Minerals

Minerals are indicative of kings because they contain worldlybenefits and people need them. They a re also indicative of benefits andconveniences for the one who possesses them or makes use of them,and they represent branches of knowledge for the one who seeks them. For the one whose wife is pregnant, they indicate a boy; for the onewho is single, they indicate a spouse; and for the devoted worshipperthey indicate worship. They are also indicative of varied treasure and ofuniting behind prominent people. Each kind of mineral or metal may begiven an interpretation that befits it. We say to the one who pos sessesgold and silver (in a dream) that he may be appointed in charge of thewealth of a man of high position, if he is qualified for that post. Thatmay also indicate that the dreamer is engaged in alchemy or is goingto become a money changer or goldsmith. You may say to the one whopossesses pitch and tar: you are going to attain some benefit with regardto those who deal with these materials, such as those who own boats.A man said: I dreamt that I took pitch from its source, and he was asoldier. Shaykh Shiha ab - ud - Deen said: You have a sick horse and theveterinarian gave you some pitch with which to treat it. He said: You areright. He said: Your horse will recover. Another man said: I dreamt that I collected glass from its source. Hesaid to him: You are about to build a bathhouse, because a bathhouseneeds lead and glass. He said: You are right.Another man said: I dreamt that I obtained some mercury and everytime I took some, it did not settle in my hand. He said: You are keepingcompany with a man who is very crafty. A child said: I dreamt that in front of me there was a pond of mercury.He said to him: Your head and clothes will be affected by lice that youneed to remove. And that is what happened.One of the dream interpreters said that mercury is indicative ofbreaking promises, betrayal, hypocrisy and following falsehood. He said: Naphtha indicates Haraam wealth, so whoever eats Naphtha (ina dream) will consume Haraam wealth, and if a person has it pouredupon him (in a dream) something bad will happen to him on the part ofa ruler; that is also indicative of an immoral woman. Another man dreamt that he fell into sulphur and it was as if heenjoyed it. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said to him: You have scabies andyou need sulphur, based on the fact that you enjoyed it. He said: Youare correct. He said: If you had not said that you enjoyed it, you wouldhave fallen into the fire. A man dreamt that he had some sulphur but he lost it. He said to him:You have a mangy camel and you have decided to treat it with sulphur,but it wil l die before that. And that camel died.