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

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

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

Plumpness and strength in the body are strength of religion and faith.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 161–164

If he sees as though his body were the body of a snake, then he will reveal the enmity he had been concealing.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 161–164

If he sees as though he had a fat tail like the fat tail of a ram, then he will have a child provided for who will live after him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 161–164

And whoever sees that his body has come out of iron or of stones, then he will die.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 161–164

If he sees an increase in his body without any harm, then it is an increase in the blessings upon him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 161–164

A man of obscure repute and little wealth came to an interpreter and said: I saw as though my body had increased and multiplied, and it was light and splendour, and as though I had become an ascetic and was roaming in the mountains and the wastelands. The interpreter said: You will be worthy of kingship, and you will attain sovereignty, and you will become a man of wealth and might. It was not long before he went out with the raiders, and he was brave, and he routed the polytheists and obtained wealth and spoils.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 161–164

Kinds and conditions of Body

back (of the body)

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

A person's back in a dream indicates that which appears upon him, or that by which he supports himself; and perhaps the back indicates what appears upon him, such as clothing, and what he supports himself with, such as hoarded wealth or an interest he holds in reserve.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 230–231

The back indicates the exterior of the house, or the town, or the doctrine; and the breaking of the back is fear or grief.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 230–231

pain and weakness in body parts

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

(And Daniel said): Whenever one sees that he is weak in his head, then it indicates that he commits many sins, so let him repent to Allah and turn back and give sadaqah, for perhaps he will be forgiven, by His saying, exalted be He: "And whoever among you is ill or has an ailment of the head" — the verse.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 61

(And whoever sees) that his forehead pains him, then it is a decrease in his standing and rank.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 61

body hair

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

As for body hair, its growth for a man means his wife's pregnancy.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 161–164

And whoever sees that he is pulling out the hair of his body will attain an increase in his worldly fortune, and likewise every excess growth on the body when it is removed.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 762–765

the king's body parts

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

If he sees bone in the king's head, that is an increase in his authority.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 269–272

If he sees blindness in his eyes, the reports of his people are blinded to him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 269–272

the human body

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

Its plumpness in a dream and its strength are the strength of religion and faith.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 25

If he sees as though his body were the body of a snake, then he will reveal what he conceals of enmity.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 25

fatness of the body

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

Whoever sees in a dream that he is fat, his wealth will increase.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 174

And if along with the fatness he is wearing yellow garments, then he will fall ill and recover.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 174

body odor (armpit smell)

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

In a dream, if a person smells it or sees it, it indicates headache in the head, catarrh in the nose, bad news, the divulging of secrets, and the removal of rancour and spite.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 212

And it indicates rest after toil and the settling of debt.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 212

anointing with oil (rubbing the body with oil)

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

In a dream it is good praise and a pleasant reputation among people.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 46

Anointing with fragrant oil is good praise.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 46

grime (dirt on the body)

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

In a dream it indicates debt, or illness, or a journey that entails austerity and grime upon the body.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 118

And "daran" (grime), by derivation, indicates "nidd" (aloewood incense) and "nard" (backgammon), or it may allude to the rare specimen of any art.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 118

human limb (body member)

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

In a dream it is interpreted as one's family; so whoever's limbs are severed will part from his family or will sever ties with them.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 237

And the limbs are his child and his offspring; so whoever sees that something has happened to one of them, then its interpretation pertains to whatever is attributed to that [limb].

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 237

transformation of the body (size)

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

TO be changed from little to great, and from great again to bigger, so that you excéed not reason is good, for it is increase of businesse and goods:

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

but to be greater then common vse, is death.

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

sores and growths on the body

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

Concerning sores and growths: then he obtains unlawful wealth in proportion to their measure, unless it be on his neck, for then it is debts and trusts owed by him.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 63

And some of the interpreters said: Whoever sees something of that on his body, it will befall him; and it is said his wife will be afflicted among her relatives; it is said he will be beaten with whips; and it is said that he eats people's flesh through backbiting and talebearing; and perhaps the sores will come out on their faces as he sees them.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 63

Also in the sources

worms and lice on the body · plants growing out of the body · parts of the body · dissecting one's own body · vermin feeding on the body · growth in the body · dirt on the body · loss of body hair · body becoming huge · body parts speaking · grass growing on one's body · change of name, attribute or body · grass growing on the body · weakness of body · hair of head and body · dirt on clothes and body · cyst (fleshy growth on the body) · Becoming huge in body · Scratching/picking at part of one's body

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