Mirror

To see one’s own face in a dream by looking into a mirror or upon the surface of water signifies marriage or a child. The learned have said that whoever sees himself desires a spouse or child resembling him; the eyes into which he gazes are the silhouette of another person within himself.

To look into a mirror in a dream and see nothing signifies daydreaming; such a person does not know what he wants, and were he to know, he would see himself in the mirror.

The beauty of a mirror in a dream is evidence of a woman’s beauty. Since adornment is attributed particularly to women, mirrors have been considered more important for women than for men, and the beauty in the mirror has accordingly been interpreted as expressing the woman’s beauty.

The breaking of a mirror in a dream has been deemed an ill omen and a harbinger of a woman’s death. The ugliness of the mirror points to an ugly woman or man, and indicates that such a person will enter your life.

To look joyfully into a clean mirror in a dream signifies deliverance from distress and indicates that you will witness your own face smiling. A silver mirror signifies hardship; a golden mirror, beauty in religion; and the abundance of its radiance indicates that these shall likewise be abundant.

A dirty and stained mirror points to these conditions of the heart, or to the bitterness that will remain in the heart as a result of a wound or a bad event experienced.

For a woman to see herself in the mirror in the form of a man is a portent of a son; to see herself with the countenance of a girl is a harbinger of a daughter.

To see a mirror within a mirror in a dream indicates that you will set out on a journey and remain somewhere for such a long time that the past will forget you; it is a harbinger of a great change.

To look at a mirror from afar in a dream and see indistinct people in it signifies acquiring a new circle and new friends.

If the mirror breaks because of you or while it is in your hand in a dream, it indicates that you will receive bad news.

To wipe a mirror in a dream signifies that you will continually look into that mirror—that is, that you will become renowned, celebrated, and famous in some matter. To silver a mirror in a dream signifies an evil; a mirror whose silvering has come off is a harbinger that you will need to receive profitable assistance and that a person skilled in the matter will come to your aid.

To see a round mirror in a dream signifies becoming grieved because of gossip; a framed mirror, loss of money; a broken mirror, the death of one’s spouse; and the loss of a mirror, gaining great sums of money.

For someone who looks into a mirror and thinks himself very beautiful, happiness lies before him; but to see oneself pale and exhausted while looking into the mirror indicates entering a period filled with distress.

To sell a mirror in a dream means suffering loss in one’s affairs.

To see another person in the mirror at which you are looking in a dream means that you will be used by others.

Whoever sees himself beautiful while looking into a mirror in his dream has before him a period that will bring happiness. Whoever sees himself exhausted and ugly will enter a troubled period.

According to Ibn Sirin: To see a mirror in a dream signifies rising and attaining rank, in proportion to its size and brilliance. Whoever sees himself giving a mirror to someone is deemed to have given that person his property.

According to Kirmani: If a person sees himself looking into a mirror and his wife is pregnant, he will have a son resembling him. If a woman sees this dream, it likewise comes to pass in the same manner. If a pregnant woman sees in her dream that she is looking into a mirror, she will give birth to a daughter resembling her. If the dreamer is not pregnant, a quarrel will arise between her and her husband, but they will reconcile shortly thereafter. If a child sees in a dream that he is looking into a mirror, he will have a sister. If an official sees himself looking into a mirror, it indicates that he will be dismissed from his post.

According to Jabir al-Maghribi: To see a beautiful face in a mirror in a dream is relief and joy. To see an ugly face is sorrow and grief.

According to Abu Sa‘id al-Wa‘iz: There are two interpretations regarding the mirror. The majority regard seeing a mirror in a dream as manliness and nobility. Whoever sees his face in a mirror will attain abundance. Whoever sees his face beautiful and his beard black in a mirror, although he is not so in reality, will act generously toward the people and become known for doing good to everyone. If he sees his beard white, he will fall into poverty. Whoever sees white hairs upon his face and plucks them will descend below the rank he occupies.

Some have said: The mirror signifies the spouse, and the breaking of the mirror is the death of one of the spouses. Whoever sees a woman’s private parts in a mirror will be delivered from distress. Whoever sees himself wiping and polishing a mirror will be delivered from the distress in which he finds himself.

According to another narration: To see a mirror in a dream signifies fancy and pride. Some interpreters said that the mirror is a woman. If a person looks in a dream into a mirror, water, or some other thing and sees his own form there, a child resembling him in complexion and craft will be born to that person.

Whoever sees himself looking into a mirror in a dream will marry. If his spouse has disappeared or separated from him, she will return to him. If the dreamer holds a great office, such as the presidency or governorship, he will be removed from his office. The fame and rank of whoever looks into a silver mirror in a dream will depart from him. Whoever sees the mirror break, his wife will die.

Whoever looks into a mirror in a dream and sees a young man there will see someone who is hostile to his authority, trade, or other affairs in the place where he resides. If he sees an old man there, he will see someone who is his friend in that place. Some interpreters said that whoever looks into a silvered mirror in a dream will fall into distress, grief, and fear.

To see a golden mirror in a dream signifies strength in religion, wealth, and entering employment anew after being dismissed from office. If a sick person looks into a mirror in a dream, it indicates that he will die. A mirror within a mirror signifies a journey and a pregnancy related to what is seen in the mirror. That is to say, if the one seen in the mirror is a woman, it may sometimes signify a female child; if a man, a male child. If a man looks into a mirror in a dream and sees himself in another form, he will suffer loss in wealth and his reason will diminish.

Whoever sees himself in a woman’s form in a mirror in a dream will have a daughter; if he is unmarried, he will marry. If a woman sees herself in a mirror in a dream and is pregnant, the child in her womb will be a girl resembling her. If a prisoner sees his own face in a dream, he will be freed from imprisonment. Whoever looks at a mirror from its rear side will approach his wife from behind. Whoever looks into a polished and clear mirror will have his sorrow and grief removed. A rusted mirror is the person’s evil condition. If the mirror is unclean and dirty, it signifies that the dreamer is afflicted with great sorrow and grief.

To break a mirror deliberately in a dream indicates that all your relationships with your friends will deteriorate because you have the habit of giving contrary replies to the people around you.

Ibn Sirin: To see a mirror in a dream points to a person’s heart, intention, or spouse. Seeing it beautiful may signify the bettering of one’s condition; seeing it ugly, its deterioration; and its breaking may signify the loss of one’s spouse.

It provides early awareness; the person sees risks before they grow and can choose a more solid path.

Neglect, haste, untrustworthy people or uncontrolled behavior can increase the difficulty.

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