Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 21 1 livelihood from copying and selling it. Seeing the Holy Book i n a dream also mans growing in wisdom. Handwriting copies of the Holy Book in a dream denotes one's piety, or it could represent a religious scholar who lives by the book, actby its commands and shares his knowledgewith others. Tearingoffthe pages of the Holy Book in a dream means ingratitude toward God's revelations, or denying God's favors, or questioning some of them. If one does something to the Holy Book in his dream that he would abhor to do in wakefulness, it means that he has lost his religious devotion and faith. Carryinga copy oftheHolyBook in a dream means attaining power and acquiring knowledge. The Holy Book in a dream also represents a husband, awife, a son, or wealth. Ifa sick person sees it in his dream, it means that hewill recover from his illness. Ifthe one who sees it in his dream is facing an enemy, it means that he will triumph over him. If he is a sinner, it means that he will repent of his sins and turn to his Lord, or it could mean that he may receive an inheritance. If one sees himself following innovations and he recognizes that in his sleep, his dream denotes a warning from God Almighty. Seeing the Holy Book in a dream also could mean seeing wonders, witnessing a miracle, hearingnews, receivinghappy news, or it could mean longevity for one who browse through it from cover to cover in his dream. The Holy Book in a dream also represents gardens, heavens, places ofworship, or a person one is commanded toobey, such as a ruler, or a father, amother, one's teacher, or shaikh, or it could mean making a true oath, receiving glad tidings, admonition or a warning. Seeing the Holy Book or any of the early divine revelations in a dream means that one may preside over people. If one sees himselfcarrying the HolyBook, or even anybook ofrevelations, and ifwhen he opens it finds the pages blank with no writing inside it in the dream, it means that he portrays himselfto be what he is not, or that he impersonates a scholar, or pretends to be religious. Kissing the Holy Book in a dream means revering what it contains and adhering to what it commands. If one looks into the pages of the Holy Book and finds its lines crooked in a dream, it means that he lives satisfied with what he has, and fulfills his required duties accordingly. Stealing a copy of the Holy Book and hiding it in a dream means that one cheats in performing his own prayers, or fails to do them properly. If one sees himself looking in the Holy Book, then writing from what he is reading on his own garment in the dream, it means that he interprets the Qur'anic revelation according to his own liking. If one sees a Holy Book sitting in his lap, then if a chick comes and picks all the words written therein in a dream, it means that one will beget a child who will memorize and read the Holy Qur'an as an inheritance, and benefit from the piety of his father, and as a trust, a lawful earning and a source of strength in his life. Buying a copy of the Holy Book in dream means benefits, prosperityand becoming a renowned and a distinguished religious scholar. If the Holy Book is snatched away from someone's hands in adream, itmeans thathe will losehisknowledge, or perhaps losehis employment. If one sees himself spreading the pages of the Holy Book on a flat surface in a dream, it means that he is seeking wisdom which he will get, or that he may receive an inheritance. I f one sees himself putting the Holy Book over his shoulders in a dream, it means that he will receive an appointment, or be entrusted with a duty to guard, or that he will memorize theHoly Qur'an. Ifone finds himself trying to eat the pages of the Holy Book in a dream, it means that he is a regular reader of the Qur'an. If one sees himself trying to eat the pages of the holy Book but is unable to do so in a dream, it means that he tries to memorize the Holy Qur'an from time to time but keeps forgetting what he learns. (Also see Qur'an) Holy Ka'aba: (See Ka'aba; Mecca) Holy Mecca: (See Ka'aba; Mecca)