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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