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