Elephant

In a dream, an elephant represents a respected and feared enemy who is dull-witted, who carries heavy burdens or responsibilities and who is expert in war tactics. An elephant in a dream also signifies arrogance. Riding an elephant or controlling it in a dream means establishing ties with a leader or a politician and profiteering from one's connection. It also means living a long and a prosperous life. Riding an elephant during the nighttime in a dream means rising in rank, and should one be suited for leadership, he will receive it then engage in a war which he will lose. Riding an elephant during the daylight hours in a dream means divorce, perfidy, betrayal or deceit. Milking an elephant or taking something out of its trunk in a dream means either extortion or receiving lawful money from a powerful person. It is also said that an elephant in a dream represents a mighty king who is gracious and generous, patient and tender hearted. If an elephant hits someone with his trunk in a dream, it means receiving benefits from such a person or inheriting something from him, receiving a political appointment, or becoming wealthy through high connections. An elephant in a dream also represents righteous people, scholars and noble ones. An elephant in a dream also denotes hardships, toiling, then relief from adversities. Seeing an elephant in a dream and failing to ride on it means lack of integrity or loss of business. Seeing a dead elephant in a dream means that the ruler or a great person from that land will die, or that a noble person will be killed. Seeing an elephant in a land other than its native land in a dream means adversities. If one faces a threatening elephant in a dream, it means an illness. If one falls under the feet of an elephant in a dream, it means his death. Speaking to an elephant in a dream means receiving a precious gift from someone in authority. Running away in fear of an elephant in a dream means being persecuted by someone in authority. Riding an elephant during a war in a dream means defeat and subsequent destruction. Eating elephant's meat in a dream means money. As for worldly people, seeing an elephant in a dream means benefits, but as for pious and religious people, it denotes adversities. Riding an elephant in a dream also may denote lies or oppression. An elephant entering a land other than its natural habitat signifies an official visit of a king or a president to another country, or it could mean invading it.

The elephant is indicative of a great king. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said: For the one who possesses it or ridesit, it indicates that he will gain control over a man of high positionor it may refer to a slave who comes from the country that elephantscome from. For the one who is afraid and is in a country other than theelephant's country of origin, it signals doom because Allah says: " Have you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him) not seen how your Lord dealtwith the Owners of the Elephant? " [Al - Feel 105:1] It may also signify a mount or a house. Someone else said: It signifies a man who is cursed, because it is oneof the transformed [i.e., humans who were transformed into animals asa punishment]. A man said to Ibn Sireen: I dreamt that I was on an elephant. Hesaid: The elephant is not one of the mounts of the Muslims; I fear thatyou will follow a r eligion other than Islam. Another interpreter said: If he rides it, he will attain a position ofauthority, but if he does not ride it, he will lose his position and incurlosses in his wealth. If an elephant strikes him with its trunk, he willacquire some w ealth. The same applies if he takes some of its dung,and if he holds it by its trunk he will earn some wealth from a king. Ifhe dreams that he sees a dead elephant in a particular city, a prominent man there will die.

a great man of power and authority