Kohl 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 wealth and an increase in insight into righteousness.

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

(And whoever sees) that he was given kohl in his hand will obtain wealth, whether little or much.

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

(And whoever sees) a righteous man applying kohl to him, that is an indication of good.

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

But if a black man applies the kohl to him, that is not good.

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

(And whoever sees) that he obtained a collected quantity of kohl, then he will obtain wealth.

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

(And whoever sees) that kohl was brought to him for him to apply, then he will set his religion right.

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

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

As for kohl, it is wealth. If the intent of it is light for the eyesight, then it indicates seeking the soundness of religion. And if it is for the sake of adornment, then it is interpreted as the soundness of his outward state and the corruption of his inward state.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 227

Al-Kirmani said: applying kohl indicates

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 227

Isma'il bin al-Ash'ath said: a seller of kohl is a man who sets right his religion, the religion of truth, because the eye is interpreted as religion and kohl as the soundness of its light.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 227

And whoever sees that he is dipping an applicator stick into antimony, then he will marry a woman.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 227

Al-Salimi said: whoever sees that he has been brought kohl, then it is interpreted in four ways: soundness of the eye, goodness of religion, obtaining wealth, and increase in beauty.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 227

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

Kohl is wealth, and the kohl-pot is a woman. Applying kohl is commendable from a righteous man, but not commendable from a corrupt man. The kohl-applicator (mil) is a child. And it is said that kohl indicates an increase in the light of the eyesight.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 570–574

Kinds and conditions of Kohl

kohl container

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

In a dream it is a righteous woman who strives in people's affairs for their benefit and for setting right their religion and their wealth, because the eye is the mainstay of religion, and the kohl container was made for its improvement.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 328

And whoever inserts a kohl applicator into a kohl container in order to apply kohl to his eyes: if he is unmarried, he will marry.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 328

kohl-applier (eye doctor)

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

He is in the dream a man who sets religion right, and by whose hand Allah Most High guides people away from misguidance, and who brings loved ones together.

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

The kohl-applier is a man indicating knowledge, insight into outcomes, and acuity of vision.

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

eye doctor (kohl applier)

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

The kohl applier is a man who prefers the good of his religion over his worldly life, so long as he does not take a price for what he sells; but if he takes the price, then he is one who corrupts his religion and his worldly life. And the kohl applier is interpreted as a righteous man.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 249–250

So whoever sees that he applies kohl to people and they benefit from his kohl, then he calls people to righteousness and the path of right guidance; and if they do not benefit from him, then its interpretation is the opposite.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 249–250

kohl / applying kohl

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

If he sees that he is applying kohl, then if his intention in the kohl was to improve his eyesight, then he tends to his religion with righteousness.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 201–204

And if his intention was for adornment, then he will bring about in his religion a matter by which he adorns himself.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 201–204

kohl stick (mil)

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

In a dream it is a child, or a young servant boy, or a messenger.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 328

And perhaps the mil indicates a journey whose distance reaches a thousand paces by the pace of the camel, which is twelve thousand feet by the foot of a man.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 328

treating the eye and applying kohl

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

Whoever sees that he is treating his eye, then he is setting his religion right.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 215–219

Whoever sees as though he is applying kohl, and his intention in his kohl was the improvement of his eyesight, then he is examining his religion for its soundness, or for adornment. And if his intention was adornment, then he will undertake a matter that adorns his religion and his worldly life.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 215–219

kohl stick

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

(The kohl stick) is a son; and it is said it is a man who attends to people's affairs voluntarily, seeking reward.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 696–699

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