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Dirt in a dream: meaning in Ibn Sirin and al-Nabulsi

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Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

IF you dream of Durt, it signifieth Sicknesse, or dishonour.

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

Kinds and conditions of Dirt

dirt (filth)

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

Dirt in a dream: if a person sees it on his garment, or his body, or his hair, then it is anxiety for its owner.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 369–370

Soiled garments are sins; and if the dirt relates to religion, then it is the corruption of the religion of its owner in proportion to the dirt.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 369–370

dirt on clothes

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

Dirt is worry, whether it be on the garment, on the body, or in the hair.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 257–259

Dirt on clothes without grease indicates corruption of religion and abundance of sins; and if it is together with grease, then it is corruption of worldly affairs.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 257–259

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

dirt carrier (soil hauler)

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

He is the one who transports dirt. Seeing him in a dream indicates worry, vexation, and the carrying of tales.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 51

If he transports dirt in the dream, it indicates the removal of worry and vexation for its owners.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 51

dirt on the body

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

Dirt on the body and the face signifies an abundance of sins.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 197–201

dirt on clothes and body

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

Whoever sees that his garment is dirty, then dirt on the garment is the sins of the one wearing it, and dirt on the body is worries on account of wealth.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 771–773

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