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

16 passages from 3 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.

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

It in the dream is a slave girl, or a servant, or a boy; and jugs are the slave girls and servants who are compliant to marriage and intercourse.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 293

So whoever drinks from them gains wealth by way of them.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 293

And if he sees that it has broken, then it is the death of the servants, the slave girls, and the young boys.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 293

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

As for the jug, it indicates the hypocritical hired worker at whose hands people's wealth is lost. Al-Kirmani said: the jug is a slave girl or a servant.

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

Ja'far al-Sadiq said: the jug is interpreted in nine ways: a hypocritical hired worker, a woman, a slave girl, the uprightness of religion, soundness of the body, a long life, wealth, blessing, and an inheritance coming by way of women.

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

Kinds and conditions of Jug

jug / mug

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

As for the jug: if it is of metal, then it is interpreted as a servant; and if it is of clay, then it is interpreted as a slave-girl, in proportion to what he saw.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 238–239

Jabir al-Maghribi said: the jug is interpreted as wealth and blessing. And if the jug is of wood, then it indicates that he gathers wealth by trickery, and it will not endure for him.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 238–239

small jugs (kizani)

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

Seeing them in a dream indicates offspring and love of children.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 293

And it indicates knowledge and the retaining of it.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 293

travel water jug

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

As for the travel water jug, it is interpreted as the servant of the journey. So whatever he sees in it of adornment or blemish is interpreted in that light, and the emptying of the water from it is the expiration of one's appointed term.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 238–239

drinking from a narrow-mouthed jug

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

An anecdote: It is related that a man came to Ibn Sirin and said: I saw as though I were drinking from a narrow-mouthed jug. He said: You are soliciting a slave girl for herself.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 262–263

drinking from a two-mouthed jug

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

A rare account: It is related that a man came to Ibn Sirin and said: I saw as though I were drinking from a jug that had two mouths, one mouth salty and one mouth sweet. He said: You have a wife, and she has a sister, and you are seeking to seduce her sister; so fear Allah the Exalted. He said: You have spoken truly, and I call you to witness that I have repented to Allah the Exalted.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 262–263

narrow-necked jug

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

(It is related) that a man came to Ibn Sirin and said: "I saw as though I were drinking from a jug with a narrow mouth." He said: "You are seeking to seduce a slave girl."

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

Wine jug (surahiyya)

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

In a dream it is a slave-girl, or a young slave, or a woman of high rank and great standing who bears no deceit.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 216

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