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What does your dream mean in Islam?
Dream meanings drawn from the classical tradition: Ibn Sirin and an-Nabulsi, read against the Quran and the authentic Sunnah. Honest about the sources, and honest about their limits.
Popular: A snake, Water, Teeth falling out, The deceased, The Kaaba
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Browse the dictionaryBefore any single symbol, the tradition asks a prior question: what kind of dream was it? These five pieces are the ground the rest of the site stands on.
Foundations The three kinds of dreams The true vision, the whisper of Shaytan, and the chatter of the self. How the Sunnah tells them apart. Foundations After a good or bad dream The simple manners the Prophet taught: what to do with a dream you love, and one that frightens you. Foundations Can dreams be true? What the Quran and Sunnah actually say about true dreams, and where certainty stops. Foundations Ibn Sirin and ta’bir The man behind most of the tradition, and how classical interpretation actually worked. Foundations Seeing the Prophet in a dream The hadith that Shaytan cannot take his form, and the care the scholars urged around the claim.
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Animals A dog in a dream In classical Islamic interpretation a dog often points to a weak or low enemy, or to a perso 
Animals A horse in a dream The horse is one of the more favourable symbols in the Islamic tradition: honour, status, an 
Animals A lion in a dream Classical Islamic interpreters read a lion as a powerful figure: an overbearing ruler, a for 
Religious Symbols A mosque in a dream A mosque in the Islamic tradition stands for community, guidance, and a place of gathering a 
Animals A snake in a dream In the classical Islamic tradition a snake usually stands for an enemy, often a hidden or de 
Animals Birds in a dream Birds carry a wide range of meanings in the Islamic tradition: provision and good news, peop 
Water & Nature Fire in a dream Fire is one of the most context-dependent symbols in the Islamic tradition. It can mean stri 
Water & Nature Rain in a dream In the Islamic tradition gentle rain is read as mercy, relief and provision, echoing the Qur 
Religious Symbols Seeing angels in a dream Angels in the Islamic tradition are read as glad tidings, support and good news, given their Browse by category
Religious Symbols The Kaaba, the Quran, prayer, the call to prayer, mosques, prophets and angels in a dream. Water & Nature Water, rain, the sea, rivers, fire, light, trees, gardens and mountains seen at night. Animals Snakes, lions, dogs, birds, horses, camels and other creatures and what they classically signify. The Body Teeth, hair, blood, nakedness, the eyes and what the body says in a dream. People The deceased, parents, a spouse, children and the faces a dream casts. Actions Flying, falling, weeping, praying, performing Hajj or Umrah, and other vivid verbs. Objects Gold, silver, money, clothing, rings, books and the meaning the tradition hangs on them. Places Houses, the mosque, the graveyard, the marketplace and the gardens of Paradise.