Army

To see an army in a dream signifies the unseen armies of Allah Most High, namely the angels of His mercy and punishment; for the believers, it signifies divine succor, and for the unbelievers and oppressors, vengeance.

To see in a dream that one’s name has been written in the military register signifies sufficient sustenance and goodness; to see that one is a soldier of the army signifies grief and sorrow, and, if one is ill, death; to see that one has a duty and rank in the army signifies an increase in goodness and beneficence.

To see oneself going to the army or to see that one is a soldier signifies the death of a sick person; to see soldiers gathered together signifies the victory and joy of those who are in the right; to see that the soldiers are few signifies deliverance and victory.

To see a soldier armed and equipped in a dream signifies the beauty of one’s religion and worldly condition. To see an army coming from Yemen, Syria, Iraq, or from some other direction signifies the removal of blessing from a thing and falling into disagreement in word and deed. To see the army of the enemy as numerous and the Muslim army as few signifies that, in waking life, the Muslims shall prevail; an army whose number is known signifies certain victory; one hundred soldiers signify that which God Most High brings into being in the world once every hundred years. (To see one hundred, three thousand, five thousand, or twenty thousand soldiers in a dream signifies victory and glad tidings. To see one thousand soldiers in a dream signifies knowingly keeping alive the Night of Power; to see a prophet, a saint, or a scholar together with soldiers is interpreted as victory and divine succor.)

To see soldiers entering a settlement or a region collectively signifies rain; to see enemy soldiers entering a place and plundering it signifies that they will soon depart from the place they have invaded.

To see the enemy army entering a place in an orderly manner and governing it with justice signifies that the invasion will continue for some time. To see an army as a great host in a dream signifies the prevention of corruption; being present in the army signifies an attack to be carried out by the enemy.

To see an army in a dream signifies the prevention of corruption; being present in the army is interpreted as an attack to be carried out by enemies. It is also interpreted as the occurrence of certain troubles within the family. It means that you need support and confidence in order to overcome the troubles.

To see the enemy army in a dream signifies a problem that cannot be resolved. But the person who sees the army of his own side will have his problems solved immediately. For the person who sees a uniformed soldier, it signifies great success.

What does it mean to see an army in a dream: It is interpreted as greatness, might, and strength. To see oneself serving as a soldier, with or without rank, in an army signifies that, if one is a merchant, one will be very successful in one’s trade, and if one is an official or worker, one will be very successful in the work one performs.

According to another narration: To see an army in a dream refers to the soldiers of Allah-u Teala, and they are the angels of mercy and punishment. Whoever sees himself as a soldier receiving sustenance from the divan of the king, or ruler, shall become governor of a city without hardship.

Whoever sees in a dream that his name has been written in the military register will attain a good sufficient for him, or a good lesser than that. Whoever sees himself as one of the soldiers of the army shall die if he is ill; if he is not ill, he shall fall into grief and disappointment. To see oneself as a soldier or going to the army signifies death for the sick. At times, this dream signifies becoming hopeless and sorrowful, and departure for a journey. Regarding slaves, this dream signifies that they will be honored and respected without being emancipated, or that they will be emancipated.

To see soldiers gathered together in a dream signifies the victory of the rightful and the destruction of the unjust. The smallness in number of the soldiers is evidence of deliverance and victory. To see an army coming from Syria, Iraq, or Yemen signifies speaking words of dispute and removing the blessing from a thing.

It signifies fear. If the enemy army is greater in number than the army of Islam, it is auspicious. Twenty thousand soldiers in a dream signify glad tidings. One hundred soldiers are likewise. For one who is engaged in war, three thousand or five thousand soldiers are glad tidings of overcoming and prevailing over the sinful and unbelieving.

It has been said that whoever sees one thousand soldiers in a dream shall witness the Night of Power. To see a prophet, a king, or a scholar together with soldiers signifies succor and victory for the believers. To see soldiers coming to a city or a place signifies that rain will fall upon that place and city. It has been said that the army signifies succor for the believers and vengeance for the oppressors.

Ibn Sirin: To see ants signifies weak and industrious people, soldiers, or blessing. The entering of ants into the house may signify blessing, while their departure may signify famine.

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 emotional life and success and reputation, the emotional tone in the dream and how the symbol concludes should be evaluated together.