Dirham 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 a dream it indicates a child for one whose wife is pregnant. And it is said it indicates remembrance of Allah and glorification (tasbih). It may also indicate a painful beating.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 110–111

Some of them hold that whoever obtains dirhams in a dream will obtain them in kind, in the very same number.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 110–111

If the dirhams are in a bundle, a pouch, or a sack, then he will be entrusted with a secret which he will keep for its owner in proportion to how many of the dirhams he kept safe.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 110–111

Dirhams indicate speech. If they are of good quality, they are knowledge and fine speech, and the fulfilment of a need, or prayer.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 110–111

The number of the dirhams is the number of righteous deeds, and broad, ample dirhams indicate an ample worldly life.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 110–111

(Whoever sees) dirhams bound onto his upper arm, they are a craft by which he earns his living.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 110–111

Kinds and conditions of Dirham

dirhams (silver coins)

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

As for dirhams, they are interpreted in various ways according to the difference of natures, because many people, when they see dirhams in a dream, obtain in waking life the equivalent of what they saw.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 172

And some of them said: if he sees dirhams, then he will hear fine speech or the declaration of the oneness of Allah the Exalted, especially if the dirhams are white and new. And if they are black and have images upon them, then they indicate war and quarrel. Whole, sound dirhams indicate sound news, and broken ones among them indicate lying.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 172

dirham (silver coin)

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

was stolen from him, then he will weep for his child, or something he dislikes will befall him regarding him.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 173–174

And whoever sees that he has a dirham with him and it was taken away from him, or it went from him a departure with no return, then it is interpreted in two ways: either the death of his child, or the occurrence of a harm from which he comes to the brink of death.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 173–174

Minting dirhams and dinars

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

In a dream he is a man who speaks well and whose speech contains cunning.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 220

And it is said that he is a righteous man of good presence, if he takes no wage.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 220

Persian and Arab dirham

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

(It is related) that a man came to Ibn Sirin and said: I saw as though I obtained a Persian (Khusrawi) dirham. He said: You will attain good. And evening did not come before it profited him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 554–557

Then another came and said: I saw as though I obtained an Arab dirham. He said to him: You will be beaten. And it happened to him that he was beaten a hundred lashes. It was said to Ibn Sirin: How did you know that? He said: Because on the Persian dirham there is a king and a crown, while on the Arab one there is [inscribed] "this dirham was struck."

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 554–557

dirhams

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

And concerning dirhams, if they see them, that they will obtain them.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 19–23

As for dirhams, people's natures regarding them differ: among them is one who sees that he has obtained them, and he obtains them in waking life.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 798–800

treading on a dirham

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

(And a man saw) as though he had placed a dirham beneath his foot, and he related his dream to an interpreter, who said: "You will apostatise from the religion." The man was alarmed and set out for jihad so that his religion might be preserved. But when the two hosts came in sight of one another, the unbelievers took him captive and he was beaten with all manner of torments until he apostatised from his religion. The indication of his apostasy was his treading upon the name of Allah the Exalted.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 554–557

(And another man came to him) and said: "It was as though I were treading upon the face of the Prophet (peace be upon him) with my foot." Ibn Sirin said to him: "Did you spend last night with your boot on your foot?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Take it off." So he took it off, and there fell out of it a dirham bearing the name of Allah and the name of His Messenger.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 554–557

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