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

27 passages from 3 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.

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

Whoever sees a catapult being fired at a fortress or a city ascribed to Islam, then the seer will produce speech in which there is a detraction from Islam, and perhaps in it there is harm for the people of that place, so let him fear Allah.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 103

in it, then if something in it is dislodged or he breaks it, that is the occurrence of extreme harm — we seek refuge with Allah from that.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 104

And if it is being fired at a city of the unbelievers or their fortress, then it is an indication that the one firing stands firm in the religion of Allah, hating whatever is other than it.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 103

And it is said: the catapult stone is the word of the king.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 104

And whoever sees that a defect has occurred in the catapult, then it is a defeat for the one firing it and a victory for the people of that place.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 103

And it is said: whoever sees catapult stones coming down upon a place, then if they demolish or ruin it, the harm is in proportion to the demolition and ruin; and if not, then it is less than that, but as for the harm, it is present.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 104

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

As for the catapult and the mangonel, they indicate slander and false accusation.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 281–285

If he sees as though he is hurling with them at a fortress among the fortresses of the unbelievers, intending its conquest, then he is calling a people to good.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 281–285

And the catapult stone is a messenger in whom there is harshness.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 281–285

Kinds and conditions of Catapult

catapult stone

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

In a dream, [it is] a messenger.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 76–77

(And if) a person sees that a sultan threw a stone at a person, he is sending him a messenger in whom there is harshness. And the rocks that are upon a mountain, at its base, or elsewhere, are men whose hearts are hard in religion.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 76–77

catapult (mangonel)

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

It in a dream is the hurling of grave speech and slander. The catapult is guile and deception, and the victory of the wronged, and the destruction of the unbelievers.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 328

And if the one shooting with the catapult is a sultan, then he will write a letter containing harsh words to the party toward which he was shooting.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 328

14 more passages on this symbol are in the database and used by the interpreter.