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

12 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

Seeing it in a dream indicates knowledge, lawful provision, guides to right direction, and the innate natural disposition (fitrah).

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 304

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

As for frankincense, it is interpreted in several ways. Whoever sees that he is eating frankincense, then he will consume a medicine for the sake of his body.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 231

And whoever sees that he is chewing frankincense, then something will issue from him that leads to quarrelling and gossip and idle talk, in proportion to his chewing.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 231

And Jabir al-Maghribi said: frankincense is interpreted as worry and grief.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 231

And al-Kirmani said: whoever sees that he is chewing frankincense, then it indicates jesting talk without benefit.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 231

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

And if he sees that he is eating frankincense, then frankincense has the status of some of the medicines.

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

And if he sees that he is chewing frankincense and mastic, then he will come to a matter in which speech and its repetition are much, such as a dispute or a complaint or something resembling that.

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

And everything that is chewed without being eaten, then speech increases in proportion to that chewing.

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

And likewise sugarcane, except that it is speech whose repetition is found sweet.

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

Kinds and conditions of Frankincense

frankincense (chewing gum)

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

Frankincense is in the position of medicine for whoever eats it.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 759–762

And if he chews it, his talk about that which does not benefit him will increase.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 759–762

frankincense (kundur)

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

In a dream it corresponds to its own nature.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 300