Dream symbol

I’tikaaf (Retreat for Worship)and Ribaat (Guarding the Border)

Covered by 1 scholar · Sacred & Islamic

What does i’tikaaf (retreat for worship)and ribaat (guarding the border) mean in a dream in Islam?

al-Qafsi: They are also indicative of loss of livelihood. Guarding the border maybe indicative of the outbreak of war. A Jew said: I dreamt that I wasobserving a retreat (I'tikaaf) in the mosque.

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Al-Bakri Al-Qafsi

Interpretations of Dreams (Ibn Raashid Al-Bakri Al-Qafsi, Darussalam tr.) · p. 222

These two actions are indicative of the same as worship and are alsoindicative of service to prominent people with whom one finds relief.They are also indicative of loss of livelihood. Guarding the border maybe indicative of the outbreak of war. A Jew said: I dreamt that I wasobserving a retreat (I'tikaaf) in the mosque. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deensaid to him: A Muslim will cause you to be imprisoned for somethingthat you owe to him.

Saw i’tikaaf (retreat for worship)and ribaat (guarding the border) in your dream?

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