Flies 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 is a slanderous man, weak, wretched, and base.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 124

So if he gains something from it, then he gains something from a man of that sort.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 124

And if he eats it, he obtains base provision.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 124

And whatever is in its belly is wealth from a base man.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 124

And if he sees that a fly entered his belly, then he will mix with foolish people and obtain from them unlawful wealth that will not last.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 124

And the large ones of them, their number harms people and ruins wealth.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 124

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

Al-Kirmani said: flies are interpreted as weak people. So whoever sees that he is dealing with something of them, then he is dealing with a weak person.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 224

And whoever sees a fly entering his throat or his belly, then he will mix with a weak person and obtain from him a small good.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 224

And whoever sees that a fly entered his nose, or his eye, or his mouth, then it indicates a kindness from a person of base aspiration.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 224

And whoever sees that a fly entered his ear, then it is the occurrence of talk from a base person and the hearing of a saying from him that pains him. And it is said: the vision of flies is interpreted as an envious man of little judgement and management.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 224

So whoever sees that flies are biting his body, then it indicates envy from a lowly group who envy the people of his household and his relatives.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 224

And whoever sees that he is eating flies, then it indicates the obtaining of an enemy's wealth with dislike and sorrow.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 224

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

(The fly) is a weak man, a slanderer, base; and eating it is base provision or unlawful wealth.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 409–413

And whoever sees as though a fly entered his belly, then he will mix with the lowly and the base and will gain from them unlawful wealth that will not endure for him. And many flies are a harmful enemy.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 409–413

As for the traveller, if he sees flies alighting on his head, he is to fear that the road will be cut off against him and his wealth taken, because of His saying, exalted is He: "And if the fly should take away anything from them, they could not recover it from it." Likewise, if a fly alights on something of his, meaning of his wealth, thieves are to be feared for him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 409–413

And it is said: whoever kills a fly attains rest and soundness of body.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 409–413

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