1. A return to innocence, purity.2. A new idea or project is generated.3. A need for nourishment, oxygen, usually intel­lectual (to hear a newborn cry).

It suggests grief and harships for the one to whome a boy is born.

It is deemed a better dream than a newborn boy. It symbolises joy and happiness for the one who sees her.

(See ‘Aqiqah. rites)

Dreams of babies generally relate to two areas. At the individual level they symbolise new opportunities for personal growth, the discovery of new talents and skills and the release of...