Islamic Interpretation
In a dream, record keepers represent the vigilant and blessed angels entrusted with guarding the writings of the Preserved Tablets and recording the deeds of humankind, symbolizing divine accountability, truth, and perfect justice. They also signify gnostics, eminent scholars, people of deep knowledge, and trustworthy individuals whose lives are devoted to preserving truth and guiding others. Seeing these heavenly scribes brings glad tidings for both this world and the Hereafter, indicating divine care, protection, and honor; for a pious person it foretells Paradise as the final abode, while for an impious person it serves as a clear and serious warning to repent and amend one’s ways. Encountering the angels who keep records in a dream also points to facing trials, hardships, or adversities, followed by relief, purification, and liberation from one’s afflictions through divine mercy. (Also see Scribes)