a broken needle denotes obstacles, hardships, and trying circumstances that hinder progress, and a stolen needle suggests prolonged difficulty, instability, or the continuation of unfavorable conditions without an immediate solution. (Also see Sacking needle)
Category: Feelings
In a dream, experiencing or witnessing negligence is an inauspicious sign for an ordinary person, while for someone in a position of power it signifies committing injustice. If an unfamiliar elderly man treats the dreamer with disregard, this portends poverty, and that old man may symbolically represent the dreamer's grandfather.
Category: Human Body
In a dream, one's nerves symbolize their demeanor, conduct, and overall presence. Experiencing irritated nerves signifies deep distress and grief, while a severed nerve denotes a shattered life or, for an ill person, impending death. More broadly, a nerve can represent a master or patriarch, devout piety, a witnessing signatory, binding agreements, sustenance, wealth, or family bonds. Any condition affecting the nerves in the dream will manifest as an impact on these corresponding aspects of life. (Also see Body)
Category: Animals
A nest in a dream symbolizes one’s abode, personal domain, and state of security, reflecting the nature and character of its inhabitant just as it mirrors the type of bird that lives within it, and it represents one’s wife, household, or private life, as well as the limits, responsibilities, and boundaries that should be respected and not violated, while for a pregnant woman seeing a nest signifies childbirth, safe delivery, and the emergence of new life, along with preparation, care, and protection for what is entrusted to her.
Category: Tools
In a dream, a hunting net universally symbolizes deceit, trickery, and fraudulent conduct. To become entangled in such a net signifies falling prey to victimization. Conversely, if the dreamer deploys the net and successfully ensnares an animal or bird, it foretells acquiring wealth or profit through dishonest and deceptive means.
Category: Days of the Week
Observing the commencement of a new year in a dream signifies transient joy, recollection, the departure of grief and trials, or the retrieval of misplaced wealth. In the dream, should the new year's day fall upon a Friday, it portends the proliferation of wickedness, decay, or political strife for that year. If it occurs on a Saturday, it foretells aridity, tribulations during a challenging year, pestilence, and sickness. Should it be a Sunday, it indicates a frigid winter and a favored harvest for that year. If it is a Monday, it means inundations, winter maladies, and possibly a partial failure of the yield. If it is a Tuesday, it denotes a paucity of rain and a bitter winter. Should it be a Wednesday, it signifies dearth and insufficiency of water, and chill conditions toward summer's end and autumn's onset. If it is a Thursday, it heralds a flourishing year, save for the well-being of domestic animals. This exposition was provided by Ptolemy, the astronomer of Alexandria, 367-283 B.C., during his sojourn in Egypt.
Category: Types of People
Entering the Sacred House in Mecca in a dream symbolizes the beginning of a pure and blessed stage of life, indicating entry into one’s own home as a newlywed, and it reflects lawful union, tranquility, protection, and divine favor, as well as the establishment of a household founded upon faith, harmony, responsibility, and the sanctity of marriage.
Category: Mood
Niggardliness in a dream, meaning avarice, covetousness, or excessive greed, signifies falling into sin and moral fault, reflecting a hardened heart, attachment to worldly possessions, and reluctance to fulfill obligations toward others, and it points to spiritual corruption, loss of blessing, and wrongdoing that arises from selfishness, miserliness, and the refusal to give what is due in charity, kindness, or justice.
Category: Days of the Week
In a dream, a night without moonlight signifies idleness, stagnation, or the loss of employment. Should one see the world in darkness with the moon still shining, it indicates a governor temporarily delegating all authority to his minister, attracting thieves and criminals. The subsequent arrival of daylight in the dream heralds the end of such adversity, including lifting a siege, normalizing high prices, or ceasing tyranny. Night symbolizes marital intimacy, while day represents separation. Darkness within the home suggests a long journey. Collectively, night and day represent opposing rulers, competitors, an atheist versus a believer, comfort versus toil, sexual pleasure versus divorce, economic stagnation versus business and travel (often with hypocrisy), and death versus life and resurrection. Interpreted together, they may also signify the two recording angels. For a sick person, dawn promises recovery or death; for a prisoner, release; for a sinner, repentance; for a stagnant merchant, the sale of goods—though nightfall could indicate the opposite. Night further denotes life's constant changes, poverty, hunger, starvation, or death, as well as wisdom, protocols, or regrettable indulgences, and can signify changing times or trends. Symbolically, night may represent an African woman or a pregnant woman, an evening gown, veiling difficulties and seeking refuge—though for a traveler, it means injustice and ignorance. Finally, night can denote devotion, a night vigil, achieving a goal, or reuniting with loved ones. (Also see Darkness, Evening, Moon, Night of power)
Category: Types of People
Standing as a night guard in a dream symbolizes vigilance of the heart, obedience to God’s commands, and steadfastness upon the path of righteousness, indicating protection from wrongdoing, watchfulness over one’s faith, and commitment to lawful conduct, and if a sick person sees himself returning from his night guard duty, it signifies relief, restoration of strength, and recovery from illness, along with the lifting of hardship and the return of well-being by God’s leave.
Category: Days of the Week
Seeing or experiencing the Night of Power in a dream, the blessed night in which the Holy Qur’an was revealed, signifies the fulfillment of wishes and prayers, the granting of immense favor and mercy, and the attainment of what one seeks, even if the desire is for sovereignty, great wealth, or an extraordinary blessing, and the same meaning applies to witnessing a celebration of the Night of the Nocturnal Journey when the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, ascended to the heavens, as well as seeing the eve of Friday in a dream, all of which point to acceptance of supplication, elevation in rank, divine generosity, and the opening of doors to success and spiritual honor.
Category: Animals
A nightingale in a dream symbolizes a wealthy and refined person, whether man or woman, distinguished by eloquence, grace, and a pleasant voice, and it also signifies the blessing of having a young son who beautifully recites the Holy Qur’an in his early childhood, reflecting purity, talent, and divine favor, and if one sees himself as a nightingale, it indicates dependence on a trusted assistant or advisor for sound counsel, wisdom, and skillful management of one’s affairs and business, as well as the use of gentle speech, intelligence, and harmony to achieve success and stability.
Category: Human Body
In Islamic dream interpretation, particularly drawing from traditional sources like those attributed to Ibn Sirin and other classical scholars, the nipple of the female breast symbolizes one's personal wardrobe, adornments, or private possessions, reflecting aspects of dignity, provision, and family life rooted in Arabic cultural symbolism where the breast often denotes daughters, wives, or prosperity. If water or milk emerges from it in a dream, this signifies discovering a suitable and compatible husband, as milk represents innate fitrah, nourishment, blessing, and lawful sustenance in Islamic tradition, akin to the Quranic emphasis on breastfeeding as a bond of mercy and kinship. Conversely, if nothing flows or it appears dry, it may indicate the sorrowful loss of a child or the separation from a sister, symbolizing diminished familial bonds, bereavement, or interrupted provision in line with interpretations linking breast transformations or emptiness to affliction and offspring-related trials.
Category: Animals
In Islamic dream interpretation, rooted in the classical traditions attributed to scholars like Ibn Sirin and reflecting Arabic cultural symbolism where vermin often denote lowly enemies, worries, or worldly tribulations akin to the plagues mentioned in Quranic narratives of affliction and impurity, lice eggs or nits symbolize despicable, contemptible, and insignificant people who harbor envy or malice yet lack real power, much like parasites that annoy without destroying. Seeing them in a dream points to the emergence of such petty adversaries or minor troubles in one's life, often linked to family or household matters. If the dreamer encounters these nits and finds himself unable to remove or eradicate them, it signifies that base and ignoble individuals will covetously pursue or harass his wife, seeking to undermine her honor or the marital bond through gossip, temptation, or intrigue, while he remains powerless to prosecute, confront, or fully evade them, reflecting a state of frustration, weakened authority, or trials in protecting one's household in accordance with the emphasis in Islamic teachings on safeguarding family dignity and warding off fitnah. (Also see Lice)
Category: Prophets
Seeing God’s prophet Noah, upon whom be peace, in a dream signifies long life marked by trials, hardship, and endurance, followed by triumph and divine reward, and it reflects patience, gratitude, and contentment with God’s decree, even if one is tested through family matters such as children born from a difficult or disgraceful spouse, while remaining thankful to God Almighty for His gifts. It is said that whoever sees the Prophet Noah in a dream will become a learned person, devoted to worship, obedient to his Lord, and distinguished by patience, perseverance, and forbearance, ultimately gaining victory over enemies and receiving a great bounty from God. Such a dream also indicates that companions or followers may oppose and disobey the dreamer, yet by God’s leave he will prevail over them. Seeing the Prophet Noah likewise symbolizes rain and floods, numerous enemies, jealousy and envy from neighbors, and widespread hostility, though in the end these adversaries will suffer divine punishment while the dreamer is saved from their harm. It also points to the destruction of unbelievers and the victory of believers, and seeing him aboard a ship means rescue from destruction and salvation from drowning for all who are with him. This vision further denotes confrontation with a powerful army of unbelievers, their arrogance, verbal and physical abuse of the faithful, persecution of the weak, weakness of people’s faith, and lack of trust in God Almighty, while also symbolizing a lifetime devoted to worship, servitude, enjoining good, and forbidding evil. If a ruler sees the Prophet Noah in a dream, it means his subjects will rebel against him. The dream may also signify weeping and lamentation, family disputes, rising prices, relief after distress, hardships, and having stubborn or disobedient children. It can represent prosperity in trade, agriculture, shipbuilding, travel with diverse provisions, or the gathering of different species of animals, and it may allude to knowledge of genealogy, zoology, botany, plant sciences, horticulture, ecology, or the study of animals. Seeing the Prophet Noah may also indicate regret, sorrow, repentance for one’s behavior toward family, a son straying from God’s path, or even the death of a son due to disobedience, and if a woman sees the Prophet Noah or the Prophet Lot in a dream, it means she disobeys her husband and follows her own family and clan, whereas seeing Egypt’s Pharaoh indicates that she is a sincere worshipper and a truly obedient believer in God Almighty.
Category: Earth
Noah’s Ark in a dream symbolizes divine mercy, safety, and deliverance, indicating happiness, joy, celebration, and the lifting of distress, worries, and hardship, and it represents salvation from danger, protection from overwhelming trials, and refuge from ruin, while also signifying a wedding, the beginning of a blessed union, attainment of leadership or a high position, and triumph over enemies, along with guidance, patience, and ultimate success after enduring adversity. (Also see Noah, Ship)
Category: Other
Noise in a dream symbolizes collective agitation and public expression, indicating social unrest, turmoil, or widespread disturbance, and it may point to witnessing or becoming involved in a public outcry, mass reaction, or disorder that affects many people, while it can also signify participation in a religious celebration, communal gathering, or a significant public event in which the concerns, interests, or emotions of the entire community are engaged and made manifest. (Also see Shout)
Category: Drinks
Consuming wine that contains no alcohol in a dream denotes anguish, grief, a miserable existence, penury, or unforeseen financial outlay. In a vision, partaking of non-alcoholic wine also symbolizes permissible wealth gained through one's labor and exertion. Conversely, drinking fermented beverages in a dream signifies money obtained through harsh speech and contention, and for a ruler in his dream, it presages the loss of his position. Intoxicating liquors in a dream denote funds of dubious origin, or they may signify affliction or despondency. (Also see Wine)
Category: Other
A noria or water wheel in a dream symbolizes a loyal and trustworthy servant who reliably carries out duties, while the turning water wheel itself represents the ebb and flow of business, shifts in livelihood, and the recurring changes and cycles that affect people’s lives, indicating periods of gain and loss, movement and pause, and the continuous rotation of circumstances by divine decree. (Also see Water wheel)
Category: Human Body
In a dream, the nose symbolizes the sense of smell and embodies comfort through the vital intake of oxygen, with the act of breathing representing liveliness and tranquility; specifically inhaling a sweet fragrance signifies immediate satisfaction. The nose also denotes an element of personal beauty or adornment, such as wealth, or pride in one's father, son, brother, wife, just partner, or employee. A beautiful nose reflects favorable life conditions, while a large nose indicates oppression or compulsion. Smelling a pleasant fragrance suggests rising in status. Having multiple noses signifies renewed comfort. A nose transformed into iron or gold foretells illness, adversity, or a potential crime. Additionally, the nose can represent news, espionage, buttocks, or the uterus. A shrinking nose denotes arrogance, a crooked one implies stupidity and humiliation, and an expanding one indicates folly. The nose also symbolizes one's parents, and the nature of what is inhaled—good fragrance versus bad odor—determines whether the ensuing consequences will be positive or negative. (Also see Body)
Category: Human Body
A nose ring in a dream symbolizes oppression, injustice, and tyranny, pointing to a domineering or unjust person who subjugates others, and piercing the nose of an animal to place a ring in it signifies gaining wealth, exercising control, or achieving dominance, as well as overcoming, subduing, or defeating one’s enemy and compelling matters to submit to one’s will.
Category: Types of People
A notary in a dream symbolizes forceful behavior, aggression, and arrogant display, reflecting harshness in dealings, the misuse of authority, or reliance on intimidation and bravado, and it points to a person or situation marked by coercion, pride, and an overbearing manner rather than justice, humility, or fairness.
Category: Objects
In a dream, a notebook signifies the careful management of one's finances or the act of recalling past events. It further symbolizes an inheritance, a treasure trove, advantages, gains, as well as sorrow, heavy responsibilities, or negative remarks. For someone without employment, seeing a notebook foretells that they will secure a job. (Also see Paper)
Category: Mood
In Islamic dream interpretation, drawing from the classical works of scholars like Ibn Sirin and rooted in Arabic symbolic traditions where the limbs represent strength, capability, righteous deeds, kinfolk, or means of livelihood as alluded to in Quranic references to hands and feet as instruments of action and accountability on the Day of Judgment, numbness or lack of sensation in a hand or any limb during a dream directly foreshadows the same condition manifesting in wakefulness, signifying a literal or metaphorical paralysis of that faculty. It indicates that the affected limb—or what it symbolizes such as provision, helpers, offspring, or the ability to perform good works—will fail to function properly, become weakened, or desert the dreamer precisely at the moment of greatest need, reflecting a state of impending helplessness, loss of support, interrupted sustenance, or spiritual lethargy akin to the warnings in Islamic teachings against neglecting obligations until opportunities vanish.
Category: Types of People
A nurse in a dream symbolizes care, compassion, and restoration, so seeing a nurse tending to one’s wounds signifies healing, recovery from illness, relief from pain, and the easing of hardships, while the appearance of a nurse visiting a healthy person serves as a warning of a forthcoming injury, trial, or difficulty, indicating that one may soon require help, treatment, or support to overcome what lies ahead.
Category: Earth
(Conservatory, Seedbed) In a dream, a nursery signifies gain, yearly yield, or a fecund woman. Possessing or tending to a nursery in a vision denotes triumph, affluence, wedlock, attaining wisdom, instruction in the crafts, or turning away from transgression and reaping the rewards of one's penitence. Should the produce of one's plants transform into gold or silver in the dream, it indicates either advantage, earnings, or that an ailment will hinder the development of one's plants, or it may mean one's harvest will find no market.