Another in Dream Islam

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man, who notknow the Qur’an well, said: dreamt that was teaching children in theschool and they were reciting in a nice voice. He said: You teach peoplehow to sing. Sorters of Cotton and Sifters of Flour Both of them represent a reformer who separates good from bad. Aman dreamt that he was sifting wheat. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said tohim: You have decided to pay your Zakaah. Another man dreamt thatand he said: You have decided to work on a group of people for a manof high status, teaching them and disciplining them so that they maybecome good. He smiled and said: Yes. Another man said: I dreamt that I was sifting the flour. He said: Haveyou decided to make bricks out of mud to build your house? He said:Yes. Astrologer The astrologer signifies a man who knows the situation of people ofhigh status and he relies on lies. Cupper The cupper signifies a man who knows about grudges in the heart. It was also said that the cupper represents a policeman, or a trustee. He may be indicative of a scribe, because cupping is like writing andthe lancet is like a pen. Weavers, Camel Drivers,Mail Carriers, and Similar Professions These all signify people who travel and work hard. A man said: Idreamt that I became a weaver. He said: You will become a calligrapher. Another man said something similar, and he said: Did you have a spindlein your hand? He said: Yes. He said: Then did you become a weaver? He said: Yes. He said: You will learn land surveying. And that is whathappened. Another man said: I dreamt that I was a porter, carrying heads on myhead in a vessel, and I dropped them. He said: You will carry potteryand it will break. Another man said: I dreamt that I became a mail carrier, carrying letters. He said: You are a spy and you have letters with you. He said:You are right, and he showed them to him. Goldsmith The goldsmith represents a man who deals with prominent peopleand he may be a liar, such as a painter or decorator. A goldsmith dreamtthat every time he made something of gold or silver, it turned into copper. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said to him: You replace good with bad. Embroiderer The embroiderer represents a builder because the embroidery isdone bit by bit; it is also indicative of a ploughman, because the needlegoes into the cloth as the ploughshare goes into the earth. A man said: I dreamt that I learnt embroidery. He said to him: Youwill learn how to write. Another man said: I dreamt that I was embroidering shapes ofanimals. He said: You will become a painter. A boy said: I dreamt that I became an embroiderer. He said: You willbecome a builder. Gardener He will serve the people indicated by the trees. A man said: I dreamt that I became a gardener but the garden wasn’tmine, and I was tying bunches of herbs. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen saidto him: Have you decided to go to some area of your province and bringits people as captives, tied up? He said: Yes. He said: Go ahead. So hewent and brought them. Jeweller Who Makes Holes in Pearls and Gemstones He represents a man who is establishing connections between menof high status and people who do good. Greengrocer He represents a man who is foulmouthed. Melon Seller He represents a sickly man, because melons are yellow and yellowsignifies sickness. The melon may also be indicative of a man who goesalong with everyone, because they say of a man who is like that: So andso is like a melon, he goes along with every trend. That is because thedoctors say that melon is quickly digested and turns into the mixturethat is in the stomach. It may also be indicative of cooking, because theword Batteekh (melon) may be misread as Tabeekh (cooking). Oils and Juices If oil is pressed from sesame, this is indicative of a man who isa leader and wealthy. If oil is pressed from a turnip or radish, this isindicative of a man who collects wealth with effort and difficulty. Extracting good juices such as rosewater, orange blossom water and soon is indicative of a man who is a leader and well organised, as well ashalaal wealth, and it may indicate other things. A man said: I dreamt that I was extracting rosewater in glass vesselsand using fire in the usual way, and the people were crowding around meand trying to take it from me. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said: You willlease a bathhouse. He took that from the word Izdihaam (crowding); thebathhouse also has glass vessels and fire. A man of high status dreamtthat and he said to him: You will take possession of or build a bathhouseand you will benefit a great deal from it. Another man had a similardream and he added that it was written in hot water. He said: Do you doalchemy? He said: Yes. Shoemaker If the shoemaker is unknown, he is indicative of a man who dividesestates fairly, because the skins of animals (leather) are things that canbe inherited. Sandal maker The sandal maker is indicative of one who buys and sells femaleslaves or one who adorns things for people, because sandals in dreaminterpretation represent women. One Who Makes Drinks from Grains He represents a doer of good who guides people to the right waywith regard to matters of this world and the Hereafter, so long as hedoes not take money for it. If he takes Dirhams (silver coins) for it, thatindicates that by doing good he is showing off; if he takes Dinars (goldcoins) for it, that indicates that his main concern is money. A man dreamt that he was taking fine fabric and wrapping walnutsand almonds in it. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said to him: Do you sellQataa’if (stuffed pancakes)? He said: Yes. Dealer in Old Clothes He is indicative of poverty. Selling old clothes is indicative of theend of poverty and buying them is indicative of the opposite. Cobbler The cobbler is similar to the shoemaker. Sweet Maker He represents a kind, righteous man if he does not take any moneyfor the sweets. Ploughman He represents a man who is preoccupied with righteous deeds. Broker He represents a man who guides people to water sources and peopletrust him. Storekeeper He represents the hypocrite who collects Haraam wealth. Water Carrier He represents a man who is religiously committed and pious, atwhose hand Allah will cause a great deal of goodness to occur, so longas he does not take any payment for it. If he takes water to a man and takes money for that, he will carry a burden of sin and the one to whomit is taken will get money from a ruler. If he carries water to his ownhouse and did not intend to drink it, he will accumulate wealth forsomeone else. Poor Beggar He represents a seeker of knowledge; if he is given what he asks for,he will attain that knowledge. Papermaker He represents a man who is smart, because writing is somethingsmart. Money Changer He represents a man who knows what is happening in the world. Seller of Thread or Yarn He represents a man who travels, because selling yarn is indicativeof travelling. Diver He represents a king or someone similar. If the dreamer dreams thathe dives in the ocean he will be involved in working for the king, or itmay be indicative of writing poetry, because it is said of the good poetthat he dives in meanings. Or he may become a preacher at whose handspeople will repent. Glassmaker He represents a man who does good deeds which benefit people, orit may mean that he prays a great deal for forgiveness. A man said: I dreamt that I was weaving but there was nothing infront of me, although I was moving my head and my hands like one whois weaving. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said to him: You will develop atremor in your head. Someone else said something similar, but he said Isaw the loom in front of me with the shuttle moving back and forth. He said to him: Someone stole a garment of yours and you and someoneelse are trying to get it back. He said: Yes. Salt Seller He represents the jailer. One Who Weighs Things He represents a governor. If he cheats, he will be unjust, otherwisehe will be just. Pottery Seller He represents a man who will live long, because Allah says: “And (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in their places).”[Saba’ 34:13]

Allah knows best. This is not a fatwa.