Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 47 comfort. I fone's hand is cut-offin a dream as punishment for a sin, it could mean marriage, a bad wife, or lack of trustworthiness. If one washes his hands with soap in a dream, it means that he will abandon something he initiated, or that his intention will not be fulfilled. I fa form of life or a good spirit comes out from one's hands in a dream, it indicates benefits. I f such a life is a malignant one, then it means the opposite. If one takes someone by the hand in a dream, it means that he will heIp him and save his life. Ifsomethingsprouts inone's hands or if one's hands turn into iron, or a vegetable in a dream, it means negative repercussions in wakefulness. Hands in a dream are interpreted in twelve ways: that is a brother, a sister, a partner, a son, a compassionate friend, one's strength, wealth, leadership, money, proof, a craft, or work. The condition in which the palm ofone's hand looks in a dream indicates the state ofone's health and fitness. Clapping one's hands in a dream could either mean joy and happiness, or it could mean nothing. Wearing a glove in one's hand in a dream means ceasing the course of wrongdoing. Slapping one's own face with both hands means sorrow, sadness or calamities. Hitting the back of one's hand into thepalm ofthe other hand in a dreammeans separation. In a dream, the fingers of the right hand represent the daily five time prayers. The thumb represents the pre-dawn prayer, the index represents the midday prayer. the middle finger represents the mid-afternoon prayer, the ring finger represents the sunset prayer. and the little finger represents the eveningprayer. As for the fingers of the left hand in a dream, they are interpreted to represent one's nephews. To cross or intertwine one's fingers in adreammeans difficulties and poverty. One's toes in a dream represent the beauty of his character and denote his straight­ forwardness. Any defect or crookedness in them in a dream will mirror in wakefulness. If a toe or a finger is bitten or crushed in a dream, it denotes evil or perhaps an accident. Ifone sees milk coming forth from his thumb and blood coming forth from his index finger in a dream, it means that he will marry a mother, then will he marry her daughter, or it could mean that he will rape the mother, then her daughter. Crackingone's fingers in a dream means exchanging bad words between relatives or being sarcastic or making fun of other people. If one's fingers are paralyzed in a dream, it means that he has committed an awful sin. If one sees his right hand paralyzed in a dream, it means injustice toward a weak person or inflicting losses upon an innocent person. If one's left hand is paralyzed in a dream, it means the death ofhis brother or sister. As for the fingernails in a dream, they denote beauty, courage, strength, a religious covenant, or money. If one's fingernails are chipped, extracted, or broken in a dream, they means loss ofmoney and strength. If they look nicely clipped in a dream, they mean both spiritual and material benefits. Long nails at the point of a near breaking in a dream mean distress, sorrow, fears and depression. I f one's nail becomes a claw i n a dream, i t means rising against one's enemy and opposition. If one does not have fingernails in a dream, it means bankruptcy. Ifone's fingernails turn yellow, green or blue or ifthey are broken in the dream, it means death. Clipping them in a dream means dispelling calamities or distress. If a thornor a chip ofwoodenenters under one's fingernails in a dream, it means loss of power or money. If one sees himself in a dream knocking his fingernails against his teeth in a dream, it means committing a despicable and a loathsome act. As for seeing one's chest in a dream, ifone sees himselfhaving a broad and a nice looking chest (See Chest), it means repentance of a sinner, or being eager and willing to follow the truth and to comply with it, or to make easywhat was earlier difficult. One's breasts in a dream (SeeBreast) represent his daughter. Man's breast in a dream means a woman, and woman's breasts in a dream represents a man. Breasts in a dream mean five things: a little boy, a little girl, a servant, a friend, or a brother. One's abdomen in a dream means money, children, relatives orprosperity. !f one sees his abdomen beingcut open