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

83 passages from 3 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, [eating] from a vessel: contentment and steadfastness.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 20

unless the vessel be a forbidden one, such as a vessel of silver or gold, for then it is unlawful wealth and excess in debts.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 20

Eating among people is lust.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 20

Chewing what one swallows is negligence in earning and work.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 20

Swallowing what is chewed is debt and the hastening of the appointed term.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 20

If the taste changes into something better than it, it indicates the soundness of the inward state.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 20

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

And whoever sees that he ate food and it was digested, then he will be diligent in striving at his trade.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 717–721

Kinds and conditions of Eating

eating human flesh

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

Al-Kirmani said: Whoever sees that he is eating the flesh of a person, and there is a visible mark from what he eats, then he will consume from the wealth of that person if he knows him; and if he does not know him, then it is the acquisition of wealth in any case.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 86

(And whoever sees) that he is eating his own flesh, then he will obtain much wealth and great authority.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 86

food and eating

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

Abu Sa'id al-Wa'iz said: meat with broth is a matter concluded, and food of pickled relishes (kawamikh), all of it is worries and sorrows, and eating it is more emphatic.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 242

Whoever sees that he has swallowed food that is extremely hot, his vision indicates the wretchedness of his livelihood. And eating what is delicious is the most pleasant living. A hair in the food is worry, sorrow, and hardship.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 242

eating from a bowl

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

Whoever sees that he is eating from a bowl and has consumed all that was in it, or has finished the food he was eating, then it is interpreted as the running out of his lifespan.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 242

And whoever sees that he is eating food, whether from a bowl or from something else, and some of it remains left over, then that is the measure of what remains of his lifespan; so let him take account of that food and measure by it accordingly.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 242

eating figs

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

An anecdote: It is related that a man came to an interpreter and said, "I saw as though I were eating figs." He said, "You will receive a blow of a stick for the number of each fig." And so it was.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 268–269

Then after a while he saw the like of it again, so he came to him and related it to him a second time. He said to him, "There will erupt in you a boil for the number of each fig." And so it was.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 268–269

eating one's own flesh (further readings)

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

And it is said: whoever sees that he is eating his own flesh will obtain wealth that is consumed and a great authority.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 717–721

And if he sees that he is eating the flesh of a crucified man, or of a leper, or the flesh of one afflicted with leprosy, then he will obtain great unlawful wealth.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 717–721

eating things

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

Whoever eats something of vessels and utensils, an eating that does not diminish the thing eaten, has eaten from the work or the wealth of the person whom it indicates among people.

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

And if he eats all of it, he has sold it and eaten its price.

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

eating stone

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

If he sees that he is eating stone, then he is despairing of a hope he had hoped for.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 479–482

If he eats it together with bread, then he will dissemble and endure hardship on account of his livelihood.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 479–482

eating together

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

Eating together in a dream with a dead person is a debt/fine.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 323

And with an absent person, it is news that reaches him from his direction.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 323

eating mucus

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

And whoever sees that he is eating his own mucus, then he is eating from the wealth of his child.

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

And eating the mucus of another is eating the wealth of the child of the owner of the mucus.

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

eating a garment

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

And eating a garment

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 160

leather eating-mat

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

As for the leather eating-mat, it is interpreted as warfare and as travel. As for eating upon the leather mat and the table, its interpretation comes in the chapter following this chapter.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 240

eating human flesh (backbiting)

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

A rare account: It is related of al-Junayd, may Allah Most High have mercy on him, that he was sitting at the door of his house when a blind man passed by, importunately begging from people. He said to himself: If this man relied upon Allah Most High and sat in the corner of some place or a mosque, Allah Most High would provide for him without begging. He said: Then I slept that night and saw in a dream a copper tray placed before me, and on the tray was that blind man stretched out, and someone was saying, "Eat of the flesh of this man." So I said, "By Allah, I did not backbite him; I only spoke within myself, and my tongue did not utter it." He said, "Enough, O Junayd! You are not among those from whom this excuse is accepted." When morning came, I sat at the door of my house, pondering and repenting to Allah Most High, and behold, the blind man came along in his usual state and said, "O Abu al-Qasim, have you had enough of what you saw last night, and have you repented?"

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 267–268

Also in the sources

eating from the sultan's diwan · a dead person eating in the house · eating one's garment · eating pages of the Quran

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