Islamic Interpretation
In a dream, olives symbolize wealth, worldly joys, and personal prosperity. An olive tree signifies a blessed man who provides for his family, a virtuous woman, or a son destined for leadership. A yellow olive indicates deep spiritual anxieties. Pressing olives for oil foretells earning divine blessings and benefits, whereas watering an olive tree with its own oil symbolizes an incestuous act with one's mother. Purchasing an olive tree, consuming its fruit, or drinking its oil denotes receiving blessings or marrying a noble and chaste woman. The leaves represent following the righteous path, fulfilling religious duties, guidance, enlightenment, reciting the Qur'an, bringing comfort, or generating income for the needy, though eating a raw olive can signify the opposite: poverty, debt, or may reference its origin. The leaves also symbolize pious individuals or spiritual guides, while the fruit signifies easily acquired wealth and a contented life. Gathering or pressing olives implies toil and difficulty. For an ailing person, olives denote restored health and vigor. Overall, the fruit and leaves also represent diligence and determination, yet olives in a dream further signify gradual growth and development. (Also see Oil)