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Drowning in a dream: what does it mean in Islam?

An interpretation in the Islamic tradition of dream interpretation

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I dreamed that I was drowning in water. What does it mean?

Drowning in water is a frightening dream; in the Islamic tradition of dream interpretation it is most often interpreted as becoming too absorbed in worldly affairs, being caught in a hardship, or a warning. But coming out of the water without drowning turns this meaning toward good.

The symbols in your dream

  • Coming out of the water without drowning: Being freed from a hardship; a worldly matter ending in a way that benefits your faith.
  • Sinking and resurfacing while moving your arms and legs: In the tradition, interpreted as gaining wealth and strength.
  • Drowning in clear water: Being overwhelmed by great wealth or worldly goods.
  • Being rescued by someone: The support of a patient, self-sacrificing person.
  • Being caught among the waves: A long-lasting worry; a period that calls for patience and prayer.

Drowning in a dream: other variations

  • Saving a drowning person in a dream: Points to your own luck opening up.
  • Clinging to a plank as a ship sinks in a dream: Points to a lost position or wealth coming back.
  • Sinking to the bottom of the sea in a dream: It is a warning of incurring a powerful person's anger.
  • Being drowned by someone in a dream: It is a warning of financial hardship.
  • A room filling with water in a dream: Points to a danger that you will escape if you find a way out.

In short

A drowning dream is often a reflection of the burdens and worries pressing on you. The dream reminds you not to get carried away by worldly matters, to keep your balance and to ask for help when you need it. If you came out of the water or were rescued, it points to you being freed from this hardship.

Advice

  • If the dream frightened you, seek refuge in Allah from the evil of Shaytan, lightly spit three times to your left, turn onto your other side, and do not tell the dream to anyone; it will not harm you.
  • Repent and give a little more time to your daily worship.
  • Share the tasks that wear you down with someone you trust.

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In the classical sources: Drowning

A summary of what the classical interpreters wrote about this symbol. The meaning changes with the details of the dream.

Muntakhab al-Kalam, attributed to Ibn Sirin

Drowning

Sinking to the bottom of the sea means ruin at the hands of a ruler.

  • Bobbing and moving hands and feet: Wealth and power
  • Getting out without drowning: Returning to faith
  • Drowning in clear water: Being flooded with wealth

Al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam

Drowning

Drowning is read as sinking into wrongdoing that does not please Allah.

  • Bobbing up and down, moving hands and feet: Getting absorbed in worldly affairs and growing rich
  • Getting out without drowning: Worldly affairs turning to the good of one's faith
  • Drowning in clear water: Being flooded with wealth
  • Sinking to the bottom of the sea: Falling under a ruler's anger

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