Islamic Interpretation
(Jotting, Scribbling, Recording) Writing in a dream generally symbolizes deception, stratagems, or hidden schemes, and it often points to subtle manipulation or calculated planning. A writer seen in a dream represents a clever yet deceitful individual, someone skilled in misleading others through words or appearances. If one’s handwriting appears unclear, ugly, or illegible, it signifies repentance from dishonesty, abandoning fraud, and regret over deceiving people in the past. Writing on a scroll, parchment, or legal pad in a dream indicates that the dreamer may receive an inheritance or gain wealth from a formal or legal source. Writing in a notebook, however, symbolizes evasion, denial, or an attempt to avoid responsibility. Writing a book or a novel in a dream may signify unlawful or suspicious earnings, or it may indicate illness or physical weakness, especially if the writing is burdensome or exhausting. If one sees himself writing a book or a letter and completing it, this represents success in finishing an undertaking, achieving objectives, and bringing a planned matter to completion. If the writing remains unfinished, it means that obstacles, delays, or external interference will prevent the completion of an important project. Writing with the left hand in a dream signifies deviance, reprehensible conduct, or straying from what is right. It may also allude to immoral behavior, the birth of a child through illicit relations, or, in some interpretations, becoming a poet, since poetry may involve imaginative but misleading expression. Signing a deed, contract, or check in a dream indicates failure to honor a promise or fulfill an agreement. If the dreamer sees someone he knows drafting a contract between them, it warns that this person may deceive him, manipulate him in business, or lead him astray through false assurances. If one finds himself illiterate and unable to write in a dream, it reflects inner distress, sadness, and depression, though it also carries glad tidings that God Almighty will open a way out of hardship. If an illiterate person sees himself learning to read and write, it suggests that he will benefit from something he long feared, or that he may endure difficult trials that ultimately bring insight or gain. If a learned or educated person sees himself incapable of writing, it indicates anxiety, fear, exhaustion, and obstruction in his livelihood or affairs, signifying a temporary blockage of ability, clarity, or opportunity. (Also see Book, Letter, Paper, Sign)