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Crying Dream Meaning
Dream interpretation
Crying in a dream can symbolize emotions, release, and purification. This dream may provide important insights into various aspects of your life. Your personal experiences and feelings about crying can help you understand the meaning of this dream. Seeing this symbol in your dream may offer you a new perspective or realization in your life.
Ibn Sirin
Crying — Islamic interpretation
From Imam Muhammad Ibn Seerin's Dictionary of Dreams According to Islamic Inner Traditions — entry "Crying" (page 105).
Lamenting or crying in a dream means distress, sorrow and stress. Ifsuch lamenting or crying is done out of fearing God Almighty, it means that salvation and joy will follow. (Also see Laughing)
Note: Islamic dream interpretation depends on the dreamer's circumstances and state. This is a general guide drawn directly from the source book.
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How to read this dream
- Layer in your personal context — What does crying mean in your own life? Recent experiences and feelings sharpen the symbol's meaning for you specifically.
- Remember the emotion in the dream — How did you feel when crying appeared? The emotion often points to the truest meaning of the dream.
- Connect it to your current life — Look for events or situations in your waking life that involve crying or its themes — the dream is often a reflection of those.