Tree شجرة

In a dream, if a tree is known for a certain condition in waking life and is then seen in a dream, it signifies its condition in waking life. Trees signify women and men of differing characters. Seeing trees signifies quarreling (mushājara, from the same root as shajar, “trees”). Unknown trees signify worries, troubles and anxiety, especially if he sees them in a dream at night — unless he shades himself under one from heat, or shelters by it from rain or a lion, in which case it signifies provision and reliance on people of high standing; and if he follows a religious innovation he will give it up, or if he is an unbeliever he will embrace Islam, especially if it bears fruit. If it has no fruit, he will rely on someone who offers neither comfort nor knowledge.

Know that among trees there are those specific to fragrance, those with both fragrance and food, those with food but no fragrance, and those with neither food nor fragrance. Those specific to fragrance, such as the henna tree, the rose and the ben tree (which is the willow), signify — in comparison with trees whose fruits are eaten — people of righteousness and knowledge without practice, or speech without action. Those with both fragrance and food, such as the bitter orange, the lemon, the citron and the large citron (utrujj), whose blossom is sweet-smelling and whose fruit is extremely beneficial, signify soundness both outward and inward, knowledge with practice, and speech with action. Those with food but no fragrance, such as the palm, the walnut, the sycamore fig and the like, signify in a dream masters from whom nothing can be obtained except by great effort and toil. Those with neither food nor fragrance, such as the poplar, the cypress, the tamarisk, the acacia (qaraẓ) and whatever is used to tan hides, signify avarice and stinginess. Every tree that sheds its leaves signifies poverty and wealth, memory and forgetfulness, joys and sorrows. Every tree that does not shed its leaves signifies long life, lasting provision, wealth and steadfastness in religion.

Whoever sees that he lay down on trees will have many children.

Whoever sees that he climbed a tree will be saved from what he fears.

Whoever sees a tree of unknown kind in a home, it is fire that will gather there, or there will be a fire-temple there; sometimes it is a quarrel between him and a man. Trees of known numbers are men seeking lawful provision. Whoever plants a tree and it takes root will become related by marriage to a people and gain honor. Great trees that bear no fruit, such as the plane tree, the cypress and the tamarisk, are hard, big men of far-reaching fame who have no wealth and no good in them. A thorny tree is a difficult, hard-to-deal-with man.

Whoever sees that he cut down a tree, his wife will die, and he will be in a pledge of allegiance that he breaks. If it withers, a sick or absent person there will die. The bark of the tree is the man’s “bakra” (meaning unclear in the source), and its fruits are his soldiers. If he sees a ruler cut down a tree with an axe, he will issue a decree against men in which their ruin lies; if he cuts it with a sickle, he will demand of them what they cannot bear. If he sees that he took wealth from a tree, he will gain honorable wealth from men associated with that kind of tree.

Whoever sees that he is planting trees in his orchard will have children born to him whose lives, in length or shortness, will be like the lives of those trees — like the plane tree in its long life and the peach in its short life. If he sees trees growing with fragrant herbs firmly rooted among them, they are men who will come into that place to weep and grieve over a calamity. The leaves of trees are sound silver coins.

Whoever sees that trees surrounded one of the mountains, the progeny of the king of that town will multiply, or his followers and their followers will gather around him. A tree in a home: if it is in front of the house, it signifies freed clients (mawālī); if it is inside the house, a masculine tree signifies men and a feminine one women, if they are large; small ones signify relatives; and the smallest, like myrtle, signify slaves. There is no good in seeing the tree that Adam, peace be upon him, was forbidden to eat from, out of its season. The tree by which God the Exalted spoke to Moses, peace be upon him, signifies nearness to God the Exalted. A tree signifies a blessing from God the Exalted. A dry tree is guidance and provision, because it is a source of fuel. Every strange tree signifies a man or a woman, or doubtful earnings, or ancient knowledge. Sitting under a tree with people is a sign of God the Exalted’s good pleasure with the dreamer for following the Book of God and the Sunnah of His Messenger, peace be upon him; if the dreamer is an unbeliever, he will embrace Islam, or if a sinner, he will repent to God the Exalted; sometimes he will pledge allegiance to a ruler to hear and obey, if he is fit for that. If he is with people remembering God the Exalted, that is the tree of Ṭūbā (in Paradise), in whose shade he will be on the Day of Resurrection. Seeing the tree of Ṭūbā in a dream signifies, for one who shades himself under it or leans against it, a good final return; sometimes it signifies withdrawing and devoting oneself to worship, and benefit with companions or people of rank. Seeing trees of the mountains and valleys signifies supererogatory good deeds and provision from where one does not expect. A good tree, like the palm, is a good word; and an evil tree is an evil word — such as garlic, onion and colocynth.

Whoever sees that he is picking from a tree fruit other than its own will take wealth unlawfully.

Whoever sees a tree bearing fruit other than its own, it is a woman who conceives by someone other than her husband; if it is his own tree, it is his wife. Whoever cuts down a tree will kill a person; it is also said that cutting down trees is an illness that will befall the one who cuts and his family. If he climbs high up a tree, he will rebuke a man; if he comes down from a tree, he will part from a man. If he sees that he fell from a tree and died, he will die fighting a man; if his hand breaks, his brother or sister will die fighting a man; if his legs break, his wealth will be lost in a dispute. If the tree is one associated with religion, such as the olive tree, and he sees it thorny, its thorns are protection from indecencies.

Whoever sees that he has many palm trees will have authority over men in that number, if the palms are in a place where palms do not grow. If they are in an orchard or on land, the group of palms is real estate for the one who owns it. If he sees that he obtained some of their fruit, he will obtain wealth from men or from the property. If it is a walnut tree, it is a blind, stingy, troublesome and difficult man, and likewise its fruit: it is wealth that comes out only with toil and fatigue. Sometimes a tree signifies shops, dining tables, slaves, servants, riding animals, livestock, and all places known for food, wealth, underground grain stores and storehouses; sometimes it signifies religions and schools of thought.

Whoever sees a tree that fell, was cut down, burned, or broken by a strong wind, it is a man or a woman who will perish or be killed. If it is in his home, or the sick person is there, he is the one who will die, or one imprisoned for bloodshed, or a fighter in God’s path, or a traveler. If it is in the congregational mosque, it is a famous man or woman who will be killed or die a death witnessed by many. If the tree is a palm, it is a man of high renown through authority, or a scholar, or a king’s wife, or the mother of a leader. If it is an olive tree, it is a scholar, a preacher, a dream interpreter, a judge or a physician. In the same way all other trees are interpreted according to their essence, their benefit and harm, their lineage and their nature.

Whoever sees that he planted a tree will gain honor and secure for himself a man in proportion to the tree’s essence. Likewise, if he sows seed and it takes root, it is a worry that reaches him. Planting a grapevine is honor. It is said that if he sees in winter a grapevine or a tree bearing fruit, he will be deceived by a woman or a man, thinking them rich, and his wealth will be lost. The quince tree is an intelligent man who does not benefit from his intelligence. The almond tree is a stranger. The willow tree (khilāf) is a man who opposes (yukhālif) those loyal to him and mixes with those hostile to him. The pomegranate tree is a man of religion and worldly means; its thorns prevent sins; cutting down a pomegranate tree is cutting the ties of kinship. Every great tree is treated like the almond, and in essence, like the walnut, is attributed to the non-Arabs (Persians). The lote tree (sidr) is a noble man of good lineage, generous and virtuous. The colocynth tree is a cowardly, anxious, rich man without religion. The teak tree is a king, a scholar, a poet or an astrologer. The palm is an Arab scholar or a child, and cutting it down is his death. The spathe of the palm signifies a child. A dry palm is a hypocrite. If a wind uproots a palm, an epidemic will strike the town, and sometimes it is punishment from a ruler. The banana tree is a rich, prudent man possessing worldly means and religion. The jujube tree is a man of joy, honor and authority. The fig tree is a man who benefits his family, in whom his enemies take refuge, because snakes take shelter in its tree. The mulberry tree is a man generous with people and with his family, close to the weak, with much wealth and many children. The pistachio tree is a rich man with much wealth, light-hearted, generous with his family, a man of joy. The apricot tree is an upright man from whom no benefit is gained; it is also said a cheerful-faced man; it is also said a hypocrite; and it is also said a wealthy woman — whoever picks from it will marry. The apple tree is a man of ambition. The peach tree is a rich, brave man who gathers much wealth. The pear tree is a non-Arab man who is gentle with his family. The tamarisk (ṭarfā’) tree is a hypocritical man, beneficial to the poor and harmful to the rich. The plum tree is a man beneficial to all people. The sycamore fig tree is a beneficial man, steadfast in good, of great strength and much wealth. The carob tree is a man of little benefit and little good. The lemon tree is a beneficial man of much benefit; it is also said a woman of much wealth, known for goodness and benefit in all circumstances.