Dictionary of Dreams

116 IBN SEERIN'S Defeat: If a believer sees himselfdefeated in a dream, it means that he will wear thehelmet ofa warrior and win the battle against his enemy. Ifone sees himself defeated and shows no fear in the dream, it means his death. If one sees soldiers retreating into a city to take shelter therein in a dream, it means that they will ultimately win their war, even if their cause is unjust or if they represented a tyrant, though they will ultimately have to pay for their crimes. If one sees the soldiers of a just ruler entering a city defeated in a dream, it means that they will surely be victorious over their enemy. (Also see Losing a fight) Defecate: (See Feces) Defending someone's honor: In a dream, it means commanding good and for­ bidding evil, protecting one's family and giving a good advice to the assailant. Deferment: (Delay; Postponement; Procrastination) Deferment or postponement of fulfilling one's obligations in a dream means separation and annulment of a contract. If a woman defers or postpones her marriage in a dream, it means separation fromher husband or losing the opportunity to be married or showing preference to remaining unmarried. Deflation : (See Knitting) Defraud: (See Chisel; Mockery) Degradation: (See Descending) DeJection: (See Depression) Delay: (See Deferment) Delight: (Happiness; Music; OveIjoy) Experiencing delight or oveIjoy from a musical performance in a dreammeans beingmoved by sorrow and grief. To feel overjoyed or raptured in a dream also suggests diligence, a quick mind, intelligence or awareness ofsomeone who is known to be leaden, or it could mean a sudden change in the attitude of a stingy person as he turns to spending his money with generosity. The feeling of rapture or emotional ecstasy in a dream alsomeans indulging in sin, becomingalcoholic, committingadultery, or it could mean love for God Almighty, turning toward Him in truth and with sincerity. Delirium: (Distraction; Love; Unbalance) In a dream, delirium represents unbal­ ance, bewilderment about the world, utter confusion, giddiness or falling passionately in love, or it could denote a better end for all things. (Also see Distraction) Delivering water: (See Water Carrier) Delouse: (See Hair) Demanding employer: (See Milking) Demanding person: (Ignorant; Obtrusive) It is common among the people of knowledge to describe a demanding person as a stone. (Also see Darkness) Demanding situation: (See Buyer) Demanding: (See Driving force) Demolishing: (See building; Wrecker) Demotion: (See Descending) Den: In a dream, a den represents a bastard son, a child of adultery or the retreat of an ascetic. (Also see Hole) Denial: (See Repudiation) Dependents: (Children; Family; Household) One's dependents in a dream repre­ sents richness. Depilatory agent: (See Shaving) Deposit: (Mortgage; Security; Trust) Depositing something with someone in a dream means trusting him with a secret. Entrusting something to a deceased person in a dream means entrusting someone who can keep a secret, or it could mean that he will entrust someone with an object or money that will be lost, or