Heart 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 the man's courage, his affair, his gentleness, his boldness, his shrewdness, his generosity, his liberality, his magnanimity, his character and his habit.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 287

So if he sees fright in his heart, then he will be guided to the truth, because of His saying, exalted be He: "until, when terror is removed from their hearts" — the verse.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 287

For the heart is the king of the body and that which manages its affair in its religion and its worldly life, its secret and its openness, the guardian over it, its governance and the repository of its secret. So whatever is seen in it of soundness or corruption, the interpretation falls upon him to that measure, as I have described.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 287

(And whoever sees) that his heart came out from his belly, his religion is good.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 287

And it is said hearts are interpreted as women.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 287

(And whoever sees) his heart being cut to pieces: if he is ill he will recover and be healed of his distress.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 287

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

As for the heart, it is a person's mind, his intelligence, his acumen, his religion, and the master of the person; and it is said it is a king ruling over a group. So whatever he sees in it of adornment or blemish, its interpretation lies in that.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 58

Al-Salimi said: If a person sees a heart, it is soundness in his religion and goodness of his speech.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 58

(And whoever sees) that his heart was snatched and taken away from him, then it is interpreted in four ways: severe fear, madness, corruption of religion, and the occurrence of a calamity.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 58

And whoever sees his heart black and upon it a covering or the like, then he is straying from the truth, of many sins, sealed upon his heart, blind to guidance.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 58

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

The heart is a man's courage, his generosity, his boldness, his fortitude, his liberality, his munificence, his harshness, his righteousness and his corruption—all of which refer back to the body, because it is the king of the body and the one that governs it.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 164–167

The heart is the king of the body, the one who sustains it and manages its affairs.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 780–783

His heart may indicate his commander, his master, and the one who manages his affairs; and his heart may be himself, the one who manages his family and who sees to the welfare of his household; and it may indicate his child.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 787–790

The coming out of the heart from the belly is soundness of religion, sincerity; and its being emptied is being guided to the truth.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 164–167

So whoever sees his heart snatched out of his belly, or that it came out from behind him or from his anus and a beast ate it or a bird swooped it up: if he is ill, the one whom the heart indicates perishes; otherwise his heart flew away out of fear and dread of Allah the Exalted, or from some caller who calls upon him. And he may lose his mind or his religion may become corrupted, because the heart is the seat of beliefs.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 787–790

It is said that the heart indicates the wife of the dreamer, for she is the one who manages his affairs.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 164–167

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

Moreover we must think, that the heart signifieth a man, and the husband of the same woman that shall dream thereof and if a man dreams thereof, it is the Wife of the same man that dreams it: likewise also the Lungs.

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

Kinds and conditions of Heart

heart pain

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

(And whoever sees) that there is pain in his heart, it indicates his hypocrisy and his doubt concerning the truth, because of His saying, exalted is He: "In their hearts is a disease."

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 63

As for distress in the heart, it indicates repentance.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 63

expansion of the heart (relief)

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

Expansion of the heart in a dream indicates repentance for the sinner,

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 17

and for the unbeliever, his embracing of Islam,

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 17

heart palpitation

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

In a dream it signifies the abandonment of something. So whoever sees that his heart is palpitating, then he will abandon a dispute, or a journey, or a marriage.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 106

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

And heart palpitation is the abandoning of some matter, whether a dispute, a journey, or a marriage.

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

contraction (of the heart), constriction

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

Contraction in the case of a person in a dream indicates constriction in provision, which is the opposite of expansion.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 17

And perhaps it indicates contraction over the consequences of sins in waking life, and their outcome in this world.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 17

hardness of heart

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

Whoever finds in his heart, in a dream, hardness at the mention of Allah the Exalted or at the citing of a hadith of His Prophet (peace be upon him), then it indicates that he is being granted respite while he is immersed in acts of disobedience.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 285

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