Horse
Covered by 2 scholars · Land Animals
What does horse mean in a dream in Islam?
Ibn Sirin: Owning horses in a dream means prosperity, or victory over one's enemy. Riding a horse in a dream means dignity, honor and wealth.
al-Jibali: a person with dignity, status, and power
Imam Ibn Sirin
A horse in the dream symbolises a person's status, rank, honour, dignity, power and glory. If he sees any increase in its quality and excellence it means similar increases in the quality and excellence of the above.
Owning horses in a dream means prosperity, or victory over one's enemy. Riding a horse in a dream means dignity, honor and wealth. Perhaps it could mean that one will befriend a noble person, or meet a good companion on the road. Owning a mare in a dream means begetting a beautiful son. If it is a nagor a workhorse in the dream, it means that he will live satisfied, or that he may marry a rich and a noble woman who will bear his children. Seeing a horse in a dream also may connote owning a good house. If it is a blond horse in the dream, it means knowledge, devotion, piety and fear ofwrongdoing. A nag in a dream represents a wife or a husband. A saddled horse in a dream means a woman in her menstrual period, during which time it is not permissible for the husband to engage in marital intercourse with her. A gathering of horses in a dream represents a gathering of women for a funeral or a wedding. Owning a herd of horses, or taking care of their feed in a dream means presiding over people, or it could mean managing a business. If a horse dies in one's presence in a dream, it means loss of his house or business. The fit of a horse in the dream represent man's own state. Descending from a horse in a dream means committing a sin that will force one to resign from his position, or be dismissed from his work. A hairy horse in a dream represents a large family. If the tail of one's horse is cut off at its end in a dream, it means that one may come to see the death of his children and clan before his own eyes. If the tail of one's horse is simply clipped in the dream, it connotes his own death and that his name will be quickly forgotten. If one is attacked by a horse in a dream, it means that a noble person, or a young boy will stand to him and require ajust retribution from him. A flying horse with two wings in a dream means that one may be tried with affections toward a perverted boy or a woman who will tempt him then follow him. If a descendent of the family of God's Prophet, upon whom be peace, sees himself flying on a winged horse in a dream, it means that he will rise in station and preside over people. If one sees horsemen coming through the skies in a dream, it means that a war may take place in that land. Riding a horse and holding a spear in one's hand in a dream means forcing people to do something, or forcing them to pay what they owe. If one sees his horse drowning in a dream, it means that he may die from an illness. Buying a horse and tending the money to the seller in the dream means profits in one's business, or earning money from teaching. Selling one's horse in a dream means doing good and being grateful for it. If one's horse bites him in a dream, it means that he will lead an army in a war. If one kills a horse in his dream, it means that he will be awarded status, rank and money. Slaughtering a horse for other than food in a dream means spoiling one's livelihood. If one sees a horse whose owner is not known entering a town in a dream, it means that a noble person will enter that town and people of his trade will fear his competition or his becoming a danger to their business. If such a horse reverts his course and leaves that town in the dream, it means that a great, though unknown person from that locality will die shortly. Horses running across the streets in a dream represent a destructive rain or devastating floods. A feeble horse in a dream represents the weakness of his owner. (Also see Dung; Horse fright; Nag)
al-Jibali (Sunnah)
a person with dignity, status, and power
More dreams about horse
23 related dreams from the classical books, each cited to its scholar.
- A Black Horse
Ibn Sirin: The owner will acquire abundant wealth and tremendous happiness.
- A Brown Horse
Ibn Sirin: A brown or tawny-coloured horse means the : owner will travel to some land where he will face hardships.
- A Donkey Becoming a Horse
Ibn Sirin: This means he will receive his livelihood from a king or some dignified person.
- A Fighting Horse
Ibn Sirin: If a person sees the horse fighting with him it means he will commit a serious crime landing himself in some misfortune whose seriousness depends on the strength of such a horse.
- A Flying Horse
Ibn Sirin: If a person sees himself as mounted on a horse which flies with him in the skies he will attain honour and dignity in both the worlds. Similar interpretation is given if he sees a horse with wings.
- A Horse Having a Long or Short Tail
Ibn Sirin: A hose with a long tail means a person will have many followers while a horse with a short or cut tail means he will have less followers.
- A Pack-horse
Ibn Sirin: A horse meant for carrying burden symbolises a person's fortune and luck.
- A Red Horse
Ibn Sirin: It is the best of all horses insofar as interpretation is concerned.
- A Reddish-blackish Horse
Ibn Sirin: It denotes power and progress in Deen.
- A Spotted Horse
Ibn Sirin: A spotted (white and black) horse means the owner will continue with the work he is doing for a long time or the matter with which he is linked will continue to persist.
- A White Horse
Ibn Sirin: Conditions experienced by the owner will persist.
- An Obedient Pack-horse
Ibn Sirin: If such a horse is seen as well-trained and obedient it means good fate awaits him and if it is not seen as obedient then ill fate awaits him.
- An Uncontrollable Horse
Ibn Sirin: If a horse is seen as going out of control in a confined area such as the top of a wall or roof or within the four walls of a masjid it means his honour and dignity will be tarnished.
- An Unknown Horse
Ibn Sirin: Seeing an unfamiliar horse which he does not own nor mounts means that he is a man of good repute and high honour.
- Horse bucking or jolting under a person
al-Jibali: committing a great sin
- Horse race
Discussed under a related entry.
- Length of the tail of one’s horse
al-Jibali: number of his followers or subjects.
- Limbs of the Horse
Ibn Sirin: Every limb of the horse represents a person's power and influence according to the importance of that limb.
- Milking a horse
Discussed under a related entry.
- Mounting a Horse
Ibn Sirin: If a person sees himself as mounting a horse which has no defects at all while such a horse trots slowly and gracefully, it means he will acquire honour, dignity and respectability.
- Mounting a Pack-horse
Ibn Sirin: If he sees himself as mounting a packhorse while he is in the habit of mounting an Arab horse it means his status will decrease and his happiness will come to an end.
- One riding a flying horse
al-Jibali: attaining great honor in this life and the next; traveling.
- Saddling a Horse
Ibn Sirin: He will meet up with some woman.
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