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

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

In dreams it is grief.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 72–73

(So whoever sees) that he has mounted a Bactrian camel which is obedient to him, then his need will be fulfilled for him by a non-Arab man.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 72–73

But if it is an Arabian camel, then he will be granted the Hajj.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 72–73

And if he dismounts from it along the way, then he will fall ill and that journey will become difficult for him, then he will recover and his affair will be made easy for him.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 72–73

(And if he sees) a camel attacking him, grief or illness will befall him, or a quarrel with a foolish man.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 72–73

(And if he sees) that it proved unruly toward him, distress from an enemy will reach him, and the enemy will be strong in proportion to that.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 72–73

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

Ibn Sirin said: Whoever sees that he is riding upon a camel and is driving it at speed, then it indicates his travelling.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 200

And whoever sees that blood came out of the camel's body and flowed from it, then it indicates the attainment of happiness and blessing.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 201–202

And whoever sees that he is upon a camel and it is going round in circles, then it indicates preoccupation of mind, distress and grief.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 200

And whoever sees that he is leading camels, then it indicates a quarrel with someone over certain matters.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 201–202

And whoever sees that he has dismounted from a camel, then it indicates illness and the attainment of recovery thereafter.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 200

And whoever sees that he found two camels, then it indicates a benefit from a person of standing.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 201–202

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

(The camel) As for camels, if they enter a city without saddlery or walk along the path of beasts, they are clouds and rains.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 341–347

The camel indicates Satan, because of what is in the report: that upon its hump there is a devil. And it may indicate death, because of its assault and the frightfulness of its form, and because it departs with loved ones to distant places. And it may indicate the ignorant, hypocritical man, because of His saying, exalted be He: "They are but like cattle." And it indicates the patient, forbearing man. And it may indicate a ship, because camels are the ships of the land.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 348–354

As for one who owns camels, then he will subdue men of high standing.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 341–347

And it indicates grief, because of the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him): riding the camel is grief and notoriety. And the sick person, if he sees as though he has mounted a camel for travel, dies, and that is his bier and his notoriety.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 348–354

And a single camel is a man; if it is of the Arabian breed, then he is an Arab, and if it is of the Bactrian breed, then he is a non-Arab.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 341–347

And whoever rides a camel while he is healthy will travel, unless he rides it in the middle of the city, or sees it not walking with him, for then grief and worry will befall him that prevent him from setting out in the land, such as imprisonment or illness — because of the distance of the land from him and the notoriety.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 348–354

Kinds and conditions of Camel

she-camel own page

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

In a dream she is a woman: if she is of the Bactrian breed then she is a non-Arab woman, and if she is of another kind then she is an Arab woman.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 358

Whoever milks a she-camel will marry a righteous woman, and if he is already married he will be granted a male child.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 358

howdah (camel litter)

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

In a dream it indicates a woman, because it is among the conveyances of women.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 363

And perhaps the howdah indicates separation.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 363

camel-driver own page

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

He, in a dream, is the governor of affairs and the manager of the troops.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 70

And seeing him indicates journeys and the death of the sick.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 70

camel/animal hair (wabar)

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

Al-Kirmani said: camel hair, in general terms, is lawful wealth, and perhaps it comes from non-Arabs.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 234

As for what is made from it: if it is among what is worn and is of the category of garments, then it should be sought in Chapter Forty-Five as well.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 234

camel meat

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

Camel meat is interpreted as the wealth of the enemy.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 244

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

And camel meat is wealth that comes to him from a strong, huge enemy, so long as the dreamer does not touch it.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 224–227

roasted camel

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

As for the roasted camel, there is disagreement about it. Some of them said: if it was fat, then it is abundant wealth; and if it was lean, then it is little wealth and provision obtained with toil.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 224–227

And some of them said that the roasted camel is safety from fear.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 224–227

Jummaz (small swift camel / dwarf palm shoot)

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

In a dream it is inherited wealth.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 74

And perhaps it indicates separation, or lawful capital, or the easing of what is difficult.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 74

hybrid camel (hijin)

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

In a dream it is honor and might, because it is among the mounts of the lords.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 363

And perhaps it indicates an exalted office and the attainment of what is sought.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 363

young camel calf

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

And whoever sees that he rode upon a young camel calf, then it indicates the occurrence of worry and grief.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 201–202

And whoever sees that he dismounted from it, then it indicates the removal of his worry and his grief.)

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 201–202

milk of a milch camel

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

The milk of a milch camel is the natural disposition (fitrah) in religion. So whoever drinks of it, or sucks a suck or two or three, then he is upon the fitrah: he prays, fasts, and pays zakat. And for the one who drinks it, it is lawful wealth, knowledge, and wisdom.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 177–180

And it is said: whoever milks a she-camel and drinks her milk, this indicates that he will marry a righteous woman; and if the dreamer is of concealed state (chaste/veiled), a boy will be born to him in whom there is blessing for him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 177–180

young camel (weaned calf)

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

It is in a dream a noble child. So whoever sees that he has a weaned camel calf will be granted a male child of noble lineage.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 267

And it is said that touching a weaned camel calf, and every young one among the offspring of animals, indicates worry, preoccupation, and grief.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 267

camel litter (mahmal)

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

It in a dream: seeing it indicates a woman of the desert (bedouin).

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 333

And the pilgrim's litter (mahmal al-hajj) in a dream: seeing it indicates joys, the Hajj, and glad tidings in the town in which it is paraded about.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 333

Also in the sources

litter (covered camel-saddle/palanquin) · camel driver (hajjan) · young camel meat · camel saddle-frame (qitb) · camels · camels fighting horses · grumbling of a camel · camel litter (howdah) · unknown camels · camel pad, talon, or beak · Baggage-loader (camel packer)

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