Dictionary of Dreams

310 IBN SEERIN'S she represents distress and loss of prestige. If she looks ugly in the dream, she represents facingadverse conditions. Ifshe is naked in the dream, she represents a scandal. If an old woman enters a house in a dream, it means prosperity and business success and if she leaves a house in the dream, it means the opposite. An unknown old woman in a dream has a strongerconnotation than a known old woman. If one sees himself frequenting an old woman in a dream, his dream denotes his attachment to worldly gains. If an old woman who passed her menopause sees herselfin a dream experiencingher menstrual period again and regainingher sexual drive, and ifshesees herself engaged in sexual intercourse in the dream, it means that she will become religious and have strongmaterial and spiritual success in her life ifher sexual intercourse in the dream is marital intercourse and ofa lawful nature. Otherwise, ifit is unlawful, then it represents her attachment to worldly gains and neglects for her spiritual values. If a young woman sees herselfbeingan oldwoman in a dream, it means that she will prosper and have a successful marital life. Olfaction: (See Bodyl; Smelling) Olive tree: (See Oil; Olives) Olives: (Blessed tree) In a dream, olives represent money, pleasures, or one's prosperity. An olive tree in a dream represents a blessed man who benefits his family, a chaste woman, or it could mean a son who may become a governor. A yellow olive in a dreamrepresentsheavy concerns about one's religious life. Ifone presses olives for oil in a dream, itmeansthathewill earn blessings and benefits. If one sees himselfwatering an olive treewith olive oil in a dream, it means that he sleeps with his mother. The same interpretation applies if one sees himself watering a garden with vinegar. If one buys an olive tree, or eats from one, or drinks from its oil in a dream, it means blessings, or that he will marry a noble and a chastewoman. Seeing the leaves ofanolive tree in adreammeans following the straight path, or fulfillingone'sspiritualobligations, guidance, light, reading the Qur'an, comforting someone's heart, makingmoneyfor a poorperson, except if one eats the olive raw in the dream, then it means the opposite, or it implies poverty, indebtedness, or it could denote the place, or the direction it comes from. The leaves of an olive tree represent righteous people or spiritual leaders. The fruit of an olive tree represents easy money, or living a rich and a happy life. Selecting olives or pressing them for oil in a dream means toiling, or hardships. As for a sick person, olives in a dream mean regaining strength and recovering from his illness. The fruit itself and the leaves also denote assiduousness and resoluteness, however, olives in a dream also denote slow growing. (Also see Oil) Omar: (The commander ofthe believers, Omar bin AI-Khattab, may God be pleased with him.) Seeing him in a dream means longevity, trustworthiness and praise­ worthydeeds. One who sees him in a dream will speak the truth, bejust and call people to the straight path. He also may be able to attend to the Sacred House inMecca in an auxiliarypilgrimage ('Umrah). Ifone shakeshands withOmarbin Al-Khattab in a dream, it means that hewill prosper and live a pious life, and he will be a vigilant and a strong believer, the value ofwhose deeds will surpass his fame. If one sees him frowning in a dream, it means that Omar is calling for justice, commandingwhat isgood and forbiddingwhat is evil. I fthere is a drought in a town and one sees Omar in a dream, it means that rain will fall and be a blessing for that land. If there is tyranny in that land and one sees Omar in his dream, it means thatjustice will prevail. If Omar hits someone with a stick, or warns him, or threatens him in a dream, it means that one must renounce the course of his current actions or deviation from God's path, or perhaps that someone in authority or a scholar will persecute him. If one sees himselfbeing Omar in a dream, or if he wears one of his garments in a dream, it means that he will be awarded honor, a dignified status, or die as a martyr. Ifone sees Omar