Dictionary of Dreams

238 IBN SEERIN'S or correcting one's religious life as much as one does in his dream. Failure to perform some ofthe prescribed rites that are associated with being at the holy Ka'aba in a dream indicatesone'sdeviation fromGod'spath, andsuch innovation is equal to changing the direction (arb. Qiblah) ofone's prayers. TheholyKa'aba in a dream also represents one's prayers, for it is the focal point of all praying Muslims. The holy Ka'aba in a dream also represents God's House, a mosque, a community center of all Muslims, and it represents a teacher, a guide, Islam, theholyQur'an.the prophetic traditions, one's son, a religious scholar, a shaikh, a master, ahusband, one'smother, and the heavenlyparadise. The holy Ka'aba is God's House, and thereat people will be gathered and led into paradise. The holy Ka'aba in a dream also represents the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. the gatheringofbelievers, the local markets and the vicinity of the holy Mosque. If one sees that his own house has become the Ka'aba and people are seeking it and crowds are gathering at his door in a dream, it means that he will be endowed with wisdom, gain knowledge and act upon it, and that people will learn at his hand and follow his example. Performing some of the required rites at the holy Ka'aba in a dream also means that one may work for someone in authority, or serve a man of knowledge, a shaikh, a renunciate, one's father, one's mother, or it could mean that one has a master who demands clarity, true following and hard-work from his students and disciples. (Also see Circum­ ambulation; Entering Paradise; Gutter ofMercy) KaJawah: (See Palanquin) Kasha: (See Breakfast food) Kawlb.ar: (Plenitude; Abundance; A river in paradise.) To drink from the Kawthar river of paradise in a dream means acquiring knowledge, developing correct deeds, having perfect certitude and truly emulating the leading practices and character ofGod's Messenger, upon whom be peace. Drinking from the Kawthar river in a dream also means repentance from sin, abandoning innovations, marriage to a chaste and a pious woman, replacing unlawful earnings with lawful ones, endowment of leadership and victory. (Also see River) Keenness of mind: (See Wakefulness) Keeper of the gate: (Personal guard; Prison guard) If a notable or a public figure sees his keepers of the gates, or his personal guards standing-up in a dream, it means that they are performing their duty correctly. If they are sitting in the dream, it means that they are failing their duties. Thegovernor's keeper of the gate in a dreamrepresents glad tidings. Usually he represents a notable person, or a great person who is sought for advice, whereby both great and little people depend on him for access. The keeper of the gate in a dream also represents abeyance, or blocking one's access. (Also see Doorman) Keeper: (See Rural warden) Keeping a secret: (Secretary) In a dream, hiding a secret means concealing knowledge from those who need it, or it could mean having good nature, or having good qualities. (Also see Secretary) Kerbela: (See 'A�ii.rii) Kerchief: (See Handkerchief) Kernel: (See Pith) Kettle: (Boiler) Seeing a kettle in a dream means sitting in the seat of honor, or it could represent a public roast. Key: A key in a dream represents money, a helping hand, entering the path of knowledge, or it could mean receivingdivine guidance. Carrying abunch ofkeys in a dreammeans prosperity, knowledge and security against one's enemy. Keys in a dream also represent one's children, emissaries, spies, servant, wife or wealth. Keys in a dream also mean attaining one's goal, or fulfillment of one's