Glass 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 in a dream indicates being deluded about oneself and one's wealth, and befriending fools and encountering them.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 143

Glass in a dream, little or much, is grief—except that it is fleeting, because it has no permanence. So whoever sees it in a vessel, it is lighter upon him.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 143

And glass is a broker of Byzantine slave-girls.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 143

And its interpretation is that it is of the substance of women.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 143

(And whoever sees) glass, while something had been hidden from him, it will become plain to him and clear, because glass does not conceal anything.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 143

As for what is made of green, red, and yellow glass in particular, or of the shell of pearls, that and its like are dubious matters concerning wealth and children, and seeking to be heard of, ostentation, and hypocrisy.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 143

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

As for glass, Daniel said it is interpreted as the woman (wife).

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 228

Ibn Sirin said: white glass, if it is manufactured, is interpreted as religion and worldly life, especially if his name is written upon it; and if he is a king, then it is interpreted as the nearness of his appointed term (death).

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 228

Whoever sees that in his hand there is glass, and it falls and breaks, then he will divorce his wife; and if he has no wife, a woman among his relatives will die.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 228

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

As for glass, it is a terror that has no permanence.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 570–574

(As for glass and what is made from it) carrying it is delusion, and what is broken of it is wealth. A vessel made of it is a container, or a wife, or a servant girl, or others of the women. Its abundance in the house indicates a gathering of women, whether in good or in evil.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 710–713

It has come in the report from Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, that she awoke from her sleep weeping, and when she was asked about that she said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and in his hand was a flask. I said: What is this, O Messenger of Allah? He said: I am gathering in it the blood of al-Husayn. And it was not long before the news of the death of al-Husayn, peace be upon him, arrived.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 570–574

Kinds and conditions of Glass

flask (glass bottle)

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

In a dream it is a slave-girl or a boy-slave, and it is said rather that it is a woman, because of the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him): "Be gentle with the glass vessels."

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 273

And the flask is a woman who does not keep a secret, or a tale-bearing friend.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 273

looking-glass own page

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

TO be before a Looking-Glasse and to sée themselves accoring to their true shape▪ is good for him and her which would be married: for the Glasse represents to the man his Wife, and to the woman her Husband.

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

It is good also to sad and afflicted people, for it signifieth they shall soon passe out of heavinesse, because heavi • men look not in a Glasse,

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

glass hat

Freud and Jung, a separate view

Another time I was sitting in a carriage, and on my lap an object in shape like a top-hat, which, however, was made of transparent glass. The scene at once brought to my mind the proverb: “He who keeps his hat in his hand will travel safely through the land.”

Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams / On Dreams / Dream Psychology, On Dreams

By a slight turn the _glass hat_ reminded me of _Auer’s light_, and I knew that I was about to invent something which was to make me as rich and independent as his invention had made my countryman, Dr. Auer, of Welsbach; then I should be able to travel instead of remaining in Vienna. In the dream I was travelling with my invention, with the, it is true, rather awkward glass top-hat.

Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams / On Dreams / Dream Psychology, On Dreams

black glass beads (sabaj)

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

(Black glass beads) are wealth of doubtful origin, and for one who expects a child, a child. They also indicate the hypocritical friend. A single bead is a friend who has no helper, and a large quantity of them is unlawful wealth.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 570–574

glass flask

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

(The glass flask) and the bottle signify a slave girl or a boy; and it is said that rather it is a woman, on account of the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him): "Gently with the glass flasks."

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 688–691

glass bottles

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

And whoever sees something of unknown glass bottles, his life will be short.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 756–759

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