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

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Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

Goats signifie no good but are worse to Navigators.

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

Kinds and conditions of Goat

goats

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

Al-Kirmani said: goats are of several kinds — a he-goat (tays), a she-goat (mi'za), a young male kid (jady), and a young female kid (sakhla). As for the he-goat, it is interpreted as a great man possessed of management in worldly occupations.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 206

Whoever sees that he owns a he-goat, or obtains one, or takes possession of it, or rides it, then it is interpreted as the attainment of elevation and rank with a great man of lofty standing.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 206

mountain goat (ibex)

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

In a dream it is a rebellious, deviant man.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 371

(And whoever sees) that he caught a mountain goat on a mountain, or a he-goat, or a ram, then he will obtain spoils from a man of great sovereignty, because the mountain is a harsh king and hunting wild beasts is spoils.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 371

kid (young goat)

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

In a dream, it is a son.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 71

(So whoever sees) a slaughtered kid, that is the death of his son.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 71

sheep and goats

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

(Sheep and goats) are spoils. It has been narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he said: "I saw in a dream that I came upon black sheep, and I interpreted them as the Arabs; then I came upon white sheep, and I interpreted them as the non-Arabs."

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 348–354

Whoever sees that he is driving many sheep and she-goats, then it is authority over the Arabs and the non-Arabs; and his milking their milk and taking of their wool and their hair is his obtaining wealth from them.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 348–354

lamb (kid, young sheep or goat)

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

In a dream it is a person's child.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 173

If he sees that he slaughtered a lamb and ate its flesh, then his child will die, or the child of one of his household and relatives.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 173

she-goat

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

(Whoever sees) in a dream that he has obtained a she-goat, then he will gain a slave-girl or a woman corrupt in religion, an adulteress. The fat ones among them are the wealthy pampered women, and the lean ones are the poor women, and each of them signifies abundance, good, and ease.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 247

And whoever finds a she-goat, then he will gain ample provision, abundance, and good.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 247

he-goat

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

(The he-goat) is the man who is imposing in his appearance but despairing when tested, and it may indicate the slave, the black man, and the ignorant one.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 354–360

And in interpretation it runs close to the ram.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 354–360

Mountain goat (ibex/stag)

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

It is the pregnant [wild] he-goat. Seeing it in a dream indicates the crown, dignity, awe-inspiring presence, and the suppression of enemies and of the base.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 16

And perhaps it indicates a stranger in some of the wastelands, mountains, and frontier outposts, who possesses leadership and whose food is lawful.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 16

billy goat

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

In a dream it is a man awe-inspiring in his appearance, foolish in his choices.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 51

And it may indicate the black, ignorant slave.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 51

cry of a ram and kid goat

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

The cry of the ram and the kid goat is joy and abundance.

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

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