Door 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 the caretaker of the house. So whoever sees in the door something new [a new occurrence], that is the caretaker of that house.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 30

Opened doors are the doors of provision.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 30

The doors of houses [rooms] have a meaning that falls upon women: if they are new, then they are virgins, and if they are without locks, then they are non-virgins.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 30

So whoever sees as though he locked the door of the house with iron, then he will marry a virgin, in proportion to the soundness of the house, the importance of the door, its form, and its benefits to its people.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 30

(And whoever sees) the door of his house changed from its condition, that is a change in the condition of the owner of the house.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 30

And if he sees it having fallen, or uprooted outward, or sees it burnt or broken, then it is a calamity affecting the caretaker.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 30

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

Daniel said: The door is interpreted as a woman. So whoever sees that doors have been opened, whether unknown or known, then good and blessing will come to him; and if they were on the side of the road, then that will come to him quickly.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 111

of exalted rank, and he stores that up for the sake of his dependents.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 112

And whoever sees that the doors of the house have been opened before him, then it is the obtaining of wealth from some quarter

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 111

And whoever sees that the door of his house has been locked, or ruined, or burned, then it is an indication of a calamity and great hardship, and of people entering his house on account of a calamity.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 112

And whoever sees that he moved the door's ring or knocked with it and was answered, then Allah will answer his supplication and he will find what he seeks; and if the door is opened for him at his knock, then Allah Most High has answered his call with victory and triumph over the enemies.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 112

Al-Kirmani said: all the doors of the house are, in interpretation, of one meaning, but the entrance door is greater than that in its meaning.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 112

Kinds and conditions of Door

doors

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

(Doors) that are opened are the doors of provision, and the door of the house is its custodian; so whatever happens to it concerns the custodian of the house.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 507–511

If he sees a small door in the middle of his house, that is disliked, because it lets in those who look upon private parts, and treachery will enter that house concerning his wife.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 507–511

door bolt / lock

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

In dreams it is a wicked, tormented hired servant, [made] of ships' [timber]; and the bolt is of wood, and the unbolting is an opening in which there is guile.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 327

(And whoever sees) his door shut with the bolt, then he is firm in the governance of his worldly affairs.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 327

door of the house

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

And if it (the house) were his garment, its door would be its collar. The door, when it stands alone, may indicate the master of the house.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 495–498

And of it, the leaf that opens and closes may indicate him, while the other leaf indicates his wife, whom he embraces at night and turns away from when entering or leaving by day. In them the male and female are inferred from the shape and the lock: the one that has the lock is the male, and the one that has the loop (hasp) is the female, his wife — because the bolt entering into the loop is male, and the whole shape, when locked, is like a married couple.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 495–498

door ring (knocker)

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

In a dream it is the religion of Islam.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 78

(So whoever sees) that he took hold of a door ring, then he is holding fast to the religion of Islam; and the ring upon the door indicates the doorkeepers, or the chamberlain, or the guard dog.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 78

door lock / bolt

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

(The lock) made of wood is the bolt; if it is opened, something disliked will occur in it.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 511–514

And whoever sees that he is locking the door of his house with the bolt, then he is firm in safeguarding his worldly affairs; and if he has no bolt, then he has no control over the matter of his worldly affairs.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 511–514

creaking of the door

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

In a dream it is an evil that comes from the guards, or the chamberlains, or between the two spouses.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 213

And perhaps it indicates the divulging of a secret.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 213

door that will not shut

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

Whoever sees that he wants to shut the door of his house and it will not shut, then he is prevented from a matter which he is unable to accomplish.

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

And if he sees that something hateful or something beloved entered upon him through it, then that will reach him.

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

door bolt and bar

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

As for the door bolt and the bar, they are interpreted as hypocritical servants upon whom reliance is placed.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 247

As for what is made of wood, of whatever kind it may be, mention of it has already been given in its appropriate place.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 247

knocking on a door

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

And whoever sees that he is knocking on a door, then his supplication will be answered, according to their saying: "Whoever persists in knocking on the door is likely to have it opened for him."

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 765–768

And perhaps it is attainment of a matter he seeks; for if he knocks on the door and it is opened for him, the answering [of prayer] and the attainment are near.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 765–768

exiting through narrow doors

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

And exiting through narrow doors is glad tidings of deliverance and safety for the one who has no sin, among the young, and for the people of goodness among the elders.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 765–768

And in the case of the sick it indicates death and release from this world and rest; and for one who is in good health it indicates illness, because safety brings joy to none but him who has lost it.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 765–768

opening locked doors

Freud and Jung, a separate view

and opening locked doors, belong to the commonest sexual symbolism

Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams / On Dreams / Dream Psychology, Dream Psychology, ch. V Sex in Dreams

key and door

Freud and Jung, a separate view

For instance, the young man in question might just as well have dreamt that he had to open a door with a key, or that he had to travel by aeroplane, or that he was kissing his mother, etc. From this standpoint all those things would have had the same meaning.

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Collected Papers, ch. XII The Psychology of Dreams

Also in the sources

playing instruments at the ruler's door · shutting a door · exiting a narrow door · door latch (knocker)

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