Ball in a dream: meaning in Ibn Sirin, al-Nabulsi and Ibn Shahin

15 passages from 4 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In a dream it indicates quarrelling, and the world, which some people reject and others seek.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 293

And perhaps it indicates travel and moving from one place to another.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 293

And it is a man; if it is made of tanned leather, then he is a chief or a scholar.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 293

And playing with a ball is quarrelling, because whoever plays with it, every time he takes it he strikes the ground with it.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 293

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

The ball made of leather is a man who is a chief or a scholar.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 683–687

And it is said that playing with a ball is a quarrel, because whoever plays with it, every time he takes it he strikes the ground with it.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 683–687

Kinds and conditions of Ball

playing ball

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

Striking a ball is interpreted in several ways. Whoever sees that he is striking a ball, and he is a king, then he will triumph over his enemies.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 256

And if he is a commoner, then he will quarrel with someone, and most often he will prevail; and perhaps he will dispute with another and will hear obscene speech.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 256

ball of yarn

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In a dream, for people of livelihood it is an indication of benefit and provision.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 295

And it may indicate the prudent hired worker, the servant boy, and a long life.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 295

playing tennis / ball game

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

To play at Tennis, signifieth long noyse and quarrels, and often foretels love towards a whore: for the Ball represents the whore, because it hath no stay, and it goeth through the hands of many.

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The first Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

ball and polo stick

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

And it is said that the ball is a man's heart and the polo stick is his tongue. So if he plays with them as he wishes, then his affair in a dispute or a debate will proceed according to his wish.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, p. 687

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