Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 229 and desires. (Also see Retreat) Ivy: (English ivy; Ginseng; Herbal medicine) Ivy in a dream represents a physi­ cian. Seeing it in a dream means that one will use homemade medicine to cure his illness. Ivy in a dream also signifies a bad character, or it could represent an ill will. 'Izra"il: (The angle of death; Bone-breaker; Death; Longevity) The archangel of death. Seeing him in a dreammeans martyrdom if one is inspired by it. If one sees the archangel 'Izriiil angry with him in a dream, it means that one will die unrepented. Ifone sees 'Izrall standing above him, or battling him in a dream, it means that he will rel!over from a severe illness. Seeing the archangel 'brail in a dream also means longevity, or going through unavoidable circumstances, or experiencing extreme fear. If one sees himself being 'Izran in a dream, it means rising in status to govern and to oppress others, or he might become an executioner, or perhaps that some major events may take place at his hand. Kissing 'bran in a dream means receiving an inheritance. Seeing 'brail in a dream also means separations, deathofsick people, losses, destruction, fire, bad news, forfeiture ofproperties, stagnation of the economy, losing one's source of livelihood, imprisonment, breach of promise, forgetting one's knowledge, ne­ glecting one's prayers, obstruction ofcharities, hindrance of alms distribution, negating the rights ofothers, retreating to one's privacy, rising prices, bad crop, a tyrant ruler, glass blowing, or bankruptcy. As for one who loves to meet his Lord, seeing the archangel 'Izrii'il in a dream means attainment of one's goal, fulfillment ofa promise, freedom fromprison, good news and glad tidings. If an unknown or a common person approaches someone in the street and whispers something in his ear in confidence, the commoner here represents the angel of death. It is said that each human beingwill see the archangel 'bra'il three times duringhis lifetime, and it is the third time that 'bran, upon whom be peace, will