Dictionary of Dreams

168 IBN SEERIN'S cumstance in a dream (arb. istillh.arah) means dispelling doubt or confusion, receiving guidance for one's problem, or it could denote the success of a project. If the one performing such a special prayer is known to follow the guidance of a spiritual teacher or shaikh, then his dream means lowering of his spiritual status, for a true seeker has no questions. Performing a special prayer for the safe return of a traveller in a dream (arb. Qha'ib) means asking for suitable weather conditions for one's own needs or for people's needs. Performing a special prayer over the grave of a deceased in a dream means offering special gifts that warrant no reward, or it could mean distributing charity to needy people. Performing a special prayer of greeting the mosque in a dream means spending one's money to 4elp his relatives and the needy people among his friends. Performing a su dden and an unexpected prayer in a dream means givingcharities in secret, or askingfor employment fromunjust people. Performing any supererogatory prayer, whether during the day or the night in a dream means performing a good deed that brings someone closer to his Lord, or reconciling adversaries, or fostering love between people. If one sees himself laughing during his prayers in a dream, it means that he oft-forgets his prayers and that he is delinquent about performing them properly and on time. If one sees himself prayingwhile drunk in a dream, it means that he will give a false testimony in court. Ifone sees himselfprayingwithout the required ablution in a dream, it means that his religious performance is worthless and that his adherence is despicable. If one sees himself standing in prayers toward the wrong direction in a dream, it means that he does the opposite of what he is required to do, or that he acts the opposite ofwhat God Almighty has ordained. If one sees himself turning his back toward God's House in a dream, it means that he is an apostate who rejects God's religion or that he does not care about it. If one sees the people in the mosque facing another direction in his dream, it means that their leader orjudge will be dismissed from his office, or that he neglects to follow the prescribed rules of his religion, or that he follows his own mind and desire inmakingreligious interpretations. However, performingone's prayers and turningwith helplessness toward any direction and crying for help in a dream means seeking God's nearness, or asking to be accepted by other believers for an unacceptable indulgence or a non-permissible opinion, or it could mean travelling in the direction he faced in his dream. Ifone sees himself praying eastward or westward and beyond the point of God's House in Mecca in a dream, it means that he is a despicable person who is full ofarrogance, who backbites and slandersothersandwho isdaringto indulge in sin anddisobedience to his Lord. Ifone could not find the directionoftheKa'aba in his dream, it means that he has doubt about his faith. However, ifone sees himself facing the holy Ka'aba in the dream, it means that he is walkingon the straight path. Ifone sees himselfwearinga white garb and readingthe Qur'an in the dream, it means that he will join the caravan of pilgrims to Mecca. God knows best. (Also see Death; Imam; Pharaoh) Flag: (Banner; Woman) In general, flags in a dream represent leaders, governors, judges and scholars. Carrying a flag in a dream means signing a marriage contract. A flag in a dream also means avoiding a dispute. Carrying a flag and a spear in a dream represents one's death or the sudden death of his son. A hoisted banner inside one's house in a dream means a funeral. Carrying a flag in a dream also connotes a woman. Carrying a red flag in a dream also could represent an evil woman. If it is a white flag, then it represents a pious and a chaste woman. Carrying a flag ofmany colors in a dream represents a corrupt woman. If one is given a flag to carry, and if he leads a parade of colorfu l flags in his dream, it means that he will rise in station and receive honor. To take a flag away from someone in a dream means removing him from office. If one