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

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

As for the bier: whoever sees as though he were carried upon a bier, his affair will rise and his wealth will increase, because its root is from "al-inti'ash" (rising up, recovery).

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 108–110

Kinds and conditions of Bier

funeral bier

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

Whoever sees in a dream that he is praying over a funeral bier, then he will take certain people as brothers for the sake of Allah the Exalted. And it is said the funeral bier is a hypocritical man at whose hands a base people perish.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 61

(And if he sees) that he is laid upon the funeral bier and no one is carrying him, then he will be imprisoned.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 61

funeral bier / funeral procession

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

And whoever sees as though he is upon the funeral bier, then he will become a brother to brethren in Allah the Exalted, because of the saying of Him, the Mighty and Majestic: "as brothers upon couches facing one another."

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 108–110

And some of them said that the funeral bier is a man granted success, through whose hands base people are ruled.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 108–110

bier and coffin

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

So whoever sees that he was carried upon a bier, his affair is raised high and his wealth becomes abundant, because the root of its derivation is from "al-inti'ash" (revival/being raised up), and seeing it is good by virtue of its name.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 94

(And whoever sees) that he makes that with his own hand, then he does good likewise if he is commanded to do it, especially if it is for the master, and perhaps it means the attainment of recompense and reward.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 94

seeing oneself dead and carried on a bier

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

And whoever sees that he has died and was carried on a bier upon the shoulders of men, then he will attain authority and corrupt his religion, and he will subdue men and ride upon their shoulders; and his followers in his authority will be in proportion to those who followed his funeral procession. And the soundness of his religion is hoped for so long as he is not buried.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 801–803

And whoever sees that he carried a dead person not in the manner of funeral processions, then he will follow a man of authority and obtain kindness from him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 801–803

bier / coffin (namus)

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

In a dream, if there is a dead person in it, it is a treasury of unlawful wealth.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 354

And if it is empty of the dead person, then it is a black house, or an evil man to whom evil people resort.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 354

coffin and bier

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

As for the coffin and the bier, they have one and the same meaning, and discussion of their interpretation has already been given in the twenty-ninth chapter, because it is suited to it.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 165

being carried on a bier

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

As for being carried upon a bier, it corroborates what death indicates in a dream; and he may assume an office in which he subdues men's necks.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 535–539

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