Call to Prayer and Iqāmah

Hearing the call to prayer in a known place in a dream signifies going on pilgrimage; reciting the call to prayer from a minaret signifies calling people to servitude and attaining one’s wish.

Reciting the call to prayer in bed in a dream signifies despising the members of one’s household; reciting it in front of one’s house or in the wilderness signifies that death is drawing near; reciting it in any part of the house signifies the death of one of the family or relatives.

Reciting the call to prayer upon one’s neighbour’s roof in a dream signifies praying for him; reciting it in front of a public building signifies calling those in authority to the truth; reciting it in the marketplace signifies becoming bankrupt or that someone there shall die.

Reciting the call to prayer in a pit in a dream signifies hypocrisy; reciting it atop a mountain signifies bearing favourable witness concerning one who holds a high station, or it heralds attaining a lofty and honoured rank.

Reciting the call to prayer while upon an animal or upon any kind of conveyance in a dream signifies journeying and that affairs shall proceed with ease; reciting the call to prayer in an unsuitable place signifies a disgrace.

Learning to recite the call to prayer in a dream signifies truthful speech, a righteous deed, and the matter being inquired about.

A woman reciting the call to prayer in a dream signifies committing an innovation and that the place shall be overrun by ignorant people; a small child reciting the call to prayer signifies that affairs shall pass into the hands of those unqualified for them.

Seeing oneself reciting the call to prayer in a dream signifies news and clarification; seeing oneself recite the call to prayer during the time of pilgrimage signifies going on pilgrimage; seeing oneself recite the call to prayer and perform the prayer signifies goodness for the individual and for society; seeing that no heed is paid to the call to prayer that has been recited signifies that the people of that place wrong their own souls and bring harm upon themselves by following their passions.

Bringing the iqāmah for prayer in a dream signifies the attainment of one’s objective, the distressed person’s deliverance from distress, and fulfilling one’s word. The interpretation concerning the place and manner of the iqāmah is the same as that of the call to prayer.

With the right perspective, it can signify restoring balance, recovery, and developing a new understanding.

Uncertainty, indecision, or a tendency to take on excessive burden may be observed.

In the interpretation, the themes of work and responsibility, success and reputation, the emotional tone in the dream, and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.