Knee 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

In a dream it is the man's toil and exertion in his livelihood and his pursuit.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 129

So if he sees that its skin is strong, then that is the strength of his livelihood.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 129

And if he sees that its skin has been stripped off, toil and weariness in his livelihood will befall him.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 129

And if he sees that its skin is thick and has a swelling and filth on it, he will obtain wealth from the toil of his livelihood, and wealth which he had earned through toil and weariness will be lost to him.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 129

The two knees are the strength of the body, its movement, and the excellence of its work.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 129

So if they are sound and strong, that is an indication of a journey or some other movement, and of works that he will perform, and of the health of the body.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 129

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

As for the two knees, they represent for every person his livelihood and his pursuit; so whatever is seen in them of blemish or beauty is interpreted accordingly.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 60

Al-Kirmani said: The knee is a person's standing up to his occupation, so he distinguished it above many of the limbs and deemed it excellent; and we seek refuge with Allah from any mishap occurring in it.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 60

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

The knee is a man's toil and exertion in his livelihood and his pursuit. So if he sees something occurring in it, then the knee is attributed to him.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 174–177

The strength of its skin is the strength of his livelihood, and the peeling away of its skin is an increase in toil and fatigue.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 174–177

The thickness of its skin, or the appearance of swelling in it, is the obtaining of wealth through fatigue.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 174–177

And it is said that if a sick man sees pain or an ailment in his knee, it indicates his death.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 174–177

And it is said that the interpretation of the two knees ought to be based upon the strength of the body and its movement and the excellence of its knowledge. For this reason, whenever they are sound and strong, that is an indication of his travel or of some other movement, and of works that the dreamer performs, and of the soundness of the body. And if he sees in them an ailment or pain, then that indicates the heaviness of the knees in works.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 174–177

Kinds and conditions of Knee

crawling on the knees

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

In a dream, it indicates chronic disability, or praying while seated despite being able to stand.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 78

And it may indicate abstaining from travel and lowliness in one's means of livelihood, or a deficiency of ambition.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 78

knees

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

THe knées being strong and sturdie, signifye journeyes, or other motions and operations of health.

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

But being weak and diseased, the contrary.

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

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