Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 231 tempting a female worker. Ifone'swife is pregnant and he sees himselfcarrying an earthenware j ar that falls and breaks, it means that his wife may die from complications during her delivery or after giving birth to the newborn. In a dream, an earthenware jar also can be interpreted as a hard-working woman, or a servant, though a copperjar represents a noble woman. A jar of wine in a dream represents woman's menstrual period. If one drinks from a j ar of wine, it means that he will have sexual intercourse with his wife during that period, which act is forbidden in Islam. Ifthe jar is filled with eatingoil, honey, or milk. it represents a hidden treasure. The same interpretation applies for a small clay jug, a mug, a cooking earthenware. or a tin pot. (Also see Pot) JasmIne: I n a dream, jasmine denotes happiness, blessings and benefits. I t also represents religious scholars and spiritual teachers. Ifone seesheavenly angels descending from the heavens to pickjasmine flowers in a dream, it means the death of scholars. Jasmine in a dream also means despair, or making a false oath. It also could mean dispelling anxieties, distress and adversities. As for a bachelor, jasmine in a dream means getting married. Seeing a j asmine flower in one's hand in a dream also means recovering from a chest cold or a fever. Jaundice: (Jealousy; Prejudice) In a dream,jaundice means experiencing a bitter state ofmind caused byjealousy and envy, or it may represents a new garment, or an unsuitable, or a non-compatible wife. (Also see Jealousy) Javelin: (Lance; Spear) Seeing it in a dream represents a fight, evil, or disunity ; and if it denotes the emblem of a religious man or a scholar, then it means innovation. Holding a javelin in a dream also means strength, power, a strong son, or a profitable business. If a poor person sees himself carrying a j avelin in a dream, it means earnings. If a rich man sees himself carrying a javelin in a dream. it means increase in his wealth and power, or expansion of his control. (Also see Lance,' Lancet) Jaws: (Chin; Indignant talk) The lower jaw represents the chief of a group of people who has a large offspring. If one sees his chin elongated in his dream, it means thathe willbecome reprovingofothers, and he will gossip in vain. It also means weakness after strength. (Also see Bodyl; Chin) Jealousy: Jealousy means losses for the one experiencing it in the dream. A jealous person has an evil quality, and jealousy is evil. If one who suffers from people's jealousy sees his condition improving in a dream, it means poverty, rancor, spite, black magic, or malice for thejealous person and benefits for the victim ofjealousy. In a dream,jealousy also represents covetousness, grudges, avarice and love for the world. To devastate someone by looking at him with despise in a dream means that the assailant will suffer from the jealous eye of his victim. (Also see Jaundice) Jerboa: (Rodent) Ajerboa i n a dream represents a liar who often swears in God's Name that he i s speaking the truth. Fighting with a jerboa in a dream means having an argument with a person of such qualities. Aj erboa in a dream also represents a body snatcher or a researcher. Jerkin : (See Brace) Jerking: (See Limping) Jerusalem: Seeing oneselfperformingprayers at the sacred mosque in Jerusalem in a dream means receiving a great wealth from an inheritance. Facing Jerusalem during one's prayers instead of the Ka'aba in a dream means a pilgrimage to Mecca. If one performs a ritual ablution in Jerusalem in hisdream, it represents profits from his business. (Also see Canopy; City; Masjid) Jester: (See Piper) Jesting: (Fun; Joking) Jesting in a dream represents a state of poverty, adverse conditions, apathy, a low spirit, uncertainty, torpor, or low self-esteem. Jesting