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