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

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

A curious anecdote: A man came to Ibn Sirin and said: I saw as though I took a jar whose rope was firmly attached, and I lowered it down, but the jar slipped free of the rope and the jar fell. He said: You are a man who sent someone with whom you have a covenant to ask for a woman in marriage on your behalf, and he tricked you and married her himself.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 263–264

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

(The jar) is a hypocritical hired servant through whose hands money passes and who is entrusted with it.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 591–595

And drinking water from it is lawful wealth and a pleasant life.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 591–595

So whoever sees that he drank half of its water, then half of his lifespan has been used up; and if he drank less or more, then its interpretation is what remains or what has been used up of his lifespan. And likewise all other vessels — so measure them by this.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 591–595

And it is said: the jar is a woman, or a servant, or a slave. And it may indicate, if it is filled with oil or honey or milk, for people of worldly means, the storage pit, the storehouse, and the purse — the sum of a badrah or less.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 591–595

And likewise all other earthenware containers, such as mugs and pitchers and the like, follow the same course as the jar.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 591–595

Kinds and conditions of Jar

large jar (khabiya)

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

In a dream it is an adulterous woman, and the interpretation of every large jar is according to its condition.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 99

It is the water-jar and the storage jar, and it indicates the caretaker of the house, and his storehouse and his shop, and his pregnant wife.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 99

jar (earthenware water jar)

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

In a dream it is a hypocritical hired servant through whose hand money passes and who is entrusted with it, and drinking water from it is lawful gain and a good life.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 63

(So whoever sees) that he drank half of what is in it, half of his lifespan has passed; and if he drank less or more than that, its interpretation is what remains or what has passed of his lifespan.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 63

water jar (zir)

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

It in the dream indicates the wife or the husband.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 144

And the water jar indicates the caretaker of the house, and it indicates his storehouse and his shop.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 144

large storage jar

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

As for the large storage jar, it is interpreted as a woman through whom the household's benefit comes.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 237–238

Al-Kirmani said: it is interpreted in two ways: if it is in open country, then it is a treasure; and if it is in the house, then it is a wealthy woman.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 237–238

cistern jar

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

The cistern jar, if there is water in it and it is in a house, then it is a wealthy woman who is sorrowful.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 242–245

And if the water cistern jar is at a public drinking-fountain, then it is a man of much wealth who spends much in the way of Allah.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 242–245

water cooler (barradah, water jar)

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

In a dream it is a woman of rank, beneficial, having many servants.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 32

And the servant is a good woman.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 32

large jar

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

Seeing wine in a large jar [means] obtaining a treasure.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 242–245

A man came to Ibn Sirin and said: I saw as though the large jar of my house had broken. He said: If your dream is true, you have divorced your wife. And so it was.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 242–245

jar lowered into a well

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

(And Ibn Sirin was asked) about a man who took a jar, fastened a rope to it, and lowered it into a well; and when the jar was full, the rope came loose and the jar fell. He said: the rope is a covenant, the jar is a woman, the water is temptation, and the well is deceit. This is a man whom a companion of his sent to ask for a woman's hand in marriage for him, but the man practised deceit and married her himself.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 591–595

And another came to him and said: I saw upon my palm a jar of water, and the jar fell and broke, and the water remained. He said: your wife is pregnant. He said: yes. He said: then she will die and the child will remain.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 591–595

large earthen jar (tibghar)

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

As for the large earthen jar (tibghar), it is interpreted as a woman who wins the affections of her household and gladdens their hearts, and who commands her household toward righteousness and the path of good, and forbids them from evil and corruption, and enjoins repentance upon them.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 237–238

glazed jar (barniyya)

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

As for the glazed jar, it is interpreted in three aspects: a woman, a truthful servant girl, and a trustworthy messenger.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 237–238

water cooler jar

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

The water cooler jar: it is said that it is a woman who is a chief, of high rank, beneficial, having many servants.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 591–595

jars in ovens (jarrar)

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

Concerning jars in ovens: seeing this in a dream indicates the monitor of the school who drives them from their houses to their school; and whatever is seen in it of deficiency or completeness will be in the aforementioned monitor.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 70

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