Dictionary of Dreams

158 IBN SEERIN'S defeat in a war or losing a fight. If a politician sees himself tall in a dream, it means that he will win his political battle. (Also see Body!) File: (Rasp; Tongue) A file in a dream represents one's tongue. It also means satisfying an innate need or giving a keen edge to an expression. It also represents a helper, a son who provides for the need of his mother or younger brothers and sisters. A file in a dream also represents demands, obligations, or sexual intercourse. Filly: (See Drill) Filter: In a dream, a filter represents the essence of one's faith and knowledge. A filter in a dream also could mean music, taverns, dancing or insolence. A filter in a dream also represents a man who speaks only the truth and who does not allow for impurities to seep into his life. (Also see Sieue) Filth: (Dirt) Dirty hair, a soiled garment, or a filthy body in a dream mean d istress and worries. D irty clothing in a dream mean sins. I f the dirt comprises oil or grease in the dream, it means attachment to mundane and material objects. Washing one's clothe in a dream means repenting from sin and washing them away. Cleaning off the wax in one's ears in a dream means hearing pleasing words. (Also see Cloth; Dirty face; Garment) Filthy body: (Dirt; Filth) Afilthy body in a dream represents a sinful person, while a dirty face in a dream means a rare art. (Also see Filth) Finding a lost object: (See Compensation; Finding something) Finding something: (Abandoned; Discarded item; Lost item; Gleanings) Finding somethingabandoned or discarded or lostin a dreammeans receivinga precious gift from an employee or a servant one will treasure, or it could mean receiving a cheap item one cares to keep, receiving an inheritance, or it could mean begetting a blessed son. Finger: (Hand) Fingers help one's worldly needs or craft and serve one's benefits in the hereafter by identifyingand pointing at what is true and identifyingwhat is wrong. In general, fingers in a dream represent one's children, wife, father, mother, money, property, wealth or craft. Positive looking fingers or increase in their number in a dream represents growth, while deformed fingers in a dream mean the opposite. One's five fingers in a dream also represent the five daily prayers. Thus, if the fingers are interpreted to mean the five d aily obligatoryprayers, then thefingernails represent thesupererogatory (arb. N afl) prayers. I fthe fingers are interpreted as money, then the fingernails represent the due alms tax (arb. Zakdt). If they are interpreted to represent an army in the dream, then the fingernails represent their weapons. Fingers in a dream also represent the days, months or years. When fingers are interpreted to mean money, and ifsomeone cuts offhis finger in a dream, it means that hewill suffer from financial losses. Long fingers in a dream are regarded as greed. (Also see Body!; Fiue fingers; Thimble) Finished Business: (Accomplished; Compassed) A finished business in a dream connotes life and continuity. Completinggood deeds in a dreammeans desiring to have children. Completingone'sjob in a dream is a sign ofprosperity for rich people and the strong ones. It also signifies owning properties and having control over a vast land and its people. (Also see Incompletejob) Fire Iron: (See Poker) Fire worshlper: (See Worshipping fire) Fire: The element offire in a dream represents might. Fire in a dream also means love. A product that is touched by fire in the process of its manufacturing or cooking in a dream means arguments and disputes. In a dream, fire also signifies glad tidings, a warning, war, chastisement, power, imprisonment, losses, sins, or blessings. If one sees a blazingfirewith sparks shooting in every