Meaning of dreams in Islam

Interpretation of dreams in Islam is a mean to analyse past and future situations, and is one of the 46 parts of prophecy *.

To use this Islamic dictionary of dreams, just enter the word corresponding to a vision in a dream and the different possible significations and meanings will be found.

*There are 3 kind of dreams in Islam :

-The truthful dream (rahmani)
-The dream stemming from personal desire (nafsani)
-The dream coming from the devil (shaytani)

The dream dictionary presented here is based on the work of Muhammad Ibn Sirin, a specialist in the field of dream interpretation in regards to the traditions of Islam.

Muhammad Ibn Sirin was born in 654 and died at the age of 77. He was a very pious Muslim. He belonged to the tabighins, formed by the kufit school.
However, in today’s world, he is more know for his expertise in giving the meaning of dreams.
He also brought lots of hadiths from Abu Huraira, Anas Ibn Malik and others.

197 thoughts on “Meaning of dreams in Islam

  1. Assalam alaikum wrb ,

    1st day in my dream i seen 4graves. In one grave has one beautiful house, another one has roots , another one has unwanted material like rope , another one already my cousin is laid down and stands from the grave,.
    2nd day in my dream i saw one bird fly from the sky and my soul captured i loudly says la illa ha illala and i saw the door was closed and I died

  2. salaam
    I dreamt of a large green snake curled up infront of my parents driveway strange is there was a note warning my brother on the snake. this was quite strange. what can this mean.

  3. I dreamt about my husbands second marriage. He got marriage to his yonger brother wife and went to stay in different country. My father in law when asked tht why my husband did that to me he just laughed and said everthing thing will be ok. Dont worry. I asked the same thing to my husband and he said the same thing. He also said he married for some reason. I was crying alot and then i said to him .. Ok but promise me that he will not do anything with her and get legally married to me agin before have any relationship with her. But before he promised I woke up. I just want to know what can be the possible meaning of this dream. Because i am getting these kind of dream more often now sometym he gets married without my permission and sometyms he get me married to someone else.

  4. As salaamu a^laikum WA rahmath ullahi WA barakatahu.

    The dream was regarding my dad. I lost my dad 5 months ago and he was put on ventilator during his last days so whenever I used to dream regarding him though he was fit and fine in my dreams he haven’t speak to me and I was desperate to listen him and talk to him these days and today morning I dreamed my dad where he was on his wheelchair and I was taking him to his room and as due to the wound of his leg he had a septic shock diagnosed by the doctors so he was worried in dream saying “Raniya beta mere payr ko bachalo” and I said “daddyji ye aapka payr nahi charakh hai” and I took him home dragging his wheelchair. He was wearing white kurtapyjama and namaz cap on his head as usual. And he spoked to me so much that sometimes I didn’t got to answer him or talk back to him in my dreams. And also when while I was taking him home I saw some dust coming and was worried about the dust not touch the wound of his legs. I was so worried that while my heart was pounding in pain the same pain I felt in reality. And as he was on his death bed in hospital vice versa he also came in that way for which I could not be able to see him like that. I was crying badly for him. My aunty was saying that the doctors said that he is just able to breathe and only his heart is functional and rest of all left working. I was crying to ALLAH I was begging him to heal him in dreams. So was this the Naf’s dream or satanic or by the will of ALLAH? Please let me know.

  5. I dreamt I am on the top of snowy cold very tallest mountains and washing my lapis and turquoise silver rings in the salty sea or ocean with my right thumb the dirts go away and the silver shines and I woke up please send me the interpretation based on Islamic ibm sirin.
    Thanks a lot

    Respectfully
    Shah Sufi

  6. I was standing somewhere alone. Suddenly soil started pouring on me until my neck. I could not scream, run away.. nobody can hear my noise.. it is like a hill on my body.. i am totally trapped in there.

  7. Asalam u Alykum
    I saw a dream Prince and princess of times are coming to my home so I am preparing food for them. They are very exciting to see us.

  8. Asalamu alaykum, I dream i saw a very old old tree and its start to move as if it’s uprooting from ground i kept saying SubhanAllah repeatedly and then i heard trumpet blown once from tree,the dream it shown as it was night. After i heard trumpet blown by tree, the sky broke with lighting and thunder, i heard no sound of thunder. Just saw color of lighting. Then i woke up .

  9. i dream of my friend he just past on and we went to his funeral it was a christian funeral .i dreamt that i standing at the his head side and he is in the hole already and i was looking down on his face on his right eye there was something on it than as i looked he than open is eyes and for me it was a shock wanted to tell the people that he is not dead but for him is was more like what im i doing in here why im i in here what is happening

  10. I had a dream that i had a maths exam and i was getting late because i was in my house with famliy and cousins and they were telling stories. I dont remember what they were but i remember getting annoyed as i needed a lift to my exam. As the time got nearer i noticed everyone getting more worried about me and my mother also wanted me to have an appointment too. And she said to me “dont you understand, youre dead to us” (she had s dream in my dream that i would die) and i could dee in her eyes she didnt want that to happen. And i replied smiling if its meant to be it will be. Relax. Have faith in allah.

  11. Most of my dreams i keep getting are that i am always inside a lift and thde desire floor which i hope to go doesn’t stop but i reach higher than that. What does it mean?

  12. my sister dreamed of my wife was standing beside the big door and its it has a rusty paddle lock she is trying to lock it in hurry but could not, do it

    need reply

  13. hi my dad is in abroad right now.But I had an dream of my dad is in home and he is packing up things and returning back to abroad

  14. Assalamualaikum.. I read isteqara and slept. And then have seen a dream that I m on road and going to some village with my brother and buyed big big very good 3 bananas and biscuits to eat in the way further. Plz help Wil this mean anything related to marriage. Bcz I read isteqara dua for marriage and slept.

  15. ‘early morning before day break, in my dream, i saw that i was waiting for my husband to go out, he came, we both walked out of the house, we came on a four way traffic light & suddenly my husband is disappears, and i am looking for him on all four sides, but cannot see him and now i am confused to go which way & find him’ ..

  16. A black snake bite me twice
    When I saw the dream I felt that
    hav a revenge to me
    Bite was very strong and cruel

  17. Salaam
    i dreamt that i was sweeping away dogs then i swept under the cupboard and spiders web came down with spiders and worms and ladybugs. as i was moving to the front door there was a big black dog that kept barking at me and i feared the dog.
    what could the meaning of this dream mean

  18. I had a dream of being in an examination hall. The questions were so many but not arranged in sequence. Many people brought answers to assist me. I was still writing at the time of submission until I woke up

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