Pillar

Seeing a pillar in a dream is interpreted as religion and a leader. A pillar descending from the sky signifies a just ruler; striking someone with a pillar, causing him harm; being struck with a pillar, falling into a distress; leaning against a pillar, marrying an elderly woman; and the pillar signifies a trustworthy person, a child, property, a father, a spouse, or a partner.

The bending or falling of the pillar seen in a dream signifies disobedience to a command and doing as one pleases; throwing the pillar into a well, burying it, or raising it to the sky signifies the strangeness of the conditions of the people in the place to which that pillar belongs; and the collapse of the pillar signifies death for a sick person.

If the pillar seen in a dream is in the middle of the road, it is an obstacle. If it is beside the road, it indicates that troubles will be resolved quickly. Climbing the pillar is also success.

Seeing a pillar in a dream is interpreted as a person faithful to his word and upright. According to one account, it is also interpreted as a strong and manly person. Whoever sees himself prodding someone with a pillar speaks to him an influential word. Whoever sees himself leaning upon a pillar relies upon a man sound in essence and speech.

Whoever sees a pillar in his dream becomes faithful in his work and in his word. Whoever sees a pillar being taken from his hand loses his strength. Whoever sees himself carrying a pillar upon his back, bearing it and taking it to another place, begins a work by making use of his strength.

According to Ja‘far al-Sadiq: Seeing a pillar is interpreted in three ways: a man faithful and upright in his word and work, a true and good word, and a high rank. Whoever sees a pillar bent and lying on its side will have his affairs disrupted. A wooden pillar is interpreted as a person of great standing and repute.

Whoever sees in his dream a beautiful, ornamented, and perfect wooden pillar rises to a great station. Seeing an ugly condition in the pillar is evidence that these things will slip from one’s hands.

According to Kirmānī: Everything that is upright, whatever it may be, is interpreted as Islam. The pillar signifies the master of the house. If the pillar is of wood, thick, and strong, it indicates that the master of the house is strong and wealthy. Seeing a pillar of iron or marble signifies an increase in strength and prosperity.

Seeing a second pillar beside a pillar in a dream indicates harmony and good living in family life. Whoever sees a pillar erected from the earth toward the sky, whose top cannot be seen, meets one of the scholars of Islam. Whoever sees himself standing while leaning upon that pillar finds comfort by relying upon a learned man. Whoever sees himself climbing that pillar but unable to ascend it strives to rise, yet does not succeed. Whoever sees himself climbing and reaching the top of that pillar attains goodness and benevolence.

Seeing many pillars extending from the earth toward the sky in a dream indicates that there are many scholars in that place who will strengthen and spread Islam.

Seeing a pillar fall in a dream signifies, if it is of wood, the death of the master of the house; and if it is of marble, the death of the governor or judge who is the notable of that land, or of a great person loved by the people.

Seeing one pillar replaced by another indicates that the ruler of that place or the master of the house will change. The base of the pillar is interpreted as an elderly woman.

Whoever sees himself leaning upon the base of a pillar, or sees himself buying a pillar base, or receiving one as a gift, marries an elderly woman, benefits from her money, or wishes to marry an elderly woman.

According to ‘Abd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī: Seeing a pillar in a dream signifies religion. Seeing a pillar descend from the sky is evidence that the Almighty God (Exalted is He) has sent a companion to the ruler of that place.

Seeing oneself striking someone with a pillar or being struck with one is interpreted as the striker rebuking the one struck with words; if he is wounded by that blow, it signifies that harm will be inflicted upon him. According to one account, whoever sees himself being beaten with a pillar will be dismissed from his work.

A pillar rising into the sky and disappearing, or being buried in a well or a pit and no longer being seen, signifies, if it is a house pillar, the death of the master of the house; and if it is a mosque pillar, the death of the imam or the muezzin.

According to another account: Seeing a pillar in a dream signifies religion. If a person sees a pillar descend from the sky, Allah (Exalted is He) bestows honor and favor upon that person by means of a forbearing and just individual.

If a person sees in a dream that he strikes someone with a pillar, or is struck with one, it indicates that he will utter a word that will shame the one who is beaten. If, when striking him, he wounds one of his sides, the one who strikes will cause harm to the one who is struck.

Whoever sees himself leaning upon the place where the pillar stands, or buying that place, or having that place bestowed upon him, trusts in an elderly woman or marries an elderly woman. The pillar is a trustworthy person in whom reliance is placed.

Whoever sees the pillar bending, if he is an official, the man serving under him acts contrary to the commands he has given and does not obey him. Pillars are men upon whom reliance may be placed in important matters. Whoever sees that he possesses pillars, or that he himself is among the pillars, if he is fit for authority, becomes the possessor of an estate or becomes a person in whom reliance is placed. The pillar is a father, a child, property, a partner, an animal, a spouse, or an estate. Whoever sees himself as a pillar dies, and his corpse and coffin are carried between pillars. The pillar signifies tears.

Seeing a marble column in a dream signifies useful or honorable property, or a woman. If the pillar is of hard stone, it signifies a base and contemptible person. If the pillar is of inferior stone, it signifies a fickle person who quickly turns back from his opinion and lacks steadfastness. If it is of wood, that person is a hypocrite.

A mosque or masjid pillar seen bent and on the verge of falling signifies the servants of that mosque. If the bending pillar is a church pillar, it indicates the death of an unbeliever, a person of innovation, or someone such as a monk or priest. Seeing a pillar of wood, earth, or plaster signifies the value of the house, the person who serves the people of that house, and the person who bears the burden of the house and is its support.

Ibn Sīrīn: Seeing a pillar in a dream signifies a powerful man and the head of a family.

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.