Dictionary of Dreams

338 IBN SEERIN'S Poverty: (Beggar; Enamored; Emaciated; Hobo; Homeless; Indigence; Love; Men­ dicant; Poor) Poverty in a dreammeans richness in wakefulness. Seeing oneself poor and hungry in a dream means that one will wake up to a great meal, or it couldmean that he has stored sufficient provisions and satisfactory sustenance for sometime to come. Ifone sees himself as a poor beggar in a dream, it means that he prays incessantly and often asks God Almighty for extra favors and blessings. Seeing a group of needy people and beggars in a dream connotes the death of a rich person in that locality, and it is a sign for poor people to go and collect the charitable donations his heirs will distribute after his death. If someone sees himself asking for something, and if he is given what he is asking for in a dream, it means that he will receive money without trouble, or that he will earn easy money, for earning one's livelihood with mere asking in a dream means a business without capital investment, or receiving without having to give anything in return. It is also said that if one sees himself as a poor person in a dream, it means that he will earn benefits in wakefulness. (Also seeBeggar; Hobo) Power of attorney: (See Proxy) Praises: Praising God Almighty and thanking Him in a dream means receiving benefits and a great reward. It also means finding guidance for one's religious life. Praising God Almighty in a dream is also interpreted as begetting one or two sons who will grow to become religious scholars. As for a poor man, praising God Almighty in a dream means wealth. If one sees people praising him in a dream, it means that he will live up to it and do good. If he sees them showering him with money in the dream, it means that they are speaking ill of him. Praising God: (See Praises) Prance: (Swagger) To move around in a conspicuous manner in a dream repre­ sents one's perception ofhis religion. It also means attaininga worldly rank that will end soon after. If one recognizes a subject relating to some earnings in his dream, then he should seriously and carefully examine the lawfulness of its source. (Also see Walking) Pranks: (See Prance; Write; Writer) Prayer beads; In a dream, prayer beads represent a righteous and a pious woman, a lawful and blessed livelihood, or loyal soldiers. (Also see Beads) Prayer mat: A prayer mat in a dream represents a pious woman, or it could mean receiving a religious duty, or a spiritual appointment. Prayer niche: (See Mi!J.rlib) Prayers1: (See Amulet; Invocation; Prostration; Supplications) prayers2: (arb. aalat) Performing one's required daily prayers in a dream means fulfillment ofone'spromise, attainment ofone's goals, or reliefand comfort after distress. Praying at a door, or in front of a bed in a dream denotes a funeral. If one sees himself alone making the call to prayers (Azan) then establishing it (/qamah ) in the dream, it means that he will strive to do good and to eliminate evil in his life. Ifone completeshis prayers with the traditional greetings to the right and then to the left in a dream, it means that his worries and concerns will be eliminated, and that he will pursue the path of love and unity. If one pays the greeting only to the right in his dream, it means that he will seek to correct only some of his religious concerns. If he pays the greeting to the left side only in the dream, it means that he will be troubled for sometime to come. Paying the regards of peace (Saliim) at the end of one's prayers in a dream means pursuingone's path, following theproper religious traditions, completing one's job, resignation from one's job, receiving an important appointment, dismissal from work, travels, or profits. If one ends his prayers beginning his greetings from the left, then proceeding to the right in a dream, it means innovation, or