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DREAMS
OF
OPULENCE
Dr
Umar Azam BA PhD FRSA
FRSSA
JuLY 2005
Introduction
In
Islam, it is held that poverty is a blessing but wealth is a means of
trial. In fact, the Holy Prophet [PBUH] used to pray: 'O
Allah! Keep me poor!' [Sahih Muslim] However, it is also
held that there is nothing wrong with opulence if: it is earned, or
bestowed, in a lawful way; charity work is done with the resources; it
does not alter one's righteous character into a selfish, hard-hearted
snob! The majority of Earth's population is poor, living at - or below -
subsistence level. In Islam, there is an exhortation to love the
poor. The Holy Prophet [PBUH] prayed: O
Allah! I ask You for the means to do good, to
avoid evil
and to love the poor! [Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Vol. 4, No.
13A]. If you are wealthy, do you look down such
people, feel smug and superior, or do you try to help as many of them as
you can? Such help can take the form of medical aid [e.g. removing
cataracts], helping with the provision of a clean water supply [in some
countries lead poisoning from corroding pipes leads to an agonising death]
and help with agricultural/fertilising/irrigation techniques.
I myself have experienced numerous dreams of being opulent
in the future [it hasn't happened yet!]. Even if I do not become
opulent and my dreams turn out to be incorrect, I should
not feel avariciousness and think that injustice has been done; after
all, according to the philosophy of Imam Ghazali
[R.A.], 'Because Allah Most High is the Most Merciful, whatever happens,
it happens for the best, or something worse would have
happened.' Moreover, there is also the saying, 'What you don't get,
you don't miss!' However, I have been doing unpaid [unpaid in the sense of
worldly
remuneration] Islamic work for the last twenty-one years, so a part of me
says that, if I do get opulent, I will have deserved it and it will carry
the blessings of Allah the Most Merciful; after all, the Holy Prophet
[PBUH] prayed: 'O
Allah! Give us good things in this world and give us good things in
the Hereafter and save us from the chastisement of the Hell!' [Sahih Muslim]
1] DREAM OF
I
SAW LUXURIOUS ROOMS ADORNED WITH THICK CURTAINS AND AMPLE
FURNISHINGS. THEY WERE BEING USED BY MY MIDDLE SISTER AT SOME
TIME OF THE FUTURE.
2] VISION OF
I
WAS FEELING DROWSY WHEN I HAD AN EMPHATIC VISION. I SAW MYSELF PLAYING
WITH TWO OR THREE BRICKS OF SOLID
GOLD! THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE VISION WAS CAREFREE - AS IF
THESE BRICKS WERE INSIGNIFICANT; IN OTHER WORDS, I WAS SO WEALTHY THAT
THESE BRICKS DIDN'T REALLY MATTER! I WAS SURROUNDED BY A ROOM
DECORATED WITH FURNISHINGS DEPICTING A CLASSICAL ROMAN THEME [PERHAPS
REFLECTING THE OPULENCE OF THE GREEK AND ROMAN
EMPIRES].
3] DREAM OF
I
DREAMT THAT I WAS THE OWNER OF BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE. I SAW TWO
SPACIOUS, FRESHLY-PLOUGHED AND SOWN FIELDS OF
BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED SOIL OF TWO DIFFERENT COLOURS. AS I WENT TO THE
FURTHEST EXTREMITY OF MY UNENCLOSED LAND, I MET AN ENGLISHMAN OF THE
COUNTRY GENTRY WHO WAS SURPRISED TO SEE ME AS THE OWNER OF THE
LAND!
4] DREAM AND VISION OF 18 MAY
2005
I
DREAMT OF A LONELY ASIAN WOMAN WALKING ALONG AN EMPTY FOOTPATH AT SUNSET.
THE DREAM INFORMED ME THAT SHE DOES DARK DEEDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EARNING
A LIVING. EARNING MONEY WAS, FOR HER, A FORMIDABLE OBSTACLE. THEN THE
SCENE CHANGED AND THE MOOD LIGHTENED. I WAS GIVEN THE MESSAGE THAT
BOLTON
WANDERERS FOOTBALL CLUB HAVE SECURED A GREAT FINANCIAL COUP BY
GETTING INTO EUROPEAN CUP COMPETITION BY VIRTUE OF THEIR LEAGUE POSITION
IN THE PREMIERSHIP *RY AND CONGRATULATORY ATMOSPHERE IN THE DREAM. [LATER]
I HAD THOUGHTS
[THIS WAS NOT A DREAM] OF GOLDERS
GREEN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY STATION IN
5] DREAM OF
I
HAD A WONDERFUL, EXHILIRATING DREAM ABOUT A GIRL CHANGING THE WHOLE WORLD
INTO ONE WHICH WAS SNOW-COVERED. THERE WAS A WONDERFUL, HEROIC ATMOSPHERE
IN THE DREAM. THEN I SAW A BRAND-NEW, FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLE - A
JEEP.
6] DREAM OF
I
DREAMT THAT THE FAMILY OF A PUPIL CALLED RIFAT
LET ME HAVE A GO ON A COMPUTER SIMULATOR. I WAS DRIVING A CAR WHICH WAS
EQUIPPED WITH ALL KINDS OF SWITCHES AND CONTROLS AND I WAS GETTING A
THRILLING FEELING. THEN, IN THE NEXT SCENE, I DREAMT THAT SOMEONE WAS
DRIVING IN, OR AROUND, GREATER
7] DREAM OF
I
DREAMT THAT THE POSSESSIONS OF MY PARENTS' FORMER HOUSE
[
8]
DREAM OF
I
DREAMT OF SOMEONE DRIVING A BRAND-NEW, POWERFUL BMW
CAR. IT WAS OLD STOCK - BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING FROM THE
SHOWROOM!
9] DREAM
OF
I
WAS THE OWNER OF A JAGUAR CAR. I WAS DRIVING IT AND THEN I PARKED
IT FURTHER ALONG THE STREET OF THE DENSELY-POPULATED
NEIGHBOURHOOD IN ANOTHER CITY [PROBABLY
10] DREAM
OF
I
SAW TWO CANDLESTICKS OF SILVER AND PRECIOUS GEMS. THEN I WAS GIVEN THE
MESSAGE THAT I HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE MUHARRAM
TEST. * IN THE NEXT SCENE, I WAS READING MY HOROSCOPE FOR LEO. IT WAS
A VERY IMPORTANT HOROSCOPE WRITTEN ON A BEAUTIFUL, ENLARGED, RED
BACKGROUND. THIS DREAM SEEMED TO BE TELLING ME THAT MY SUCCESS IN MY
ISLAMIC WORK, AND THE ACQUISITION OF CONSEQUENTIAL WEALTH, WAS
IMMINENT.
*
CONTEXT
THE
DAY BEFORE, I HAD BEEN LISTENING TO THE TRAGIC QAWWALIS
ON ASIAN
SOUND RADIO, WHICH NARRATED THE HISTORICAL EVENTS OF THE
MARTYRDOM OF THE GRANDSONS OF THE HOLY PROPHET [P.BU.H.], HASSAN AND
HUSSEIN [MAY ALLAH BE PLEASED WITH THEM], AT KERBALA. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,
'WHAT IS ALL THE FUSS ABOUT? IF I WAS THERE AT THE TIME, AND I COULD HAVE
INFLUENCED EVENTS, THEN I WOULD HAVE GIVEN MY OWN LIFE, IN PLACE OF THOSE
OF HASSAN AND HUSSEIN [MAY ALLAH BE PLEASED WITH THEM], AT
KERBALA.'
11] DREAM
OF
I
DREAMT OF MY GREAT SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE. I WAS HOLDING ONE END OF A
VERY LONG LADDER AND I THINK HANIF HUSSEIN [A WEALTHY FAMILY FRIEND] WAS
HOLDING THE OTHER. THIS DREAM SEEMED TO BE GIVING ME NEWS ABOUT BECOMING A
MILLIONAIRE, AND BECOMING VERY SUCCESSFUL, TOO, IN MY CAREER, IN THE NEAR
FUTURE.
12] DREAM
OF
I
SAW A BRAND-NEW ROVER
MINI CAR. IT HAD BEEN 'SOUPED-UP' TO THE HIGHEST
SPECIFICATIONS. I SAW SPOTLIGHTS, WITH COVERS ON THESE, AT THE FRONT AND THE CAR ITSELF HAD A TARAUPLIN
COVER ALL AROUND IT. THE CAR LOOKED VERY DESIRABLE. [LATER] I WAS
COUNTING A FEW THINGS; ONE ITEM SEEMED TO BE MISSING BUT, WHEN I CHECKED
AGAIN, THEY WERE ALL THERE! [LATER] I WENT TO SOME VERY WEALTHY
13] DREAM
OF
I
DREAMT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY-EXHILIRATING ROLLERCOASTER - A KIND NEVER SEEN
BEFORE. A LARGE SECTION OF THIS ROLLERCOASTER WAS PROMINENT; IT SLANTED,
VEERED,OUTWARDS GIVING SUPERLATIVE THRILLS!
[IN THE NEXT SCENE] I SAW THAT DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAMS'S
LIVES OF LUXURY, AND THOSE OF MY OWN FAMILY, WERE RUNNING PARALLEL! BOTH
WEALTHY FAMILIES LIVED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SAME
ROAD!
14] DREAM
OF
I
DREAMT THAT I SAW DISCARDED, OLD CLOTHES IN THE BACKYARDS OF THE OLD,
TERRACED HOUSES WHICH I HAD BEEN RENTING. NOW A FAR MORE OPULENT LIFESTYLE
WAS FOR ME! I SAW MYSELF DRIVING A SOLID, OLD MERCEDES CAR WHICH WAS
ODORNED WITH DECORATIVE SPIKE RAILINGS ON ITS DOORS [OF THE SAME KIND AS
THE SPIKE RAILINGS SEEN ON THE GATES AND FENCES OF IMPORTANT, OFFICIAL
BUILDINGS].
15] DREAM
OF
I
DREAMT OF A MILLION POUNDS IN MY BANK BUT I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SPEND IT. I
HAD TO KEEP IT IN MY BANK JUST TO SHOW THAT I WAS FINANCIALLY SECURE [JUST
LIKE THE SMALL VALUES OF PREMIUM BONDS THAT I USED TO KEEP]. I DREAMT OF
THE NAMES OF STRANGE-SOUNDING BANKS [JUST LIKE THE ONES ASKING ME TO
CONFIRM DETAILS IN THE SPAM MESSAGES IN MY YAHOO!
BULK MAIL ACCOUNT E.G.
FIRST USA BANK AND
SOUTHTRUST BANK], FOR EXAMPLE FROM
16] DREAM OF
I
DREAMT THAT I ASKED MY HEADMASTER FOR �10 AS PRIZE MONEY FOR EACH OF THE
CERTIFICATES THAT I HAD BEEN AWARDED WHILST A PUPIL AT
INTERPRETATION
WHEN
I WOKE UP, I FELT THAT, INSHA'ALLAH, I WILL SOON BE RECEIVING AWESOME
FINANCIAL RECOMPENSE FOR ALL MY STRIVING, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, TO
DATE!
17]
DREAM OF MARCH 2005
I
DREAMT THAT I WAS WATCHING A VERY SOPHISTICATED, FUTURISTIC TELEVISION
WITH BOTH SATELLITE AND
DIGITAL CHANNELS.
I
WAS FEELING VERY COMFORTABLE AND WAS SITTING AMONGST LUXURIOUS
SURROUNDINGS [IN MY OWN MANSION].
18] DREAM OF
WASEEM
HAQUE,
A FORMER FRIEND, TELEPHONED ME AND TOLD ME, 'I'VE HAD A DREAM THAT YOU'LL
BE THE OWNER OF A SMALL, FIVE-STAR HOTEL!' I WAS VERY INTERESTED IN
MEETING WASEEM AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT HIS DREAM, SUCH WAS MY EXCITEMENT
AT THIS NEWS!
19]
DREAM OF
A
YOUTH WAS TALKING TO ME. HE WAS SAYING, IN A FRIGHTENED MANNER, 'DON'T GET
A MANSION IN THE COUNTRYSIDE - LOOK HOW DARK IT
GETS!' THEN HE POINTED TO A PARTIALLY-ENCLOSED PLACE WHICH LOOKED EXPOSED
TO THE ELEMENTS. [THERE WAS A 'CREEPY' ATMOSPHERE IN THE DREAM - OF HAVING
FUN WITH LIVING NEAR EVIL THINGS!] (IN THE NEXT SCENE) MY BROTHER AND
I WERE WORRIED ABOUT RECOVERING MONEY FROM SOME PERSON [AN EMPLOYEE OR
TENANT]. THE SUM INVOLVED WAS NOT TRIVIAL, AND THERE WAS AN IMMINENT
DANGER THAT HE MIGHT NOT PAY IT, OR MIGHT RUN AWAY OWING THE
SUM.
20]
DREAM OF
I
WAS FRYING AND
COOKING RICE AND TWO OF MY SISTERS WERE KEEPING ME
COMPANY.
21]
DREAM OF
I
SAW TWO OF MY SISTERS SURROUNDED BY LUXURY.
INTERPRETATION
TO DREAM NOS 20 AND 21 ABOVE
DREAMS
SUCH AS THESE SUGGEST THAT IF, AND WHEN, I DO BECOME VERY WEALTHY, I WILL
BE SHARING MY RICHES WITH MY FATHER AND SIBLINGS.
22] DREAM
OF
ONE
OF MY SISTERS WAS OFFERING MY FATHER A PURPLE KAMEEZ
AND A LIGHT-COLOURED, GREYISH SHALWAR
[PAKISTANI NATIONAL DRESS - LOOSE SHIRT AND TROUSERS]. THEY LOOKED
VALUABLE AND STUNNING. BUT DAD SAID: 'NO, I DON'T WANT THEM;
YOU
HAVE THEM - IT'S YOUR AGE TO WEAR SUCH BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES. I WAS GOING TO
GIVE OUR FATHER A WIDE STRIP OR LAYER OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CLOTH, BUT I
HAD CUT IT SLANTED - SO IT DEFINITELY LOOKED IMPERFECT
IN SHAPE.
23]
DREAM IN 2005
I
DREAMT OF AN ITEM OF STATIONARY SUCH AS A PENCIL CASE AND ITS
BRAND-NAME WAS DR
AZAM!
INTERPRETATION
THIS
DREAM IS SUGGESTING THAT, IN THE FUTURE, I'LL BE RICH ENOUGH TO OWN
FACTORIES AND HAVE MY OWN COMMERCIAL TRADE MARK!
24]
DREAM OF
I
WAS GIVEN THE MESSAGE THAT, AT THE MOMENT, I AM USING AN OLD CAR FOR MY
MOTHER'S SAKE * BUT I WILL [SOON] BE THE OWNER OF A BRAND NEW
VEHICLE. THEN I SAW A BEAUTIFUL, NEW GREEN UTILITY VEHICLE, SUCH AS
A FIAT
CAR-VAN WHICH LOOKED REALLY SMART.
*CONTEXT
I
WAS USING MY 13 YEAR-OLD LIGHT-BLUE, NISSAN
PRIMERA CAR TO, FOR EXAMPLE, CARRY PROVISIONS FOR THE MAJOR
KHATAM
[RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARY OF MY MOTHER] WHO HAD PASSED AWAY ON
25] VISION
OF
I
HAD A THOUGHT THAT BARCLAYS
BANK HAS PROBLEMS WITH ITS PENSIONS, AND RELATED
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, DIVISION BUT THAT ITS BANKING
ARM IS VERY STABLE.
INTERPRETATION
PERHAPS
I'LL OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH BARCLAYS
BANK IN THE FUTURE.
26] DREAM
OF
I
DREAMT THAT I WAS BUYING A SHIRT OF SILK. IT WAS VERY COMFORTABLE TO FEEL
- VERY SMOOTH AND SILKY! I GAVE MY WIFE A BEAUTIFUL, BRAND-NEW DRESS OR
PIECE OF CLOTHING. BOTH THIS GARMENT, AND MY SILK SHIRT, WAS
RESPLENDENT.
27] DREAM
OF
I
DREAMT THAT UNCLE GHULAM NABI, A VERY CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND FOR MANY YEARS,
HAD A VERY EXPENSIVE HOUSE -IN 'MILLIONAIRE'S
28]
VISION OF
BEFORE
GOING TO SLEEP, I HAD THE VISION OF A SLEEK, FUTURISTIC CAR WHICH WAS SO
IMPRESIVE THAT IT CANNOT ADEQUATELY BE DESCRIBED! IT WAS EVEN BETTER IN
DESIGN -AND MORE SPACIOUS TOO- THAN SOMETHING OUT OF 'THUNDERBIRDS'!
THEN I WAS GIVEN THE MESSAGE THAT SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN TELEVISION [FOR
EXAMPLE, FOR THE BBC]
CAN
AFFORD A CAR SUCH AS THIS!
29] DREAM
OF
I
WAS EATING SOME EXOTIC PIECES OF A LARGE, GREEN CITRUS
FRUIT, SOMETHING LIKE: NA-DIANA;
IT WAS A CROSS BETWEEN A MUSLIM GIRL'S NAME [SUCH AS NADIA]
AND THE NAME OF THE LATE PRINCESSOF
PUNJABI
OF
THE DREAM - LITERALLY 'WE
HAVEN'T GOT EXTRA MONEY!']
30]
DREAM OF
I
SAW A BRAND-NEW VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE CAR AND THEN SAW A NOVELTY PEN SHAPED LIKE A VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE !* [IN THE NEXT SCENE] I WAS
BUYING A BRAND-NEW, INEXPENSIVE JACKET FOR �6. + [IN THE SCENE AFTER
THAT
I
GAVE THE WRONG ANSWER
TO
A QUIZ QUESTION; I GAVE THE NAME OF ONE WEBSITE INSTEAD OF ANOTHER!
^
*
SUGGESTS OPULENCE AS A RESULT OF THE FINANCIAL REWARDS OF
SCHOLARSHIP.
+
EVEN WHEN I AM VERY WEALTHY, I WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR BARGAINS AND NOT
SQUANDER MONEY.
^
SUGGESTS PAID GUEST APPEARANCES IN TELEVISION WORK [QUIZ SHOWS ETC.] OR
PRIZE MONEY OBTAINED FROM SUCH APPEARANCES.
31]
DREAM OF
I
NOTICED A VERY PRETTY CAT IN OUR FAMILY. I NEEDED THE
CAT.
INTERPRETATION
A
CAT
IN A DREAM REPRESENTS A THIEF . [
IBN
SIREEN, DREAMS
AND INTERPRETATIONS
p.149.]
BEING
PRETTY
WOULD REPRESENT A LOVED FAMILY MEMBER. SO SOMEONE FROM OUR OWN FAMILY
WILL FURTIVELY TRY TO HELP HIMSELF/HERSELF TO MORE THAN HIS/HER FAIR
SHARE OF WEALTH!
32]
DREAM OF
I
PEELED AND ATE AN UNKNOWN FRUIT WHICH LOOKED REALLY SPECIAL. I FELT GUILTY
THAT I WAS THE ONLY ONE PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO POSSESS THIS
FRUIT!
INTERPRETATION
EATING
�FRUITS IN THE GARDEN� SIGNIFIES THAT �THE OBSERVER WILL RECEIVE RICHES
FROM A WEALTHY WOMAN.�
[IBN
SIREEN, DREAMS
AND INTERPRETATIONS
p. 84]
33]
DREAM OF
I
DREAMT THAT ONE OF MY SISTERS EXCLAIMED IN HORROR, DISMAY AND UNBELIEF
THAT I HAD BEEN TELLING OUR BROTHER [ON THE BASIS OF MY RELIGIOUS DREAMS
THAT I WOULD, INSHA'ALLAH BE BECOMING A MILLIONAIRE IN THE
FUTURE. THIS WAS AN AGGRESSIVE REACTION ON HER PART
AND INTERFERENCE IN MY
PERSONAL MATTERS!
34]
DREAM OF
I
SAW MYSELF HOLDING THE MODEL
OF A FOR-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLE; I WAS HOLDING IT LIKE A
TOY.
35] DREAM
OF
I
SAW THE SHELL
OF A CAR WHICH LOOKED LIKE A VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. IT WAS A TEST DESIGN MODEL
OR SOMETHING SIMILAR [IN MY
CHILDHOOD -IN THE 1970s- I HAD BEEN FASCINATED BY THE SHAPE OF THE VW
BEETLE AND HAD WANTED ONE AS SOON AS I LEARNED TO
DRIVE].
INTERPRETATION
FOR DREAM NOS 35 AND 36 ABOVE
A
MODEL IS SOMETHING MADE ARTISTICALLY. THIS DREAM IS SUGGESTING THE
ACQUIRING OF WEALTH THROUGH ARTISTIC
ACHIEVEMENTS.
36
DREAM OF
I
SAW A FORMER GIRL PUPIL HOLDING A VERY LENGTHY,
TECHNOLOGICALLY-SOPHISTICATED AND VERY EXPENSIVE WOODEN RADIOGRAM
[I
USED TO LISTEN TO INDIAN FILM MUSIC ON MY FATHER'S RADIOGRAM IN MY
CHILDHOOD IN THE 1970s].
37] DREAM
OF
I
DREAMT THAT SOMEONE OWNED A VERY LENGTHY,
TECHNOLOGICALLY-SOPHISTICATED FREEZER. IT WAS SO SPACIOUS THAT, WHEN I
OPENED IT, I SAW THAT IT WAS ONLY PARTIALLY FULL, AND THAT SO MUCH FOOD
COULD FIT IN JUST THE RIGHT-HAND CORNER! I ALSO
HAD A FREEZER, BUT MINE WAS SMALLER AND NOT SO
IMPRESSIVE!
INTERPRETATION
TO DREAM NOS 36 AND 37 ABOVE
THESE
DREAMS ARE SUGGESTING THAT I WILL NOT HOLD BACK ON PURCHASING EXENSIVE BUT
OUTSTANDING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES WHEN, AND IF, I BECOME
OPULENT.
38] DREAM
OF
I
SAW MY MIDDLE SISTER PROSPECTING FOR GOLD, AND THEN I WAS GIVEN THE
MESSAGE THAT SHE WOULD SEE CHUNKS OF GOLD IN THE
GROUND.
39] DREAM
OF
I
DREAMT THAT I, AND ANOTHER TWO OF MY INFLUENTIAL
CONTACTS FROM THE WORLD OF WORK [PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS] MET JEFFREY
ARCHER, THE MILLIONAIRE AUTHOR. HE WAS VERY INFORMAL AND
RELAXED WITH US. HE HAD RELAXED HIS NATURAL DEFENCES AGAINST HIS
MANNERISMS AND WE SAW SOME INSTANCES OF HIS ECCENTRICITY - WE
SAW HIM TWITCHING HIS NOSE OR ACTIVATING SOME OTHER
FACIAL QUIRK!
40] DREAM
OF
I
SAW TWO VERY ATTRACTIVE, CHUNKY, LUXURIOUS COUCHES. BOTH SEEMED
TO BE SUSPENDED IN MID-AIR, FACING EACH OTHER. THEN I WAS GIVEN THE
MESSAGE THAT THEY BELONG TO MY FRIEND - UNCLE ISMAIL.
41] DREAM
OF
I
DREAMT THAT THE FATHER OF ONE OF MY TUITION PUPILS HAD REALISED THAT I WAS
THE OWNER
OF THE
CARTOON NETWORK ON SATELLITE TELEVISION!
42] DREAM
OF
I
DREAMT THAT AN INSIGNIFICANT, POOR PERSON UNCOVERED JEWELS FROM BENEATH
THE DIRT AND GRIME OF AN UGLY LANDSCAPE. THIS HAPPENED IN
43] DREAM
NO
I
HAD A DREAM WHICH WAS THE EQUIVALENT OF SEEING HAIR
IN A DREAM.
INTERPRETATION
'HAIR
SYMBOLISES A MAN'S ASSETS. IF HE HAS MERCHANDISE OR CROPS, IT WILL
INCREASE OR DECREASE ACORDING TO THE AMOUNT OF HAIR HE HAS SEEN. IF HE
SEES THE HAIR SHINING, HE WILL BECOME DESTITUTE IF HE IS WEALTHY, OR WEALTHY IF HE IS DESTITUTE. IF HE IS
PERTURBED, HE WILL BECOME PLEASED. IF HE IS ILL, HE WILL BE CURED; IF HE
IS IN DEBT, THE ARREARS WILL BE PAID OFF.' [IBN SIREEN,
DREAMS
AND INTERPRETATIONS
p. 91].
44] DREAM
OF
I
SAW GIANT VEGETABLES OF THE MARROW FAMILY GROWING IN SOME DISTANT PART OF
THE COUNTRY. THE TERRAIN WAS ONE OF VERDANT FIELDS. THERE WAS A GIRL
IN ONE OF THE FIELDS. I SAW ONE LONG MARROW AND ANOTHER HUGE ONE
TOO. I FELT A SENSE OF REGRET THAT I COULDN'T TAKE THEM HOME. THEN I
NOTICED A VERY AGGRESSIVE RAM WITH HORNS. I THOUGHT, 'THE MEAT OF THIS RAM
WILL MAKE TASTY DISHES - I'LL TAKE IT HOME.' BUT WHEN I TRIED TO CATCH IT,
IT WAS FULL OF ENERGY! IT SOMERSAULTED INTO THE AIR, ABOVE ME, AND
ONE OF ITS HORNS JUST MISSED ME. I WAS RELIEVED TO HAVE NARROWLY ESCAPED
INJURY!
INTERPRETATION
A
FIELD
- SEEING HIS FIELD UTILISED FOR GROWING PRODUCE MEANS THAT THE DREAMER
WILL PROSPER IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO BOTH HIS DEEN [RELIGION] AND WORLDLY
LIFE [WEALTH]. THE GREENER THE FIELD, THE GREATER THE PROSPERITY!
[IBN SIREEN, DREAMS
AND INTERPRETATIONS
p. 83]
SHEEP
- IT SYMBOLISES A FIT AND HEALTHY PERSON WHO IS KNOWN TO THE PEOPLE, A
PERSON WHO IS ENVIABLE - ONE LOOKED UPON WITH RESPECT. HE IS ALSO AN
HONOURABLE, WEALTHY AND BRAVE PERSON WHO TAKES SPECIAL CARE IN GUARDING
HIMSELF IN ALL RESPECTS.' [IBN SIREEN, DREAMS
AND INTERPRETATIONS
p. 140]
45]
DREAM OF 1990s
I
DREAMT THAT A PAINTING BY JOHN CONSTABLE WORTH A MILLION POUNDS WAS
EXHIBITED ON A WALL OF MY MANSION!
Constable,
John,
1776�1837, English painter, b.
http://www.answer.com/topic/john-constable
46] DREAM
OF
I
DREAMT THAT I SAW ENORMOUS, GIGANTIC LORRIES BELONGING TO THE MOBILE PHONE
COMPANY O2. THEN I WAS GIVEN THE MESSAGE THAT I WAS OWED SOME OF
THE WEALTH FROM THESE LORRIES {SUGGESTING ACQUISITION OF WEALTH E.G.
SPONSORSHIP FROM THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY}. [IN THE
NEXT SCENE] I TOOK OUT OF MY WALLET A VERY PRESTIGIOUS-LOOKING CREDIT CARD
WHICH HAD BEEN ISSUED BY SOME EXCLUSIVE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OF A VERY
IMPRESSIVE NAME [I'D FORGOTTEN THE NAME WHEN I WOKE
UP!].
47] DREAM
c.
I
DREAMT OF OWNING PROPERTY OR OF PROPERTY BELONGING TO
SOMEONE.
48] DREAM
OF
I
DREAMT THAT H.M. THE QUEEN, OR ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE BRITISH
ROYAL FAMILY, WAS SHARING DINNER WITH ME. WE WERE BOTH EATING FROM THE
SAME PLATE!
INTERPRETATION
THIS
DREAM FORETELLS OF THE ACQUISITION OF WEALTH AND HONOUR, THE USUAL
TRAITS OF ROYALTY.
49]
DREAM OF
I
DREAMT THAT I WAS DRIVING MR MOHABBAT'S LUXURY CAR AND HOLDING HIS LIST OF
PORTFOLIO OF [
CONTEXT
MR
MOHABBAT, A FRIEND'S FRIEND, IS A MILLIONAIRE. AS WELL AS THE
50] DREAM
OF
I
SAW FOUR OR FIVE MODELS OF AIRCRAFT IN A VERTICAL LINE. THEN I WAS GIVEN
THE MESSAGE THAT ONLY ONE
OF THE PLANES WAS SUITABLE FOR PRIVATE
FLYING. {IN
THE PAST, I HAVE HAD OTHER DREAMS OF MISLAYING
MY
PILOT'S
LICENCE,
OWNING
A SPEEDBOAT AND
BEING IN A HELICOPTER
- ALL DREAMS OF RICHES, LUXURY AND
THE
ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS ENTAILED IN BEING VERY
WEALTHY}.
51] DREAM -
DATE NOT AVAILABLE
I
SAW THE CLASSIC INDIAN FILM [BOLLYWOOD] ACTRESS WAHEEDA
REHMAN DECKED IN GOLDEN JEWELLERY [THE SUPERFLUOUS
QUANTITY OF PURE GOLD SHE WAS WEARING OOZED
OPULENCE!]
CONCLUSION
THE
DREAMS PRESENTED IN THIS PAPER ARE MERELY A FEW OF ALL DREAMS OF A SIMILAR
NATURE WHICH I HAVE EXPERIENCED. THE READER WILL HAVE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH
THE GENERAL TREND OF THESE MESSAGES. WHEN I DO MY ISLAMIC WORK, MY
INTENTION IS TO GAIN EVERLASTING REWARD IN