If a person dreams that he is reading the Qur’an, then look at what is indicated by the Verse that is on his lips when he wakes up. If it contains good news, then give him glad tidings; if it mentions a punishment orwarning, then warn him. If he is striving for something and the Verse indicates that it will be achieved for him, then it will be achieved,otherwise it will not. For example, a man dreamt that he was recitingthe Verse,
“They will say: ‘We inform You that none of us bears witness to it (that they are Your partners)!’
And he was trying to offer his testimony. I said to him: You will not achieve anything.And the interpretation may be in the preceding and following Verses.
If the dreamer did not recognize which Verse it was, but he knew that he was reading Qur’an, it is all good and beneficial, especially if he recited it in a beautiful voice and the people were listening and enjoying it.That is indicative of a rise in status and a good reputation.
One of the dream interpreters said: If a person who is in a state of purity reads Qur’an, it is to be interpreted as indicating that he is an honest man who follows the truth and enjoins what is good and forbid what is evil, because Allah says:
“They recite the Verses of Allah during the hours of the night,prostrating themselves in prayer.”
Reading it from the Mushaf is indicative of knowledge, reason andglory, because the Mushaf in dream interpretation signifies wisdom. If hedreams that he bought a Mushaf, his knowledge will become widespreadamong people. If he dreams that the ruler gave him a Mushaf, he willbe appointed as a judge and his justice will prevail, because the Mushafcontains rulings of Sharee’ah.
The Faqeeh Ibn ‘Abd al-Rafee’ dream that and I interpreted it to him on that basis, and he was appointed to that position.If he dreams that he is eating the pages of the Mushaf, he will earn aliving by making copies of it or in an in appropriate way. It was said thatthe one who dreams that he is eating the pages or lines of the Mushafand is one of the common folk will earn a living by reciting Qur’an.
If he dreams that he is kissing the Mushaf, it indicates that he is not falling short in performing acts of worship. If he dreams that he is tearing up the Mushaf or burning it, that indicates that he is following innovation.If he dreams that he has a Mushaf or book in his hand and when he opens it he does not find any writing in it, it indicates that his outward appearance is different from his inward nature.If he dreams that he is writing Qur’an on a piece of cloth or wool,then he is going to interpret it on the basis of his personal opinion.
Al-Hasan al-Basri said to Ibn Sireen: I dreamt that I was writing Qur’an on a garment. He said to him: Fear Allah and do not interpret the Qur’an on the basis of your personal opinion.If he dreams that he is eating the Qur’an, he will earn a living by it.If he dreams that he is listening to the Qur’an, his affairs will improve and his end will be good. If he dreams that the Qur’an was taken from him, his knowledge will be taken away and his good deeds will cease.
If he dreams that he completed reading the Qur’an, his good deeds will be great and he will get what he wants.A woman said to Ibn Sireen: I dreamt that there was a Mushaf in my lap and I was reading from it,then two chickens came and took everything that was in it and ate it. He said: You will give birth to two boys who will memorize the Qur’an. And that is what happened.
A man said to him: I dreamt that I was reading Soorat al-Nasr. He said to him: Your life will soon end,because it was the last Soorah tobe revealed.One of the worshippers said to him: I dreamt that Soorat al-Duhawas written on my forehead. He said to him: Your life will soon end.And he died shortly after that.
Note
Some of the dream interpreters mentioned the significance of each individual Soorah, but I haveomitted that because there is no evidence to support what they suggested.
