Dismay

Dismay

(See Fear)

Fear

(Dismay; Fright; Terror) In a dream, fear means the opposite. In fact, fear in a dream represents peacefulness and repentance in wakefulness. If one sees himself scared and running away from fear in a dream, it means that he will win the upper hand. If one sees himself in a dream waiting to battle with fear, it means that he will join a war. If one sees himself afraid, and if a voice says to him: Do not be afraid, you will not die, nor will you be able to bear this life, it means that he may become blind. If one sees himself as a God-fearing person in a dream, it means that his worldly fears will dissipate and he will develop true devotion and constant remembrance of his Lord. The person or object causing fear in the dream represents harm and aversion. To feel scared in a dream means happiness in wakefulness. Fear in a dream also could mean evil, corruption or suffering from the consequences of wrongdoing one has committed. If one dies of fear in his dream, it means that he does not pay people their rights and particularly if he is afraid of a human being or from his own evildoing. (Also see Running away; Take a flight)

Cases

• opposite
• peacefulness and repentance
• win the upper hand
• join a war
• become blind
• develop true devotion
• happiness in wakefulness
• evil
• corruption
• suffering from the consequences of wrongdoing

Running away

(Escape; Fear; Take flight) Running away from something in a dream means turning to God Almighty and seeking refuge in Him for safety and protection. Running away in a dream also could mean receiving an appointment, or it could mean repentance from a sin, or it could mean one's death. If one sees himself running away to escape from an enemy he fears in a dream, it means that he will be safe. If a man of knowledge or a scholar sees himself running away from an enemy in fear in a dream, it means that he will be asked to sit as a judge, or to govern. If one sees himself running away but has no fear in the dream, it means his death. (Also see Escape from danger; Take a flight)

Cases

• turning to God Almighty and seeking refuge in Him for safety and protection
• receiving an appointment
• repentance from a sin
• one's death
• he will be safe
• he will be asked to sit as a judge
• he will be asked to govern
• his death

Escape from danger

Escaping from danger or surviving a would be fatal accident 144 in a dream denotes one's devotion, religious awareness, fasting, charities and good deeds. (Also see Escape; Running away; Take a flight; Turning)

Cases

• one's devotion
• religious awareness
• fasting
• charities
• good deeds

Escape

If one sees himself walking across hills in a dream, it means that he is trying to escape from danger. (Also see Escape from danger; Running away)

Cases

• he is trying to escape from danger

Take flight

(Flee; Run away) If one sees himself turning and running away in the face of a battle in a dream, it means that he may contract a venereal disease, or suffer from syphilis. Taking flight in a dream also may mean reverting to what is proper. On the other hand, it may mean falling into sin to earn God's wrath and the despise of the common people. If one sees himself taking refuge in a group of people, enticing them to fight in a dream, it means that he is adventuring with his head by walking the path of evil, or by backbiting others.

Cases

• turning and running away in the face of a battle in a dream
• may contract a venereal disease
• suffer from syphilis
• reverting to what is proper
• falling into sin to earn God's wrath and the despise of the common people
• taking refuge in a group of people and enticing them to fight in a dream
• adventuring with his head by walking the path of evil
• backbiting others

Turning in one's sleep

If one sees himself turning in his sleep and putting his face down, or resting on his stomach in a dream, it means that he will turn away from his faith and lose both his earnings in this world and in the hereafter. If one sees the reverse, which is turning from resting on one's stomach to lying on his back in a dream, it means that he will repent for his sins. It also represents his willingness to face the people and to correct his wrongdoing. If the subject is a woman, then sleeping on her stomach in a dream means that she is refusing to sleep with her husband. (Also see Running away; Take a flight; Sleep)

Cases

• turn away from faith
• lose earnings
• repent for sins
• face the people
• correct wrongdoing
• refusing to sleep with husband