Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 295 govern, he will attain that and the people will accept his leadership. If one is suffering from persecution, or humiliation in the land, then seeing God's Prophet (uwbp) standing in a dream means that God Almighty will grant him victory and make him rise above his enemies. If one is poor, his needs will be satisfied, or if he is unmarried, he will get married. If one sees him (uwbp) in a ruined place in a dream, it means that such a place will be rebuilt. Ifone enters a room and findshim (uwbp) sittingtherein a dream, itmeans that a miraculous sign, or a major event will take place in such a locality. If one sees him (uwbp) making the call to prayers in a dream, it means that prosperity will spread in that place. If one sees him establishing the prayers (/q a m ah ) in a dream, it means that theMuslims will reunite and dispel their differences. Ifone sees him (uwbp) placing kohl over his eyelids in a dream, itmeans that he will find safety and correct his religious stand, or it could mean that one wi1l study and become a scholar in the field of the prophetic sayings (Alladi·th). If a pregnant woman sees him (uwbp) in a dream, it means that she will beget a son. If one sees him (uwbp) having a black beard with no gray hair in it in a dream, it will bring happiness, joy and prosperity to one's life. IfGod's Prophet (uwbp) is seen as an old man in a dream, it means strength in one's life and victory over one's enemy. Seeing him (uwbp) in his most exalted state in a dream means that the Imam, or the ruler ofthe countrywill rise in station and that his authoritywill expand. If one sees his blessed neck wide, it means that the Imim is holding firmly to his trust. If one sees him (uwbp) having a large chest in a dream, it means that the Imiim or the ruler ofthe country is generous towardhis subjects. Ifone sees his blessed stomach (uwbp) empty in a dream, it means that the treasury ofthe country is empty. Ifone sees his right hand closed in a dream, it means that the Imiim or the ruler of the country does not pay his employees, or distribute the collected alms tax. If one sees his blessed right hand (uwbp) open in a dream, it denotes the generosity of the ruler and his compliance with the distribution of charities and alms tax as prescribed in God's book. If his hands are locked together in a dream, it means complications in the life ofthe Imim, or the ruler of the country. The same will affect the life of the person seeing the dream, including suffering from distress and adversities. If one sees his blessed leg beautiful and hairy in a dream, it means that one's clan will become stronger, and his tribe will grow. I f one sees the blessed thighs of God's Prophet tall in a dream, it denotes longevity ofthe Imiim or the ruler ofthe country. Ifone sees him (uwbp) standingin themidst ofsoldiers andeveryoneis laughingandjoking in a dream, it means that the Muslim army will be defeated and humiliated in awar. Ifhe is seenwith a small armythat is ill equipped and everyone is looking down in the dream, it means that the Muslim army will triumph in that year. Ifone sees him (uwbp) combinghis blessed hair and beard in a dream, It means that one's distress and adversities will be dispelled. Seeing him (uwbp) in his ownmosque, or in anymosque, or in his usual place in adream it means gaining power and honor. If one sees him standing in the midst of his companions delivering a revelation in a dream, it means that one will acquire a greater knowledge, wisdom and spiritual understanding. Seeing the grave of God's Prophet (uwbp) in a dream means prosperity and profits for a merchant, or the release ofa prisoner fromhisjail. Seeingoneselfin a dream as the father ofGod's Prophet (uwbp) means that one's faith will diminish and his certitude will weaken. Ifa woman seesherselfin a dream as one ofthewives ofGod's Prophet (uwbp), it represents her growingfaith. Ifone sees him (uwbp) looking into one's affairs in a dream, it means that God's Prophet (uwbp) is admonishing the one seeing the dream and commanding him to render his wife her due rights. To walk behind him (uwbp) in a dream means following his (Sunnah) traditions in wakefulness. To eat with him (uwbp) in a dream means that one is commanded