Islamic Interpretation
Personal guard (also prison guard or gatekeeper). In a dream, a personal guard symbolizes vigilance, night watchfulness, devotion, constant remembrance of God Almighty, supplication, and invoking His divine attributes, reflecting protection through faith and discipline. At the same time, seeing one’s own guard may also point to arrogance, shamelessness, or the presence of hidden evil, depending on the state of the dream and the dreamer. If a ruler, notable, or public figure sees his guards or gatekeepers standing, it indicates negligence or weakness in fulfilling their responsibilities, while seeing them sitting signifies failure, carelessness, or abandonment of duty. The governor’s gatekeeper in a dream brings glad tidings and represents an influential and respected person whose counsel is sought, and through whom both the powerful and the humble gain access to authority. Such a figure symbolizes mediation, control of entry, and the management of affairs, yet he may also represent delay, suspension, restriction, or being barred from reaching one’s goal, depending on whether access is granted or denied in the dream. (Also see Keeper of the gate)