The Profound Symbolism of Rain in Dreams

Dreams about rain can evoke a range of emotions, from joy to melancholy. Rain is often seen as a purifying force, washing away the old and making way for new beginnings. In the dream world, rain can serve as a powerful symbol of cleansing, renewal, and emotional release.

In many cultures, including those reflected in the teachings of Ibni Sirin, rain is viewed as a blessing and a sign of prosperity—signifying fertility and abundance. When you dream of rain, it may reflect your internal state, calling attention to the need for healing or release. Each drop of rain can symbolize a feeling, a memory, or a revelation waiting to surface.

Consider your feelings within the dream: Are they peaceful and soothing, or are they turbulent and overwhelming? Understanding the essence of rain in dreams can lead you to profound insights about your emotional well-being, relationships, and the journey ahead.

• Rain often symbolizes cleansing and renewal, reflecting emotional states.
• Ibni Sirin emphasizes the connection of rain in dreams with prosperity and compassion.
• Dreams of rain can signify both joy and sorrow, depending on the context and feelings during the dream.

Symbols

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  • Coralline:

    (Coralline) In a dream, corals mean money, wealth or a beautiful young woman. Wearing a necklace carrying a coral stone in a dream means heedless¬ ness and straying from God’s path.

  • Pith:

    (Core; Kernel; Quintessence) The pith of any matter in a dream represents beneficial knowledge, sincerity in one’s words and actions, and his innermost righteousness. 332 IBN SEERIN’S

  • Loins:
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  • Drizzling:
  • Sweat:

    (Offensive odor; Sweat) In a dream, perspiration means recovering from an illness, or it could represent the stench of death. As for a healthy person, perspiration means work, or a service followed by a wretched life. Perspiration in a dream also represents the common adversities in one’s life.

    If one sees himself sweating profusely in a dream, it means that he will fulfill his goals, or satisfy his needs. Perspiration under one’s armpit that produces an offensive odor in a dream represents an ailment or a plague. As for a governor, a merchant, or a tradesman, such a stench in a dream means hoarding money in an ugly way.

    Perspiration in a dream also means losing money, paying taxes, or toiling. DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 327

  • Dampness:

    (Dampness; Moisture) In a dream, the morning dew means glad tidings, liberality, generosity and openhandedness. The same interpretation is given for hail and drizzles.

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  • Drizzling:
  • Trench coat:

    (Overcoat; Trench coat) In a dream, a raincoat means comfort, superi¬ ority, backing, cooperation and strength. As for a merchant, wearing a raincoat in a dream means prominence, distinction and fame in his field. Wearing a heavy raincoat in a dream means profits in one’s material and spiritual life.

    Wearing a cotton overcoat in a dream means lesser benefits. Wearing silk brocaded overcoat in a dream signifies attachment to one’s worldly gains and disregard for one’s religious and spiritual benefits. Being the only person who is wearing an overcoat or a raincoat in a dream means becoming poor and mixing with good people by displaying praiseworthy qualities.

  • Rain:

    (Clouds; Drizzling; Life; Vapor; Water) If no harm or destruction is caused by a rainstorm in a dream, then it means blessings, profits and mercy. Rain in a dream also represents life, an earthly being, or fulfillment of a promise. If the rain falls exclusively on a particular location in a dream, it means sorrow and distress for its dwellers, or it could mean the loss of a beloved.

    If one sees rain falling exclusively over his house in a dream, it means personal blessings. Otherwise, it he sees it falling over the whole town in the dream, it means blessings for everyone. Rain falling exclusively over one’s house in a dream also means that someone will fall sick in that house, or suffer from a debilitating and excruciating pain.

    If the skies rain stones or blood in a dream, it means calamities and punishment for people’s sins. If it rains dust or sand in a dream, it represents an unjust ruler in that locality. If the skies rain dirt without dust, it also means prosperity and a good harvest.

    If a traveller sees rain in a dream, it means hindrances along his journey. A destructive rainstorm in a dream denotes dishonesty, cheating with measures, or the spread of sodomy in the DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 351 community. Seeing a destructive rainstorm tearing down structures, destroying homes and pulling down tress in a dream represents a punishment for the corruption and sins of the dwellers of that place.

    A good rain in a dream could mean reconciliation with one’s enemy, or it could mean helping a needy person. Rain in a dream also represents a caravan of camels, and a caravan of camels in a dream represents rain. A good rain in a dream also means prosperity, happiness, refilling wells with rainwater, the gushing forth of springs with sweet, fresh and pure waters.

    Rain in a dream also means reviving an old and a stagnant matter, or it could mean benefits, profits, blessings, relief from distress, payment of debts, or feeling relief. In a dream, a good rain means blessings, a good harvest and profits for a farmer. If the skies rain honey, butter, oil, or food people like in the dream, it means blessings for everyone.

    Rain in a dream also represent mercy from God Almighty, a helping hand, knowledge, wisdom, the Qur’an, rejuvenation, revival, resurrection and life. If one sees himself standing under a cover, a roof, or behind a wall to take shelter from a rainfall in a dream, it means that he may suffer because of someone slandering him. If the rain falls in season in one’s dream, it means roadblock barring travels, business losses, inability to get medicine for a sick person because of one’s poverty, or it could mean imprisonment.

    If one washes himself in the rain, or takes a ritual ablution to perform his prayers, or washes his face with it, or washes away filth in a dream, it means repentance from sin, receiving spiritual guidance, or abolishing religious innovations and polytheism from one’s heart. If he is poor, it means that God Almighty will enrich him and satisfy his needs, or if he needed something from a ruler or a governor, it means that his request will be answered favorably. Drinking from rainwater and if it is clear and pure in the dream, it means receiving blessings and benefits.

    If the water is dirty and polluted in the dream, it means a sickness.

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  • Drizzling:
  • Trench coat:

    (Overcoat; Trench coat) In a dream, a raincoat means comfort, superi¬ ority, backing, cooperation and strength. As for a merchant, wearing a raincoat in a dream means prominence, distinction and fame in his field. Wearing a heavy raincoat in a dream means profits in one’s material and spiritual life.

    Wearing a cotton overcoat in a dream means lesser benefits. Wearing silk brocaded overcoat in a dream signifies attachment to one’s worldly gains and disregard for one’s religious and spiritual benefits. Being the only person who is wearing an overcoat or a raincoat in a dream means becoming poor and mixing with good people by displaying praiseworthy qualities.

  • Torrent:

    (Inundation; Tumultuous outburst. See Flood)

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  • Culture:

    (Culture; Handsomeness; Refinement; Sophistication) To see oneself handsome, elegant or sophisticated in a dream signifies distress, trouble, false accusations, abstinence, or it could mean freedom.

  • Handsomeness:

    (Culture; Handsomeness; Refinement; Sophistication) To see oneself handsome, elegant or sophisticated in a dream signifies distress, trouble, false accusations, abstinence, or it could mean freedom.

  • Refinement:

    (Culture; Handsomeness; Refinement; Sophistication) To see oneself handsome, elegant or sophisticated in a dream signifies distress, trouble, false accusations, abstinence, or it could mean freedom.

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  • Brewery:

    (Alcohol; Beer; Brewery; Cocaine; Drugs; Hashish; Injection; Inebriant; Marijuana; Opium; Sedatives; Spirits; Wine) In a dream, all intoxicants signify suspicions, apprehension and doubt about one’s resources, or the lawfulness of his earnings, the legitimacy of his children, or the religious legality of his marriage. Drinking alcohol in a dream means losing a fight. Using drugs or intoxicants in a contemptible way in a dream signifies apostasy, loss of honor, negation of the truth, corruption of one’s wife, or it could mean profanity.

    This is because the raw material and herbs used in the preparation of such drugs and herbs are sacred in their intrinsic state. Once mixed and taken to induce inebriety in a dream, they will produce the reverse effects. (Also see Drunk¬ enness; Marijuana)

  • Cocaine:

    (Alcohol; Beer; Brewery; Cocaine; Drugs; Hashish; Injection; Inebriant; Marijuana; Opium; Sedatives; Spirits; Wine) In a dream, all intoxicants signify suspicions, apprehension and doubt about one’s resources, or the lawfulness of his earnings, the legitimacy of his children, or the religious legality of his marriage. Drinking alcohol in a dream means losing a fight. Using drugs or intoxicants in a contemptible way in a dream signifies apostasy, loss of honor, negation of the truth, corruption of one’s wife, or it could mean profanity.

    This is because the raw material and herbs used in the preparation of such drugs and herbs are sacred in their intrinsic state. Once mixed and taken to induce inebriety in a dream, they will produce the reverse effects. (Also see Drunk¬ enness; Marijuana)

  • Hashish:

    (Alcohol; Beer; Brewery; Cocaine; Drugs; Hashish; Injection; Inebriant; Marijuana; Opium; Sedatives; Spirits; Wine) In a dream, all intoxicants signify suspicions, apprehension and doubt about one’s resources, or the lawfulness of his earnings, the legitimacy of his children, or the religious legality of his marriage. Drinking alcohol in a dream means losing a fight. Using drugs or intoxicants in a contemptible way in a dream signifies apostasy, loss of honor, negation of the truth, corruption of one’s wife, or it could mean profanity.

    This is because the raw material and herbs used in the preparation of such drugs and herbs are sacred in their intrinsic state. Once mixed and taken to induce inebriety in a dream, they will produce the reverse effects. (Also see Drunk¬ enness; Marijuana)

Practical Tips for Understanding Your Rain Dreams

• Keep a Dream Journal

  Documenting your dreams can help you track recurring themes and symbols. Each time you dream of rain, write down how you felt during the dream. Were you joyous, reflective, or anxious?

  Over time, you may notice patterns that reveal deeper meanings about your emotional state. This practice allows you to see how your feelings evolve, and you can compare them with significant events in your life. A dream journal empowers you to connect the insights of your dreams with your waking experiences, creating a holistic view of your personal journey.

• Engage in Mindful Reflection

  After identifying the themes in your rain dreams, take some time to reflect on what they might reveal about your current emotional state. Consider practicing mindfulness or meditation to delve deeper into your thoughts and feelings. Ask yourself: What in my life feels overwhelming or cleansing right now?

  Use this reflective time to seek clarity and understanding, allowing the gentle nature of rain to guide you toward acceptance and growth.

• Explore Your Emotions Creatively

  Since dreams often tap into our subconscious, engaging in creative activities can serve as an outlet for expressing feelings revealed in your rain dreams. Try painting, writing, or even dancing to express how rain makes you feel—joyful, melancholic, or reflective. Creativity can help you process emotions, and the act of creating can be cathartic.

  This can lead to powerful insights about yourself and your relationships, turning the rain from a mere dream symbol into a vibrant part of your healing journey.

FAQs

• What does it mean to dream of heavy rain?

  Dreaming of heavy rain often symbolizes emotional overwhelm or turmoil in your waking life. It may reflect your struggle with unresolved feelings or challenges that you need to confront. According to Ibni Sirin's interpretations, such dreams can serve as a warning to take care of your emotional health and seek support where needed. Heavy rain can also indicate a powerful cleansing process, suggesting you are on the brink of release from burdens you've been carrying.

• Is dreaming of rain a positive sign?

  Yes, dreaming of rain can be a very positive sign, especially when it brings feelings of renewal and tranquility. It often indicates that healing is occurring, or that you're entering a phase of emotional growth. According to traditional interpretations, rain is a blessing from God, signaling prosperity and abundance. Pay attention to how you feel in the dream; positive feelings associated with rain may indicate a forthcoming opportunity or the resolution of a difficult situation.

• How does rain in dreams relate to personal growth?

  Rain in dreams frequently signifies personal growth and transformation. Just as rain nourishes plants, it can symbolize the nurturing of your inner self. Engaging with rain in your dreams may suggest that you're ready to grow emotionally or spiritually. Consider what areas of your life need development and how the rain can illuminate these paths for you. Embracing this guidance can help initiate positive changes in your life.

• What should I do if I keep dreaming of rain?

  If rain appears frequently in your dreams, consider this a strong message from your subconscious. Reflect on your emotional state to understand what might be prompting these dreams. Keeping a dream journal can assist in uncovering patterns and themes. Moreover, engaging in self-care and mindfulness practices can offer clarity and help you navigate through any emotional release you may need. It’s essential to address what these dreams may signal about your current emotional experiences.

• Can dreams of rain indicate a change in my life?

  Yes, dreaming of rain often signifies impending change. Whether it’s a shift in your relationships, career, or personal life, rain symbolizes the transition from one state to another, promoting growth and renewal. It highlights that while change can be challenging, it is also necessary for personal development. Embrace these dreams as a way to prepare for and welcome the transitions that may be arising in your life.

References

• Ibni Sirin's Dream Interpretation Dictionary
• Traditional Islamic Dream Interpretations
• Symbolism of Nature in Literature