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