Dictionary of Dreams

264 IBN SEERIN'S that he will accept a promise from the person seeing the dream. If he takes a child away from him, it means enmity between the two. As explained under 'Human being' p. 2 17, seeing the children ofAdam in a dream is an exalted thing in general. Each category of people conveys a different interpretation. The category of rulers and judges in a dream means courts. The category of government authorities represents fear. Soldiers mean travels. Craftsmen in a dream mean profits, or they could represent their respective trades. Women in a dream signify temptation, while pious people represent devotion. (Also see Human being,�Mankind) Mandolin: (See String instruments) Manger: (Feeding trough) Seeing a manger or a feeding trough in a dream means having power, receiving a gift, or it could represent one's intelligence, diver­ sification and qualifications. A manger in a dream also represents a woman. Seeing two animals feeding from a trough in a dream means that one's wife is hiding a secret affair. Mangonel: (See Missile launcher) Mangy: (Skin disease ofdomestic animals; A bacterial disease) In a dream, mangy represents pestilence or a plague. Ifone sees himselfstruck by such a disease causing him to itch though no puss or malignant festering runs from his sores in the dream, it means that his troubles and adversities are caused by his own progeny or relatives. Ifone's body is afflicted with mangy in a dream, it means that his troubles will come from his friends or from his working environment. If it strikes at his right hand or his cheek in a dream, then his adversities will come from his clan. If it strikes at his lefthand, thenhis troubles will come from his business partner or brother. Ifhis illness forms puss in the dream, it means hard earnedmoney that will also causeheadache. Such a disease means money for a poor person and it could mean leadership for a rich person. Following this trail of thinking, mangy or any skin disease in a dream signify less harm compared to other diseases. If an employees experiences such skin disorder in a dream, it means that he does not qualify to work in that company. If it is one's son in the dream, it means that he will disobey his father concerning an undesired friendship. Ifit is one's wife in the dream, it means that she is engaged in something awful that will bring shame to the entire family. Manifest character: (Character; Hidden; Forest; Wild plants; Woods) Manifestation: (See Appearance) Mankind: (Conduct; Quality; Magnitude) The quality of humankind in a dream mayrepresentthe qualityofthe like creations. Thus, a beneficial bird maymean a praiseworthy person, a beast may represent the like quality in man, a harvest projecting a particular person denotes human qualities of a lesser magnitude, etcetera. (Also see Human being; Man) Manna: (Food; Valuable gift; Unexpected favor) A gummy saccharine secretion found on a species of a Tamarisk tree. A manna tree is also found in the Egyptian Sinai. Eating manna in a dream means receiving lawful money without any labor or hardships, or it could mean a favor and a bestowal by the grace ofGod Almighty. Seeing manna in a dream also means spending money on God's path, or escaping from a fatal accident or danger. Exchanging manna for green sprouts and garlic in a dreammeans humiliation and poverty. Eating manna in a dream means earnings lawful money. Mantilla: (spa. See Khimar) Mantle: (Attire; Cap; Garb; Mantilla; Khimar; Veil) Manual: (See Reference book) Manumission: (Abraham; Ismall; Immolation; Liberation) Manumission of a slave in a dream represents a ritual sacrifice, or the offering of an animal