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

81 passages from 5 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.

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

Daniel said: the garden is a woman. So whoever sees that he is watering his garden, then it is interpreted as sexual intercourse.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 128

And whoever sees the opposite of that, its interpretation is the reverse.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 128

And whoever sees that in his garden there is something of fragrant plants, then it is interpreted as a righteous child.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 128

And whoever sees that in his garden there is a peach tree, then it is interpreted as a beneficial child who will learn knowledge and good manners.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 128

Ibn Sirin said: whoever sees that he has a garden with fruit-bearing trees in it and he eats from them, then it indicates that he will marry.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 128

And whoever sees that he entered a garden in the days of autumn and the leaves of the trees fell upon him, then it indicates the occurrence of worry, grief, and a miserable life.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 128

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

And whoever enters an unknown garden during the days when the leaves fall, and sees the leaves falling, or sees unknown trees bare, then sorrows will befall him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 762–765

And whoever sees a flourishing garden belonging to him, in which there is running water and palaces, and a woman calling him to herself, he will be granted martyrdom and will enter Paradise.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 762–765

And if he sees that he has a garden and he eats from the fruit of its trees, then he will obtain wealth from a rich woman.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 762–765

And if he gathers the fruits from the bases of the trees, he will dispute with a noble man and prevail over him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 762–765

Freud and Jung, a separate view

The erotic symbolism of the garden is generally known.

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Psychology of the Unconscious, ch. VI The Battle for Deliverance from the Mother

Kinds and conditions of Garden

garden / orchard

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

The garden indicates a woman, because it is watered with water, so it conceives and gives birth. And if the garden is a woman, then its trees are her people, her family, her children and her wealth, and likewise its fruits.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 612–615

The unknown garden may indicate the Noble Mushaf, because it is like a garden in the eye of the beholder and in the hands of the reciter, for he perpetually plucks from the fruits of its mercy, and it remains with its roots, along with what it contains of the mention of people; and it is the ancient tree and the newly grown one, and what it contains of promise and threat is in the position of its sweet and sour fruits.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 612–615

garden/meadow own page

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

(The garden meadow) As for the meadow whose substance is unknown, whose vegetation cannot be described except by its greenness, it indicates Islam, because of its freshness and the beauty of its splendour; and the Prophet (peace be upon him) interpreted it thus.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 651–655

It may indicate, within Islam, every place of merit and every spot in which Allah is supplicated, such as the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), the circles of dhikr, the gatherings of good, and the acceptance of the people of righteousness — because of his saying (peace be upon him): "What is between my grave and my pulpit is a meadow from the meadows of Paradise," and his saying (peace be upon him): "The grave is either a meadow from the meadows of Paradise or a pit from the pits of the Fire."

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 651–655

herb patch (vegetable garden)

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

In a dream it is a man beset with sorrows.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 336

So whoever sees that he has gathered from his garden a bunch of herbs, then there will gather against him from his wives' relatives evil and disputes.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 336

orchard/garden

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

then he will obtain wealth from a beautiful woman; and a woman who invites him to herself while he refuses — then he will be granted martyrdom and will enter Paradise.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 129

And it is said: whoever sees a fine orchard, then he will obtain wealth from a wealthy woman.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 129

planting trees in one's garden

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

And whoever sees that he is planting trees in his garden, then male children will be born to him, whose lifespans, in their length and shortness, are like the lifespan of those trees.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 620–623

And if he sees trees growing and among them sweet-smelling herbs growing, then they will enter that place for weeping, grief, and calamity.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 620–623

meadow / garden

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation

Al-Qayrawani said: The meadow whose vegetation is not recognized is interpreted as Islam, because of its freshness and the beauty of its splendor; and it is also interpreted as every excellent place. It may also be interpreted as the copy of the Quran, and books of knowledge, and the scholar, and the like of that.

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7384–7385

Garden of Eden (in the dream)

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation

His statement: (they both said to me, "This is the Garden of Eden") — meaning the city (al-Madinah).

Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Dream Interpretation, pp. 7430–7432

garden cress

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

As for garden cress (rashad), it is interpreted as right guidance (rushd), even though there is the view of those who say that anything whose taste is not pleasant is not praiseworthy — especially if it burns in the mouth. And perhaps seeing it indicates something other than what has been mentioned previously in

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 144

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