Browse all Islamic dream interpretations beginning with the letter S. Each interpretation is based on authentic Islamic sources and scholarly traditions.
Category: Animals
Seeing a sable in a dream points to an ungrateful individual, a faithless soul, or an oppressive person who chooses solitude, hoards wealth greedily, and keeps it from others until death takes him. No one profits from his fortune while he lives. (Also see Fur coat, Fur)
Category: Objects
Any sack or container for packing in a dream signifies journeys or general undertakings. It likewise symbolizes the human body. An empty sack foretells death. Seeing one sack inside another indicates beneficial knowledge gained in this worldly life. If the inner sack holds money, the knowledge is sound and true; if it contains only small coins, the person is still learning and must continue seeking understanding. A sack also stands for one’s private and hidden affairs. Cutting open a sack and scattering its contents reveals that intimate matters will become public and the cause of gossip. Money slipping through a hole in the sack or purse signifies the body losing the soul, thus pointing to death. Discovering termites or moths within the sack likewise signals approaching death. In summary, a sack in a dream reflects what a person embodies or may represent the heart itself. (Also see Bag, Pouch, Purse, Suitcase, Trunk)
Category: Tools
A large sacking needle in a dream denotes a woman, due to the eye through which the thread passes. Grasping such a needle in a dream indicates travel, and if one’s wife is expecting, it foretells that she will give birth to twin daughters.
Category: Action
Witnessing or performing a sacrifice in a dream indicates that the dreamer will honor a pledge, be relieved from hardship, witness recovery of an ill person, or see an upturn in income. If the dreamer earns his living by interpreting dreams, the vision warns he may have misread someone’s dream, given harmful counsel, or harmed that person’s welfare. A sacrifice may likewise herald receiving an estate. Should a pregnant woman behold it, she will deliver a pious boy. (See also Abraham, Isma‘il, Immolation, Lamb, Offering, Ram, Sheep)
Category: Objects
(Look, Load, Command, Restrain, Enforce, Cash, Chair, Symbol of power, Female) In dreams a saddle denotes the close of trials, easing of burdens, or turn of fortune, and may point to arranging travel. Placing a saddle on an animal forecasts marriage sought for ease and fellowship. Dismounting signals remorse after overindulgence in pleasures. An unused saddle signifies a woman. Its presence may also hint at sexual union. Should a dog, swine, or ass occupy the saddle, an unworthy individual will betray the dreamer with his wife. Riding a saddled creature promises steady triumph or increasing victory. A damaged saddle portends death; removing it may mean divorcing one’s spouse. (See also Saddle mount)
Category: Objects
A saddle cloth seen in a dream stands for wedding, appointment to a judgeship or political post, relocation to another dwelling, shift to a new store, or distant travel.
Category: Objects
Within a dream, a saddle mount symbolizes a male child, a loyal and reliable servant, a woman’s private parts, or the base of a residence. Inserting the right foot into it foretells marital intimacy. It also alludes to personal transport, ease, occupation, journeys, a rug, cultivated land, spouse, offspring, lawful wealth, or leadership. Noticing a tear in the mount, or finding it lost, signals selling one’s saddle or vehicle, or the imminent passing of a cherished helper. (See also Saddle)
Category: Objects
Within a vision, saddlebags signify valuable goods, luxuries, or journeys one may undertake.
Category: Types of People
A saddler appearing in a dream denotes a person of strong will who personally manages affairs. This figure can also symbolize a pious individual, a ceremonial leader, or the one who calls for matrimonial rites.
Category: Action
To saddle a riding animal incorrectly in a dream indicates forcing a burden upon oneself or others, or undertaking a futile and insufficient endeavor.
Category: Plants
(Dye, Orange blossom) Seeing safflower in a dream represents a joyful gathering that will be cut short or succeeded by distressing tidings. It also symbolizes one's instruments of labor, a declaration of conflict, the overthrow of warmongers, and the part women play in inciting strife. If safflower is cultivated around the spiny astragalus shrub in the vision, it foretells unlooked-for and abundant gain.
Category: Plants
(Scent, Fragrance, Stigma) In a dream, dried saffron that leaves no mark on the skin or garment signifies praising, honoring, or speaking well of another. If its hue does stain the skin or clothing, it portends sickness. Pulverizing the dried purple saffron blossoms for use as a powder or perfume ingredient denotes a grave malady; many will supplicate for the afflicted person's recovery without success. Some interpretations hold that saffron signifies advantage, unless it contacts and discolors one's skin. Grinding saffron in a vision can mean creating something that brings wonder and pride, yet this endeavor will be followed by serious illness. It may also represent sickness, revealing hidden matters, disclosing private news, actions that yield joy, pursuit of learning, or gaining wisdom. If a woman dreams she is grinding saffron, it suggests she has inclination toward her own gender.
Category: Other
(Arb. The area between Safa and Marwa, Pilgrimage rites) Walking between the hills of Safa and Marwa in a dream signifies one's virtue and integrity. It also suggests making peace between two parties, ending a dispute, acting as an intermediary, or establishing a fair and harmonious resolution. Should a judge perform this walk in the vision, it denotes he will administer justice with fairness. For a husband, it means treating his wife with equity or being dutiful to his parents. If the dreamer is sick, it indicates recovery from illness and resuming one's livelihood.
Category: Types of People
A sail maker seen in a dream symbolizes journeys, readying oneself to launch an enterprise, outfitting a significant undertaking, or entering into marriage.
Category: Objects
(Commander, Director, Vessel) In a dream, a ship's sails stand for its commander, or they may represent a capable director, or they can signify acquiring authority. To witness sails being hoisted in one's honor means attaining power, command, respect, and high status. If a ruler or military leader has this vision, it signifies maintaining strength and safety from adversaries.
Category: Animals
(Falcon, Hawk) In a dream, a saker falcon represents a son, elevated station, power, or a person of esteem, dignity, and imposing presence from a noble line, though he may act oppressively. If a saker pursues the dreamer, it warns of angering a bold and resolute man who follows through on his word. Seeing a saker without conflict denotes gain, an interpretation shared by most birds or beasts of prey. Possessing a well-trained, obedient hunting saker means acquiring authority, or becoming tyrannical and impious. Owning a disobedient saker that will not hunt foretells a son who will reach maturity and become self-reliant. A saker can also symbolize strength, status, triumph, achieving objectives, hardships, death, imprisonment, bonds, ornamentation, or curbing one's expenditures. A trained saker further represents an eloquent scholar, in contrast to an untamed one in the dream.
Category: Action
If one dreams of being sold as a captive in a slave market, it signifies honor when the purchaser is a woman, and trials when the buyer is a man. The greater the price fetched at auction, the more favorable or adverse one's fortune becomes. In the vision, the more the buyer loses, the better for the one sold, and conversely. There is a distinction between being auctioned and being sold; auctioning portends harm. To sell is to relinquish. In a dream, the buyer and seller exchange roles. Selling implies ascribing worth and merit to goods. If the item sold is worldly, then preference is given to one's rewards in the afterlife. Selling also denotes swapping one state for another. Bartering in a dream, however, means exchanging the usefulness of items or partaking in them. For instance, trading something worthless for something valuable, if the dreamer is a fighter, signifies dying a martyr. Selling a free person indicates a shift in authority and arriving at a commendable outcome, as occurred in the tale of Joseph, son of Jacob, peace be upon them both.
Category: Types of People
If one dreams of swearing falsely or making untrue assertions to promote his wares, it means he will adopt a life of falsehood and act against his conscience. This encompasses bias, devaluing items, using dishonest measures, or profiting from usury. A wheat seller denotes a person devoted to worldly life with little concern for the hereafter. Receiving payment for goods or casting aside profits from a sale may be a meritorious act. Selling yarn signifies travel. Selling salt indicates additional income. Selling costly garments and refusing payment represents a trustworthy individual who will achieve a lofty station. A fruit seller signifies a diligent man who prioritizes his faith over worldly matters. A seller of aromatic herbs denotes a tender-hearted man prone to tears, or a Qur'an reciter whose emotional delivery moves his audience. A bird seller represents a procurer, while a lead seller signifies a person with modest ambitions.
Category: Prophets
(The prophet Salih, peace be upon him, a descendant of the Thamud people, son of Habir, brother of Aram, son of Sam, son of Noah, peace be upon him. He conveyed God's message to the tribe of Thamud, who dwelled in the northwest Arabian peninsula, in Petraea between Medina and Syria, circa 700 B.C.) Seeing the prophet Salih in a dream suggests one may endure oppression from the haughty and impious, yet ultimately prevail over them by God's will in a conflict between truth and falsehood. Seeing him also indicates one might abandon the struggle against such people after a serious confrontation and evident discord. It further shows the dreamer to be a virtuous and sincere believer.
Category: Food
(Seasoning, Experienced person) In a dream, salt signifies easily obtained money, ordinary folk, and a person of good character. Witnessing a dispute between two opponents with salt placed between them means they will settle their disagreement and reconcile. If common salt becomes tainted, it foretells a plague, oppression, or drought afflicting that region. Salt can also denote laborious effort or sickness. Table salt further signifies austerity, renunciation, and detachment from material existence. It also represents blessings, integrity, and ease. Eating bread with salt indicates satisfaction with modest worldly means. A salt shaker symbolizes a good and obedient woman. Discovering salt portends hardships and a serious malady. Salt also represents equilibrium, the serviceability of things, and the acceptability of all matters, including knowledge, faith, spouse, wealth, children, and lawful gain. It further signifies the calming of fear, tranquility, cultivating patience, and endurance. Salt can also denote medicine, a cure, pharmaceuticals, affection, gentleness, unity, mercy, earning questionable money, or a plot. Receiving a fish preserved in salt brings glad tidings. Olives cured in salt signify retracting a pledge.
Category: Other
In a dream, a sanctuary signifies marrying a virtuous and honorable woman, one who is chaste, protected, and respected, and through whom the dreamer finds security, peace of heart, and lawful comfort. Such a vision may also indicate entering into a blessed union marked by stability, reverence, and divine protection.
Category: Earth
In a dream, sand symbolizes wealth. Holding a small quantity of sand denotes engaging in a trade. Carrying a burdensome load of sand signifies suffering due to one's transgressions. Ingesting or collecting sand represents amassing savings. Treading upon sand indicates pursuing a spiritual or worldly aim, or it may denote a sorrowful occurrence, a conflict, or acting unjustly toward oneself or others. The amount of sand gathered can indicate fetters, a blockade, existence or demise, need or plenty, esteem or disgrace. Sand also signifies exertion or hardship. If a woman dreams of walking on sand, it foretells her husband's passing. If a man has this vision, it portends his wife's death. Red sand denotes an eminent rank. White sand signifies gain for diviners. Yellow sand indicates penitence, recovery from sickness, or constrained sustenance. A mound of sand at a tree's base represents a building endeavor or city growth.
Category: Action
In a dream, sanding represents a person who painstakingly extracts the truth, removing falsehood, slander, and distortion from it through patience, careful effort, sound knowledge, wisdom, and long experience. Such a vision points to one who refines matters, clarifies what is obscured, corrects errors, and restores things to their proper and truthful state after hardship and persistence
Category: Animals
In a dream, a sandpiper represents a virgin, a woman, or a wife, symbolizing femininity, modesty, delicacy, and natural grace. Seeing it may point to marriage, companionship, or lawful affection, and it can also indicate a woman of gentle nature, purity, and subtle beauty, whose presence brings comfort and harmony to the dreamer.
Category: Other
(Rubbish, Waste, Cleaning) Sanitation work in a dream signifies income for those in the profession, such as a street cleaner or refuse collector. If an impoverished person dreams of being employed in this work, it means his troubles will lessen and he will gain earnings from a new job. If a wealthy person dreams of overseeing such an operation, it denotes profit, authority, honor, and gaining the respect of all.
Category: Objects
In a dream, a sapphire represents an honorable, noble, and dignified woman of wealth and prosperity, known for her refinement, high status, and good reputation. Seeing a sapphire may indicate association with such a woman, marrying into comfort and respect, or attaining honor, stability, and lawful prosperity through her or by means resembling her qualities.
Category: Objects
In a dream, seeing a dead person or a mummy enclosed within a sarcophagus represents unlawful or ill-gotten wealth, money acquired through forbidden means, or resources tainted by injustice and deceit. If the coffin appears empty in the dream, it signifies a house of evil, a place associated with corruption and misguidance, or an evil and deceptive person who is sought out and frequented by others engaged in the same corrupt trade or wrongdoing. (Also see Coffin)
Category: Jinn
In a dream, a Sasquatch represents a person of little intelligence or poor judgment who brings harm upon himself through his own reckless behavior. Such a person disrupts his affairs, ruins his reputation by misguided actions, and ultimately drives himself toward distress and breakdown, becoming ridiculed, rejected, and despised in the eyes of people.
Category: Jinn
To behold the cursed being in a dream signifies wickedness, transgression, deceit, theft, envy, magic, division between spouses, neglect of prayer, or spreading false teachings. It may also denote the promotion of fabricated beliefs or concepts. Should one become Satan in the vision, it indicates loss of vision. Slaying Satan in a dream means one will outwit and overcome a trickster and an evildoer. In dreams, the accursed Satan represents an adversary to both body and spirit—a deceiver, swindler, unbeliever, ingrate, jealous being, whimsical, proud, negligent, rash—or he may symbolize a ruler, minister, judge, officer, scholar, preacher, hypocrite, or one's own kin and offspring. Seeing Satan also implies depravity, filth, desire, and lewd temptation. If Satan assails the dreamer, it signifies income derived from usury. If Satan touches him, it means someone is maligning or attempting to beguile his spouse. For one who is ill or distressed, Satan's touch foretells laying hands on material wealth. If the dreamer endures diabolical trials yet remains steadfast in remembering and invoking God's aid, it signifies many foes striving to mislead or ruin him, though they shall ultimately fail and be vanquished by divine will. To see Satan pursuing him denotes an enemy seeking to deceive him, leading to loss of standing, rank, and the fruits of knowledge. If one converses inwardly with Satan, it means he will ally with his enemy to assail the righteous, but he will not succeed. If Satan instructs him in the dream, he will concoct tales, utter falsehoods, or recite poetry laden with lies. If Satan descends upon him, it reveals engagement in falsehood and sin. Presiding over a host of satans, commanding and being obeyed, denotes receiving a seat of honor and being feared by friend and foe alike. Chaining Satan signifies triumph in life, along with power and renown. Being deceived by a group of satans foretells financial loss or dismissal from work. Satan stripping one of clothing means defeat by an enemy. Satan whispering in the ear portends job dismissal. Defying and battling Satan indicates a true and strong believer who obeys his Lord and adheres to religious duties. If Satan frightens the dreamer, he is a sincere deputy and protégé of God, safeguarded from fear of the cursed one or his legions. Witnessing a meteor or flame shooting at Satan in the sky signifies an enemy of God in that place; if the dreamer is a ruler, his secrets will be exposed; if a judge, just retribution for his injustice will follow. Seeing Satan joyful signifies indulgence in base desires, passion, and vile acts. Generally, Satan is a feeble enemy; fighting him resolutely reveals a devout and pious nature. If Satan swallows or enters one's body, it presages terror, losses, and suffering. Satan may also represent builders or sea-divers who act as spies. Seeing them can also mean backbiting or slander. Becoming Satan in a dream denotes one who constantly scowls at others, quick to harm, or who works cleaning sewers, or may perish by fire, or die in heedlessness.
Category: Feelings
Satisfaction in a dream signifies relief from hardship, the easing of distress, and the removal of worries. It also points to sincere repentance from sin, contentment with divine decree, inner peace, and a return to righteousness after trials, leading to moral clarity and spiritual comfort.
Category: Celestial Bodies
(Planet) In a dream, the planet Saturn signifies dominion, governance, acting on another's behalf, holding power of attorney, or striving for such positions. Should one see Saturn near the moon, it indicates contemplating business growth, land holdings, estates, or construction. Saturn also represents a dweller of the wilds who mingles with creatures like buffalo, deer, peacocks, francolins, parrots, or any comely animal; or it may denote a caterpillar, silk, or striped fabric, symbolizing an architect, a caller to prayer, or any obliging servant who serves others willingly and earnestly. The planet Saturn can also portend chastisement, destitution, commercial setbacks, or misfortunes.
Category: Cutlery
For a traveler, seeing a saucepan may signify peril of drowning. A saucepan in a dream also symbolizes the steward of a household, the major-domo, the administrator, the magistrate, the overseer, the tax gatherer, or the director of revenues.
Category: Tools
In a dream, a saw represents a lenient individual or a go-between who negotiates repeatedly. It may also signify a judge, an adjudicator, or matrimony. A saw can further denote the splitting of property, a weighing instrument, or a treacherous person who delights in sowing discord between spouses to separate them. It may also represent a crafty person, inequitable dealings, duplicity, wickedness, an informer, or carnal relations. Additionally, a saw signifies an assistant, power, gain, a public decree, an announcement, a scholar, or a judge. A woodcutter's saw denotes a stern and severe leader. A marble saw indicates exhaustion of stratagems or submission of inadequate evidence. A handsaw represents a commoner, a mill operator, or a dealer in sieves, and the like.
Category: Tools
(Balance, Measuring device) Seeing a scale in a dream signifies revitalization of one's trade. Depending on the honesty with which one measures his goods, a scale can also denote profit or a penalty. Being gifted a scale suggests one may become a magistrate. The same applies if one sees oneself transformed into a scale. If merchants are seen giving short measure, then the scale represents a judge who strays from equity.
Category: Animals
In a dream, a scarab represents vileness and a despicable or corrupt nature, indicating base character, moral degradation, or attachment to shameful traits. It may also signify keeping company with lowly, immoral, or dishonorable people, whose influence leads to disgrace, humiliation, and the erosion of one’s reputation and values.
Category: Objects
(Authority, Staff of office) A scepter in a dream signifies upright behavior, following the exemplary path of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, elevation to a prominent station, or assuming authority. It could also represent an unruly son, a devious man, or a hypocrite. Handling a scepter in play means employing such a person's aid and helping him gain advantage over his opponents. The staff symbolizes the human heart, and the rod represents man's speech. Thus, toying with a scepter means acting according to one's whims. Whatever befalls the scepter in the vision may be interpreted as affecting one's offspring or his tongue. Striking a small ball with a scepter, or playing ball with it, indicates a quarrel with one's wife or a conflict with a deceitful individual. A scepter can also signal the presence of jinn, warfare, ruin, or bygone advantages. Striking someone with a scepter means obtaining what one wants from him through underhanded means. Seeing one's governor or superior bearing a scepter means being entrusted to lead a significant undertaking.
Category: Types of People
(Early followers, Jurist, Masjid, Knowledgeable men, Mosque, Religious authorities, Pious individuals) A scholar in a dream heralds good news, advancement, or praise, and denotes one who practices and speaks according to his knowledge. Seeing an early scholar denotes an increase in understanding, for they were the sagacious bearers of God's message on earth. Their appearance also signifies growth in wisdom, contentment, and delight, and may indicate that one will rise to admonish or advise people. Beholding the early righteous ones and the blessed companions of God's Prophet, peace be upon him, signifies an increase in piety. If one sees a scholar recognized as an authority in religious learning and heeds his counsel in the dream—though in waking life he follows a different school—it foretells an ordeal that will be long remembered, yet his testimony will be accepted by people. Should a renowned early scholar appear during a time of hardship, economic strain, or drought in a community, it signals the relief of their affliction. Seeing an unknown scholar or religious authority means a healer or philosopher may visit one's home.
Category: Other
(Academy, Instruction, Teaching) In a dream, a school represents its instructors, students, a mystic, a doctrinal tradition, or its originator. It can also signify divorcing one's wife and then remarrying her. Additionally, it denotes virtue, upholding divine statutes, advancing a trade, or inviting difficulty.
Category: Tools
In a dream, scissors signify slander, divisive speech, and causing harm to another person’s honor or reputation without due regard for truth or justice. At the same time, scissors may also represent a legal guardian, judge, or arbiter who distinguishes between truth and falsehood and separates right from wrong. Holding a pair of scissors in a dream can mean sacrificing a brother for the sake of one’s firstborn son, or it may indicate two interconnected businesses or sources of livelihood that sustain one another. If the dreamer is unmarried, then holding scissors or a nail clipper signifies marriage. Seeing scissors descending from the sky in a dream symbolizes the scissors of destiny and indicates the end of one’s life in this world. Trimming or clipping people’s beards with scissors in a dream represents backbiting and speaking ill of others. A pair of scissors may also symbolize business partners or shared authority. Shearing sheep with scissors in a dream signifies prosperity, lawful gain, and material benefit. Holding scissors can further point to a dispute or conflict that necessitates the intervention of a judge, mediator, or authoritative decision-maker.
Category: Animals
(Crisis, Misadventure) A scorpion in a dream signifies anguish, alarm, and tribulation brought by a gossip or slanderer. It also indicates one may be tricked by a person with scorpion-like traits, especially if such a person has hair trimmed close around the ears. The scorpion further denotes a backbiter and an adversary from within one's household. If one seizes a scorpion inside his home and hurls it at his wife, it signifies engaging in an abominable and prohibited carnal act with her. If a scorpion assails people in the dream, it represents a homosexual. A yellow scorpion signifies a formidable foe with considerable patience in pursuit. It can also herald incoming funds. Slaying a yellow scorpion means making a profitable investment. The sting of a scorpion brings benefits that will be fleeting. Scorpions penetrating the walls of one's house foretell the death of an enemy. A scorpion in one's trousers denotes an adversary who extorts or exploits one's wife. Consuming a cooked or roasted scorpion means gaining wealth from an enemy's oversight or winning a rightful inheritance dispute. Eating a raw scorpion signifies slandering a corrupt individual or acquiring illicit money. A scorpion emerging from one's rear signifies bearing children who will become their father's foes. Swallowing a scorpion means admitting an enemy into one's home. A scorpion inside one's garment or shop brings distress concerning one's livelihood. A scorpion on one's bed represents a hidden adversary. A scorpion in one's stomach indicates hostility from subordinates or children working for their father. A scorpion also symbolizes a blunt speaker who cannot distinguish friend from foe, or an enemy lacking resolve. Killing a scorpion means capturing and eliminating one's enemy. Seeing something resembling a scorpion that is not one reflects unfounded suspicion toward someone. The scorpion's stingers represent one's own tongue.
Category: Objects
(Lash) In a dream, a scourge signifies meeting one's needs, achieving one's aim, or forcing an enemy to submit to one's terms. If the scourge breaks during a struggle or while striking someone, it denotes loss of power. If its cord frays, it signifies weakening authority. Using a whip to drive an animal means supplicating to God to lighten burdens and ease provision. Riding a horse and striking it harshly with a scourge indicates desperate need and prayer for deliverance from hardship. Lashing a seated person signifies reprimanding him; if he shows fear or shields his face, it portends repentance from sin. If he is unharmed, he is obstinate and rejects sound counsel. If he bleeds, he is wrongfully beaten. Blood splattering on the dreamer's clothes means receiving dubious or unlawful money from the victim. A bent scourge indicates mental disturbance, or an aide who is rash or impatient.
Category: Mood
Scowling or Frowning in a dream connotes misfortune, adversity, or the approach of distressing events. It may indicate anger, hostility, or ill will that brings about hardship, strained relations, or unpleasant consequences, warning the dreamer of trouble arising from negative emotions or unfavorable encounters.
Category: Action
A scratch in a dream signifies monetary loss. If someone is seen scratching the dreamer, it indicates that the scratcher will inflict upon him a limited financial setback, or distress related to a relative, or he may wrongly accuse him of something and later offer compensation for damaging his honor. Should the scratch become infected, bleed, or ooze pus in the dream, it foretells that the aggressor will spread slander about him and bring about a severe downfall in his trade. A scratch over one’s forehead signals swift approaching death. A scratch also symbolizes ill repute, a derogatory nickname like miser, arrogant, or renegade, and the like. Additionally, receiving a scratch in a dream can denote withdrawing or retracting a previous declaration. (Also see Scratching)
Category: Action
Scratching in a dream represents concern, attention, and care for one’s kin and close relatives, even though such involvement may bring fatigue, annoyance, or a subsequent headache. If the itching ceases in the dream, it signifies relief, resolution, and reaping the benefits and rewards of one’s efforts and deeds, indicating that patience and care will ultimately lead to comfort and gain.
Category: Action
The grating noise of a pen in a dream symbolizes a scribe, the act of writing on paper, or marking upon a slate. Such a sound may also represent the slate itself or educators of different levels. For many, hearing a pen screech signifies revealing confidences or tarnishing others' good names in pursuit of personal ends.
Category: Types of People
(Angels, Those who keep records) If a devout person beholds the recording angels in a dream, it heralds good news, success, contentment, and delight in this life and the next. If an impious person sees them, it urges him to amend his ways and associate with the righteous and virtuous.
Category: Tools
In a dream, a scythe signifies profits, abundance, and a successful harvest, indicating lawful gain and the fulfillment of one’s efforts. It may also represent good and truthful news that brings joy and reassurance. At a deeper level, the scythe symbolizes the harvest of one’s life, pointing to the results of past deeds, the completion of a cycle, or the approach of an appointed outcome, whether in this world or the Hereafter. (Also see Scissors)
Category: Other
In a dream, a seafood restaurant (fish) represents adversities, disputes, and struggles that may involve stress, tension, or emotional turmoil. It can signify involvement in quarrels, exposure to evil influences, or periods of anxiety and depression. At the same time, depending on the context of the dream and the dreamer’s condition, it may also symbolize relief from difficulties, the easing of hardship, and the eventual emergence of comfort after trials. (Also see Fishery)
Category: Animals
(Mark, Fastener, Impression) If one sees a person of authority imprinting his ring's seal upon a document, it signifies that he will be granted a significant post. To witness someone stamping and sealing people's ears, eyes, mouths, or hearts indicates that God Almighty disapproves of their deeds and character. If a competent individual sees himself marking crates of goods or securing chests with his ring, it suggests he may attain such an office or become an overseer. If he is impoverished, it also means his necessities will be quickly fulfilled.
Category: Types of People
In a dream, a seaman or the captain of a ship represents a person of authority, responsibility, and control over others’ movements and affairs. He may symbolize a jailor, a leader of a confined community, a coach driver, a minister, an army general, a manager, or a mediator, as well as a carrier or transporter. Such a figure signifies guidance, command, and the power to restrain, direct, or deliver people safely through difficult circumstances, depending on the dream’s context and the dreamer’s condition.
Category: Other
In a dream, a seaport represents a trustworthy and dependable person with whom one may safely consign, deposit, or store belongings in trust. It also symbolizes security, safekeeping, and reliability, indicating a place or person that provides protection, discretion, and assurance, especially during times of travel, transition, or uncertainty.
Category: Food
In a dream, seasonal sweets represent witnessing an annual festival, a recurring celebration, or a time of shared joy and communal harmony. They may also signify the re-election or return of a just ruler, the renewal of fair governance, and the restoration of balance and happiness among people, bringing relief, contentment, and goodwill. (Also see Pastry)
Category: Objects
(Chair) A person's seat in a dream denotes his principal assets, riches, occupation, gain, pleasure, contentment, a worthy son, or a satisfied wife. Observing a deceased person seated at ease in a cushioned chair signifies his abode in paradise. A chair also signifies a binding pact, taking a vow, harmony, serenity, and ease, or it may denote forming a commercial alliance.
Category: Other
(Confidential matter) A secret in a dream signifies matrimony. If someone discloses a secret unrelated to marriage, it denotes entering a business partnership, placing trust in another, or receiving an inheritance from them.
Category: Types of People
(Confidant, Scribe, Chief clerk, Draper, Deputy, Author) In a dream, a secretary represents one who is familiar with the intricacies of an affair, or a woman privy to her employer's private matters, who may be his spouse or his companion.
Category: Objects
A sedan chair in a dream signifies relocation, undertakings, journeys, trade, or a dignified and esteemed woman.
Category: Plants
Seeds in a dream primarily represent progeny, fertility, and procreation. Planting seeds signifies the beginnings of offspring, growth, and future outcomes shaped by one’s actions. Scattering seeds upon the ground in a dream means bearing children in proportion to the number of seeds scattered, each seed symbolizing a child. As for grains that are germinated for medicinal or healing purposes, seeing them in a dream denotes the acquisition of beneficial knowledge that strengthens faith, increases piety, and leads the dreamer toward ascetic detachment from worldly distractions. Seeds of pumpkin, cucumber, eggplant, sweet basil, chard, onion, cabbage, Indian corn, and melon in a dream signify the easing, abatement, or complete cessation of difficulties, worries, and disturbances, and they may also indicate recovery from a severe or terminal illness. If one sees himself planting something that is not a plant, or placing a seed in unsuitable ground, it indicates wasting wealth, squandering property, or investing effort and resources in matters that yield no benefit. Planting seeds in a dream can also symbolize knowledge, lawful wealth, or recognition of a noble and honorable trade. Sprouted seeds represent honor, elevation in rank, and attainment of status after effort and patience. However, planting seeds may also carry a warning, for it can signify associating or mixing with evil or corrupt people, whose influence may shape outcomes just as seeds determine the nature of the harvest. (Also see Earth, Extracting oils from seeds)
Category: Action
Seeping water from a crack in a wall in a dream signifies adversities, worries, and distress that arise gradually and persistently. Such hardship is caused by a brother, a close relative, or an in-law, indicating hidden tension, family disputes, or emotional strain that slowly undermines peace and stability within the household.
Category: Types of People
If a seer who predicts events, or a dream interpreter, sees himself falling into a deep well in a dream, it signifies that he will become involved in the affairs and inner circles of governors, rulers, or people of high rank. Such figures will seek his counsel, wisdom, and insight to interpret their dreams and hidden matters, granting him access to elevated social standing, influence, and responsibility, while also testing his integrity and discretion. (Also see Dream interpreter)
Category: Human Body
(Sperm, Semen) In a dream, semen represents growing, enduring, and accumulating capital, whether it appears in small or large quantity, symbolizing wealth that increases and remains. Seeing a drop of semen emerging from one’s reproductive organs denotes money or resources that will surface or become apparent after being hidden. If a man sees his semen spattering over his wife, it signifies that he will spend on her and buy her a new garment or provide her with comfort and adornment. Owning an earthenware jar filled with semen in a dream indicates the discovery of a hidden treasure, stored wealth, or sudden enrichment. If a husband is spattered with the semen of his wife, it signifies the fulfillment of desire, satisfaction of intention, and attainment of one’s purpose. Drinking water from one’s reproductive organ in a dream represents excessive lust or indulgence in desires. If a man sees a thick yellowish fluid flowing from his wife’s sexual organ, it means she will give birth to a sickly or unhealthy child. If the fluid appears reddish, it signifies a child who will live only a short time. If the fluid is black, it indicates a child who will grow to dominate the household and become an unjust and oppressive master over the family. The ovum of a beautiful woman in a dream signifies happiness, prosperity, and offspring. Semen in a dream may also symbolize the attainment of goals, comfort, and satisfaction, but it can likewise denote wasting one’s capital, revealing secrets, or the loss or death of a child, depending on the context of the dream. If a farmer sees semen in his dream, it means he will cultivate barren land and render it fertile, productive, and beneficial through effort and perseverance. (Also see Impurity, Sexual intercourse, Vagina)
Category: Objects
(Glittering adornments, Pilgrimage, Worldly life) Wearing a garment embellished with lustrous silk and sparkling sequins in a dream signifies wealth or affluence. If the sequins are red, it denotes a revival of worldly fortune. If they are yellow, it signifies riches accompanied by ailments. All varieties and hues of sequins symbolize monetary gain, with the exception of yellow ones.
Category: Types of People
(Military rank) To see oneself as an army sergeant or a police lieutenant in a dream means acquiring authority, esteem, renown, praise, or possibly becoming the caller to prayer in a mosque.
Category: Types of People
(Attendants, Vinegar) If one sees servants bearing trays of food, confections, and fruits to present in one's home, it signifies recovery from a prolonged illness for a household member, or that person may attain martyrdom. Servants in a dream also herald glad tidings. If a ruler, trader, or learned man sees himself eating from the hand of a servant or attendant, it represents his power, knowledge, wisdom, falling ill, or the expansion of his business.
Category: Action
Serving the needy in a dream, humbling oneself before them, lowering one's wings to the faithful, standing with deference before the righteous and heeding their guidance, denotes exceptional favor in God's sight and the prospect of a good end in this life. It also signifies joining the assemblies of the spiritually aware and the circles of the virtuous in this world, and by God's will, elevation in standing both here and in the hereafter.
Category: Drinks
In a dream, sesame oil symbolizes a person who thrives in both worldly and spiritual realms. When lit, its radiance signifies enlightenment; when heated for frying, it denotes something of great worth. Consuming sesame oil or applying it as a salve signifies gain, ease, honor, status, righteous acts, or foreknowledge of an event.
Category: Food
In a dream, sesame seeds represent blessed income, as do their derived butter and oil. Similarly, all types of seeds signify lawful wealth. Planting sesame seeds indicates overseeing a burgeoning enterprise, expanding commerce, a prospering skill, contentment in life, or adopting an ascetic path. Dry sesame seeds signify greater prospects than fresh ones. If the seeds are roasted or fried, they portend more severe troubles and adversity. For a healer, sesame and mustard seeds are auspicious; but for most people, they may indicate ailment, fever, or even venom.
Category: Prophets
(The prophet Seth, peace be upon him.) Seeing the prophet Seth, peace be upon him, in a dream signifies abundance, satisfaction, divine favor, joy, offspring, dignity, and a blessed life by God's will. His appearance also denotes becoming the guardian of a fortunate and significant child, or receiving an important appointment managed with propriety, honesty, and honor, for Seth was the first appointed guardian on earth.
Category: Action
(Exhort, Ordain) Setting out to enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong in a dream means bringing benefit and solace to others. If an ailing person sees himself rising to uphold sound morals, clarify truth, and rebut falsehood, it heralds a swift recovery. If one sees an infant beginning to walk, it signifies that the child will take longer to walk.
Category: Action
Sexual intercourse in dreams carries meanings related to moral conduct, relationships, worldly dealings, and spiritual consequences, and its interpretation varies according to the persons involved and the circumstances of the dream. If a man sees himself having sexual intercourse with another man in a dream, it indicates moral decline, loss of direction, neglect of family responsibilities, stinginess toward dependents, and misplaced generosity toward others. It may also signify the loss of wealth, squandering of capital, or divorcing one’s wife. If a poor person sees such a dream, it points to illness or affliction, possibly a chronic or incurable disease. Such a vision also symbolizes falling into sin, committing unlawful acts, or engaging in forbidden relations, including incest with a blood relative whom one is prohibited to marry. Molesting a child in a dream signifies severe trials, overwhelming affliction, and heavy consequences. Fornicating with a young servant indicates prolonged stress, anxiety, and enduring depression. Sleeping with a beautiful woman whom the dreamer recognizes signifies profit, benefit, and gain, whereas sleeping with an ugly or old woman signifies loss, disappointment, or unfavorable outcomes. Intercourse with an unknown woman represents the dreamer’s general conduct and dealings with people; the condition of the woman reflects the nature of one’s actions and their results. Sleeping with another man’s wife signifies entering into a profitable business or beneficial partnership with her husband. If a sick person sees himself having sexual intercourse with his mother, it signifies his death, for the mother in this context symbolizes the earth and burial. If a woman sees herself engaging in tribadism or a lesbian relationship with a woman she knows, it means she will confide her secrets, share her private affairs, grow emotionally attached, imitate her behavior, or emulate her appearance publicly. If the woman is unknown, it signifies indulgence in sin. If a married woman sees such a dream, it may indicate separation from her husband or widowhood. Engaging in sexual intercourse with a deceased person, whether male or female, signifies death, unless the dreamer is traveling, in which case it may indicate visiting the land where the deceased is buried. Any sexual dream that ends with ejaculation and requires full ritual purification upon waking represents disturbed or confused dreams, forbidden acts, or wet dreams. Sexual intercourse in dreams may also symbolize settling debts, release from pressure, or relief from burdens. Having intercourse with a prostitute signifies excessive attachment to worldly pleasures, though it may also indicate financial gain. Intercourse with one’s wife signifies success, prosperity, and progress in trade. Intercourse with a heavenly or celestial woman signifies spiritual elevation, religious attainment, and closeness to divine reward. (Also see Anus, Semen, Pleasure, Sodomy, Tears, Vagina)
Category: Other
Seeing shade during summer in a dream signifies ease, gain, respect, or entering the protection of an eminent figure. Shade appearing in winter foretells hardship, sorrow, trials, or keeping company with those who promote heresy. Shade also stands for the ruler of the land, a learned scholar, a devout worshipper, a recluse, or a seeker of sacred knowledge. Taking shelter in shade from intense sunlight promises relief, prosperity, or deliverance from danger. For a woman, shade in a dream symbolizes her husband. If an unmarried woman seeks shade, it indicates she will soon wed a wealthy and influential man. Should one feel chilly while resting in the shade and then move into sunlight to warm up, it means his destitution will end, since coldness in dreams likewise denotes poverty. (Also see Shadow)
Category: Other
In a dream, a shadow represents changes that affect a person’s worldly life, indicating either elevation in rank and honor or abasement, decline, and humiliation. It may also symbolize guidance, repentance, sincere monotheism, and deep reflection upon the Creator and His signs in creation. A shadow can therefore point to spiritual awareness, moral direction, and the state of one’s inner faith. If a person moves in a dream but does not see his shadow moving, it signifies deviation from divine law, abandoning what is lawful, embracing what is unlawful, or falling into spiritual corruption. It may also indicate death, paralysis, stagnation, or the loss of one’s senses and discernment. The same interpretation applies if one’s shadow disappears entirely under sunlight, moonlight, artificial light at night, or if one’s reflection vanishes from water or any polished or reflective surface. Seeing one’s shadow dancing in a dream represents falsehood, deception, lying, theft of people’s wealth, hypocrisy, or altering one’s faith and principles to serve personal interests. It may also signify criticizing or belittling the conduct of God’s Messenger, peace be upon him. If one sees his shadow dancing upon a carpet in a dream, it indicates invoking evil forces, being influenced or possessed by them, speaking their words, or acting under their sway. Such a vision signifies trials, temptations, misguidance, and the presence of evil that threatens one’s faith and moral integrity. (Also see Shade)
Category: Other
(Arabic: Tashahhud) The Shahada refers to the sitting posture during prayer in which one proclaims the oneness of God and bears witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. Seeing oneself testifying to faith in a dream signifies the lifting of adversities, the removal of hardship, and deliverance from distress. It also indicates the fulfillment of one’s goals, the completion of one’s affairs with divine support, the strengthening of faith, and guidance toward truth, safety, and ultimate success in this world and the Hereafter.
Category: Action
Shaking one’s head in a dream signifies the begetting of a son at an advanced age, indicating a child born after long waiting or when such an outcome is least expected. It may also point to renewed vitality, continuation of lineage, and the revival of hope and responsibility later in life, following a period of decline or hardship.
Category: Action
Engaging in a shameful act in a dream signifies objectionable character, corrupt morals, and reprehensible behavior in wakefulness. It reflects inner faults, lack of self-restraint, and actions that contradict upright conduct, serving as a warning to repent, reform one’s manners, and abandon disgraceful habits before they lead to public dishonor or divine displeasure.
Category: Fish
In a dream, a shark represents a high and powerful spirit, strength of character, and boldness in pursuit of goals. It may also signify belonging to the upper class, noble lineage, or association with people of rank, authority, and distinction, reflecting pride, dominance, and elevated social standing, depending on the context of the dream and the dreamer’s condition.
Category: Human Body
If a woman sees her head shaved in a dream, it signifies separation and loss, indicating either divorce from her husband or the death of her spouse. Such a vision points to a major turning point in her life marked by grief, the end of companionship, and a profound change in status, responsibility, or social condition, requiring patience and endurance in the face of trial.
Category: Action
Shaving one’s hair in a dream is closely connected to a person’s customs, habits, and condition in waking life. If one is accustomed to keeping his hair short and sees himself shaving his head in a dream, it signifies paying a fine, offering an atonement, or settling an obligation. Seeing one’s head shaved during the summer—when one is used to doing so—indicates benefit, comfort, relief, and recovery from ailments such as migraines or physical distress. However, shaving one’s head during the winter signifies hardship, adversity, penalties, or illness. Shaving the head in a dream may also symbolize paying one’s dues, calming fears, and achieving success after anxiety. Shortening one’s hair likewise signifies the appeasement of fear and easing of worry. If a person suffering from depression sees his head shaved, it indicates the end of distress, repayment of debts, or release from burden. At the same time, such a vision may also signify abasement, humiliation, deception, or even death, depending on the dreamer’s circumstances. If a soldier sees his head shaved in a dream, it signifies the loss of strength, authority, or esteem. Seeing oneself chipping or cutting hair in uneven bits indicates the loss of people’s respect and a decline in reputation. Shaving one’s head for someone who does not usually do so may indicate affliction, illness, or an unwelcome trial. If a woman sees her head shaved in a dream, it signifies divorce or the death of her husband. If she sees her hair sheared, it means confinement to her home or restriction of her freedom. If she sees her husband giving her a beautiful haircut while speaking affectionately, it signifies spiritual growth, fulfillment of a trust, or the repayment of debts. Trimming a woman’s hair in a dream may also signify the inability to conceive children. Cutting one’s hair in a dream signifies the loss of strength or vitality. Shaving half of one’s beard indicates losing one’s livelihood and dignity. Plucking out facial hair is worse than shaving, especially when it distorts appearance or attractiveness; however, in some cases it may indicate improvement in condition or outward appearance. Shaving the backside or abdomen in a dream signifies repayment of debts. Shaving, trimming, or grooming one’s moustache indicates lightening one’s burdens, though it may also point to a minor mishap. If a wealthy person sees himself shaving his pubic hair or using a depilatory agent, it signifies loss of wealth or overpaying for a property. If a poor person sees the same, it signifies becoming financially solvent. Shaving pubic hair with a razor blade represents benefits received from one’s spouse. (Also see Beard)
Category: Types of People
In a dream, a sheep shearer represents a barber or one who removes what covers others, whether literally or symbolically. It may also signify an evil dispute, a harmful confrontation, or involvement in a fight that brings loss rather than benefit. Additionally, a sheep shearer can symbolize squandering money, wastefulness, or careless disposal of wealth, indicating financial loss caused by poor judgment or reckless behavior. (Also see Scissors)
Category: Objects
For those who are attached to wealth, seeing a sheath in a dream signifies guarding, protecting, and preserving one’s money and possessions. At the same time, it may also indicate extravagance, indulgence, or living in excessive luxury. A sheath in a dream further symbolizes safeguarding one’s secrets, concealment of private matters, marriage, or pregnancy, as it represents protection, enclosure, and the holding of what is precious and entrusted.
Category: Animals
A flock of sheep in a dream signifies a commendable assembly, dutiful followers, or upstanding residents. Sheep also denote gladness, celebration, a spouse, children, cultivated land, possessions, abundance, or riches, especially when one fulfills the obligatory charity on his earnings and assets. Possessing a flock indicates increasing prosperity. Walking past a herd means encountering a gathering of witless men. If a herd confronts the dreamer, it represents a group that will oppose him, yet he will prevail. Receiving a flock as a gift portends a governmental post, a title of honor, knowledge, a judicial seat, or a divine favor in one's life. Shearing a sheep's wool warns one to keep apart for three days. White and black sheep both signify gain, though white yields greater benefit. Observing a flock denotes enduring contentment. Passing a butcher's shop and seeing sheep's heads and feet signifies a long life. Being transformed into a sheep means spoils or an unexpected prize. A sheep also symbolizes a dutiful son. If a pregnant woman is gifted a sheep, she will bear a boy. Other small livestock denote worries due to the duty of raising boys, while daughters signify worldly success and profit. Slaughtering a sheep foretells the imminent death of one's son or the son of an acquaintance. A sheep merchant represents a virtuous man with insight who spends his wealth in pursuit or dissemination of knowledge. Having a fat tail like a sheep means one's sustenance will depend on his children's income. A sheep can also signify a pious man.
Category: Objects
(Secretary) In a dream, shelves symbolize one's intimate confidant, keeper of secrets, personal aide, one who conceals the faults of honorable women, or one who provides a respectable front for certain charitable women. A shelf holding rare or valuable items in one's home or shop foretells begetting a versatile and intelligent son who will mature into a celebrated scholar. A shelf supported by rods represents a modest woman who guards her husband's privacy. A shelf also denotes a reliable business associate who works diligently for the venture's success and safeguards his partner's interests.
Category: Objects
(Husk, Peel, Rind, Shuck, Skin) The hard casing of almonds, walnuts, or similar nuts in a dream signifies garments or provision. For a pregnant woman, nutshells portend a miscarriage. A shell or husk represents pretense, artificiality, showiness, and arrogance.
Category: Action
(Bombardment, Firing) Bombarding a person or place in a dream signifies an alibi or a cunning plan. It also denotes defaming scholars, slandering them, or using religion for fame and profit. Shelling may also signify hardships and ordeals. Bombarding an enemy's fortress means speaking truthfully or offering a potent supplication.
Category: Types of People
(Herdsman, Tending) In a dream, a shepherd signifies a chief, an instructor, or an administrator. If one sees himself pasturing his sheep without awareness of how widely they have strayed, it means he recites Qur'anic verses but does not grasp their significance. Herding camels denotes leading foreigners. Tending one's flock denotes serving one's community with empathy and attending to their welfare. Sheep also symbolize righteous men. A shepherd can also denote a lofty station, a position of power, or equitable treatment of others.
Category: Objects
(Armor, Hauberk) A large defensive plate borne by fighters for protection in combat. In a dream, a shield signifies a loyal but disputatious companion. It also represents a person of good conduct and integrity, or a devoted individual who safeguards and aids his friends. A precious shield denotes a comely and affluent wife, or any female associate or kinswoman. If the shield is fashioned from dream material, it signifies the contrary.
Category: Objects
(Vessel, Person, Strength, Parent, Confinement, Celestial body, Deliverance, Anxiety) Witnessing a ship in a dream signifies deliverance from peril, triumph over hardships, recuperation from sickness, or it may denote rainfall following intense aridity. For someone enduring difficulties, observing a moored ship in port suggests their troubles will soon dissipate. Should one envision himself pulling or steering it across land, it indicates hypocrisy or immoral intermediation. Sailing aboard a ship with the virtuous signifies guidance upon the righteous path and forgiveness of transgressions. Disembarking safely onto the shore denotes a life of security, joy, and evasion from foes. A dismissed employee dreaming of being on a boat portends reinstatement to his former station with renewed authority, or embarking on a hazardous journey ending in either demise or narrow escape. Deeming a vessel unworthy of one's status forewarns of impending danger. A sinking ship rescued by another signifies escaping grave peril only to be subjected to a powerful individual, or avoiding one threat but straying if the second ship's commander is disobeyed and abandoned. Retrieving a sunken ship from the depths symbolizes reclaiming authority. If the ship represents power, then losing it suggests diminished influence. If understood as burdens, overcoming them through supplication, alms, or medicinal treatment is indicated. Clinging to wreckage after a shipwreck signifies confronting the anger of an authority figure, potential loss of leadership for an official, or bankruptcy for a merchant. Perishing in the ordeal suggests being slain, with death itself providing escape from a greatly feared circumstance. An empty ship denotes commercial gain. A passenger vessel carrying people implies safety, while a stationary floating ship represents incarceration. Grasping a ship's line signifies attaching oneself to a devout instructor; even releasing the ropes or dropping anchor means remaining in that person's company. Voyaging with kin and companions heralds honor, abundance, and refuge from adversaries. Crossing rough seas in a small boat warns of upcoming danger. A gracefully floating ship suggests contentment, while watching one from the shore brings good news. A ship ascending skyward indicates slowly arriving benefits; descending from the heavens signifies swiftly approaching advantages. The ship's timbers symbolize religious devotees, faith, steadfastness, or complexities. Sails represent its commander; the crew denotes servants; oars, rudders, or propellers signify the ship's motion or the owner's offspring. The vessel's condition mirrors the dreamer's state or living situation. Salvaging a sunken ship hints at discovering treasure, matrimony for the unmarried, or a monetary boon for a government employee. Imagining oneself as a ship heaving with the tide, then calming with the sea, forecasts a prestigious appointment, leadership, power, and honor. A ship sailing on a sea of blood implies adultery. If it founders and some planks remain afloat, it may presage a mother's passing, for she was his original vessel. Purchasing a ship signifies entering marriage. Bearing oars represents knowledge. A flying ship suggests the rider's death, may symbolize another conveyance, or represent a coffin or funeral rites. Dying within a sinking ship promises salvation from hereafter's torments and escape from worldly fears. Discovering a leak means avoiding drowning. A ship can also depict a stout woman, the Bridge of Judgment (Sirat) stretched on Resurrection Day for crossing into the Grand Assembly, deliverance, dispelling ignorance, or overcoming enticement. A sick person riding in a ship's morgue among the deceased signifies escaping life's trials. A knowledge-seeking healthy individual doing so foretells meeting a spiritual guide to gain wisdom and flee ignorance. An indebted dreamer will settle obligations; a deprived person will find abundance and unexpected wealth. If one's ship reaches shore and becomes land-worthy, driving him over earth, it warns of religious wavering, deviation toward innovation, hypocrisy, and arrogance. For a non-student, it portends divorcing then cohabiting unlawfully with his wife; for a merchant, business stagnation and resorting to illicit trade practices. A ship may further symbolize: virtuous acts, righteous associates, companionship with a sage, commendable fellowship, admirable deeds, craftsmanship, commercial inactivity, dread, expectation, redemption, a mosque, marketplace, father, mother, master, instructor, mentor, riches, a home, an adulteress, a vehicle, a spouse, or a servant. It can also represent a tavern where one enters sober and exits intoxicated. It parallels the human form: its hull as the body, oars as hands, bow as head, cargo as mind, planks as ribs, ropes as veins, etc. A ship resting atop a mountain signifies security, escape from harm, or protection from enemies. Sinking in the sea may also indicate becoming an inhabitant of hellfire. Transforming into iron promises long life. Consuming its wood suggests a substantial inheritance or eating prohibited meat. A ship speaking comforting words indicates heeding a wise counselor's admonitions. Seeing Noah's ark heralds gladness, rejoicing, celebration, salvation, alleviation of anxiety and cares, safety from drowning, marriage, a position of authority, or conquering an opponent. (Refer also to Boat, Helm)
Category: Objects
(Blouse) In a vision, one's shirt signifies devotion, faith, provision, or wisdom, and may also convey joyful news. Donning an unworn shirt foretells union with a woman lacking familial ties. When a woman puts on a shirt or blouse, it similarly indicates her impending marriage. A garment in tatters symbolizes separation from a spouse. Should one’s shirt be ripped, it portends the dissolution of a commercial alliance. This attire also reflects one’s spiritual and material pursuits. Wearing a sleeveless shirt denotes possessing piety but lacking wealth, as sleeves represent monetary means. A torn pocket suggests impoverishment. A closet filled with shirts mirrors one’s heavenly recompense. A white shirt worn signifies devoutness and religious diligence. Being gifted a shirt heralds divine favor and gain. A soiled, ragged shirt indicates want, hardship, and trials. A woman seeing herself in a new, loose, and comfortable blouse reflects her virtue, devotion, contentment, and a prosperous worldly life; it may also describe her husband’s condition. A green or white shirt denotes godliness. A blue shirt may lack merit. A red shirt brings renown, while yellow foretells sickness. A dampened shirt implies hindrances during a journey; if it dries, those obstacles will be cleared. A shirt lacking a collar, pocket, buttons, or buttonholes represents one’s burial shroud being readied. A striped shirt suggests embarking on travel or undertaking pilgrimage. A shirt failing to adequately cover the body indicates shortcomings in religious obligations. A black shirt heralds grief, anguish, and concerns. Wearing one’s shirt inside-out signals a reversal of circumstances, or engaging in a reprehensible and prohibited intimate act with one’s spouse. This garment also symbolizes one’s dwelling or refuge. If a shirt is torn vertically, it means relief from distress or melancholy. A tear from the back implies suffering slander or false accusation of improper conduct toward a woman. A tear from the front provides evidence of guilt. Seeing the shirt of the Prophet Joseph foretells a messenger of goodwill bringing glad tidings; for one with eye ailments, it signifies the restoration of sight.
Category: Action
(Shake, Shudder) Shivering in a dream signifies fear and awe of God Almighty, reflecting humility of the heart, awareness of divine power, and reverence for accountability. It may indicate sincerity in faith, awakening of conscience, and a state of spiritual alertness that leads the dreamer toward repentance, obedience, and righteous conduct.
Category: Feelings
Experiencing a sudden shock or blow in a dream that results in pain, suffering, and crying signifies a severe loss, such as the loss of a child or the loss of wealth. It points to deep grief, hardship, and emotional distress, indicating a trial that leaves lasting sorrow and requires patience, endurance, and reliance upon God’s decree. (Also see Tremor)
Category: Types of People
(Beautician, Broker, Woman) A cobbler in a dream signifies an individual who fosters harmony and reconciliation between opponents, an advocate, a mediator, a learned person, or a religious scholar specializing in inheritance jurisprudence. Such a figure carries varied interpretations. Certain cobblers focus on mending women's footwear; in that instance, he denotes a procurer or the proprietor of a house of ill repute. As for those concentrating on men's shoes, encountering him in a vision suggests undertaking a journey or hiring laborers for one's enterprise. (Refer also to Tailor)
Category: Objects
(Sandals) In a vision, footwear symbolizes one's offspring, a conveyance, a companion, a sibling, an associate in trade, or voyages. Wearing shoes lacking heels indicates having a wife unable to bear children. Walking with a single shoe denotes estrangement between spouses or the dissolution of a business partnership. Removing one's shoes signifies triumph and advancement in rank.
Category: Action
Shooting in a dream signifies heedlessness, distraction from what is right, and careless pursuit of desires. It may represent following the path of women, lust, and sensual indulgence, or keeping company with people who encourage passion, frivolity, and moral neglect. Such a vision serves as a warning against excess, loss of self-restraint, and drifting away from discipline and spiritual awareness. (Also see Hunter)
Category: Action
In a dream, discharging arrows is akin to bombarding an individual or location. Alternatively, it signifies speaking ill of people behind their backs or defaming them. Loosing arrows may also represent administering medicine or giving an injection to an ailing person. Should the arrows lack metal tips in the vision, it portends disillusionment. If one shoots arrows and also finds himself as the target, it indicates he will achieve his ultimate purpose of encountering his Lord. However, if he remains among the living, it foretells elevation in status and receiving honor. Witnessing two lines of people shooting arrows at each other signifies that the victorious side upholds truth while the defeated side is in error. Firing arrows at people denotes engaging in gossip, calumny, or idle chatter. Repeatedly missing one's mark points to possessing a malicious tongue. Hitting the intended target denotes accomplishing one's aims or speaking truthfully about an acquaintance. Donning white attire, standing atop a mountain, and shooting arrows toward the East and West suggests gaining extensive authority over people and territories, provided one is qualified. One's arrows in a dream also represent his communications or writings. (Refer also to Arrows, Hunting, Shelling)
Category: Objects
In a dream, a shop represents what a person owns, protects, and relies upon in life. It may symbolize one’s wife, child, personal life, or even the realities of life and death. A shop also signifies property, pride, livelihood, a servant or helper, a means of transport, and the dreamer’s private affairs or closely guarded secrets. Its condition in the dream reflects the state of these matters, showing either order, prosperity, and security, or decline, loss, and exposure.
Category: Objects
To observe or hold a shopping bag in a vision denotes an individual dedicated to providing for his family, or one who acquires for his household what they wish. Such a bag may also signify one's spouse, child, or a benevolent charitable trust established for good works.
Category: Human Body
Shortening one’s hair in a dream signifies the calming of fears and the easing of anxiety. It indicates relief from inner tension, restoration of reassurance, and a sense of safety after worry or uncertainty, reflecting the dreamer’s movement toward peace of mind and emotional stability. (Also see Hair, Shaving)
Category: Human Body
(Companion, Duty, Aid) Being carried upon the shoulders of an adversary in a vision indicates performing an injustice or dishonorable deed against another. If no hostility exists and one rides upon a friend's shoulders, it signifies gaining something from that person. Bearing someone upon one's own shoulders suggests being under obligation to them. Transporting a deceitful person in this manner could point to employment involving timber, such as working at a sawmill or hauling lumber. The shoulders in a dream additionally symbolize one's mother and father, siblings, associates, social standing, or comeliness. Any condition affecting them will manifest in those corresponding areas. They may also represent a business partner, subordinate, helper, or intimate confidant. For someone imprisoned, broad shoulders denote a lengthy incarceration. Painful shoulders may indicate illness afflicting one's brothers. Shoulders further signify one's offspring or the burden and extent of duties one can bear. (Refer also to Body, Ride)
Category: Action
(Summon, Exclamation, Human voice, Outburst, Yell, Screech) Raising one's voice before an assembly in a dream signifies attaining a position of leadership, authority, and influence through a vote, or presiding over others. If one dreams of shouting in solitude, it foretells a loss of power, though his words will still carry weight. Such vocal outbursts also portend social unrest, upheaval from conflict, seismic events, maritime disasters, or the outbreak of a novel ailment that will compel people to seek divine assistance. (Refer also to Calling someone)
Category: Tools
(Drag, Pickaxe, Plough, Ladle, Trowel) In a vision, a shovel symbolizes a spouse for someone unmarried. While she may not conceal matters, she will exert great effort to shield her husband from destitution. A shovel also denotes the alleviation of anxiety, triumph over difficulty, or the settling of one's financial obligations. It may further represent a reliable individual upon whom one can lean during hardships or misfortunes. Grasping a shovel indicates receiving advantages and divine favor, as it gathers both soil and precious items. A shovel can also signify a woman, gains, or commercial undertakings. (Refer also to Rake, Spade)
Category: Objects
(Sepulcher, Mausoleum) The burial places of martyrs, pious individuals, saints, or their revered sites in a dream represent unorthodox practices, negligence, inebriation, illicit relations, depravity, or dread. Beholding the shrine of a saint or a respected elder, or the grave of a venerated martyr, means witnessing events either virtuous or wicked. It may also symbolize the pilgrimage season, religious assemblies, valuable metals, hidden wealth, or votive gifts. (Refer also to Dome, Cemetery)
Category: Objects
(Winding sheet) A shroud in a vision signifies the concealment of one's intimate areas, or it may point to a clandestine relationship, hiding one's deeds while presenting a false front, or it could mean entering a marriage with an unsuitable partner. Donning a shroud may also signify acquiring wealth through improper relations. If one sees a shroud but does not wear it, it suggests he will be tempted toward illicit acts but will resist. Being enveloped in a shroud like the deceased signifies one's passing. If the head and feet remain exposed in the dream, it denotes religious shortcomings and moral decay. The less cloth covering the departed, the nearer he is to seeking forgiveness, whereas a larger, more complete burial preparation indicates a greater distance from repentance. (Refer also to Shrouding, Undertaker)
Category: Action
Wrapping the body of one who has passed in a vision brings joy to a sorrowful person and prompts a wrongdoer to seek forgiveness. If someone dreams of arranging on behalf of a friend or kin to buy a shroud for them, it means he will settle debts and plead for someone who has deviated from the righteous way, whom he consistently counsels and urges to rectify his conduct and beliefs. It also signifies aiding them against need or trials, for death represents the final act of religious observance in this life. A shroud in a dream further implies confinement, or the commission of a grave transgression. Shrouding the deceased after washing the body signifies cleansing it from impurities. (Refer also to Burial, Camphor, Disrobe, Mummification, Shroud)
Category: Prophets
(The prophet of God, Shu'aib, peace be upon him, a descendant of Madyan and among the progeny of the prophet Abraham, peace be upon him.) Seeing him in a dream indicates residing among people who falsify their measures, defraud in their weights, withhold what is owed, and spread corruption. Such individuals will cause one injury, yet ultimately he will overcome them, be blessed with daughters, and live in contentment with them. If the Prophet Shuaib appears distressed or ill-favored in the vision, it may portend the loss of one's eyesight.
Category: Feelings
Experiencing modesty before God Almighty, or restraining oneself from partaking in evil and prohibited actions in a vision, denotes firm belief, benefits, or that one will be granted divine direction.
Category: Angels
Siddiqun is the noble archangel entrusted with interpreting dreams and visions and with conveying explanatory parables drawn from the Heavenly Preserved Tablet. Seeing him in a dream signifies glad tidings, joy, celebrations, and the fulfillment of promises. It may also point to recognizing the inevitability of death, enjoying life within proper bounds, undertaking journeys, returning home safely, marriage, offspring, appointment to a high rank, attainment of authority, power, and victory, or, in some cases, defeat and humiliation, according to divine wisdom. Whatever this blessed angel gives, conveys, or declares in a dream will come to pass exactly as shown, for he is entrusted with this divine responsibility. Siddiqun in a dream also represents the spokesman of a household, the interpreter of a palace, the bearer of royal decrees, and one who has access to hidden matters and inner secrets. Seeing him further symbolizes piety, spiritual insight, healing and medicine, clarity of understanding, sharp perception, and transparency of vision. He may also represent a teacher who constantly refers to knowledge, such as one looking at a blackboard, a librarian, an official or public speaker, recorded registers, written logs, or books, all of which point to wisdom, instruction, and the faithful transmission of truth.
Category: Action
In a dream, a siege signifies an ambush, confinement, or obstruction, and it may also allude to physical blockage such as constipation. At the same time, a siege represents patience, endurance, determination, and steadfast perseverance in the face of pressure and restriction. Seeing a siege in a dream can further indicate eventual triumph, success through persistence, and victory over one’s enemies after a period of hardship and restraint.
Category: Tools
(Screener, Sieve, Perforated bowl, Partition, Separate, Winnow, Classify, Filter) In a vision, a sieve symbolizes understanding, judgment, dignity, status, and distinguishing between what is genuine and what is false. A sieve is akin to a device that identifies authentic currency from forged, a person who measures his speech, an individual selective about his profession, a discerning purchaser, a devout person, or it could represent a hair comb. If a sieve is offered as security or as a bond in a dream, it indicates that the one giving the pledge will fail to honor it, for a sieve cannot hold liquid. (Refer also to Bolter, Strainer)
Category: Action
A profound sigh in a vision signifies embarking on an undertaking whose requirements are burdensome and whose advancement is sluggish and distressing. Generally, heavy sighs in a dream denote an entanglement that will bring about affliction.
Category: Action
Signing a loan in a dream signifies being placed under legal restraint or court supervision, indicating restriction of one’s freedom, authority, or decision-making. It may also point to obligations imposed by law, binding commitments, or accountability that limits one’s actions and subjects the dreamer to external control or judgment. (Refer also to Borrowing, Lending money, Write)
Category: Objects
Observing loose silk in a vision signifies becoming captivated or developing affection. If a person in a position of authority dons silk, it denotes his pride. Adorning yellow or red silk foretells an illness. Should a soldier wear either of these colors, it indicates he will be honored for his valor. If a learned man is clad in silk, it reveals a craving for worldly standing, or that he will misguide people through unorthodox teachings. For ordinary individuals, wearing silken clothes suggests one's actions merit heavenly reward, though such a person may also achieve prominent status and worldly triumph. Donning a silken garment also signifies wedding a woman of noble descent. A plain silken shawl in a dream is preferable to one made of cotton or wool, especially if it is patterned. (Refer also to Silk merchant)
Category: Types of People
Beholding him in a dream denotes festivities and happiness due to the splendid hues he exhibits in his establishment. Observing him in a vision may also signify a community helper, a religious counselor, or a mental health professional skilled in resolving difficulties and fostering harmony. (Refer also to Brocade, Silk)
Category: Objects
(Woman) Silver in a vision symbolizes money earned through toil or accumulated reserves. In interpreting visions, the nature of silver and that of a woman are analogous. A silver coin represents a comely woman. Refining silver implies exploiting a woman's favor. Discovering a great quantity of silver means one will unearth hidden wealth. Melting silver portends a quarrel with one's spouse that will become common gossip. Being given silver utensils or cups as a present means being charged with safeguarding funds or private belongings. The same applies to receiving a silver mirror, provided one does not peer into it. Gazing into the mirror brings misfortunes, slander, and disgrace, for only harm arises from looking into a silver mirror. Silverware, cups, or pitchers, like golden ones, may also denote virtuous acts that lead to paradise, or they could signify thriving commerce and affluence. Seeing costly silver items mingled with cheap counterfeits indicates heresy and dubious conduct. Silver jewelry denotes imposing one's will, or compelling an envious person to reverse his schemes. Purchasing something with silver coins of unclear provenance, or placing them in a silver dish, means concealing something questionable, or receiving a trust one must guard faithfully and return to its proper owner when requested.
Category: Other
In a dream, seeing one’s movements restricted or hindered by sin signifies debts, financial burdens, or obligations that weigh heavily upon the dreamer and limit his freedom of action. Confessing one’s sins in a dream represents dignity, honor, and moral elevation, for acknowledgment of wrongdoing points to humility, repentance, and restoration of one’s standing. To see oneself merely dreaming of sin may also indicate borrowing money, entering into financial dependence, or assuming liabilities that require responsibility and repayment.
Category: Types of People
In a dream, a singer represents celebrations, gatherings, and festive occasions such as parties and festivals. He may also symbolize travel and moving about the land, spreading news or messages from place to place. At times, a singer in a dream represents a preacher or public speaker, for both raise their voices to convey words that influence hearts, whether through joy, admonition, or guidance, depending on the content and tone of the song. (Also see Singing)
Category: Action
(Vocalizing, Melody) Raising one's voice in song during a vision signifies deception and distress. Possessing a melodious voice may indicate a lucrative trade. Conversely, if one sings poorly or out of tune, it suggests embarking on a failing enterprise. A singer in a dream also embodies a sage, a religious admonisher, or a healer. The setting where the singing occurs will be marked by untruths, deceit, and the parting of dear ones due to resentment, malice, and betrayal. Singing further implies wickedness, arguments, and confrontations. If a trained vocalist, instrumentalist, or composer dreams of performing his own works, it denotes gains and earnings. If the singing is harsh or discordant, it may point to unemployment, low spirits, or a diminished sense of self-worth. If one dreams of singing while strolling, it signifies securing an ample provision, finding satisfaction, and holding oneself in good esteem. Singing in a bath or beneath flowing water denotes uttering ambiguous words or engaging in a quarrel. Should a wealthy person dream of singing in public thoroughfares or a market, it foretells a disgraceful incident or carries an unfavorable implication. If a destitute or wicked person has such a vision, it means he has become deranged. If a devout individual sees himself singing in streets or a marketplace, he will encounter fraud and tribulations. (Refer also to Hornet, Singer)
Category: Human Body
Sinus congestion in a dream signifies a temporary illness or physical discomfort that will soon pass. It points to a brief period of sickness followed by quick recovery, relief, renewed comfort, and rejoicing, indicating the return of strength, ease, and well-being after a short trial.
Category: Types of People
Sisters (Bread) Holding two loaves of bread in a dream signifies the marriage of two sisters to the same man, one after the other. The vision points to successive unions, continuity of marital ties within one household, and a sequence of lawful relationships established over time, rather than simultaneously, according to custom and decree.
Category: Action
Sitting in a dream signifies inactivity, idleness, and a halt in one’s affairs. It may indicate failure, disappointment, stagnation, or a state of paralysis—whether physical, emotional, or spiritual—where progress is delayed or blocked. For an elderly woman, sitting in a dream may also symbolize the cessation of childbearing and the closing of a natural phase of fertility and renewal.
Category: Cutlery
Skewers in a dream symbolize the fulfillment of needs and the attainment of one’s objectives. They may represent satisfying personal goals, reconciling two friends, or acting as an intercessor to bring benefit, ease, and comfort to another person. Skewers can also signify money or material gain that is used to support such purposes. A skewer in a dream further represents a butler or household servant who manages the affairs of the home, organizes its business, instructs workers in their duties and skills, and oversees the various interests of his employer with diligence and authority.
Category: Other
(Stronghold, Offspring, Vault of heaven, Celestial spheres, Dwelling, Parent, Vow, Sea, Jail, Instructor, City, Spouse, Marvels) In a vision, the sky denotes its own self. Whatever descends from that direction or emerges from it will come to pass. If flame rains down upon people's dwellings from the sky, it signifies epidemics, sickness, chest ailments, pustules, or mortality and ruin. If it falls upon a marketplace, it indicates rising costs. If it descends upon cultivated lands, it means crops may be scorched, frozen, or ravaged by locusts or other destructive pests. Beneficial things descending from above, such as honey, oil, figs, grain, or coin, signify timely rain and a bountiful harvest for that year. Whatever descends from the heavens, whether favorable or adverse, may also reflect the ruling authority and the difficulties or advantages it brings the populace. Ascending toward the sky using a rope, ladder, or steps denotes elevation, advancement in rank, fortune, and divine aid. If one climbs without a visible means, it suggests dread and haughtiness. If the intent is to observe others covertly, it may point to work as an informant. A safe descent means escaping and being pardoned from one's wrongdoing. A fall resulting in broken bones means a similar accident may occur in waking life. If an ill person climbs and does not return to earth, it may foretell death from that ailment. If he returns, his sickness will intensify and his trials peak, though by God's will he will recover unless he falls into a pit, which then signifies his grave. Seeing the sky shoot arrows that wound and cause bleeding represents levies and seizure of property by the state. If arrows strike only ears and eyes, great trials and seductions will afflict all. If arrows fall harmlessly and people gather them, they symbolize spoils to be won or a heavenly blessing to be shared. Drawing near to the sky in a vision means drawing close to one's Lord, especially for the devout and faithful. It also signifies a plea requiring an immediate response, which, God willing, will be granted. It may also indicate approaching a town governor, or anyone whose favor is sought—a teacher, scholar, father, or spouse. If the sky appears to collapse upon one's head, the roof of his house may give way, or he may perish from an existing malady. Climbing and entering the sky signifies dying as a martyr. Standing in the sky denotes commanding or reprimanding others. Looking down from the sky upon the earth signifies rising in status, followed by regret over a missed opportunity. A green sky heralds abundance and a good yield. A sky turned to iron signals drought or scant rain. Falling from the sky suggests abandoning faith, becoming a transgressor, or being struck by a great disaster brought by a tyrant. If the iron sky cracks and an elder emerges, he represents the forefather of the local community, and the people will enjoy bounty, prosperity, and joy. If a youth appears, he symbolizes an enemy and an evil about to befall them. A sheep emerging means gains; camels signify rain; a lion denotes a despotic ruler. A sky become one solid mass means drought. If it splits and its doors swing wide, it means rain or answered prayers. Reaching out to touch the sky means pursuing a major aim and failing to achieve it. Approaching the lower heavens means worldly acquisitions, profits, and standing in material or spiritual domains. Gazing at the sky, eastward or westward, signifies a journey. Stealing the sky and concealing it in a vessel means stealing a Qur'anic manuscript and hiding it with one's wife. A wide-open sky means blessings and benefits. Rising toward the sky lying flat means becoming wasted or suffering commercial losses. Rising effortlessly without lying on one's back means honor, success, and safety from enemies' harm. Biting the sky portends a calamity, business reverses, failure to achieve goals, or a dispute with a superior. Touring the sky and returning to earth means becoming a famed astronomer or astrologer. Leaning one's back against the sky means attaining leadership or overcoming rivals. Being in the sky in a non-human form means departing this world without divine favor. Hanging by a rope from the sky means succeeding to another's governance or inheriting his position; if the rope snaps, the opportunity is lost. A lit candle in the sky whose brilliance overshadows the sun's represents a solar eclipse. Seeing the sky being built before one's eyes means giving false testimony. Falling from the sky may also warn against falling into sin. Falling headfirst denotes a long life. Finding oneself in the sky without recalling how one arrived there means, God willing, one is already in paradise. Radiance or shimmering rays piercing the sky means divine guidance. Dark clouds passing through mean straying from the righteous path. A scourge descending means plagues and misfortunes will strike people as punishment for their sins or crimes. For the spiritually aware and learned, seeing the sky means lucidity, insight, focusing on heavenly concerns, journeying to far lands, or trading in imports and exports. Climbing into the sky may also signify falsehood, erroneous beliefs, deceit, or speaking about God Almighty without proper knowledge or guidance. It may also mean seeking provision, fulfilling needs, or keeping a promise. The skies may also represent the ocean due to their expanse and the multitude of creatures within, or the maturing of fruits, the completion of one's labors, a helmet, armor, a wife, wealth, faith, death, slander and falsehood against one who is raised then brought low, reconciliation with foes, the portions allotted to each of God's creations—good and evil—the sustenance of people and beasts, gains, losses, blessings, or afflictions. (Refer also to Ascending in the skies, Celestial spheres, Heavens, Star)
Category: Human Body
One's skin in a vision symbolizes the covering that encloses the person, conceals his possessions, and what he intends for his descendants. Skin also denotes aspects of the father, power, riches, clothing, cultivated land, devotional state, belief, idolatry, or it could mean one's adversary, companion, spouse, home, beloved, child, or what safeguards the person from injury. Healthy skin signifies a sound life, while diseased skin indicates debility. Discolored skin foretells illness. If a departed soul is seen adorned with wholesome and fair skin, it reflects their favorable state in the hereafter. If an ailing person dreams of being flayed like a goat, it means his death. Being skinned may also represent a theft in one's dwelling, or it may signify a cruel or oppressive ruler. If the ruler is healthy, it means he will be impoverished and his vices revealed. Fat lying beneath the skin represents the firmness of one's conviction and religious observance. If one sees himself clad in a serpent's skin, he will reveal his hostility toward others. Generally, wearing an animal's hide means receiving an inheritance. If one sees himself possessing a fat tail resembling a sheep's, his livelihood will depend on the earnings of his children. If his body appears to enlarge, he will thrive in like measure. Corpulence in a vision denotes affluence and understanding, while leanness denotes want and ignorance. (Refer also to Body, Shell)
Category: Human Body
(Attenuation, casting off one's skin) If one sees the skin on his thighs thinned or irritated in a vision, it means he will wed a wealthy woman who will bestow her riches upon him. If one dreams of sloughing off his own skin or flaying himself, it signifies money he will relinquish; if he is ill, it denotes his passing. (Refer also to Dry skin, Skin)
Category: Action
In a dream, skinning an animal signifies injustice and oppression, representing a tyrannical ruler, an unjust authority, or an oppressor who strips people of their rights and possessions. It may also symbolize a corrupt policeman or official who extorts money, accepts bribes, seizes wealth unlawfully, and then disappears, leaving victims without recourse. Such a vision warns of abuse of power, exploitation, and the violation of trust by those entrusted with authority.
Category: Action
(Striking) Striking someone upon the cheek in a dream means cautioning or warning him against his negligence. If a woman gently pats her own cheeks, it heralds the glad news of a son she will bear at an advanced age, or after having despaired of bearing children. However, slapping someone's face may also denote unfairness, sickness, or a chill. (Refer also to Slapping on the cheek)
Category: Action
(Cuff, Reprove, Tap) To lightly strike someone's face in a vision signifies admonishing him, or compelling him to acknowledge a kindness, boasting of one's own magnanimity, or persistently reminding the other of some paltry aid. If one playfully taps another's cheek, it also indicates that the latter is indebted to him in some matter or favor, and the reverse interpretation applies accordingly. Striking someone's face in anger means the one struck will prevail over the striker. To slap someone may also denote acknowledging his precedence or higher status. Menacing someone could similarly imply recognizing his superiority. (Refer also to Digging up the past, Slapping, Threat)
Category: Action
(Straying, Wrongdoing, Kill, Homicide, Ease) In a vision, slaughter means distressing one's parents, or it may denote injustice. If one sees himself being slaughtered, he should earnestly supplicate and seek refuge in God Almighty for aid. Seeing scattered corpses of slaughtered people around him signifies gains and the attainment of his aims. Observing slaughtered people may also indicate they have strayed from the right path. If a man or a butcher is seen slaughtering him, he will overcome his attacker. If imprisoned, he will be released. If seized by fear, he will reach security and regain his composure and tranquility. If a prisoner of war, he will be freed. If a ruler, his dominion will expand. Slaughtering someone means committing an injustice against him. Slaughtering a dove means entering marriage. Cutting a piece of flesh from one's posterior means he engages in an unnatural act. Finding oneself slaughtered without knowing the killer signifies being an innovator in religion, or it could mean he will give false testimony. Murdering one's father or mother means defying them or assaulting them and becoming accursed. To slaughter a woman means unlawful intercourse with her, or enticing her to it. To slaughter a hen or any female bird or animal means taking the virginity of a young maiden. To slaughter a son means that son is harsh and unjust toward his parents. To kill oneself means marrying a woman unlawful to him. (Refer also to Slaughterhouse)
Category: Objects
In a dream, a slaughterhouse signifies the loss of lives, the return of souls to their Lord, bloodshed, the flaying of animals, or foul and repulsive conditions. It may also point to weddings, joyful gatherings, celebrations, and feasts, or, on the contrary, to oppression, immorality, or a house of vice. If an ill person sees himself entering a slaughterhouse, it foretells the end of his life and the distribution of his possessions after death. When a healthy person enters a slaughterhouse and his clothes become stained with blood, it indicates illness, trials, or burdensome debts. Seeing swine being slaughtered there means witnessing the downfall of innovators, vile individuals, evildoers, and corrupt people; likewise, if people fear someone, the dream signals the end of that person. A slaughterhouse can also symbolize a dungeon, a place of torture, or a crude prison. Entering it may further suggest that the authorities are investigating accusations against the dreamer. A slaughterhouse may also represent a procuress or a trafficker in human beings. (Also see Slaughter)
Category: Types of People
If a free man sees himself as a slave and recognizes his master in the dream, it means that he will serve that person or may even hold something over him. Becoming a slave also signifies excessive borrowing until one becomes bound to creditors, heavy interest that burdens one’s household, reorganization of business affairs, working for a lender to settle debts, or suffering from heart trouble or another debilitating illness. Being sold as a slave in a dream can indicate the restoration of honor and dignity, though it may also warn of falling into a trap, since selling a free person implies humiliation; however, selling a human being may also point to a good outcome, as in the story of Prophet Joseph, peace be upon him. If a bondman sees himself freed, it means relief after hardship, settling debts, recovery from illness, fulfillment of aims, or becoming a sincere servant of God who enjoins good, forbids evil, maintains prayer, gives charity, and avoids wrongdoing. Slavery in a dream also denotes distress. Being sold signifies worries, unless the buyer is a woman, in which case it means honor and kind treatment, with comfort proportionate to the price. If an unmarried woman is sold as a slave, it means marriage to her buyer. If a man sells his wife, it signifies divorce. Being captured and enslaved by an enemy means learning the reality of humiliation and submission.
Category: Action
Sleeping in a dream indicates heedlessness or lack of occupation. In general, sleep or drowsiness carries unfavorable meanings, except for one who is frightened or anticipating hardship, since sleep soothes fear, dispels anxiety, and calms distress. Sleeping in a cemetery signifies illness, while sleeping upon a grave means death for the sick and unemployment for the healthy. Sleep also points to stagnation, neglect, transgressing divine commands, or denying the consequences of doing so. At times, it may symbolize a blessed journey, such as seeking knowledge or performing righteous deeds, as well as turning away from worldly allure and its glitter. Seeing people asleep may represent widespread destruction, death, killings, rising prices, or matters hidden from public awareness. If people are uncertain about something and appear asleep, it means God will remove their blindness and grant them insight. Lying on one’s back signifies power and material success, while sleeping face down denotes loss of work or poverty. Sleeping on the ground means owning land, wealth, or having children. For an unmarried woman, sleep foretells imminent marriage. The sleep of an unjust ruler signals temporary relief for the people. Sleep may also mean intoxication of the mind, ecstasy, illness, neglect of duties, division, humiliation, or death. Sleeping beneath a tree indicates having many offspring. (Also see Doze, Sleeping on the stomach: Slumber, Turning in one's sleep)
Category: Feelings
(Insomnia) In a dream, sleeplessness signifies deep sorrow, emotional distress, and painful separation. It may indicate the loss of a beloved person, the death of a child, or a rift that brings separation between lovers. It can also symbolize leaving one’s family behind, embarking on a journey to a distant or foreign land, and enduring loneliness and longing as a result of such departure.
Category: Objects
In a dream, sleeves symbolize one’s wealth. Wide sleeves indicate a larger amount of money than narrow ones, while long sleeves signify greater financial means than short sleeves. A torn sleeve points to poverty, disgrace, or the loss of divine blessings.
Category: Tools
Presenting a slingshot to a sick person in a dream signifies moving him to another place, or it may allude to his death and burial. A slingshot can also represent the removal of a guardian from office, recovery from substance addiction, or the role of a messenger. Using a slingshot to hurl stones at people means rightly calling down a powerful curse upon them. Seeing a woman throwing stones at oneself with a slingshot indicates sorcery or witchcraft. A slingshot further symbolizes firm and truthful words. Holding it while preparing to shoot reflects one’s resolve and strength to speak what is just and true. Carrying a slingshot without using it means repentance from a sin.
Category: Action
In a dream, a slip symbolizes a free woman. When a woman sees herself wearing an undergarment slip, it indicates marriage. If the slip is bright red, it means she may be accused of misconduct. If a respectable woman appears in public wearing only her slip, it signifies that her misfortune will become widely known.
Category: Action
A slip of the tongue or uttering a cutting remark in a dream signifies carelessness, lack of restraint, or words spoken without proper judgment. Such a vision may symbolize walking upon a slippery surface, exposing oneself to danger, embarrassment, or missteps in waking life. Conversely, seeing oneself slip on a slippery surface in a dream may point to verbal errors, sharp speech, or hurtful remarks that lead to regret or unintended consequences. In both cases, the dream serves as a warning against heedlessness and the need for caution in speech and conduct. (Also see Slippery surface)
Category: Objects
(Glass slippers, Hoof, Protection, Wooden clogs, Wooden slippers) In a dream, slippers symbolize property, safeguarding, a ring, or warding off harm. Wearing slippers indicates travel, a sea journey, or the purchase of a new means of transport. Tight slippers point to financial constraint, complications, or pressure from creditors. Taking off one’s slippers signifies relief from hardship. Wearing embroidered slippers along with a shawl denotes growth in wealth and esteem. Wearing slippers in winter is beneficial, whereas wearing them in summer brings discomfort. Seeing slippers burning or falling into a well may indicate the death of one’s wife. New slippers shaped like a boat signify difficult conditions and debts. Slippers may also represent money earned from abroad or through trade. If they symbolize protection, losing them means loss of employment; if they symbolize religion, losing them means relief from trials. Simple slippers indicate a long journey or marriage to a young virgin. Worn slippers suggest marriage to an unmarried woman or a widow. Losing one slipper means losing half of one’s wealth. Finding lost slippers signifies preoccupation with worldly matters over the hereafter or neglect of religious duties. Wooden slippers indicate repentance, dispute, seeking knowledge, or revealing a hidden secret. Walking in glass slippers signifies hypocrisy and unreliable companionship, and befriending such a person leads to hardship. (Also see Wooden clogs)
Category: Action
In a dream, slumber signifies calming fears and attaining inner peace. It may also represent repentance from wrongdoing, receiving guidance, overcoming an enemy, financial growth, or the stabilization of market conditions.
Category: Human Body
In a dream, smallpox signifies debts or being chased by creditors. It may also point to an increase in income. Seeing one’s child afflicted with smallpox denotes blessings and favor for the child.
Category: Action
To strike or bang one’s head against a rock or a wall in a dream signifies spiritual hardship and suffering caused by neglecting the night prayers (Isha). It points to inner distress, remorse, and the consequences of failing to uphold acts of devotion, serving as a warning to return to vigilance, repentance, and consistency in worship.
Category: Feelings
Smelling a sweet or pleasant fragrance in a dream signifies mild uneasiness or a light, passing illness that does not last long. It points to a subtle discomfort that soon fades. Smelling a foul or offensive odor in a dream signifies hearing or uttering bad, hurtful, or immoral words, and it may also indicate distress, anxiety, or a state of sadness and depression resulting from negative influences or troubling news.
Category: Action
Smelling an apple inside a mosque in a dream signifies marriage. If a woman sees herself smelling an apple at a social gathering or reception, it indicates improper behavior and warns that she may commit a shameful act on that very night. (Also see Nose)
Category: Action
Smiling in a dream signifies happiness, inner contentment, and a state of well-being. It also represents sincere faith and true adherence to one’s religion, reflecting upright conduct, sound belief, and harmony between one’s outward actions and inner devotion.
Category: Action
In a dream, striking or pounding one’s head, or smiting one’s face, signifies the begetting of a son in old age. It points to the arrival of offspring after long waiting or when such an event seems unlikely, symbolizing renewal of lineage, unexpected joy, and the revival of hope later in life.
Category: Fire
In a dream, smoke signifies a business partnership, an investment, or outside funds combined with one’s own capital for trade. It may also point to humility, or to the loss of property or financial resources. For someone whose livelihood depends on working with fire, smoke can indicate profit. In general, however, smoke appearing in a dream represents a dreadful or terrifying calamity wherever it is seen. (Also see Clouds of smoke, Sparks)
Category: Animals
In a dream, a snail signifies departure and relocation, indicating that the dreamer will move away from his place, home, or town. It may also symbolize gradual change, slow but deliberate travel, and separation from familiar surroundings, suggesting a transition that unfolds over time rather than abruptly.
Category: Animals
In a dream, a snake represents an enemy, open or hidden, and often symbolizes jealousy, envy, deceit, perfidy, and avowed hostility. It may also signify power, wealth, property, or a person of influence whose intentions are harmful. A snake can represent an enemy from one’s family, such as in-laws or children, or the envy and malice of a neighbor. A snake seen dwelling in a valley represents a person who lives in such a place. A sleeping snake signifies a dormant or inactive enemy. For an unjust person, a water snake indicates receiving assistance, support, or a decisive judgment. Owning a snake in a dream signifies gaining authority, power, or dominance over others. Eating its flesh represents taking wealth from an enemy or experiencing joy and benefit at the enemy’s expense. Wearing the skin of a snake means openly revealing one’s enmity. Killing a snake and staining one’s hands with its blood signifies complete victory over an enemy. A snake also represents a wealthy enemy, for its poison symbolizes money. Seeing snakes being killed in the streets indicates war or widespread conflict. A small snake represents a young child. Hunting snakes signifies deceiving or outwitting one’s enemies. A black snake represents a powerful and dangerous enemy, while a white snake signifies a weak one. If a snake speaks kindly, it means benefiting from or enjoying pleasant dealings with an adversary. If it speaks harshly, it signifies suffering oppression or tyranny at the enemy’s hands. Becoming a snake in a dream means falling into contempt toward one’s religion. Seeing oneself as half snake and half human indicates neutralizing half of an enemy’s strength. Discovering a snake skin made of gold signifies uncovering a hidden treasure. If a snake swallows a person, it means attaining a powerful position. A snake resting on one’s head signifies gaining respect and recognition from people in authority. A field filled with snakes represents destructive rainfall. A horned snake signifies a profitable business venture. Black snakes and pythons symbolize army generals, while water snakes represent money. Seeing one’s garden overrun with snakes indicates abundance and an exceptionally fruitful harvest. A snake emerging from its hole signifies the birth of a son. A snake leaving one’s house signifies its ruin or demolition. Killing a snake may also signify marriage. Tapeworms and intestinal worms represent one’s relatives and their children. Seeing snakes eating at one’s table signifies separation between friends. Desert snakes symbolize highway robbers. In summary, a snake or serpent in a dream represents hostility, deceit, envy, hidden danger, worldly power, or wealth, and its exact meaning depends on its behavior, color, size, and interaction with the dreamer. (Also see Belt, Sting)
Category: Types of People
(Diphtheria, Quinsy, Tracer, Tracker) In a dream, a snake charmer symbolizes associating with corrupt people, engaging in rivalry, or competing directly with an enemy. If an ill person sees himself seated among his snakes, it indicates recovery from sickness and a long, contented life. If the basket contains silkworms rather than snakes, it signifies the repentance of a sinner, the improvement of a poor person’s condition, or abandoning a harmful occupation in favor of a wholesome one. The appearance of a snake charmer may also point to the presence of a deceiver, a mocking or deceptive trade, or it can indicate illness or suffocation. (Also see Tracker)
Category: Plants
(Cucumber, Large cucumber, Squirting cucumber) Seeing or eating the large cucumber known as snake-cucumber in a dream signifies lawful and blessed earnings, a profitable enterprise, or the purchase of new property. At times, however, it may represent money that does not stay long in one’s possession. If a woman sees a snake-cucumber, it indicates pregnancy. (Also see Cucumber)
Category: Tools
In a dream, a snare symbolizes deceit, double-dealing, and trickery. Being caught or restrained by a snare indicates becoming a victim of such schemes. Setting a snare to capture an animal or bird signifies earning one’s livelihood through deception and fraudulent means. (Also see Trap)
Category: Action
Sneezing in a dream signifies reexamining a matter about which one was uncertain. It can indicate recognizing the truth, which explains why people respond with “God bless you.” Sneezing may also denote the death of an ill person, or passing through pain, anxiety, trials, or confronting a troubling issue. For someone already afflicted by such hardships, sneezing means the moment has arrived for their removal. If a poor person sneezes, it suggests that assistance is on its way. Sneezing can also represent settling debts, recovering from a cold or nasal blockage, or expressing irritation, rage, anger, or displeasure. Sneezing forcefully warns of a powerful enemy and the risk of losses caused by him.
Category: Action
Snoring in a dream signifies overpowering or exposing an enemy, or it may indicate comfort, tranquility, and the easing of fear. Seeing another person snoring suggests that such an individual is heedless or unaware.
Category: Weather
In a dream, snow signifies profits, benefit, and relief, and it may also represent healing and recovery from illness. When snow and fire appear together side by side in a dream, they symbolize love, passion, harmony, and companionship, reflecting the union of opposites and emotional balance. Seeing snow in its proper season signifies the removal of hardships, purification from worries, and the exposure of enemies or jealous companions whose intentions become clear. However, seeing snow outside its season indicates illness, paralysis, obstruction of travel plans, prolonged suffering, false oaths, or deceitful dealings. A heavy snowstorm in a dream represents oppression, injustice, or overwhelming hardship, while light snowfall or gentle flurries signify benefits, prosperity, and well-being for the land and its people. Melting snow signifies the dispersal of sorrow, the easing of anguish, and the end of depression or prolonged distress. Like rain, snow in a dream represents divine mercy, blessing, and the promise of a good harvest. When it falls lightly, it is a sign of grace and benefit; when it falls heavily, it warns of calamity and trial. Standing beneath falling snow in a dream signifies being struck by the actions or hostility of one’s enemies. (Also see Snowball)
Category: Other
In a dream, taking snuff signifies ruin, instability, lack of continuity, the need to conceive a child, longing for one’s mother, seeking assistance from a superior, or it may indicate mental disturbance. Seeing oneself inhaling tobacco, herbs, or powdered medicine means that one’s anger has intensified to a level that can no longer be endured.
Category: Objects
In a dream, soap symbolizes cleansing oneself of sins, relief from sorrow and hardship, or the settlement of debts. Seeing a soap maker inside one’s home signifies a visit from an undertaker. A bar of soap can also represent a humorous person. Washing a shirt with soap indicates recovery from illness or repentance from wrongdoing. A bar of soap may further signify hearing or composing a story, presenting testimony before a judge, or simply washing away dirt.
Category: Action
(Homosexuality, Pederasty, Sodomize) In a dream, sodomy signifies a meeting between two men for the purpose of engaging in an evil, unlawful, or corrupt act. It symbolizes moral deviation, wrongdoing, and the pursuit of forbidden behavior that leads to harm and disgrace. If one sees an unknown person forcibly subjecting him to such an act in a dream, it signifies being overpowered by an enemy, falling under another’s domination, or succumbing to oppression, humiliation, or loss of control in waking life. (Also see Pederasty, Vagina)
Category: Types of People
(Angelic beings, Journey) Soldiers in a vision symbolize God's chief angels and the forces of compassion, whereas hired fighters represent the forces of chastisement. If one sees himself as a soldier consuming his meal within a king's private rooms, it means he will govern a region with little exertion. If one's name is enrolled as a soldier, it denotes his well-being, contentment, or that he will pursue further learning. If an infirm person sees himself as a soldier in a barracks, or being mustered out of service, it means his sickness will culminate in death, or it may signify troubles, anguish, and losses. An assembly of soldiers signifies the ruin of the unjust and the triumph of the righteous. A soldier bearing a whip or arrows also denotes upright behavior. One hundred soldiers represent the punishment and tribulation God Almighty sends upon the earth's inhabitants for their transgressions at the turn of each century, or the dawn of a new one. One thousand soldiers represent the blessed Night of Decree near the close of the fasting month of Ramadan. If soldiers are commanded by a prophet, king, sage, or scholar, it means victory for the faithful. An army entering a town may signify rain. (Refer also to Night of Power)
Category: Action
(Entreaty, Imploring, Bequest, Pleading) Seeking counsel from a religious authority, learned person, legal expert, or judge in a vision means requiring their intervention in a dispute. If a wealthy person asks something or a favor from a poor person, it means he may endure punishment in the hereafter unless he repents from his sins and arrogance. (Refer also to Advice, Beggar)
Category: Prophets
(The prophet of God, Solomon, peace be upon him.) God Almighty made the wind subservient to the prophet Solomon. Seeing him in a vision denotes authority, a judicial position, gaining wisdom, or offering religious explications if the dreamer is qualified. This vision is strengthened if the Prophet Solomon crowns the person, places a ring upon his right hand, or seats him beside himself upon his throne. Seeing him also signifies surmounting trials and difficulties, and receiving a divine grant of an elevated rank in this world and greater rewards in the next. The vision may also denote tests involving women and their thanklessness. If the dreamer is a governor, it means he will be removed from office but later reinstated, or he might deceitfully wed a wealthy woman. If the seer practices sorcery, enchantment, dark arts, or conjuring spirits, it means he will benefit from his craft and become prosperous after despairing of such gains, or he will vanquish his foe. Whoever beholds the prophet Solomon will receive God's blessings, including lucid insights, clarity in religious interpretation, the capacity to learn many tongues, or become an interpreter, or perhaps master the Arabic language. Seeing Solomon also indicates recovery from illness. Obtaining Solomon's staff means engaging in defamation or false accusation, and if sick, his death. Seeing or discovering Solomon's ring means the renewal of one's leadership term, or the appearance of a great, perplexing marvel that will confound people. If a woman sees the prophet Solomon, she will mislead her husband. The vision also means acquiring knowledge of medicinal herbs. If one sees him lying deceased upon his bed, it means a caliph, military commander, leader, or scholar will die in that area, and his death may remain concealed or unrevealed for a time. Seeing him also means an increase in journeys, supremacy over one's enemy, and the subordination of both friends and adversaries to his command, should he be qualified. It further denotes wealth, dominion, swift and distant travels, and receiving blessings, peace, and safeguard. (Refer also to Solomon's ring)
Category: Objects
(A divine bestowal, Sovereignty) If a ruler or affluent person sees himself wearing Solomon's ring in a vision, it means his authority, riches, territories, journeys, and all his aims will prosper and increase. If someone earns his living by summoning spirits, wearing this ring will enrich him. Seeing or discovering Solomon's ring also means the renewal of one's term of governance, or the appearance of a great, bewildering marvel that will astound all. (Refer also to Ring, Solomon)
Category: Action
Resolving an intricate difficulty, or liquefying a solid substance in a vision, signifies gains and the alleviation of one's troubles, the lessening of one's anxieties, counteracting a sorcerer's work, or nullifying the purpose of a harmful enchantment.
Category: Types of People
In a dream, a son does not necessarily signify a male child alone. He may represent a daughter, a servant, or someone who serves, assists, or depends upon the dreamer. Such a vision points to responsibility, care, and obligation, as well as the continuation of one’s household or affairs through those who rely on him.
Category: Other
(Dark arts, Enchantment, Witchcraft) If one sees women hurling stones at him with a sling in a vision, it signifies enchantment and a harmful spell. Sorcery in a dream also denotes trickery and conceit. If one sees himself practicing sorcery, or is ensorcelled by a sorcerer, it signifies separation between spouses through falsehood. Sorcery further connotes faithlessness, a stratagem, cunning, or ingratitude. If the sorcery is performed by jinn, its effects will be more potent. (Refer also to Magic arts, Spit out)
Category: Other
In a vision, the noise of a multitude signifies money, among other advantages. The bleating of sheep denotes anxiety and dread. The neighing of horses denotes power and dignity. The barking of a dog denotes idle chatter and intrusion into others' affairs. The cry of a lynx denotes self-indulgence and licentiousness. The cooing of doves denotes weeping, grief, or marriage. The chirping of swallows denotes useful speech. The croaking of frogs denotes a beating or death. The ringing of bells and the hissing of snakes denote a struggle, dispute, warning, or war. The braying of donkeys denotes reviling in obscurity. The braying of mules denotes frivolous talk, or engaging in questionable acts. The lowing of a cow denotes enticement. The grunting or roaring of camels denotes journeys and hardships. The roar of a lion denotes intimidation. The caterwauling of a tomcat denotes tumult, slander, defamation, and insinuation. The yapping of foxes denotes a warning to flee from peril, or to shift from one sphere to another. The howling of a wolf denotes theft. The squeaking of a mouse denotes gains, reunion, affection, and peace. The cry of a female gazelle denotes yearning for one's native land. The barking of a jackal denotes a mission of good intention, or an impending evil. (Refer also to Dog, Listening, Roaring, Speaking, Voice)
Category: Food
Bread soaked in meat broth or soup in a vision represents a person's sustenance. The quantity consumed from a bowl signifies the portion of life already spent, and the remainder signifies what remains. Gazing at a bowl of soup and fearing to eat from it denotes a long life accompanied by comfort and ease. Consuming fatless soup denotes desiring death due to penury or sickness. Soup with bread but no meat denotes a high office devoid of benefits. Eating lion's soup denotes presiding over cruel and pitiless people, along with distrust and fears. Eating dog's soup denotes presiding over a vile and contemptible enterprise, working with wicked people, and earning illicit gains. If the soup lacks fat, it denotes privation, poverty, and disgrace. Eating the soaked bread from such soup denotes death. Eating falcon's or eagle's soup denotes embarking on a business journey, or profiting from ignorant people who unwillingly accept their losses.
Category: Tools
In a dream, a spade signifies profits, lawful earnings, and material gain achieved through effort and labor. It points to benefit derived from hard work, cultivation, and perseverance, indicating that one’s toil will yield useful and rewarding results. (Also see Shovel)
Category: Other
(Palm, Measurement) In a vision, a span denotes construction, renewing one's apparel, or a journey. A span may also signify a drawing compass or the male member. If one sees himself combatting with a spear measuring about a span, it means he will deflower a maiden.
Category: Animals
(Blister beetle) A Spanish fly is an ill portent if seen in a vision by someone who has engaged in detestable and abhorrent deeds. For most people, seeing a Spanish fly is even more ominous. However, if an apothecary or chemist sees a Spanish fly or blister beetle, then it denotes medicinal advantages.
Category: Fire
In a vision, sparks signify offensive speech. If sparks strike one, it means he will hear harsh words from someone in power. If one's garments catch fire from sparks, it means a worsening of his situation. If smoke envelops the sparks, they represent a formidable tribulation. Wherever smoke appears, it denotes a dreadful and terrifying disaster. If sparks cause secondary burns, they represent a feeble enemy who maligns him, and one may endure the effects of such slander with forbearance until its harm and flame eventually die down. A large eruption of sparks signifies a great catastrophe. A spark falling amidst an assembly means a conflict and injury. Sparks also signify one's children. If sparks scorch one's face, they denote persistent affliction and turmoil. Sparks also signify wicked acts, transgressions, and crimes that demand chastisement in the inferno. (Refer also to Flint Stone)
Category: Animals
In a dream, a sparrow or a hawk represents an ignorant, unjust, or short-sighted ruler whose authority and dominion are limited, falling far below that of greater rulers symbolized by the eagle. Such figures exercise power, yet lack wisdom, justice, or broad control. Holding a sparrow or a hawk in a dream signifies capturing a thief or gaining control over a cunning but weak wrongdoer. If one sees himself producing a sparrow or a hawk from his urethral passage, it indicates the birth of a son who will grow up courageous, bold, and daring, though inclined toward frivolity or recklessness in character. Holding a sparrow in a dream may also signify choosing the company of elders, associating with a respected community, and offering one’s services in humility and goodwill, indicating social engagement, voluntary service, and participation in communal affairs. (Also see Hawk)
Category: Action
(Hearing, Tongue, Listening, Conversation, Utterances) Speaking various languages in a vision denotes affluence. The utterances of a departed person are invariably truthful. The same applies to birds speaking, and their speech heralds good news, prosperity, knowledge, and comprehension. If an animal converses with someone or says, "I dreamed that...," but then does not recount the dream, it foretells a quarrel, a battle, losses, or a dispute. If a dog, leopard, or falcon speaks and relates a dream, it heralds joyful news, substantial earnings, advantages, and happiness. Generally, birds addressing humans denote benefits and advancement in status. If a serpent speaks softly to someone, it means receiving gains from an adversary. If a wild beast speaks, it portends their death. If one's head or nose addresses him, it means the person represented by that body part (see Body) will face a misfortune. If a tree speaks, it means deriving benefit from that line of thought. A talking tree may also signify a conflict or the end of one's banishment, or it could denote elevation. Whatever an infant says is true, but it may also signify falling into error. If a devout and spiritual person hears an infant speak to him, it means he will witness marvels or a miraculous sign, or become witness to an astonishing pact. The speech of inanimate objects always conveys goodness, offers a moral, or gives counsel. Animal speech also represents retribution and distress. The talk of one's limbs denotes difficulties from kinfolk, or it may signify transgression. The speech of shifting shadows denotes summoning jinn or malevolent spirits. Being controlled by such spirits and speaking on their behalf signifies enticement, trouble, corruption, and wickedness. Any words aligning with divine revelations must be heeded and obeyed; the contrary also holds. If a limb converses with someone, it denotes advice from a relative. Animal speech denotes inclining toward friendships and finding solace in the company of the pious, or it could mean laboring to earn one's sustenance. If a wall speaks, it warns of separation, or abandoning the city to dwell in the wilderness, near desolate ruins, or a burial ground. Hearing a voice commanding one to act heralds glad tidings. Hearing God Almighty on the Day of Judgment denotes ascension in rank, performing righteous deeds, and nearness to one's Lord. Listening to the sacred words of God Almighty also signifies the spread of justice and virtue, and such a vision may represent a ruler who tends to his people. If a devout and righteous person sees this, it means he will turn from the world and seek the solace and blessings of the hereafter. (Refer also to Exhaustion from speaking, listening, and Sounds of animals)
Category: Tools
In a dream, a spearhead signifies patience, firmness of resolve, and the endurance required to bear hardships and confront adversity. It represents determination in facing evil or hostile people and standing firm against opposition. A spearhead may also symbolize a means of passage or connection, such as a bridge, or useful tools and instruments that help the dreamer overcome obstacles and accomplish difficult tasks.
Category: Types of People
A conflict between warriors wielding spears in a vision signifies a stroke of destiny, a misfortune, or a disaster. The means to avert such a mishap is by expending wealth and effort in the cause of God. Such a clash may also denote an assault upon one's faith, false accusation, mocking another's belief, speaking ill of the righteous, deriding religion, or it could mean slander, defamation, refuting someone, dishonoring him, vilification, or uttering calumnies against someone. If one sees himself thrusting a spear, sword, lance, or wooden stake into another, it means making or publishing false accusations against that person; he is the aggressor and answerable for his deeds, and he will face a like fate. If one stabs, wounds, or menaces someone with such weapons, or points them but does not attack, it means he will be tempted to slander or defame him but will restrain himself. Seeing people fighting with spears signifies a plague striking that locality, or it may mean rising costs. If they are seen rebelling against the government, it means prices will decline.
Category: Other
Counting or collecting motes of dust in a vision signifies trials, injustice, aggression, or enticements. Dust particles also represent one's offspring, wealth, long life, or they may signify soldiers, feeble people, or God's hosts. Seeing a chamber filled with dust in an unusual or typically sealed place denotes knowledge, or it may signify boundless riches.
Category: Action
(Revealing) If one speaks or articulates something that ought to remain concealed in a vision, it may mean attaining a high station, gaining esteem for one's words and views, or it could mean publicly speaking of one's charitable deeds.
Category: Animals
In a dream, a spider represents a malicious or scheming woman, or a weak, deceitful, and withdrawn man who operates through subtlety rather than strength. It may also symbolize perfidy, hidden plots, or distant hostility. At the same time, a spider can represent a weaver, an ascetic, or a monk, pointing to solitude, renunciation, and preoccupation with one’s own affairs. Seeing a spider in a dream may indicate encountering a pious, devout, or religious person, particularly one inclined toward seclusion and worship. Weaving a spider’s web in a dream signifies weakness, fragility, or reliance on feeble means that offer little real protection. A spider in a dream may also symbolize a pleasing, gentle, or compliant wife, depending on the dreamer’s condition and the context of the vision. If one sees a spider hanging down from the ceiling, it signifies the approach of a harsh or severe winter in that region, marked by cold, hardship, or prolonged difficulty. (Also see Tarantula)
Category: Plants
Seeing ears of grain in a vision signifies money and earnings that will increase. Green spikes denote abundance and a fruitful yield, while dry spikes denote aridity. Spikes also represent the days, months, and years of one's life, or the riches contained in this world, its natural bounty, or its treasuries. Holding a cluster of green spikes signifies knowledge or gains. Gathering spikes from various spots in a known field signifies receiving regular installments or wages from the field's owner.
Category: Tools
If a woman sees a spindle in her vision, it means she will bear a daughter or gain a new sister. If the thread of a spindle breaks, it means a traveler will be held back. Spinning a wire with a spindle means employing the aid of a stranger. A spindle also signifies a messenger, a gatherer, or a conveyance. (Refer also to Spindle wheel, Spinning)
Category: Tools
(Twirling, Thread) Possessing a spindle whorl in a vision means marriage, while losing it means separation. Placing the spindle upon the spinning wheel means reconciliation between spouses. A spindle whorl also denotes constancy, earnings from a trade, or marriage for an unmarried person. (Refer also to Spinning)
Category: Action
When a woman dreams that she is spinning on a wheel and hastening to complete her work, it signifies the imminent return of a traveller or the arrival of a long-awaited guest. If she spins slowly and without urgency in the dream, it indicates that she or her husband will set out on a journey. Should the thread snap inside the bobbin, it points to the cancellation of planned travel. Spinning cotton threads in a dream denotes separation from her husband, during which she will stop demanding her bridal dower, then eventually reunite with him. If she spins linen, it suggests that she will associate with righteous people to gain wisdom and knowledge. When a man dreams of spinning cotton or linen, it means humiliation or involvement in work he cannot perform well. If the spun thread becomes thin, it shows exhausting effort without proper results. If it becomes overly thick, it indicates a successful business journey. Seeing a woman spinning cotton in her own house signifies her betrayal of her husband. Spinning wool, fur, or hair points to a profitable business trip. Unraveling a spun thread means withdrawing allegiance, breaking a promise, or denying a commitment. (Also see Ball of thread, Pledge of allegiance, Spindle)
Category: Tools
A maiden working a spinning wheel in a vision signifies satisfaction, appraising things justly, or dedicating one's life to a worthy purpose. If she weaves continuously and then unravels the cloth upon finishing, it signifies divine displeasure, trials, or ruin. (Refer also to Spindle, Spinning, Wheel)
Category: Other
If a person unqualified to lead or teach religion dreams of hosting a spiritual gathering and exhorting people to righteousness while forbidding evil, it signifies distress and illness, along with intense supplication for relief by God’s permission. If, however, he speaks words of wisdom in that gathering, it reflects earnest prayer for his hardship and illness to be removed, and by God’s will he will recover, overcome adversity, repay debts, and prevail over oppressors. Seeing a gathering where God’s Name is exalted, the Qur’an is recited, and wisdom is shared means that the place will become a mosque or spiritual center where scholars, leaders, and governors assemble. If light-hearted love songs are heard there, it indicates that falsehood will dominate the place. Sitting at the center among scholars signifies attaining greater knowledge and honor. A gathering involving litigation or marriage represents an unknown trial that will pass safely. Preaching publicly implies obedience to one’s command. Sitting at the center also symbolizes one’s rank, or may represent one’s spouse, child, property, or secretary, and whatever occurs to the gathering reflects upon them. (Also see Fellowship, Gathering, Mosque)
Category: Action
In a dream, spitting over something, or blowing upon a knot and spitting on it while uttering an imprecation, signifies witchcraft, sorcery, and the use of forbidden practices intended to cause harm or influence others unjustly. Such a vision points to deceitful manipulation, secret malice, or involvement in unlawful acts that rely on spells, incantations, or evil intentions, serving as a warning against engaging in or being affected by such corrupt practices. (Also see Spittle)
Category: Human Body
Saliva or spittle seen in a dream symbolizes a person’s inner strength and capacity. Experiencing dryness of the mouth in a dream points to one’s inability to match or compete with others. Spitting against a wall signifies spending wealth for a righteous cause or entering a profitable venture. Spitting on the ground indicates acquiring land. Spitting at a tree means retracting a pledge or withdrawing from a promise. Spitting toward another person reflects contempt and scorn for him. Warm saliva denotes longevity, whereas cold saliva points to a shorter lifespan. The color of the saliva reflects the condition of one’s inner state. Spitting blood or phlegm signifies backbiting or speaking ill of people.
Category: Human Body
Seeing a healthy spleen in a dream indicates that one’s reserves and wealth are secure and that success will accompany his affairs. If the spleen appears swollen or inflamed, it suggests failure to reach goals, inability to improve one’s circumstances, or physical weakness caused by serious illness. Feeling pain or suffering in the spleen in a dream means squandering or misusing a large fortune that should have been spent on supporting one’s household. (Also see Body¹)
Category: Action
Seeing a branch of a tree split in a dream signifies betrayal by one of the dreamer’s own family members.
Category: Objects
Dreaming of looting or plundering indicates breaking a covenant, destroying something beneficial, or deviating from the path of God. It may also signify marrying a young woman and treating her unjustly. If the object destroyed is a mold or casting of precious metal, it points to harsh speech, or to jealousy and envy harbored within the heart. (Also see Booty)
Category: Other
Assuming responsibility for another person, acting as a sponsor, guarantor, or legal guardian in a dream signifies blessings, financial gain, or triumph over an enemy. Sponsorship also represents firmness and determination on the part of both the sponsor and the one under his care. It is also said that sponsoring someone may indicate causing him harm. Providing a guarantee in a dream denotes profit, while sponsoring a child signifies offering counsel to an enemy. (Also see Guarantee, Legal guardian)
Category: Objects
In a dream, a spool signifies safeguarding one’s secrets, or it may symbolize a kind-hearted and reliable person who assists others and brings benefit to their worldly matters. Seeing oneself carrying a spool while performing ritual ablution means seeking the support of a righteous believer who firmly holds to the rope of God Almighty. In this sense, the spool reflects religious commitment, while the rope represents faith and one’s bond with the Lord. Carrying a spool during ablution also indicates lasting recovery from illness and release from debts. A spool may likewise represent a diligent servant or a talkative son. (Also see Ball of thread, Rope)
Category: Water
Seeing a spring in a dream signifies wealth or abundance that comes swiftly but may not last. It may represent a child whose life is short, a marriage that fails to endure, or the attainment of a high or important position that is soon lost. A spring can also symbolize joy, comfort, or happiness that appears suddenly yet fades quickly, reminding the dreamer of the fleeting nature of worldly blessings. (Also see Fountainhead)
Category: Tools
In a dream, a sprinkler signifies renewal and the restoration of strength and vitality. It represents reviving neglected customs, renewing beneficial practices, and bringing life back to what had grown dry or forgotten. A sprinkler may also symbolize calming unrest, extinguishing conflict, or putting out a fire, indicating relief, reconciliation, and the easing of tensions after turmoil.
Category: Plants
A fresh green sprout in a dream signifies distress, whereas a dried sprout indicates a good harvest or lawful earnings gained with happiness. Gathering a bundle of green sprouts serves as a warning. If the dreamer recognizes its nature, he should interpret it and return to its inherent meaning. Entering a field of sprouts denotes marriage into the landowner’s family or forming a business partnership. Trading green sprouts for bread signifies aversion to poverty. Eating cooked sprouts means benefit in all aspects. Exchanging quails and manna for green sprouts and garlic indicates poverty and humiliation. Purslane represents a person with exaggerated hopes, which is why it is also called the “foolish sprout.” (Also see Garden herbs, Lentil)
Category: Objects
In a dream, spurring or striking someone signifies embarking upon a satanic or wrongful act driven by impulse or temptation. It indicates being overtaken by fear, panic, or regret, which may cause the dreamer to withdraw, flee, or hesitate. Nevertheless, such a vision also conveys survival and deliverance, showing that despite the initial wrongdoing or fear, the dreamer will escape its harm and ultimately overcome the consequences of his actions, emerging with insight or victory over his own misdeeds.
Category: Types of People
In a dream, a spy signifies a jinn or a hidden evil influence that observes, interferes, or seeks to uncover secrets with malicious intent. It may represent unseen forces, deceptive individuals, or covert enemies who operate in secrecy, bringing harm, temptation, or misguidance without being easily detected. (Also see Diver)
Category: Other
In a dream, the squeaking of a door signifies harm or trouble caused by a guard, watchman, or person entrusted with protection. It may also symbolize discord, argument, or a quarrel between husband and wife. At times, the sound of a squeaking door represents the disclosure of a hidden matter, the revealing of a secret, or the unintended exposure of private affairs, leading to tension or regret. (Also see Screeching of a pen)
Category: Plants
In a dream, a squill (onion) represents an obscene, corrupt, or shameless person who is known for vulgar behavior, improper conduct, and notorious pranks that bring disgrace upon himself and others. Holding a squill in one’s hand signifies deliberately seeking matters, actions, or associations that will result in a ruined reputation, public shame, and ill repute, serving as a warning against pursuing paths that lead to dishonor and moral decay.
Category: Human Body
Squinting of the eyes in a dream signifies ambiguous speech and hidden intent. It may represent evil talk, mockery, or words spoken with deceit and ill purpose. At the same time, depending on the context of the dream and the condition of the dreamer, it may also indicate the arrival of good news or information that is not immediately clear but later proves beneficial.
Category: Tools
In a dream, a weight stabilizer signifies balance and equilibrium in one’s affairs. It represents justice, fairness, and adherence to truth, as well as sound judgment and beneficial knowledge that keeps matters upright and prevents excess or deviation. Such a vision points to moderation, wisdom, and steadiness in conduct and belief.
Category: Types of People
In a vision, one who tends to a stable signifies a person of wealth and open-handedness, recognized for virtuous actions. To observe a stableman in a dream further denotes overseeing one’s affairs, extending compassion to others, dispersing alms, aiding strangers, supporting wayfarers, directing care toward the idle, or providing sustenance to those without shelter. (Also refer to Driver)
Category: Objects
Within a dream, a staff symbolizes a notable individual who is resilient, benevolent, and supportive. Grasping a staff in one’s vision implies reliance on a person who nonetheless bears traces of insincerity. Through such an individual, one will achieve objectives, acquire fortitude, and conquer adversaries. To lean upon a hollow staff in a dream signifies the loss of one’s riches while concealing it. Should the staff of a ruler, chief, or overseer fracture in the dream, it indicates he will be removed from office. If he is a trader, it means his enterprise will fail. If someone sees himself striking the earth with his staff in the vision, it foretells he will gain authority over that territory, govern its inhabitants, or prevail against the landholder. If one transforms into a staff in the dream, it portends a swift demise. A splintered staff in a vision represents an ailment leading to weakness and total loss of vigor. A staff in a dream may also signify issuing commands, triumphing over foes, or realizing aspirations. Should the staff be fashioned from a palm branch, it denotes seclusion. If made from an almond branch, it implies exile. If formed from a plum branch, it suggests religious duplicity. A staff in the vision could additionally symbolize a serpent or enchantment. To strike another with a staff means employing severe speech toward him. If an impoverished person strikes a stone with his staff and water flows forth in the dream, it heralds abundance. If a wealthy individual witnesses this, it augments his prosperity. The water emerging from the stone may also represent lawful gain. A wooden staff in a vision stands for a base or ungodly person, since wood in dreams connotes falseness. (Also see Scepter, Solomon, Transformation)
Category: Objects
In a dream, a stairway symbolizes elevation in rank, progress in worldly matters, the pursuit of rewards in the hereafter, and an increase in one’s standing in the next life. It may also represent the span and stages of a person’s life. A staircase that is familiar can signify the household servant, the owner of the house, or its administrator. If an ill person dreams of ascending an unknown staircase that leads to an upper chamber from which paradise is seen, it indicates death from that illness and attainment of what was witnessed. If barriers obstruct the ascent, it suggests delay and concealment of the immediate blessings of that destiny. Descending a staircase signifies returning from travel, stepping down from a position, dismissal, or walking on foot. If the descent ends at one’s home, family, or farmland, it denotes wealth. Reaching an unknown end and encountering unfamiliar people or souls carries the same meaning mentioned earlier. If during ascent or descent one falls into a well, is carried off by a great bird, devoured by a beast, enters a boat that sails away, or suddenly finds himself riding an animal or vehicle, then the stairway represents the phases of one’s life, reviewed at the time of death or after it, like pages of a book. If one awakens healthy afterward, it points to becoming tyrannical, unjust, irreligious, or morally corrupt. Descending toward a mosque, greenery, fertile land, a spring breeze, or a pond for ablution signifies sincere faith, repentance, and abandonment of blameworthy behavior. Descending into snakes, lions, steep terrain, corpses, or scattered remains indicates severe trials and hardships. Steps made of clay are favorable signs, while baked bricks are unfavorable. Stone steps indicate business success combined with hardness of heart. Wooden steps signify attaining high rank mixed with hypocrisy. Golden steps mean success and authority, while silver steps represent followers and attendants. Ascending stairs also signifies sharpening one’s intellect and awareness, and the stairway may reflect an ascetic, devoted way of life. Approaching a staircase indicates success and increasing piety, with each step marking a distinct station. Climbing also points to dangers that must be crossed. A staircase of five steps represents the five daily prayers or the pulpit from which the Friday sermon is delivered. Hence, a stairway may symbolize glad tidings, good news, prayer, charity, almsgiving, fasting, or pilgrimage. God knows best.
Category: Action
Stammering in a dream signifies the acquisition of knowledge, deeper understanding, and improved insight into religious matters. It may also indicate eventual eloquence and clarity in speech after effort and struggle. Such a vision further represents elevation in rank, attainment of a high or honorable position, or achieving victory over one’s enemies, showing that initial difficulty leads to strength, mastery, and success.
Category: Celestial Bodies
In a dream, a star represents the most noble, virtuous, and distinguished people, including rulers, political leaders, eminent scholars, and the wealthy elite of society. Stars symbolize guidance, honor, authority, and knowledge, and their condition in a dream reflects the state of such people or of the dreamer’s own rank and destiny. Seeing stars shining brightly and gathered inside one’s house signifies that great people, leaders, or influential figures will assemble in that place. If their light appears dimmed, it means such a meeting will occur secretly, under constraint, or due to fear, calamity, or political pressure. Holding a star in one’s hand signifies the birth of a noble son who will grow to become a leader of high standing. Stealing a star indicates stealing something precious or valuable. Seeing a star fall from the sky signifies a calamity befalling the land, particularly affecting a great person, scholar, or ruler, and may also indicate the death of the governor of that place. In general, stars represent rulers, scholars, noble people, and the richest among society. Seeing many stars inside one’s house may also signify having a large household or numerous children. Seeing the seven major or fixed stars signifies trades, professions, knowledge, leadership, and governance, with each star carrying a different destiny or fortune. A brilliant star signifies happiness, success, and leadership. If a wealthy person sees the sky devoid of stars, it means loss of wealth. If a poor person sees the sky without stars, it signifies death. Holding small stars in one’s hand signifies fame, authority, and leadership over people. Seeing a star above one’s head signifies renown, superiority over peers, or holding a high-ranking office. Seeing bright stars gathered in one place signifies benefit from travel or a successful return from a business journey. Riding a star signifies authority, strength, wealth, and command. If stars appear fixed beneath one’s roof, it signifies calamity, destruction of the house, or the death of the head of the household. Eating stars signifies swindling people of their wealth, while swallowing a star signifies mixing with noble people and sharing personal matters with them, or—negatively—insulting or slandering the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. Sucking on a star signifies learning at the hands of great scholars or a wise spiritual master. If a fortune-teller or astrologer eats stars, it signifies being appointed to an important position that brings prosperity. For most people, however, eating stars signifies death. Seeing stars scattered signifies the death of leaders or scholars, or the outbreak of war. Seeing stars falling to the earth and disappearing, or meteors entering the atmosphere, signifies widespread destruction and death. The fall of small stars represents the death of unknown or weak people, while the fall of large stars represents the death of renowned figures. Seeing stars fall may also signify baldness or loss of hair, as stars symbolize hair and the sky symbolizes the head. Seeing stars during daylight signifies scandals, public exposure, major upheavals, or calamities. Seeing the morning star signifies marriage. Becoming a star signifies attaining wealth, fame, and distinction. Seeing stars that herald winter signifies sorrow and hardship, while stars that herald summer signify happiness, ease, and a good life. (Also see Celestial spheres, Ship)
Category: Animals
In a dream, a starling symbolizes a person of ascetic discipline, one who submits to divine decree, a sincere believer, an individual endowed with patience, a wayfarer, or a fellow traveler. To see oneself holding a starling indicates one will encounter a person of this description. Consuming its meat or plucking its feathers signifies that one will derive benefit from such a meeting. A starling in a vision can also denote blending commendable actions with blameworthy ones, or a person of middling condition—neither wealthy nor destitute, neither wholly upright nor entirely base. Observing a starling may also signify experiencing degradation, finding contentment with modest provision, or it can represent a scribe. (Also refer to Swallow)
Category: Celestial Bodies
Stars (Horoscope). Watching or observing the stars in a dream signifies presiding over people, assuming leadership, or exercising authority and influence over others. It may also indicate gaining prominence, overseeing the affairs of a group or community, and being looked to for guidance or direction, just as stars serve as signs and guides in the heavens. (Also see Celestial spheres, Moon)
Category: Objects
In a dream, attaining a station signifies receiving a fixed, lasting, and irrevocable award or rank. It represents stability, permanence, and an established position that is not easily altered. This contrasts with reaching a mere state, which denotes a temporary phase, a passing condition, or circumstances subject to continual change and fluctuation.
Category: Other
In a dream, one who stands at the Station of Abraham within the Sacred Mosque in Mecca and performs his prayers is a devout individual who adheres to sacred ordinances and may be called to undertake the pilgrimage. Should a person filled with dread see himself entering this station, it signifies all his apprehensions will be lifted and he will attain a place of security. Entering the station of the prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, also denotes receiving honors, pursuing knowledge, or inheriting from one's father or mother. To stand or sit at the Station of Abraham in a vision may further signify living in accordance with divine commandments until one's spirit returns to its Creator. (Also see Abraham)
Category: Objects
(Idol) In a dream, a statue symbolizes falsehood, fabricated matters, pretence, fantasy, illusion, negligence, or an attractive person who conceals deception. Worshipping a statue signifies lying against God Almighty, or following what one’s own mind invents as an object of devotion, whether tangible or imagined. A carved wooden statue indicates flattering wealthy people or an unjust ruler by means of religion. A statue made of wood signifies engaging in religious argumentation or disputes. If the statue is of silver, it points to provoking an improper relationship with a servant, a foreign woman, or forming an intimate attachment. A golden statue indicates committing a grave wrongdoing, religious injustice, or seeking gain in a way that angers God, leading to financial loss or illness. A statue made of mixed metals such as bronze, copper, iron, steel, or lead indicates using religious appearance for profit while neglecting remembrance of the Lord. A statue may also symbolize travel. Seeing a golden or silver statue can indicate prosperity. A bronze statue of a young woman moving signifies good harvests, abundance, or travel. If the statue is larger than life, it denotes fear. Statues also represent children, sexual desire, or determination. Worshipping a statue reflects devotion to falsehood and preference for desires over obedience to God. Worshipping a golden statue signifies seeking business from a God-fearing person while incurring losses and revealing weakness of faith. Worshipping a silver statue signifies exploiting religion for gain, betrayal, seeking assistance for evil, or abusing trust under religious guise. Seeing a statue without worship signifies financial gain. A statue may also indicate infatuation with a woman or a boy. Statues further represent deafness, foolish conduct, muteness, or attachment to worldly things turned into idols, such as rank, wealth, spouse, home, or child. Owning a statue indicates marrying a deaf, mute, or unintelligent woman, or having a child with similar deficiencies. Whatever state the statue appears in reflects these meanings. A statue can also represent a generation, and any defect in it reflects a defect in society. It may symbolize strength and resolve. Breaking, crippling, or damaging a statue means overcoming an enemy and attaining honor and fame. If the statue represents a specific woman, she may be calm, intelligent, and composed, or conversely foolish and proud.
Category: Food
In a dream, a steak signifies an inescapable misfortune or a transient peril. Sliced meat in a vision may also denote joy, swift financial gain, abundance, or the revelation of matters that should remain private and concealed. Observing a butcher cutting meat can portend conflict, wickedness, warfare, societal rifts, or the intermixing of the permissible with the forbidden, usury, or the satisfaction of one's necessities.
Category: Tools
In a dream, a steamroller represents a diligent laborer or someone who strives to optimize an endeavor but ultimately does not prosper. A steamroller in a vision may also symbolize coercion, hardships, deviation from the right path, tyranny, or it could signify flattening matters to a correct state and rectifying the direction of one's life.
Category: Tools
A steelyard in a dream signifies a troublesome son or a husband whose temperament is challenging to manage. Seeing such a scale beam also denotes wisdom, divine direction, adhering to the path of righteousness, or it may represent a magistrate, a mighty ruler and his dominion, his people, concealed matters, the faculty of hearing, vision, equity, and obligations.
Category: Tools
Grasping a steering wheel in a dream signifies following one's predestined course and accepting whatever fortune, favorable or adverse, it may bring. Mastering the steering wheel indicates that difficult circumstances will become manageable through one's resolve and steadfast effort.
Category: Food
In a dream, preparing a dish of boiled meat and vegetables signifies gain and abundance for someone in need. Cooking an Indian stew, a meal of corn and assorted vegetables, denotes indigence, devout worship, or piety. Cooking vegetables before they are ripe portends sickness. If one prepares a fine meal for himself, it suggests he will receive honor, a governmental post, or wealth. Should another person cook one's meal, it may indicate betrayal, trickery, or possibly receiving aid from someone, depending on one's aim or current condition. (Also see Boiled vegetables, Kitchen, Ladle)
Category: Action
In a dream, the sting of a scorpion or the bite of a snake signifies falling into sin or committing a wrongful act. It represents being harmed by one’s own misconduct, succumbing to temptation, or suffering the consequences of moral lapse and disobedience, serving as a warning to repent and correct one’s actions before greater harm follows. (Also see Scorpion)
Category: Objects
In a dream, stockings symbolize wealth and protection as long as they are not worn. When they are seen being worn, they indicate losses in business or trade. If one’s mother is alive, this vision may signify traveling with her to another land, or it may point to her being separated from her son. New socks with a pleasant scent signify regular payment of obligatory alms, good moral reputation, and lawful increase of wealth. Old socks or those with foul odors indicate neglecting the required alms, lack of generosity, blameworthy conduct, and wealth that will soon diminish.
Category: Human Body
In a dream, the stomach represents wealth, family, secrets, one’s spouse, confinement, the grave, health and illness, companionship, travel, religious life, and the quality of one’s devotion. Seeing the stomach opened signifies interruption of one’s livelihood or loss of benefits, and the same symbolism may apply to the other meanings. For a pregnant woman, seeing her child or part of it emerging from an open stomach may indicate the release of an imprisoned relative, disturbance of family graves, exhumation revealing hidden defects, or exposure of private affairs. If one suffers from a stomach ailment, such a dream points to healing. Seeing oneself without a stomach signifies loss of a friend, death of a guardian, or turning toward ascetic devotion. Fire coming from the stomach indicates repentance from misappropriating orphans’ property. Crawling on the stomach reflects poverty, struggling to survive, or excessive materialism. The stomach may also represent valley plains, tribal origin, or lineage. Entering a stomach signifies travel, imprisonment, or return from either. Seeing oneself in the mother’s womb while abroad means returning to one’s homeland to die and be buried there. (Also see Body, Rumbling of one’s stomach)
Category: Objects
In a dream, a discarded stone represents a dead person, or it may symbolize people whose hearts are hardened, heedless, ignorant, or devoid of purpose and occupation. Among people of knowledge, an ignorant person is often likened to a stone, reflecting rigidity, lack of understanding, and spiritual inertia. Owning a precious stone in a dream may signify acquiring such a stone in wakefulness, gaining firm control or dominance over a person of equal rank or strength, or entering into marriage with a compatible and well-matched spouse. If one sees himself turned into stone, it indicates disobedience to God Almighty; for a sick person, it may foretell death from illness or suffering a stroke that results in paralysis. Seeing a stone fall upon the land signifies divine wrath, a widespread calamity, or the rise of an unjust ruler over the people. If the falling stone splits or explodes, it means the harm will reach every household without exception. Carrying bags of stones or attempting to move mountains signifies undertaking an extremely difficult or burdensome task. Hanging a stone around one’s neck as a charm signifies the occurrence of affliction, misfortune, or evil. If a poor person sees himself striking a rock with a staff and water gushes forth, it signifies sudden wealth, prosperity, and a dramatic change of fortune. Stones may also symbolize devotion, asceticism, steadfast faith, and godly people. If a righteous or ascetic person sees himself possessing a stone, it indicates that blessings will manifest through him in his community, and people will seek his prayers and spiritual support. Owning stones used for grinding wheat, extracting juice, healing, or medicine—such as a millstone, porphyry, or therapeutic stones—represents a revered and respected figure, such as a father, teacher, master, shaikh, physician, learned scholar, close friend, or honorable relative. These stones may also signify property, comfort, profit, benefit, a rewarding trade, or extensive travel and movement across lands. (Also see Pebbles, Rocks)
Category: Types of People
Seeing a stonecutter in a dream signifies that the dreamer is approaching the commission of a grave or major sin, serving as a warning to reflect, restrain oneself, and repent. A stonecutter may also symbolize enmity, discord, and divisiveness, indicating the stirring of conflict, harsh dealings, or the breaking of bonds between people. At the same time, a stonecutter in a dream can represent a skilled and experienced person who knows how to deal with hardened hearts, treat stubborn conditions, and heal deep-rooted pains through firmness, wisdom, and perseverance, just as stone is shaped through patience and strength. (Also see Stonemasonry)
Category: Action
Constructing an edifice from masonry instead of baked brick in a dream signifies rising in station, achievement, or the expansion of one's aspirations. It may also denote vigilance in safeguarding one's spouse, embracing what is advantageous, undertaking scholarly inquiry, or conserving one's legacy. Laying a foundation, base, or pillars from rough, uncut stones rather than marble connotes disgrace and destitution. If one sees grave markers altered from marble to unfinished stone, it signifies a modification to the will of the deceased. (Also see Building)
Category: Action
In a dream, pelting someone with stones signifies insulting him, speaking ill of him behind his back, or it may mean defaming a woman. Stoning someone to death signifies purification from sin, but only when it pertains to carrying out divine commandments.
Category: Animals
In a dream, a stork denotes people who are gregarious and generous. However, witnessing a flock of storks congregating in winter signifies a gathering of thieves and bandits, or it may represent an enemy's forces, frigid weather, foul air, or fierce gales. Seeing a scattered flock of storks is then a favorable omen for a traveler, or it may denote returning home from a commercial journey.
Category: Types of People
In a dream, a storyteller may represent the prayer leader of a mosque, or the orator who delivers the Friday sermon. A storyteller can also signify one's source of income, intestinal and digestive ailments, or travels. If the tales are novel, they denote turmoil in one's life. If they are stories of valor, they signify warfare. Relating an agreeable story to a ruler or a person of authority denotes wealth or substantial profits that are distributed justly. For a merchant, hearing a pleasing story signifies effortless and swift commercial gains; for an artisan, it denotes a significant contract or an important new client. (Also see Comedian, Humourist)
Category: Action
Exerting oneself to the utmost, or straining beyond one’s limits in a dream, signifies extreme hardship and depletion of strength. It may indicate the approaching death of a sick person, reflecting the exhaustion of life’s forces. Alternatively, it represents intense labor and relentless effort undertaken to provide for one’s family and dependents, bearing heavy responsibility and enduring hardship for their sustenance and survival.
Category: Tools
In a dream, a strainer signifies a noble, trustworthy, and faithful servant—one who is reliable in service, discreet in handling affairs, and careful in separating what is useful from what is harmful. It represents integrity, diligence, and loyalty in fulfilling responsibilities. (Also see Sieve)
Category: Human Body
For a pregnant woman, seeing a strand of hair in a dream means she will bear a fortunate son. A lock of hair falling over one's forehead signifies wealth. Holding several tufts represents one's neighbors. If a woman sees herself with a lengthy strand, it indicates her son will attain leadership. Should she see her hair as dense, it means she will perform a deed that brings her renown. If others observe her thick lock of hair, it signifies she will be exposed for a misdeed she has committed. Black hair denotes a dignified and handsome husband. Should the woman see herself without a head covering, it means her husband has abandoned her and will not return. If unmarried, it means she will never wed. Seeing her hair the color of charcoal signifies she will subsist on her husband's wealth or an inheritance. (Also see Black hair)
Category: Action
If one strangles himself with his own hands or hangs himself with a rope fastened to the ceiling in a dream, it signifies he is afflicted by melancholy, anguish, or grief. It may also mean he will not remain in his current dwelling or the place where he saw himself strangled. The same interpretation applies to seeing oneself experiencing asphyxiation. (Also see Suffocation)
Category: Plants
In a dream, straw signifies affluence, prosperity, and a bountiful yield for one who gathers straw and brings it home. Eating straw denotes impoverishment and famine. Storing straw in an improper vessel, such as a safe or a chest, signifies despondency and the ruination of livestock fodder. A piece of straw represents almsgiving. An abundance of straw also denotes a community where women outnumber men. Wheat straw signifies virtue and reliability. (Also see Wheat straw)
Category: Water
In a dream, a stream represents the course of one’s livelihood, including one’s income, trade, shop, profession, travels, and means of sustenance. It symbolizes the flow of life’s provisions and the continuity of one’s affairs. A stream may also represent festering wounds, a waterskin, irrigation channels, a resting place along a road, or the throat, which serves as the body’s channel of nourishment. If the stream is public property, it represents life in general and the welfare of the people. If it is privately owned, it signifies the life, condition, or destiny of the person who dug or established it. A stream in a dream can also symbolize comfort, ease, and a good life enjoyed by its owner. When a stream overflows its banks in a dream, it signifies sorrow, crying, grief, or emotional distress. If one sees a stream flowing peacefully through people’s homes, especially if its water is clear and sweet, it represents happiness, harmony, and a pleasant life. If a person sees himself owning a stream, spring, or watercourse and dedicating it as a charitable endowment, it means he will attain leadership, authority, or serve his community with honor and satisfaction. Cleaning a rivulet only to find it polluted again or filled with filth signifies diarrhea or bodily illness. Seeing water flowing beneath one’s feet represents dropsy or swelling caused by illness. If a stream flows through a town and people draw from it, drink its water, and praise God, it means the removal of calamity and the arrival of peace, safety, and tranquillity. If the people were previously suffering hardship or drought, it signifies prosperity, rainfall, abundance of food, money, and flourishing trade. If the water of the stream is murky, salty, foul-smelling, or flowing outside its proper channel, it signifies an approaching calamity, widespread suffering, illness such as cold in winter or fever in summer, bad news about travelers, or wealth acquired from unlawful or tainted sources. If a stream flows exclusively toward one’s house, such hardship will affect the dreamer personally. However, if a stream flows toward one’s home or garden with clean water, it signifies marriage or the conception of a child. A stream flowing with blood instead of water represents the deviation or moral corruption of one’s wife. If a stream damages crops or runs destructively out of its course, it signifies bad news or impending harm. Blocking a stream’s path in a dream means separation between husband and wife, or abstaining from a sinful relationship between unmarried relatives. Standing behind a rivulet signifies that one’s wife will inherit him. If water flows toward one’s home and turns into blood, it signifies that another man will marry one’s wife after him. Drinking fresh water from a stream or rivulet signifies joy in living, vitality, and longevity, while drinking murky water signifies fear, hardship, or illness. Streams in a dream also represent the veins and blood circulating through the human body, symbolizing life itself, health, and the flow of strength and sustenance. (Also see Fountainhead, Meadow, Spring)
Category: Types of People
In a dream, a street vendor represents opportunity, exchange, and the nature of what one gains from worldly dealings. If the vendor is selling woollen garments or gold jewelry, the dream signifies benefit, lawful gain, comfort, and advantage derived from honest trade or useful associations. However, if the vendor is selling silk merchandise, the dream signifies harm, loss, or moral or material adversity, indicating dealings that bring temptation, excess, or undesirable consequences.
Category: Other
In a dream, strength signifies wealth, power, or material gain that comes together with illness, physical weakness, or hidden hardship. It indicates prosperity that is accompanied by trials, suggesting that worldly success may be tempered by health concerns or burdens that require patience and restraint.
Category: Feelings
In a dream, stress signifies financial constraint, tightness of income, or restriction in one’s livelihood. It may also represent the consequences of one’s wrongful actions, the burden of guilt, or punishment resulting from sins, serving as a reminder to repent, correct one’s conduct, and seek relief through righteous behavior.
Category: Objects
In a dream, a stretcher or a dolly represents a hard-working person who earns his livelihood through toil, hardship, and enduring suffering. It symbolizes laborious effort, burden-bearing, and a life sustained through struggle rather than ease. There is little benefit or glad tidings in seeing a stretcher in a dream, for it often points to sorrow or unfavorable outcomes. If one sees a stretcher being brought before a sick person in a dream, it signifies that the sick person’s death is near and that he will soon depart from this world. A stretcher in a dream may also represent an abode, lodging, or hostel, symbolizing a temporary dwelling, transition, or a place of passage rather than permanence.
Category: Tools
Witnessing string instruments in a dream signifies recuperation from sickness, or they may symbolize a person's backbone, his spinal column, fortitude, severity, determination, state of health, or bodily vigor. Observing such instruments also denotes acquiring insight into human character, the science of physiology, or they could represent the fields of medicine or astronomy. For an unmarried man, it may portend marriage. If a wife sees herself playing a stringed instrument, it means she will cradle a child. Should one see himself playing before a governor's residence, it signifies he will govern people if he is qualified; otherwise, it may mean he will concoct or invent a narrative. Seeing a lute or guitar portends no harm in merely looking at or intending to touch them, unless one hears their music. Playing or hearing such an instrument in a dream signifies falsehood. Playing them in one's home denotes a misfortune that will strike that household. It is also said that playing them can bring renown and authority over others, though it may also bring distress to the player. If a string breaks, it signifies respite and alleviation from strain. A broken string on such an instrument represents a valuable possession that causes its owner vexation; each remembrance of it brings heartache or stomach distress. For a commoner or laborer, seeing such an instrument signifies comfort and a life lesson. For a wicked person, it denotes further depravity; for a tyrant or oppressor, it signifies subjugating others, instilling fear, and severing familial ties. (Also see Banjo, Musician)
Category: Food
In a dream, a stuffed turkey signifies assets, savings, returns on capital, matrimony, a celebratory feast, or recovery from an ailment. The grease accumulated at a pan's bottom in the vision represents money obtained through a woman.
Category: Action
If one is stunned by another person in a dream, it signifies hardship, distress, and inner turmoil caused by the deceit, envy, or ill intentions of that individual. Such a dream points to suffering that arises from betrayal, hidden malice, or jealousy, where the aggressor seeks to weaken, confuse, or overpower the dreamer through cunning or perfidious behavior. It may also indicate being temporarily incapacitated or emotionally shaken due to the actions or schemes of someone who harbors resentment or envy toward the dreamer.
Category: Mood
Acting foolishly or behaving in a stupid manner in a dream signifies wealth, financial gain, or the attainment of profit. Such conduct, though outwardly blameworthy, reflects material increase rather than loss in the realm of dreams. If a farmer sees himself acting silly or foolish, it indicates abundance and a prosperous harvest for that year. However, if the dream carries no clear context, signs, or relevance to the dreamer’s circumstances, then it may be considered insignificant and without meaningful interpretation.
Category: Action
To suck someone in a dream signifies taking or extracting money or material benefit from that person, often through dependence, insistence, or subtle exploitation. It reflects gaining wealth at another’s expense. Sucking a person’s breast in a dream denotes swindling or unlawfully obtaining money from his wife, or benefiting from her wealth through deceit or manipulation. Sucking someone’s nose in a dream represents taking money directly from his personal funds or pocket, implying a more direct or opportunistic form of gain. Sucking someone’s thigh in a dream indicates taking money from his family, clan, or extended relatives, as the thigh symbolizes one’s lineage, tribal support, and collective resources.
Category: Human Body
Experiencing suffocation in a dream signifies bearing a burden or responsibility beyond one’s capacity, being coerced into accepting a heavy charge, or misusing a trust or position of authority. If the suffocation in the dream is linked to illness, it represents punishment for a sin or an act of injustice. When the distress intensifies to the point of near strangulation or death, it indicates being obliged to return all benefits gained from that trust. Dying from suffocation in the dream means losing one’s struggle with the rightful owner and falling into poverty. If one dies and then returns to life, it signifies that after a difficult trial, God Almighty will restore him to his former position. It may also indicate the return of power and holding one’s adversaries accountable. (Also see Strangulation)
Category: Food
Sugar in a dream symbolizes joy, happiness, and occasions of celebration. It represents relief after hardship, recovery from illness, the easing of anxiety, and the removal of sorrow and worries. Seeing sugar also signifies the fulfillment of desires, the attainment of goals, and the successful completion of one’s obligations or duties. It may further denote a virtuous and noble wife, a blessed son, an intelligent child, or offspring endowed with exceptional talent and mastery in various crafts. When sugar is interpreted as wealth in a dream, it signifies lawful and pure earnings. If it represents a learned person, then it denotes knowledge that is sound, sincere, and free from religious innovation. A piece of sugar candy in a dream symbolizes affection and tenderness, such as a kiss. It may also represent money, a child, truthfulness, and sincerity in speech and deeds. Additionally, it can indicate recovery from sickness, financial ease after hardship, or profits gained from agriculture or from collecting sap, such as from maple trees, during their proper season. Seeing a large quantity of sugar in a dream suggests excessive talk, gossip, or vain and meaningless speech. Selling sugar in a dream may indicate physical discomfort, agitation, or ailments such as elevated blood pressure, serving as a warning against excess or imbalance. (Also see Sugar cane)
Category: Plants
In a dream, sugar cane represents hardship, labor, unrest, or public clamor in the place where it appears. It may also symbolize noble ancestry, the attainment of honorable knowledge, or spiritual elevation. Sugar cane can also signify chaste and virtuous women or righteous men. Seeing a sugar-cane field planted in unsuitable land indicates destruction, ruin, uncovering buried history, exhumation of the dead, or a gathering of women lamenting with grief. A field of sugar cane may also denote concealment, repetition of an action, declaration of war, concluding a business deal or marriage contract, recalling past events, freedom from imprisonment, release of captives, recovery from illness, or exhumation. Chewing or sucking sugar cane signifies excessive or repetitive speech. Extracting juice from it means prosperity and wealth. Sugar cane may also represent money obtained from a miserly person. (Also see Juice, Reed)
Category: Objects
Seeing a sugar mill in a dream signifies worldly success alongside hardship, burial, wealth, usury, liberation of prisoners, a bathhouse, a latrine, discarding shameful matters, water, spinning, breathing, an educational institution, or a place of fellowship. In general, all kinds of mills in dreams symbolize glad tidings and divine guidance. (Also see Oil Press)
Category: Food
To take the last meal before daybreak during the month of Ramadan in a dream signifies overcoming or gradually weakening one’s enemy through patience and perseverance. It also symbolizes sincere repentance for a sinner, guidance and awakening for a disbeliever, and a return to the path of righteousness. In some interpretations, it may indicate earning only a modest or limited income, reflecting contentment with little sustenance. If one merely thinks or assumes in the dream that he has taken such a pre-dawn meal, it suggests that he may commit a wrongdoing or fall into error, but will later repent, seek forgiveness, and be granted mercy through sincere remorse.
Category: Objects
In a dream, a suitcase symbolizes companionship and shared responsibility, and may represent two brothers, two sons, business partners, or close associates who are bound together in purpose. It can also signify travel, movement from one state to another, or preparation for a journey, whether physical or symbolic. Seeing oneself possessing a suitcase, or buying one, or receiving it as a gift in a dream, indicates relief from hardships, the easing of difficulties, and the removal of burdens. Such a vision suggests readiness for change accompanied by comfort and reassurance. A suitcase in a dream may also represent an ambassador, messenger, or intermediary—someone who carries matters, messages, or responsibilities between people or places. (Also see Sack)
Category: Other
In a dream, sulfur symbolizes falsehood, deception, or money that is corrupt, impure, or unlawfully acquired. It may represent a liar or dealings tainted by dishonesty and moral blemish. However, if sulfur is seen being used as fuel for cooking in a dream, its meaning changes to a favorable one. In this context, it signifies guidance, benefit, and the swift removal of anxiety or distress. This interpretation is drawn from the nature of sulfur, which ignites quickly and whose smoke disperses rapidly, symbolizing troubles that vanish and matters that are resolved without delay.
Category: Celestial Bodies
(Authority, Fourth Heaven, Planet) In a dream, the sun represents supreme authority, such as a king, ruler, vice-regent, father, prince, commander, or a person of influence. It may also symbolize gold, lawful wealth, knowledge, guidance, or a beautiful and noble woman. Seeing oneself transformed into the sun indicates gaining dominion, power, or fame proportionate to its radiance. Holding or owning the sun signifies strength, wealth, respect, and influence gained through authority or government. Wearing the sun as an ornament denotes attaining a high political or leadership position. Sitting near or within the sun means power, support, honour, or renowned knowledge. A clear and radiant sun reflects justice, strength, and prosperity of the ruler or household. For women, it signifies marital happiness, marriage to a wealthy or influential man, or fulfillment through one’s husband. The rising of the sun symbolizes honour, leadership, livelihood, awakening, guidance, a son, or release from captivity. Its unusual rising direction denotes beneficial knowledge or public upheaval. Changes in the sun’s colour or nature indicate corruption (red), illness (yellow), loss (black), or turmoil in the land. A sun without rays signifies loss of authority, position, or income. The setting, falling, splitting, swallowing, or rising of the sun from unnatural places often points to death, calamity, scandal, exposure of secrets, loss of dominion, or the end of a destined matter. The sun may also represent close relatives or leaders—such as parents, spouse, or children—and whatever befalls it in the dream reflects upon them. In general, the sun in a dream signifies authority, livelihood, truth, guidance, honour, recovery from illness, or exposure of what was hidden.
Category: Mood
For a person who seeks honour, status, or respect from others, displaying superciliousness, arrogance, or haughty behavior in a dream carries an opposite and warning meaning. It signifies humiliation, loss of dignity, and a fall in rank. Such a dream points to grovelling, servility, or toadying toward others, where pride leads to disgrace and the seeker of esteem is instead reduced to dependence or submission. It serves as an admonition that false pride results in abasement rather than honour.
Category: Types of People
In a dream, a supervisor symbolizes guidance, discipline, and oversight in both worldly and spiritual matters. He represents a seeker of knowledge, the pursuit of learning, and the remembrance of God Almighty through devotion and reflection. Such a figure may also signify regular prayer, moral accountability, and adherence to righteous conduct. Additionally, seeing a supervisor in a dream can indicate family reunion, reconciliation among relatives, or the restoration of harmony within one’s household. For an unmarried person, it may foretell marriage, companionship, and the beginning of a structured and responsible phase of life.
Category: Action
In a dream, making supplication signifies an act of devotion, a special form of prayer, or requesting a particular need. Uttering invocations indicates that one's requirements will be fulfilled. If the supplication arises from dire necessity or is accompanied by intense emotion, weeping, or sorrow, it represents trying circumstances or potential trials in one's life. Loud or solemn invocations may denote prayers for rain. Should the supplications not seek divine favor or are not directed toward God, they represent falsehood. Silent supplication may signify the birth of a blessed son. Witnessing a group gathered in a circle for prayer, remembrance, and invocation of divine attributes signifies an assembly of children, growth, blessings, or the removal of afflictions. Seeing oneself praying to God Almighty, or having prayers offered on one's behalf, denotes joy and wealth. Supplications made in God's house or a mosque are more potent than those offered elsewhere. Praying in darkness signifies deliverance from tribulations. If one sees himself imploring another person, it indicates he fears that individual. (Also see Prayers, Zikr)
Category: Action
Suppressing or restraining one’s anger in a dream signifies noble character, self-discipline, and inner strength. It reflects the possession of praiseworthy qualities that earn admiration and commendation from others. Such a dream indicates the reception of blessings and divine favour, as well as the ability to act with patience, wisdom, and mercy. It also denotes doing good deeds and showing kindness to both those who acknowledge such favours and those who remain ungrateful, reflecting sincerity and moral excellence in one’s conduct. (Also see Anger, Suppressing one's feelings)
Category: Action
If a sick person sees himself suppressing his emotions, concealing his distress, or downplaying his pain and suffering in a dream, it signifies patience, endurance, and inner resilience. Such a vision is a glad tiding of relief and healing, indicating that his illness will soon subside and that he will recover by the will of God. It reflects strength of spirit and acceptance, which lead to restoration of health and renewed vitality. (Also see Suppressing one's anger)
Category: Action
Undergoing surgery in a dream refers directly to the bodily part being operated on. If a young man or young woman dreams of having an operation in which the chest is opened, such as heart surgery, it signifies being in love. For an older person, the same vision indicates distress and hardship. Seeing a minor surgical procedure performed on the thumb in a dream signifies entering into or signing a loan agreement. (Also see Body, Chest)
Category: Feelings
Entertaining suspicion or harbouring distrust toward others in a dream signifies falling into sin or engaging in blameworthy conduct. It reflects ill thoughts, unfounded doubts, or wrongful assumptions that distance one from righteousness. Such a dream serves as a warning to guard one’s heart and intentions, to avoid suspicion, and to return to honesty, fairness, and moral integrity.
Category: Action
In a dream, a swaddle symbolizes a pregnant woman, a fractured bone, or overcoming an enemy. If a man sees his wife wrapped in cloth and then unwraps her in the dream, it signifies divorcing her. Seeing a fugitive, an ill person, a traveler, or a prisoner swaddled in a dream does not indicate benefit and may point to an unfavorable or unsuccessful outcome.
Category: Animals
(Starling) A swallow in a dream represents wealth, a blessed man or woman, or a bright and knowledgeable child. Catching a swallow signifies taking what is unlawful. A house full of swallows represents lawful income. A swallow also symbolizes a righteous, friendly, and pious man. Assisting a swallow means helping a kind person in waking life. Catching a swallow may also indicate injustice toward one’s wife. Eating a swallow signifies conflict or fighting. If swallows fly away from one’s house, it indicates that one’s wife or a relative will depart, separate, or travel away. In general, swallows and starlings represent people of means, or they may symbolize death, sorrow, good deeds, movement, chanting, generosity, or weddings. Seeing a swallow may also indicate marriage to a trustworthy woman or a capable household manager. Being transformed into a swallow signifies that thieves will rob one’s home. Seeing a dead swallow is a warning to correct one’s behavior and return to righteous actions.
Category: Action
To swallow something while still chewing it in a dream signifies financial pressure, accumulated debts, or creditors and collectors pressing for repayment. It reflects haste, constraint, or being forced to accept an obligation before one is prepared. Swallowing dust or sand in a dream denotes poverty, hardship, or distressing circumstances. It may also symbolize greed, humiliation, or the act of giving someone a warning or disapproving look. In certain contexts, it can indicate bribing a person in authority or seeking favour through improper means. (Also see Chewing, Food)
Category: Food
Eating the meat of a swan in a dream signifies receiving benefit, guidance, or lawful gain derived from pious, devout, and righteous people. It reflects profiting from the company, counsel, or blessings of those known for their religiosity and upright character, whether through knowledge, support, or spiritual influence. (Also see Dusk, Meat)
Category: Action
In a dream, sweeping the floor or tending to a floor mat or carpet signifies caring for one's community or household. Sweeping away dirt or cleaning a floor denotes financial gain for those who perform such work professionally. Sweeping another person's house indicates receiving money from him. Should a wealthy person see himself sweeping a floor, it portends impoverishment or the failure of a business venture. (Also see Cleaner, Garbage, Sanitation, Trash collector)
Category: Food
Seeing or consuming sweets in a dream signifies sincerity in one's religious observance, the freeing of a captive, the return of a traveler, the recuperation of an invalid, the marriage of a bachelor or maiden, guidance, repentance, studying the Qur'an, procuring new garments for one's children, acquiring a faithful servant, or obtaining lawful and blessed income. Seasonal sweets represent partaking in an annual celebration or the restoration of a just leader. Feeling satiated with sweets denotes vanity, falsehood, or it may mean receiving praise or uttering pleasing words. Eating sweets may also indicate experiencing symptoms of a cold. However, consuming fermented sweets or preserves may signify a remedy. If a sweet is prepared from the four primary ingredients (such as honey, sugar, flour, and manna, dates, or other fillings), it signifies joy, a long life, or escaping the perilous outcomes of a venture undertaken with avarice. For a believer, eating sweets signifies savoring the blessings of faith; for a disbeliever, it signifies immersion in worldly pleasures. (Also see Pastry, Seasonal sweets, Sweets maker)
Category: Types of People
A pastry chef in a dream represents a learned man, someone catering a wedding, conferring positions of authority, or children. A confectioner also denotes a kind and amiable person, a compiler of literary works, a scholar, a slanderer, or an instigator of discord. (Also see Sweets)
Category: Objects
In a dream, a sweets shop symbolizes faith in God Almighty, sweetness of belief, and sincere submission to His will. It reflects contentment of the heart, inner joy derived from faith, and delight in acts of obedience. Such a vision may also indicate lawful sustenance, good character, and a life enriched by trust in God and acceptance of His divine decree.
Category: Human Body
Swelling in a dream signifies an augmentation in one's income, or earnings that will be swiftly expended, or it may denote an increase in knowledge. Swelling also connotes arrogance, self-praise, or a concealed assertion. If an inflammatory swelling diminishes, it signifies the homecoming of a traveler, the pacification of an irate person, the tempering of an enraged individual's fury, the normalization of affairs, the placation of a disagreeable person, or the loss of one's employment. (Also see Pimple)
Category: Types of People
A swimmer in a dream symbolizes a person who exerts effort to serve those in authority, such as superiors, officials, or people in government. It reflects striving, persistence, and the desire to be of service, even though the assistance or influence one can offer may be limited or modest. Such a dream may also indicate struggling within hierarchical systems, where effort is sincere but impact remains small. (Also see Swimming)
Category: Action
Swimming in a dream generally symbolizes involvement with authority, struggle, trials, or major undertakings, and its interpretation varies according to the dreamer’s condition and the manner of swimming. If a man of knowledge sees himself swimming in the ocean, it signifies that he will reach his goals and attain what he seeks in knowledge or status. However, if he enters the sea and then returns to the shore, it indicates that he will begin the pursuit of knowledge but later abandon it. Swimming in a dream may also represent imprisonment. Swimming on sand denotes incarceration under harsh and restrictive conditions, where the hardship suffered in prison corresponds to the difficulty experienced during the swim. If one sees himself swimming inside his own house, it means that he will work for a cruel, unjust, and oppressive employer who will entangle him through a binding business arrangement. Nevertheless, God Almighty will ultimately grant him relief and free him from such entrapment. Fear of swimming in a dream reflects fear of a person in authority. Running away from swimming signifies escaping from that authority. Successfully entering waters and swimming with ease denotes undertaking a major enterprise, leading an important task, or acquiring authority and power. Swimming on one’s back symbolizes repentance from sin. Swimming in stagnant sea water indicates serving someone in authority whose service brings nothing but distress and anger. If the dreamer crosses the sea despite this, it means he will escape the harm associated with such service. Swimming with fear signifies troubles, imprisonment, or illness, proportionate to the effort and distance involved. If the dreamer believes he will not survive the swim, it indicates death. Showing courage during the swim means escaping danger and harmful obligations. Troubled or agitated waters represent adversities and trials. Successfully crossing such waters signifies overcoming hardships. All large bodies of water—seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, or swamps—symbolize the state or ruling authority. Drowning in a river or lake indicates severe trials. If the dreamer is rescued before waking, it means triumph over adversity; if he dies in the dream, it may signify death as a result of those trials. Being saved by a ship or holding onto one symbolizes deliverance from danger. Drowning may also indicate martyrdom, even if the dreamer previously committed many sins. Walking on water in a dream signifies strong faith, spiritual elevation, steadfastness in religion, and reliance upon God Almighty. It may also indicate certainty after doubt or placing one’s trust in God before undertaking a perilous journey. (Also see Air)
Category: Animals
In a dream, a swine denotes a declared and formidable foe who is treacherous, vexatious, fretful, who does not fulfill his word, and who deceives and beguiles others. Riding a swine signifies acquiring a substantial sum of money. Consuming its flesh, whether raw, cooked, or roasted, signifies ingesting unlawful wealth or knowingly partaking of forbidden sustenance. Walking with the gait of a swine signifies rapid profit from a venture or business, or obtaining one's heart's desire. A wild pig portends intensely cold weather. Eating ham, though impermissible for Muslims, signifies benefits for people generally. Seeing a pig in one's bed denotes committing adultery. Piglets represent troubles and anxieties for their owner or the dreamer. A domesticated swine signifies an abundant harvest, prosperity, or the fulfillment of needs and wants. Seeing a swine may also signify ruling over people of conflicting views, or it could denote divorce, misfortune, prodigality, assuming a devilish character, acquiring illicit wealth, or having many offspring. If a pig inflicts harm, it represents the treachery of an adversary. Swine's milk denotes a grievous financial loss or committing a grave transgression. Piglets entering one's house signify an official inquiry into one's private affairs. Driving piglets from one's house signifies resigning from government service.
Category: Objects
To see oneself swinging on a rope in a dream signifies wavering in one's faith. Swinging on a suspended seat also denotes inattentiveness or gazing about aimlessly in quest of a true religion.
Category: Tools
In a dream, a sword symbolizes power, authority, lineage, and protection. It may represent a son, a king or ruler, a clan or tribe, property, land, a farm, or a woman. When the sword is interpreted as power, it denotes diligence, strength, and determination. When it represents speech, it signifies clarity, forcefulness, and effectiveness of one’s words. If the sword represents one’s father, it reflects the father’s pride and honour in his son. A sword that feels heavy and is dragged with difficulty in a dream indicates an appointment, responsibility, or position of authority that is burdensome, though it will still bring benefit and gain. Handing one’s wife the bare blade signifies that she will give birth to a son, while giving her a sword in its sheath signifies a daughter. The material of the sword reflects the nature of one’s offspring: an iron sword represents a strong son; a brass sword, a wealthy son; a lead sword, an effeminate son; a wooden sword, a hypocritical son; and a tarnished sword, an unattractive or morally flawed son. Drawing a sword from its sheath signifies words one is ready to speak. If the sword is sharp, bright, and shining, it indicates truthful, eloquent, and pleasing speech. A rusted or tarnished sword denotes harsh, false, or offensive words. A heavy sword suggests speech that is difficult even for the speaker to bear. A cracked blade signifies rejected words and frustrated intentions. If a sword falls from one’s hand to the ground, it may signify divorce. Seeing a sword lying beside oneself denotes authority and rank. If the belt or loop breaks and the sword falls, it signifies loss of power or position. If the hilt breaks, it may indicate the death of one’s wife. If the handle breaks, it may indicate the death of a close relative such as a father, mother, uncle, or aunt. If the blade breaks, it signifies the death of a servant or assistant. Being given a sheath without a sword indicates being entrusted with a responsibility or a secret. Flying swords in the air symbolize a widespread plague or calamity. A sword may also symbolize anger or financial hardship. Swallowing a sword in a dream signifies collecting spoils or gains. If a sword swallows someone, it indicates a snakebite. The sheath of a sword represents a woman, and sheathing one’s sword signifies marriage. Striking someone with a sword represents insulting him with harsh or cutting words. If the sword loses its cutting edge, it means one’s speech will lose its influence. Being wounded by a sword signifies a dispute involving family members, depending on which limb is harmed. If one’s head is severed by a sword, it signifies that the one struck will ultimately prevail over the attacker or benefit from him. If the body is dismembered, it signifies distant travel or the dispersal of one’s descendants. In general, the sword also symbolizes wealth, knowledge, authority, and prestige. Waving a sword in a duel signifies becoming widely known, respected, or feared in one’s profession or field. (Also see Duel, Knife)
Category: Trees
(also interpreted as the fig tree, mulberry tree, or maple tree) In a dream, the sycamore tree—a large tree known for its wide shade—symbolizes abundant, lawful, and beneficial earnings that continue to grow and multiply over time. It represents sustenance that provides comfort, protection, and stability, not only for the dreamer but also for others. The sycamore tree may also signify a wealthy, powerful, and influential person whose resources and strength bring benefit and support to those around him. In another interpretation, it can represent a beautiful and affluent woman whose presence offers comfort and security. However, depending on the condition of the tree and the dreamer’s circumstances, the sycamore tree may also serve as a warning, symbolizing potential afflictions related to the heart or problems with eyesight, reminding the dreamer to be mindful of health and balance. (Also see Mulberry tree, Tree)