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

40 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 signifies the fulfilment of a promise.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 217–218

In a dream, if one sees that it has broken, it is guidance and light.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 259

Whoever sees the dawn in a dream while he is in a bad state, it indicates his unbelief and his disobedience.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 217–218

(And whoever sees) the dawn has broken, he will attain joy and happiness continuing for a long time, because the dawn is whiteness after darkness.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 259

And if the one seeing it is a person under a covenant of protection (dhimmah) and he sees that the dawn has broken but not upon him, it gives him tidings of replacement if he is one of those who spend, and of ruin if he is one of those who withhold.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 217–218

(And whoever sees) that something of his was lost in a dark night and he found it at the breaking of dawn, then he has something owed by a debtor which the debtor denies, and two witnesses will testify for him and it will be established, according to His saying, may He be exalted: "And the recitation of dawn; indeed the recitation of dawn is witnessed."

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 259

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

So whoever sees that the dawn has broken: if he is sick, his sickness will come to an end, either by death or by recovery.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 434–437

And if at that dawn he prays with the people, or mounts to travel, or sets out for the Hajj, or proceeds to Paradise, that is his death, and the goodness of what he will come upon of good, and the illumination of the grave.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 434–437

And if he draws water, or gathers food, or buys barley, then the dawn is his relief from the dearth he was in.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 434–437

And if a prisoner sees that, he will get out of prison.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 434–437

And if one who is hindered from travel by land or sea sees that, his hindrance will depart and his release will come to him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 434–437

And if one whose wife has risen against him sees that, he will part from her and she from him, because the day separates spouses and those who are intimate.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 434–437

Kinds and conditions of Dawn

break of dawn

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation

Ibn Abi Jamrah said: He likened it to the break of dawn rather than anything else because the sun of prophethood — dream-visions were the first beginnings of its lights, and that light kept on expanding until the sun rose. So whoever's inward being was luminous was, in believing, a Bakr-like [Abu Bakr] figure, as Abu Bakr was; and whoever's inward being was dark was, in denying, a bat, as Abu Jahl was. The rest of the people are between these two ranks, each of them according to the measure of light he has been given.

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7341–7342

And Ibn 'Abbas said: "'Cleaver of the daybreak' — the light of the sun by day and the light of the moon by night."

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7347–7348

dawn / morning

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

(And whoever sees) the dawn while it is bright and luminous, safety, good, and ease will come to the people of that place. And if he sees darkness after the dawn or at its time, then its interpretation is the opposite of that.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 46

(And Jabir al-Maghribi said): Likewise, and perhaps it may be an increase in provision if it was bright.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 46

Suhur (pre-dawn meal)

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

The fasting person in a dream indicates the plotting of enemies, repentance for the sinner, guidance for the unbeliever, and modest provision.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 176

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