Fox 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

It is in a dream a fighting enemy, a liar, contrary and evasive in his dealings.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 54

And whoever fights it or touches it, a fright from the jinn will befall him.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 54

And if he eats its flesh, or it seeks him out to fight him, a pain from winds (flatulence) will befall him, and he will recover.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 54

And they said that it is an enemy on the part of the sultan.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 54

So whoever sees that he has taken a fox, then a creditor or an adversary of his will come to him.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 54

And if he slaughters it, he will settle with him over a debt.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 54

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

As for the fox, it is interpreted in several ways. It is said that it is a treacherous, crafty man of position, or a lying slave-girl from among his relatives.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 208–209

Jabir al-Maghribi said: The vision of a fox is a lying, treacherous woman.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 209–210

Whoever sees that he is fighting a fox, then it indicates a quarrel with his family and relatives.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 208–209

Whoever sees a fox in his house, then it indicates his marriage to a woman who loves him.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 209–210

Whoever sees that he is searching for a fox, then it indicates fright from jinn.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 208–209

Whoever sees that a fox fled from him, then it indicates the paying off of his debt.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 209–210

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

(The fox) is a treacherous, cunning man who dodges and evades much in his religion and his worldly affairs.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 374–381

And whoever sees a fox trying to dodge him, then it is a debtor/adversary who evades him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 374–381

And whoever sees that he is quarrelling with a fox has disputed with a relative.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 374–381

Seeking a fox: pain will befall him from spouses.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 374–381

And if the fox seeks him: he will obtain a woman whom he loves with a weak love.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 374–381

And if he drinks the milk of a fox, he will be cured of an illness if he has one; otherwise, worry will depart from him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 374–381

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

The Foxe signifieth the same that the Wolfe, and an Enemy hunting secretly, by surprising and spying; and most often deceit by a woman:

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

Kinds and conditions of Fox

alopecia (fox mange)

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

In a dream it is the loss of one's office.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 116

And elephantiasis is love of the world by illegitimate means.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 116

fox fur

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

As for fox fur, it is interpreted as marriage to a corrupt, deceitful woman if he wears it; and if he does not wear it, then it is wealth coming by way of a woman who is described as such.

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

cry of a fox

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

The cry of the fox is a plot from a lying man.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 195–196

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