Tannery
(Leather dying factory) A tannery in a dream has the same interpretation as that of a slaughterhouse. It also represents a school, a fellowship house, or similar places where the mind and spirit are taught and reared to correct oneself, to hold to what is true and to discard what is false. A tannery in a dream also represents a patient, forbearing and a hard-working woman, a housekeeper, or a child. Perhaps a tannery in a dream also could denote a harsh, wretched and a contemptible woman, though she likes cleanliness and guards herself from others impurities. (Also see Dye; Vat)
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
Goose
Geese symbolize women with superb bodies and fame and fortune. Otherwise, they represent powerful people whose influence is omnipresent on land and in the seas, but who are overwhelmed by worries and sorrow.
• Geese honking in a place: There will be sobbing and wailing in that place.
• Looking after geese: Will mix with or prevail over prestigious people and earn money through them.
• Catching a goose in the water: Will have a male child.
Dream interpreter: Various Islamic Scholars
A Plastered or Cemented House
A house which is plastered symbolizes a grave. If a person sees himself imprisoned in a new, plastered house which is unknown to him then such a house represents his grave.
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
Eunuchs
To see castrated males who are unknown is tantamount to seeing the angels.
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
An Unplastered House
An unknown and unplastered house symbolizes a woman.
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
The Earth Revolving
If a person sees the earth causing him to go round and round, it means his affairs, will be left in total disarray and confusion ; he will thus flee from one place to another in pursuit of his livelihood.
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
Reading
Reading a book in another language in a dream means travelling to such a country, or going to places one is not familiar with and performing a job that will earn him fame. If one sees himself reading a book in a foreign language and is unable to properly decipher its words in a dream, it means that he will escape from a potential danger he could face in such a land, or it could mean falling sick in a foreign country, then recovering from one's illness before returning to one's homeland. (Also see Language; Quranic recital; Reckoning)
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
Ball
(Baseball; Basketball; Cricket ball; Football; Glob; Golf ball; Handball; PingPong ball; Pushball; Snowball; Tennis ball; Volleyball) A ball in a dream signifies a dispute, an argument, a fight to control the world and its resources. Some will desire it and others will reject it. A ball in a dream also could signify travels or moving between places. Usually, a ball in a dream represents a man. If it is made from leather, then it represents a leader, a boss, or a scholar. Playing ball in a dream means a fight. (Also see Games)
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
Sodomy
(Homosexuality; Pederasty; Sodomize) Sodomy in a dream means a meeting between two men to engage in an evil act. To see an unknown person forcibly subjecting the one seeing the dream to engage in sodomy means letting oneself be overcome by an enemy. (Also see Pederasty; Vagina)
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
Angel
• An angel entering the dreamer’s house: Beware of thieves.
• An angel taking one’s weapon: Strength and bread will go and perhaps wife, too.
• Angels assembling in one place and the dreamer being scared: Intrigue and strife will take place in that spot.
• Seeing angels in a battlefield: Will triumph over enemies.
• Angels kneeling or prostrating themselves before the dreamer: Desires will be fulfilled and the subject will rise in life.
Dream interpreter: Various Islamic Scholars
Companions
• Seeing Abu Bakr alive: Will be kind-hearted and merciful.
• Seeing Omar: Will be blessed with staunch religious faith, will make fair statements and will be praised by subordinates.
• Seeing Othman alive: Will always be prosperous and envied by covetous persons.
• Seeing Ali alive: Will be blessed with learning, courage, and asceticism.
Dream interpreter: Various Islamic Scholars
Flying
Flying near a flock of birds in a dream means associating, living or working with unknown people. If an evil person sees that, it means a bad omen, and for a fisherman it means sufferings or death. Flying in the air at a low altitude in a dream means taking a short trip. If one sees himself flying at will and ceasing to fly at will in a dream, it means easing of his burdens and expectation of great benefits to come his way. Seeing oneself in a dream flying upside-down means evil happening. If a sick person sees himself flying in the air in a dream, it means that he will die from his illness.
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
Miswak
Abdullah b. 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (Sallallaahu-Alayhi-wasallam) as saying:
I saw in a dream that I was using miswak and the two persons contended to get it from me, the one being older than the other one. I gave the miswak to the younger one. It was said to me to give that to the older one and I gave it to the older one. (Muslim)
Dream interpreter: Imam Muslim
Calling Out the Athaan in Strange Words
Calling out the athaan in words unknown to the caller suggests that he is a great thief.
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
Almonds and Pistachios
Green or dry, both indicate hidden wealth. Or livelihood which the observer will obtain from unknown sources.
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
Tree
• A healthy person sitting on top of or owning a tree: Will get or fail to get what he wants
(be it sex, marriage, or anything else), depending on the condition of the tree.
• Owning plenty of trees: Will become a leader or a judge of men.
• Plenty of trees in a house: Men and/or women will assemble there for something good or bad:
(1) If the trees bear good and tasty fruits alluding to welfare and prosperity and people are eating from them: A banquet will be given there.
(2) If the fruits are bad or allude to unhappiness: The assembly will be for a funeral rite.
(3) If there is a sick person in the house and the fruits seen in the dream were unknown: The fate of the patient will depend on the season and the condition of the trees.
Dream interpreter: Various Islamic Scholars
Hyena
(Hog-like wolf) A hyena in a dream represents a fierce, an unjust and a perfidious enemy whose actions stem from the directives of an evil and an ugly old witch. If one sees himself eating the meat of a hyena in a dream, it means that he is bewitched and does not know it, though subconsciously, he will desire and seek to be free from such an evil spell. Riding a hyena in a dream means marriage. A lame hyena in a dream represents a witch, or the wife of an unknown person, a jobless person, a loafer, or a cheater. Riding a hyena in a dream also means gaining authority. A hyena in a dream also may denote exposing one's secrets, interfering in people's business, effeminacy, a hermaphroditic person, a wretched wife, or an ugly, treacherous and a disloyal woman.
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
Boy
Giving birth to a boy in a dream also could mean having a helper. A beautiful looking young boy in a dream also signifies good luck and victory over one's enemy. Seeing a beautiful looking boy in a dream means that beautiful and pleasant things will take place in one's life, or it could mean satisfying one's needs. If one is called a teenager in a dream, it signifies the necessity to take a ritual ablution, or that something good or bad may take place in wakefulness.
Dream interpreter: Ibn Sirin
Pregnancy
(9) He brings together men and women. (10) A robber will break in his house.
(11) A wicked woman will hide in his place. (12) He is sowing in the wrong land.
(13) He will steal something and hide it. (14) He will perish by the cord
(a homonym for pregnancy in Arabic, the word for both being habl). (15) He will get ill after eating dates.
(16) He will have a dropsy (kind of swelling). (17) A foreigner dear to the dreamer will be buried at his place.
(18) The dreamer is a liar who brags and pretends that he can do impossible things.
(19) He is concealing his corrupt faith and creed.
Dream interpreter: Various Islamic Scholars
Planet
The planets symbolize rulers, scholars, notables, and noble or rich people.
Small planets that emit a weak light represent the slaves, nannies, and public. Planets associated with winter mean trouble and worries. Summer planets herald welfare and nice living.
• Bright planets assembled at the dreamer’s house: Leaders will meet at his place.
• Dull planets assembled at the dreamer’s house: Nobles will meet at the dreamer’s place for some tragic matter.
• Seeing plenty of planets at one’s place: The dreamer will have plenty of children.
• Seeing a bright and shining planet: Joy and happiness, and people will turn to the dreamer for help.
• Planets coming together to shed light: The dreamer will travel and earn money or return from a trip in high spirits.
Dream interpreter: Various Islamic Scholars